Difference between revisions of "Documentation/Writer for Students/Practice"
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#* under tab '''Alignment''' choose '''Options › Justified''' | #* under tab '''Alignment''' choose '''Options › Justified''' | ||
#* under tab '''Text Flow''' activate '''Hyphenation › automatic''',increasing '''Characters at end of line''' as well as '''Characters at beginning of line''' from '''2''' to '''3'''; also tick options '''Orphan Control''' and '''Widow Control''' | #* under tab '''Text Flow''' activate '''Hyphenation › automatic''',increasing '''Characters at end of line''' as well as '''Characters at beginning of line''' from '''2''' to '''3'''; also tick options '''Orphan Control''' and '''Widow Control''' | ||
− | # '''Format | + | # '''Format chapter headings''': |
− | #* open menu '''Format › Styles and Formatting''' ( | + | #* open menu '''Format › Styles and Formatting''' ('''F11''') |
− | #* in the pop-up list of paragraph styles right-click the style '''Heading 1''' | + | #* in the pop-up list of paragraph styles '''right-click''' the style '''Heading 1''' and choose '''Modify''' |
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#* under tab '''Indents & Spacing''' make following changes: | #* under tab '''Indents & Spacing''' make following changes: | ||
− | #** | + | #** '''Spacing › Above paragraph: 1,2cm''' |
− | #** | + | #** '''Spacing › Below paragraph: 0,6cm''' |
#* under tab '''Font''' choose: | #* under tab '''Font''' choose: | ||
− | #** '''Font › Garamond''' | + | #** '''Font › Garamond''' (or '''Times''') |
+ | #** '''Size › 16pt''' (replace symbol '''%''' with letters '''pt''') | ||
#** '''Typeface › Bold''' | #** '''Typeface › Bold''' | ||
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#* repeat these last steps for paragraph style '''Heading 2''' (i.e. second level) but using these values instead: | #* repeat these last steps for paragraph style '''Heading 2''' (i.e. second level) but using these values instead: | ||
#** '''Spacing › Above paragraph''' to '''0,8cm''' | #** '''Spacing › Above paragraph''' to '''0,8cm''' | ||
#** '''Spacing › Below paragraph''' to '''0,4cm''' | #** '''Spacing › Below paragraph''' to '''0,4cm''' | ||
− | #* '''Font › Garamond''' | + | #* '''Font › Garamond''' (or '''Times''') |
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#** '''Size › 13pt''' | #** '''Size › 13pt''' | ||
− | # '''Activate | + | #** '''Typeface › Bold''' |
+ | # '''Activate chapter numbering''': | ||
#* Open menu '''Tools › Outline Numbering''' | #* Open menu '''Tools › Outline Numbering''' | ||
− | #* in the left column '''Level''' choose | + | #* in the left column '''Level''' choose '''1''' |
#* in drop-down menu '''Number''' choose option '''1, 2, 3 …''' | #* in drop-down menu '''Number''' choose option '''1, 2, 3 …''' | ||
− | #* repeat | + | #* repeat for '''Level > 2''' |
− | #* ensure that '''Show sublevels''' is set to '''2''' | + | #* ensure that for level 2 '''Show sublevels''' is set to '''2''' |
− | #* confirm | + | #* confirm '''OK''' |
# '''Mark chapter headings''': | # '''Mark chapter headings''': | ||
#* place cursor in first chapter heading “Introduction” | #* place cursor in first chapter heading “Introduction” | ||
#* remove existing numbering (“1”) as well as space | #* remove existing numbering (“1”) as well as space | ||
#* press shortcut '''Ctrl + 1''' to apply paragraph style '''Heading 1''' | #* press shortcut '''Ctrl + 1''' to apply paragraph style '''Heading 1''' | ||
− | #* repeat these steps for first five | + | #* repeat these steps for first five chapters |
− | #* | + | #* in chapter 5 look out for subheadings (the ones beginning with “?”), delete the question mark and spaces and apply style '''Heading 2''' using shortcut '''Ctrl + 2''' |
− | # '''Format | + | # '''Format first page''': |
− | #* mark the contents of your title page including the date | + | #* mark the contents of your title page including the date of publication (try to use '''shift + arrow keys''' instead of mouse pointer to do this) |
#* open menu '''Format › Paragraph…''' (''not'' the menu '''Format › Styles and Formatting'''!!) | #* open menu '''Format › Paragraph…''' (''not'' the menu '''Format › Styles and Formatting'''!!) | ||
#* under tab '''Indents & Spacing''' apply following values: | #* under tab '''Indents & Spacing''' apply following values: | ||
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#** '''Spacing › Below paragraph › 0cm''' | #** '''Spacing › Below paragraph › 0cm''' | ||
#** confirm '''OK''' | #** confirm '''OK''' | ||
− | #* with contents of title page still marked center justify | + | #* with contents of title page still marked center justify it with button '''Centered''' in menu bar |
− | #* increase font size from '''12pt''' to '''14pt''' | + | #* increase font size from '''12pt''' to '''14pt''' (again using menu bar) |
− | + | #* mark main title “Apache OpenOffice Writer for students” | |
− | #* mark | + | #* increase font size to '''20pt''' |
− | #* | + | #* mark just the word “Writer”, increase font size from '''20pt''' to '''36pt''' and apply typeface '''Bold''' |
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# '''Insert new page after title page''': | # '''Insert new page after title page''': | ||
− | #* place cursor directly | + | #* place cursor pointer directly to the right of publication date and press '''Ctrl + return''' to force a page break |
− | + | #* note the blue line at the top of the new page symbolizing a page break | |
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# '''Insert table of contents''': | # '''Insert table of contents''': | ||
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#* open menu '''Insert › Indexes and Tables › Indexes and Tables…''' | #* open menu '''Insert › Indexes and Tables › Indexes and Tables…''' | ||
#* confirm '''OK''' | #* confirm '''OK''' | ||
− | # '''Modify | + | # '''Modify table of contents''': |
#* right-click your table of contents | #* right-click your table of contents | ||
#* choose option '''Edit Index/Table''' | #* choose option '''Edit Index/Table''' |
Revision as of 13:32, 15 June 2014
- Introduction
- Theory
- Document Structure
- Chapter Headings
- Chapter Numbering
- Table of Contents
- Outline
- Navigator
- Text Body
- Paragraph styles overview
- Reusing styles
- Default Page Formatting
- Title Page
- Papers without a Title Page
- Pages with and without numbering
- Roman Page Numbering
- Group Work
- Proofreading
- Numbered lists and bullets
- Line numbering
- Cross-references
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Quotes
- Tables
- Charts
- Pictures
- Snapshots
- Presentations & Graphics
- Cross tables (Statistics)
- Extra Long Web Adresses
- Fonts
- Emphasis
- Special Characters
- Non separable combinations
- Shortcut keys
- Mouse clicks
- PDFs
- Saving your files
- Several files open at once
- Search and replace
- Spell Check
- Synonyms
- Document Infos
- Labels and Form letters
- Help
- Installing Program
- Microsoft Word
- Practice I
- Practice II
- Download unformatted file “prax-en.txt”:
- go to openoffice-uni.org
- in the English section Right-click on file [txt]
- choose option Save link as
- choose Desktop or other location
- confirm Save
- Open downloaded file:
- start OpenOffice Writer
- go to menu File > Open
- choose the file prax-en.txt and confirm Open
- go to download location
- save your file in OpenOffice format:
- open Menu File › Save as…
- choose File type › ODF Text Document (.odt)
- confirm Save
- Apply paragraph Style “Text Body”:
- mark whole document using keyboard shortcut Ctrl + a
- apply paragraph style Text Body using shortcut Ctrl + 0
- leaving text still marked open menu Format › Default Formatting (shortcut Ctrl + m)
- unmark your text by leftclicking anywhere in document
- Modify your paragraph style Text Body:
- right-click any paragraph
- choose option Edit Paragraph Style… (not Paragraph…)
- check that top bar of pop-up menu does indeed display “Paragraph Style: Text Body”
- make following changes:
- under tab Indents & Spacing increase line spacing to 1.5 lines
- under tab Alignment choose Options › Justified
- under tab Text Flow activate Hyphenation › automatic,increasing Characters at end of line as well as Characters at beginning of line from 2 to 3; also tick options Orphan Control and Widow Control
- Format chapter headings:
- open menu Format › Styles and Formatting (F11)
- in the pop-up list of paragraph styles right-click the style Heading 1 and choose Modify
- under tab Indents & Spacing make following changes:
- Spacing › Above paragraph: 1,2cm
- Spacing › Below paragraph: 0,6cm
- under tab Font choose:
- Font › Garamond (or Times)
- Size › 16pt (replace symbol % with letters pt)
- Typeface › Bold
- repeat these last steps for paragraph style Heading 2 (i.e. second level) but using these values instead:
- Spacing › Above paragraph to 0,8cm
- Spacing › Below paragraph to 0,4cm
- Font › Garamond (or Times)
- Size › 13pt
- Typeface › Bold
- Activate chapter numbering:
- Open menu Tools › Outline Numbering
- in the left column Level choose 1
- in drop-down menu Number choose option 1, 2, 3 …
- repeat for Level > 2
- ensure that for level 2 Show sublevels is set to 2
- confirm OK
- Mark chapter headings:
- place cursor in first chapter heading “Introduction”
- remove existing numbering (“1”) as well as space
- press shortcut Ctrl + 1 to apply paragraph style Heading 1
- repeat these steps for first five chapters
- in chapter 5 look out for subheadings (the ones beginning with “?”), delete the question mark and spaces and apply style Heading 2 using shortcut Ctrl + 2
- Format first page:
- mark the contents of your title page including the date of publication (try to use shift + arrow keys instead of mouse pointer to do this)
- open menu Format › Paragraph… (not the menu Format › Styles and Formatting!!)
- under tab Indents & Spacing apply following values:
- Line Spacing › Single
- Spacing › Below paragraph › 0cm
- confirm OK
- with contents of title page still marked center justify it with button Centered in menu bar
- increase font size from 12pt to 14pt (again using menu bar)
- mark main title “Apache OpenOffice Writer for students”
- increase font size to 20pt
- mark just the word “Writer”, increase font size from 20pt to 36pt and apply typeface Bold
- Insert new page after title page:
- place cursor pointer directly to the right of publication date and press Ctrl + return to force a page break
- note the blue line at the top of the new page symbolizing a page break
- Insert table of contents:
- open menu Insert › Indexes and Tables › Indexes and Tables…
- confirm OK
- Modify table of contents:
- right-click your table of contents
- choose option Edit Index/Table
- under tab Index/Table reduce Evaluate up to level down to 2 (so you could well have three or more levels of chapter headings in your text but only the uppermost two will actually appear in your table of contents)
- under the tab Entries place the cursor inside the white space between the entries E# and E
- click once on the button Tab stop (in case you by mistake insert more than one Tab stop, you can delete it with Del key)
- click on button All
- confirm OK
- Format your table of contents:
- right click any level 1 entry in your table of contents
- choose option Edit paragraph style…
- under tab Indents & Spacing use following values:
- Indent › Before text › 0,8cm (positive value)
- Indent › First line › -0,8cm (negative value)
- Spacing › Above paragraph › 0,4cm
- Line spacing › Single
- Confirm OK
- repeat these steps for table of contents second level entries but with following values:
- Indent › Before text › 1,8cm (positive value)
- Indent › First line › -1cm (negative value)
- Spacing › Above paragraph › 0,2cm
- Line spacing › Single
- Confirm OK
- Insert break between last unnumbered page and first numbered page:
- place cursor immediately underneath your table of contents (in case you might not be able to fit cursor in because numbering of first chapter stands in the way, change latter’s format from Heading 1 to Text body temporarily, insert a new line and change it back again to Heading 1)
- open menu Insert › Manual Break… › Type › Page Break
- choose page Style › Default
- click Change page number
- insert value 1 (default anyway)
- confirm OK
- in case you have at this point a blank page too many, just delete it with Del key
- Add numbers to your default page:
- place cursor inside header
- open menu Insert › Fields › Page number
- right align your newly inserted page number using appropriate button in menu bar
- to ensure that all numbering is up to date open menu Tools › Update › Update all