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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Inserting Objects From the Gallery</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3145136"><bookmark_value>Gallery; inserting pictures from</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>pictures; inserting from Gallery</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>objects; inserting from Gallery</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>patterns for objects</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>textures;inserting from Gallery</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>backgrounds;inserting from Gallery</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>inserting;objects from Gallery</bookmark_value>
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  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145345" role="paragraph">You can insert an object in a document either as a <emph>copy</emph> or as a <emph>link</emph>. A copy of an object is independent of the original object. Changes to the original object have no effect on the copy. A link remains dependent on the original object. Changes to the original object are also reflected in the link.</paragraph>
  <h2 id="hd_id3145313">Inserting an object as a copy</h2>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145382" role="listitem">Open the Gallery by clicking the <emph>Gallery</emph> icon on the <emph>Standard</emph> bar, or by selecting <emph>Tools - Gallery</emph>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154306" role="listitem">Select a theme.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154516" role="listitem">Select an object using a single click.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153561" role="listitem">Drag the object into the document, or right-click to open the context menu and select <emph>Insert</emph> and <emph>Copy</emph>.</paragraph>
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  <h2 id="hd_id3153061">Inserting an object as a link</h2>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145068" role="listitem">Open the Gallery by clicking the <emph>Gallery</emph> icon on the <emph>Standard</emph> bar, or by choosing <emph>Insert - Media - Gallery</emph>.</paragraph>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148663" role="listitem">Select a theme.</paragraph>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150543" role="listitem">Select an object by a single click.</paragraph>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154140" role="listitem">Drag the object into the document while pressing the Shift and <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> keys, or right-click to open the context menu and select <emph>Insert</emph> and <emph>Link</emph>.</paragraph>
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  <h2 id="hd_id3156282">Inserting an object as a background graphic</h2>
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   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152920" role="listitem">Open the Gallery by clicking the <emph>Gallery</emph> icon on the <emph>Standard</emph> bar, or by selecting <emph>Tools - Gallery</emph>.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151041" role="listitem">Select a theme.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145607" role="listitem">Select an object by a single click.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147289" role="listitem">Open the context menu and choose <emph>Insert - Background - Page</emph> or <emph>Paragraph</emph>.</paragraph>
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  <h2 id="hd_id3145787">Inserting an object as a texture (pattern) for another object</h2>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159196" role="listitem">Open the Gallery by clicking the <emph>Gallery</emph> icon on the <emph>Standard</emph> bar, or by selecting <emph>Tools - Gallery</emph>.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152596" role="listitem">Select a theme.</paragraph>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148617" role="listitem">Select an object by a single click.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147443" role="listitem">Drag the object on to the other object in the document while pressing <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>.</paragraph>
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