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If on the other hand you have just imported a Word document full of inconsistent formatting, mark the whole thing with '''Ctrl + a''', turn the whole text into '''Text body''' with '''Ctrl + 0''', then make sure all old formatting disappears completely with '''Ctrl + m''' and finally format your text from scratch using styles. Note that instead of starting completely from scratch, you can delete or replace existing styles with others. For that just go to '''Edit › Find & Replace › More Options''' and tick '''Styles'''. | If on the other hand you have just imported a Word document full of inconsistent formatting, mark the whole thing with '''Ctrl + a''', turn the whole text into '''Text body''' with '''Ctrl + 0''', then make sure all old formatting disappears completely with '''Ctrl + m''' and finally format your text from scratch using styles. Note that instead of starting completely from scratch, you can delete or replace existing styles with others. For that just go to '''Edit › Find & Replace › More Options''' and tick '''Styles'''. | ||
| − | {{Documentation/Note|Note: I strongly recommend ''not'' using Microsoft Word. We all know how popular MS Word is, almost everybody has it though not necessarily legally. Some people will argue, “Well, you must use it, because it’s the ‘standard’.” Or they might say: “Well, you know, later on in | + | {{Documentation/Note|''Note'': I strongly recommend ''not'' using Microsoft Word. We all know how popular MS Word is, almost everybody has it though not necessarily legally. Some people will argue, “Well, you must use it, because it’s the ‘standard’.” Or they might say: “Well, you know, later on in your future work place you will probably have to use it, so you might as well get used to it.” In reality Word shows little respect for typographical standards. To take just one example: Word positions the page header not in relation to the text but instead inside the upper margin and relat - ive to the upper edge of the page. So the wider the margins get the greater the distance between the header and the actual text becomes. This means you have to adjust the distance between header and upper edge of page separately in order to move it closer down to the actual text (and vice-versa if you again change your mind) – see illustration 17. OpenOffice follows the general rule of subtracting the necessary space for the header from the space reserved for the text leaving the upper margin untouched. Same goes of course for page foot - ers. Besides, MS Word menus are extremely unstructured making it very difficult to find things. Instead you are offered a whole palette of pretty buttons you can press, with such noncommittal names as “intensive quote” which are anything but standard concepts in typography – see illustration 18. Also the “.doc” format is not an open standard but proprietary of Microsoft. And why waste your time ''now'' using an inadequate programme simply because later on in life you might have to any way? It’s a bit like the kindergarten argument: “Get the kids used to harsh discipline at an early because it will make it easier for them during military service.” I for one see it the other way round: enjoy life as much and as long as you can, and that will give you greater stamina to resist any misery in store for you later on.}} |
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Revision as of 17:29, 18 May 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
In case your lecturer insists on being provided with a Microsoft Word document, just export your document to Word by choosing File › Save as and then selecting File type › Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP.
If on the other hand you have just imported a Word document full of inconsistent formatting, mark the whole thing with Ctrl + a, turn the whole text into Text body with Ctrl + 0, then make sure all old formatting disappears completely with Ctrl + m and finally format your text from scratch using styles. Note that instead of starting completely from scratch, you can delete or replace existing styles with others. For that just go to Edit › Find & Replace › More Options and tick Styles.
Illustration 17. As you can see the header in Word sticks to the upper page edge regardless of margin width and away from the main text to which it belongs; OpenOffice leaves margin free.
Illustration 18. Microsoft Word: Lots of buttons which change around “dynamically” depending on what you are doing (German version)
