How-To: Create a new style using selected text - OpenOffice.org
- To create a new style using selected text, first you need to format the text to the style you want.
- Now to start, first click once on the paragraph or line you want to format.
- Next, click here on "Format."
- Then, on the menu that opens, click on the option "Paragraph."
- The paragraph window should open.
- Now you can format the paragraph or line we selected by changing its properties using these tabs here.
- For this example we are changing the background color of the line we selected. So click on the "Background" tab here.
- Once the tab opens, choose the color you want as the background and click on it once.
- Once you're done changing the other properties, click on "OK."
- Good! We have formatted our selection. Now, move your mouse towards the "Styles and Formatting" window. You can access the window by pressing "F11" on the keyboard.
- Next, look for the "New Style from Selection" button here, then click on the down arrow beside it.
- On the menu that opens, click on the option "New Style from Selection"
- The "Creat Style" window should open. Click on this field and type in a style name for the text we selected.
- Once you're done, click on "OK."
- Great! Notice that the new style has been added to the list. Let's test the new style we created by clicking on it once.
- Now, click on the "fill format mode" button here so that we can apply the style easily to text.
- Afterwards, just click on the line or paragraph that you need to format using the new style.
- Great! As you can see this heading has been formatted using the new style we created.
- Just repeat the process to format more text using the new style. Congratulations!
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Create a new style using selected text
This screencast screencast demonstrates how to create a new style using selected text.
You will learn:
- How to select a line or paragraph
- How to format a line or paragraph.
- How to create a new style using selected text.
- How to apply or assign the new style using the "fill format mode"
Applications
This tutorial procedure can be applied to the following OpenOffice.org modules.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- Create a new style using the drag and drop method
- Link styles using the style organizer
- Modify a style's font and font size
- Modify a style's line spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph indentations
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