{"id":12245,"date":"2025-06-24T23:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/?page_id=12245"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:38","slug":"basic-operations-and-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/vector-chart-or-diagram-remix\/basic-operations-and-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic operations and tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Colourful-art-image.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Colourful-art-image.jpg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/3\/36\/Colourful-art-image.jpg\/400px-Colourful-art-image.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"><\/p>\n<p>In this course, we <b>do not<\/b> expect you to become a superior graphic designer or an advanced user of graphic design software. However, being able to generate simple diagrams is a valuable skill when producing teaching resources, and knowing how to include SVG graphics will add visual value to your creations, while also saving you time.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"preknowledge\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_preknowledge.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Preknowledge<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>In this learning challenge, we recommend that you know how to:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Draw and manipulate basic shapes (rectangles, circles, triangles, etc.) using pre-selected shape options provided in the graphics software\n<\/li>\n<li> Edit colours of the objects you draw\n<\/li>\n<li> Insert, edit, and move text objects in a graphic\n<\/li>\n<li> Draw lines\n<\/li>\n<li> Group and ungroup collections of objects\n<\/li>\n<li> Align a group of objects with a vertical or horizontal line\n<\/li>\n<li> Distribute a group of objects so the spacing between them is equal\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you already know how to complete these tasks, you can skip this page.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Choosing_a_learning_approach\">Choosing a learning approach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you need to develop these introductory graphic skills, there are two ways to do this:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Learn and practise these skills before you start the learning challenge, or\n<\/li>\n<li> Use a &#8216;learn-by-doing&#8217; approach, learning the specific skills as you need them to complete the challenge\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you are worried about having enough time to develop these skills, don&#8217;t worry! The course materials will remain open for you to study at your own pace. The time you spend now is an investment in your future in becoming a more proficient educator in a digital age.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Resources_for_learning_these_skills_in_advance\">Resources for learning these skills in advance<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Learning_offline\">Learning offline<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have regular access to an internet connection, we recommend that you practise these skills offline.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Make sure that you have a copy of LibreOffice installed on you computer. You will use the LibreOffice Draw component to practise these skills offline\n<\/li>\n<li> If you haven&#8217;t already downloaded a free copy of the LibreOffice Startup Manual (PDF &#8211; 18MB), now is a good time to do so (see details below). Using the Pre-knowledge requirements above, search for the relevant sections in Chapter 7 of the manual and practise these skills.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:LibreOffice-Thumb-Getting-Started.png\" class=\"image\" title=\"left\\linke=https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"left\\linke=https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b2\/LibreOffice-Thumb-Getting-Started.png\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><br \/>\n<b><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Download PDF<\/a><\/b> (18MB)\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Learning_online\">Learning online<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a lot of online resources available to help you use LibreOffice Draw, but this will require an internet connection while you are studying. We provide recommended links which cover the relevant Pre-knowledge skills below.\n<\/p>\n<table class=\"oeru1 table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Resource link\n<\/th>\n<th>Pre-knowledge skills covered\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/elearn.ellak.gr\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=2856\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Drawing basic shapes<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li> Drawing lines and changing line properties (eg width, colour, style)\n<\/li>\n<li> Drawing rectangles, squares, and other shapes, and changing their properties (eg line width, colour, adding shadows)\n<\/li>\n<li> Adding text to shapes\n<\/li>\n<li> Adding text boxes\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/elearn.ellak.gr\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=2857\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Editing drawing objects<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li> Moving objects\n<\/li>\n<li> Re-sizing objects\n<\/li>\n<li> Rotating objects\n<\/li>\n<li> Aligning objects\n<\/li>\n<li> Distributing objects\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/elearn.ellak.gr\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=2892\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Grouping and combining objects<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li> Temporary grouping\n<\/li>\n<li> &#8220;Fixed&#8221; grouping\n<\/li>\n<li> Ungrouping\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.025 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.029 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 135\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 804\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 2707\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 1194\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key we_en-mw_:pcache:idhash:188677-0!*!*!!en!2!* and timestamp 20250625034144 and revision id 1088310\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/vector-chart-or-diagram-remix\/libreoffice-draw\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/vector-chart-or-diagram-remix\/import-svg-activity\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"wenote-ids\"><script type='text\/javascript' id='wenotes-ids'>\n    var WEnotesSite = \"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\";\n    var WEnotesPath = \"\/DS4OERS\/Repository\/diagram_remix\/Tips\";\n    var WEnotesSiteID = \"0e3d258fbd36841f92259eefcd41d5e9\";\n    var WEnotesPathID = \"7133b637931806379336e78e4568a2d2\";\n    var WEnotesIDs = { site: \"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\", path: \"\/DS4OERS\/Repository\/diagram_remix\/Tips\", site_id: \"0e3d258fbd36841f92259eefcd41d5e9\", path_id: \"7133b637931806379336e78e4568a2d2\" };\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer><\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this course, we do not expect you to become a superior graphic designer or an advanced user of graphic design software. 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