This one is partly solved by drag and drop and then resizing the pictures. But
when working with two document formats the pictures get messed up. This is the
case when copying pictures from Word documents to open documents.

Best thing to do is use the tool bar on top and insert the image. Its
easy.

Open the program and insert the picture using the menus. In OpenOffice you go to
Insert | Picture > From file.

Or open the folder with the picture in it and right-click on it. Choose Copy
from the drop down menu and go into OpenOffice and go to where you want the
picture and go to Edit| Paste (or Ctrl-V). If you want more control over it so
the text flows around it make a Frame first by going to Insert | Frame.