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The Navigator (open with {{Key|F5}} or {{Menu|View|Navigator}} is a really useful tool when working on complex documents.
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==The Navigator==
  
The Navigator offers a list with all the elements on the document. It is possible to see for example all the headings, all the tables, frames, objects, pictures, text marks, sections... everything. With a double click on a listed element Writer will go to that element on the document.
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The Navigator, available as a deck on the [[Documentation/UserGuide/UI#Side_bar|Sidebar]] or as standalone panel, is a useful tool when working on long and complex documents.
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The Navigator allows you to see all the components of the document such as headings, tables, frames, objects, pictures, text marks, sections, etc. Double click on a listed element in the Navigator and Writer will jump to that element in the document.
  
[[File:AOO-Navigator.png]]
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[[Image:Navigation-full.png]]
  
As it is possible to see on the screen shot, on the upper part of the Navigator we have several options. The first on top left is grayed out (i.e., it is not available) because it is useful only on [[Documentation/UserGuide/Writer/MasterDoc|master documents]].
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To open the navigator click on its icon [[Image:OO-navigator-icon.png]] in the Sidebar or in the standard toolbar. You can also press {{Key|F5}} or choose {{Menu|View|Navigator}}. The functions of the Navigator are summarized below.
  
The three following buttons on the first line are for "browsing" the document: the first opens the "Navigation" toolbar where it is possible to select a kind of object, while the other two buttons jump to the previous/following object from the selected category.
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* [[Image:OO-toggle-off-icon.png]] [[Image: OO-content-view-icon.png]] '''Toggle''': Not available in ordinary documents (left image). In a master document (right image) press to switch between the master document file and its sub documents.
 
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* [[Image:OO-open-nav-toolbar-icon.png]] '''Navigation''': Opens the Navigation toolbar. The Navigation toolbar shows icons for the object types in the Navigator. Click an icon to select that object type, and choosing a Previous or Next icon (in the Navigator, Navigation toolbar, or scrollbar) will jump to the previous or next object of selected type.
After those buttons, a page selector is presented.
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{{Note|Objects are easier to find with names that are more meaningful than the default. To rename an object such as an image, right click the image and select {{Menu|Picture|Options}}. Or similarly, to rename a table select {{Menu|Table|Table}}.}}
The following button, called "Drag Mode" is a menu with some options:  
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* [[Image:OO-previous-next-icon.png]] '''Previous, Next''': Jumps to the previous/following object in the selected category.
 
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* [[Image:OO-page-number-icon.png]] '''Page Number''': Jumps to the page number shown in the box. Type the page number or select it using the up and down arrows.  
* Insert as Hyperlink: when dragging an object from the Navigator to the document a hyperlink to the object will be created
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* [[Image:OO-drag-mode-icon.png]] '''Drag Mode''': Select drag and drop options to insert items, choose one of the following from the drop down menu.
 
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** Insert as Hyperlink: When dragging an object from the Navigator to the document a hyperlink to the object will be created.
* Insert as Link (Works only with sections): when dragging a section from the navigator, a new protected section will be introduced, displaying the same content of the original. When the original section is modified the content of the linked section will be updated.
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** Insert as Link (only sections): When dragging an item from the navigator, a new protected section will be introduced, displaying the same content of the original. When the original section is modified the content of the linked section will be updated. If the content is not automatically updated, {{Menu|Tools|Update|Update All}} will force the update.
 
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** Insert as Copy (only sections): Inserts a copy of the section but the resulting copy is not linked to the original: a change in the original section will not be reflected in the new one.  
{{Documentation/Tip|If the content is not automatically updated, {{Menu|Tools|Update|Update All}} will force the update. }}
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* [[Image:OO-promote-chpt-icon.png]] '''Promote/Demote Chapter''': Move elements around the document. Select a heading, choose the Promote or Demote icon, and all of the text and subsections of the header will move. To move only the heading and not the text associated with the heading, hold down {{Key|Control}}, and click the Promote or Demote icon.  
 
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* [[Image:OO-content-view-icon.png]] '''Content View''': Toggles between showing all the categories in the Navigator and showing only show the selected category. Content View can be used only if the Navigator is ''not'' anchored, because its function is to hide the list leaving only the controls visible.
* Insert as Copy (Works only with sections): Copy the section but the resulting copy is not linked to the original: a change on the original section will not be reflected on the new one.  
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* [[Image:OO-set-reminder-icon.png]] '''Set Reminder''': Creates a reminder, which marks a place in your document. You may want to return to the reminder to add or correct information, make a change, or finish editing. These marks are not visible and can be browsed only by selecting them on the Navigation toolbar. You can set up to five reminders in a document. Setting another reminder causes the first to be deleted. It is important to not confuse these marks with the "Bookmarks" that can be inserted with {{Menu|Insert|Bookmark}}. Bookmarks are shown in the Navigator and are not limited in number.
 
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* [[Image:OO-header-footer-icon.png]] '''Header, Footer''': Jump between the text area and the header or footer.
The last two button on this first line are for "moving" elements around the document: selecting a heading from the list, those buttons will move it (together with the sub headings and other content under it) to a new position.
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* [[Image:OO-anchor-text-icon.png]] '''Anchor <-> Text''': Jump between a footnote anchor and the corresponding footnote text.
 
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* [[Image:OO-heading-levels-icon.png]] '''Heading Levels Shown''': Choose the number of heading levels shown by the Navigator.
The first button on the second line can be used only if the Navigator is ''not'' anchored, because its function is to hide the list letting only the controls visible.
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* [[Image:OO-promote-level-icon.png]] '''Promote/Demote Level''': Change the outline level of a heading and associated subheadings. To increase or decrease the outline level of only the selected heading but not its associated subheadings hold down {{Key|Control}}, and click the Promote or Demote icon.  
 
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* [[Image:OO-navigator-windows-menu.png]]: The drop down menu on the lower part of the Navigator allows the user to select between the opened documents.  
The second button, "Content View" toggle between all the elements on the Navigator to only show the headings.  
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{{Documentation/Note|With this option enabled, and as alternative for the last two buttons on the first line it is possible to reorganize the headings by just drag and drop them inside the Navigator.}}
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The "paper clip" icon (Set Remainder) left a mark on the document. These marks are not visible and can be browsed only by selecting them on the Navigation toolbar. It is possible to define up to five marks.
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It is important to not confuse this marks with the "Bookmarks" that can be inserted with {{Menu|Insert|Bookmark}}. Bookmarks are shown on the Navigator and are not limited on number.
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Follows three buttons that move the focus between the text area and the headers/footers/footnotes, respectively.
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After that, a button with a drop down menu makes possible to choose the number of levels of headings shown by the Navigator.
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The last two button on the second line can be used to change the "level" of a heading: for example, if we use Heading 1 paragraph style for a first level heading and Heading 2 paragraph style for a second level heading, selecting a Heading 1 paragraph and pressing the last button on the second line this paragraph will be turned into a Heading 2.
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The drop down menu on the lower part of the Navigator allows to select one of the opened documents.  
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The Navigator

The Navigator, available as a deck on the Sidebar or as standalone panel, is a useful tool when working on long and complex documents. The Navigator allows you to see all the components of the document such as headings, tables, frames, objects, pictures, text marks, sections, etc. Double click on a listed element in the Navigator and Writer will jump to that element in the document.

Navigation-full.png

To open the navigator click on its icon OO-navigator-icon.png in the Sidebar or in the standard toolbar. You can also press  F5  or choose View → Navigator. The functions of the Navigator are summarized below.

  • OO-toggle-off-icon.png OO-content-view-icon.png Toggle: Not available in ordinary documents (left image). In a master document (right image) press to switch between the master document file and its sub documents.
  • OO-open-nav-toolbar-icon.png Navigation: Opens the Navigation toolbar. The Navigation toolbar shows icons for the object types in the Navigator. Click an icon to select that object type, and choosing a Previous or Next icon (in the Navigator, Navigation toolbar, or scrollbar) will jump to the previous or next object of selected type.
Documentation note.png Objects are easier to find with names that are more meaningful than the default. To rename an object such as an image, right click the image and select Picture → Options. Or similarly, to rename a table select Table → Table.
  • OO-previous-next-icon.png Previous, Next: Jumps to the previous/following object in the selected category.
  • OO-page-number-icon.png Page Number: Jumps to the page number shown in the box. Type the page number or select it using the up and down arrows.
  • OO-drag-mode-icon.png Drag Mode: Select drag and drop options to insert items, choose one of the following from the drop down menu.
    • Insert as Hyperlink: When dragging an object from the Navigator to the document a hyperlink to the object will be created.
    • Insert as Link (only sections): When dragging an item from the navigator, a new protected section will be introduced, displaying the same content of the original. When the original section is modified the content of the linked section will be updated. If the content is not automatically updated, Tools → Update → Update All will force the update.
    • Insert as Copy (only sections): Inserts a copy of the section but the resulting copy is not linked to the original: a change in the original section will not be reflected in the new one.
  • OO-promote-chpt-icon.png Promote/Demote Chapter: Move elements around the document. Select a heading, choose the Promote or Demote icon, and all of the text and subsections of the header will move. To move only the heading and not the text associated with the heading, hold down  Control , and click the Promote or Demote icon.
  • OO-content-view-icon.png Content View: Toggles between showing all the categories in the Navigator and showing only show the selected category. Content View can be used only if the Navigator is not anchored, because its function is to hide the list leaving only the controls visible.
  • OO-set-reminder-icon.png Set Reminder: Creates a reminder, which marks a place in your document. You may want to return to the reminder to add or correct information, make a change, or finish editing. These marks are not visible and can be browsed only by selecting them on the Navigation toolbar. You can set up to five reminders in a document. Setting another reminder causes the first to be deleted. It is important to not confuse these marks with the "Bookmarks" that can be inserted with Insert → Bookmark. Bookmarks are shown in the Navigator and are not limited in number.
  • OO-header-footer-icon.png Header, Footer: Jump between the text area and the header or footer.
  • OO-anchor-text-icon.png Anchor <-> Text: Jump between a footnote anchor and the corresponding footnote text.
  • OO-heading-levels-icon.png Heading Levels Shown: Choose the number of heading levels shown by the Navigator.
  • OO-promote-level-icon.png Promote/Demote Level: Change the outline level of a heading and associated subheadings. To increase or decrease the outline level of only the selected heading but not its associated subheadings hold down  Control , and click the Promote or Demote icon.
  • OO-navigator-windows-menu.png: The drop down menu on the lower part of the Navigator allows the user to select between the opened documents.
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