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# Contour Editor

Changes the contour of the selected object. LibreOffice uses the contour when determining the text wrap options for the object.

Displays a preview of the contour.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Wrap - Edit Contour.

## Apply

Applies the contour to the selected object.

Apply

## Workspace

Deletes the custom contour. Click here, and then click in the preview area.

Workspace

## Select

Changes to selection mode, so that you can select the contour.

Select

## Rectangle

Draws a rectangular contour where you drag in the object preview. To draw a square, hold down Shift while you drag.

Rectangle

## Ellipse

Draws an oval contour where you drag in the object preview. To draw a circle, hold down shift while you drag.

Ellipse

## Polygon

Draws a closed contour consisting of straight line segments. Click where you want to start the polygon, and drag to draw a line segment. Click again to define the end of the line segment, and continue clicking to define the remaining line segments of the polygon. Double-click to finish drawing the polygon. To constrain the polygon to angles of 45 degree, hold down Shift when you click.

Polygon

## Edit Points

Lets you change the shape of the contour. Click here, and then drag the handles of the contour.

Edit Points

## Move Points

Lets you drag the handles of the contour to change the shape of the contour.

Move Points

## Insert Points

Inserts a handle that you can drag to change the shape of the contour. Click here, and then click on the contour outline.

Insert Points

## Delete Points

Removes a point from the contour outline. Click here, and then click the point that you want to delete.

Delete Points

## Auto Contour

Automatically draws a contour around the object that you can edit.

AutoContour

## Undo

Reverses the last action.

Undo

## Redo

Reverses the action of the last Undo command.

Redo

## Color Bar

Selects the parts of the bitmap that are the same color. Click here, and then click a color in the bitmap. To increase the color range that is selected, increase the value in the Tolerance box.

Color Bar

## Tolerance

Enter the color tolerance for the Color Replacer as a percentage. To increase the color range that the Color Replacer selects, enter a high percentage.

Related Topics

Wrapping Text Around Objects