How to draw a 5-Point Bézier Curve in OpenOffice?

To draw a 5-Point Bézier Curve in OpenOffice is not straighforward. You need to follow this tutorial carefully.

1. Draw the 5 points of the curve on a piece of paper: p₀, p₁, p₂, p₃, p₄.

2. Add an anchor point p_2.5 at the mid-point between p₂ and p₃.

3. Select the Bézier Curve icon from the drawing toolbar.

3. Move the mouse to the first point, p₀.

4. Press down the mouse button and move the mouse to the second point p₁.

5. Relase the mouse button and move the mouse to the anchor point A_2.5. Remember this is not the p₂, nor the p₃, or the curve. This forms a temporary 3-point Bézier Curve.

6. Press down the mouse button and move the mouse back to p₂. This changes the curve to a temporary 4-point Bézier Curve.

7. Relase the mouse. This extends the curve to a temporary 5-point Bézier Curve using p₃.

8. Move the mouse to the last point p₄. This forms the final 5-point Bézier Curve.

9. Double-click the mouse to end the drawing.

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