The Context Menu for Embedded Objects and Components
The Context Menu for Embedded Objects and Components.
All embedded objects, such as drawing elements, graphs and images, have a context menu which can be invoked by placing the mouse pointer over the element and clicking with one of the secondary mouse buttons.
The first menu entry, labeled , will open a dialog specific to the type of element selected in which the user can configure the properties of the element.
The menu entry labeled , will open a dialog that permits the user to adjust the size and position of the embedded object.
The menu entry labeled , enlarges the object such that all of its corners are located at cell corners.
The menu entry labeled , opens a submenu which allows the user to change the visual order in which the graphical elements are placed. This order will affect the way in which the graphical elements obscure each other.
The remaining menu entries, labeled , , and , allow the user to operate on the whole object at once. The menu item allows the user to remove the element from its current position and then paste the object in a different location on the same sheet, in a different worksheet, in a different gnumeric file, or in a file from a different program entirely. The menu item provides the same functionality while leaving the original item in place. The allows the user to remove the graphical element entirely.
For certain types of objects, menu entry labeled allows the object to be saved as an image file. This menu item is not present in Figure 4-23 but is shown in Figure 4-25 .
Graphs also have a context menu with a menu entry labeled . That menu item shows the graph by itself in a window.