OK, so let's make some key hangers:
Tutorial on how to make them using basic Open Office functions
Some of the pictures show German text in the dialogs.
The English version is the same, the naming will be different.
Try it, you'll find the given actions in the same spot.
- Open Open Office Draw
- Select Fontwork Gallery from the Drawing toolbar
- Select Fontwork as shown in the picture on the right
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Double click that Fontwork object and enter the fancy text.
After leaving the object (click somewhere else on the sheet) the Fontwork will change
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Once again select the fontwork (single Click) and change settings on color.
Resize the pattern to a size that fits your need
(press "F4" to get the resize dialog for the selected object)
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| - select the oval form from the draw toolbar object library |  |
Try to cover the Fontwork text with that oval object.
Then Click right on the oval and arrange objects to send that oval object "most behind"
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Select oval and fontwork and align those two objects vertical and horizontal "centered"
do some more resize to find the point where the oval in the background is a bit smaller than the fontwork
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- select the oval - copy & past to double that. The new oval object will appear in front.
- select "F4" on it and resize it. It's pretty clever to set the center mark within resize, all is aligned automatically afterwards.
- once again right click "arrange objects" and send the oval "most behind"
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- set colors for the center oval to white
- add ring-form to make a keychain hook |  |
That's pretty much it. With a bit of training you can do this within 2 minutes.
Basically is the pattern drawn in multiple layers, just as if you draw something on foils and pill them up. Pretty simple once you've figured out how it's done.
You can also "group" the objects afterwards to have the complete key hangers treated as one object. Best for making multiple patterns at once.
Play with Open Office and the drawing. It's a simple program, really helpful. Worst that can happen is to close the program and and start over.
I also often arrange my picture-patterns (saved as *.png) in OO Draw to get the stickers better filled and not wast space. Save the arranged patterns afterwards as PDF - can make more whenever I want.
