To begin using the drawing tools, display the Drawing toolbar, by clicking View > Toolbars > Drawing. In general, if you need to create complex drawings, it is recommended to use Draw, which includes many more features such as layers, styles, and so on. If you convert a Writer document to another format, such as HTML, the drawing objects and the graphics will not remain associated they are saved separately.

You cannot include images in a group with drawing objects, so they may get out of alignment in your document.You can also use the drawing tools to annotate photographs, screen captures, or other illustrations produced by other programs, but this is not recommended because: You can place the drawing objects directly on a page in your document, or you can insert them into a frame. You can also group several drawing objects to make sure they maintain their relative position and proportion.

You can use Writer’s drawing tools to create graphics, such as simple diagrams using rectangles, circles, lines, text, and other predefined shapes.

Openoffice drawing box