Class 10 IT | Chapter - Digital Documentation | Topic - Style Open Office Writer - Arvindzeclass

What is Style in Open Office Writer?

In Open Office Writer some text formatting like font size, font alignment and font face are by default saved in the software. Those predefined formatting are called style.

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For example sometime a user wants to format a heading aligned center, text bold and underlined in comparison to the paragraph. In this case applying all formatting features in all headings, we can create a style which would save a lot of time.

What are the different types of Styles in Open Office Writer?

In Open Office ‘Style and Formatting Window’ is used to create, update and delete the style. F11 is the shortcut key to get 'Style and Formatting Window.' It provides different options:

1) Paragraph Style is used to set font face, font size. line spaces in a Paragraph.

2) Character Style is used to set font face, font size on a sentence.

3) Frame Style is used to set graphics, labels, watermark in a Frame.

4) Page Style is used to set page orientation, header, footer in a Page.

5) List Style is used to set list in alphabet, number, roman (a,b,c; 1,2,3; i,ii,iii,)

6) Fill Format Mode is used to format a sentence super fast.

7) New Style from selection is used to create own style.

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Chapter - Digital Document

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How to use style in Open Office Writer?

Style is predefined formatting which saves a lot of time to format a document.

These are the steps to use Paragraph Style:
1) Select a paragraph in a document.

2) Open Style and Formatting Window (F11 shortcut key) and click on Paragraph Style Style Icon.

There we see many options like

        i) Heading 1
        ii) Heading 2
        iii) Heading 3

Formatting Window in Open Office

3) Double click on any option and Paragraph Style will change.

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How can we create and update new style from a selection?

OpenOffice writer has many inbuilt styles which user can apply in their document. We can also create own style and can update it.

To Create Style

These are the steps to create style.
1) Select a sentence from the document.

2) Change Font face, Font size, Bold, Underline, Italic and alignment of the sentence.

3) Click New Style from Selection Icon in Style and Formatting window.

4) “Create Style” window opens up. Type style name (example - mystyle) and keep in your mind which one style, Paragraph or Character is active.

Creating own Style in Open Office

To Update Style

These are the steps to update style.
1) Select word where new style has been applied.

6) Do formatting and go to Style and Formatting Window.

3) Click New Style from Selection Icon and select update style.

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How can we load a style from a template or another document?

When we create new style it is available in one document. We can also save in OpenOffice Writer, so that in new document anyone can use it.

These are the steps to load style in OpenOffice Writer.
1) Create your own style for that follow all the steps discussed in previous topic.

2) After creating own style we’ll save our document.

3) Now create second file and go to “Styles and Formatting” window.

Loading Style from another Document

4) Select “Upload Style”. Now click “From File” button and choose file.

5) Now all style will upload in your file, so select uploaded style and apply it.

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MCQs of All Chapters Class 10 IT (402)

Part - A

Chapter 1 – Communication Skills

Chapter 2 –Self - Management Skills

Chapter 3– ICT Skills

Chapter 4 - Entrepreneurship

Chapter 5 –Green Skills

Part - B

Chapter 1 – Digital Documentation
Chapter 2– Electronic Spreadsheet
Chapter 3 – Database Management System
Chapter 4 –Web Application

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How can we create new style using drag-and drop?

Drag and Drop feature is used to create new style without any step.

These are the steps using drag and drop.
1) Select a sentence and set Font Face, Font size and Alignment that we want.

2) After selecting with mouse, drag the sentence toward “Style and Formatting” window.

3) Create “New Style” window opens up.

4) Type new style name and use it like other styles.

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Other Chapters of IT (402)

Part - A

Chapter 1 – Communication Skills

Chapter 2 –Self - Management Skills

Chapter 3– ICT Skills

Chapter 4 - Entrepreneurship

Chapter 5 –Green Skills

Part - B