hello > > > page document containing poems (lots of paragraphs). I need to be > > > able to select several paragraphs at once and apply the designed > > > style to them. Haven't been able to figure it out. Ideas? Or is > > > this not possible? > > > no, it's not possible. but depending on the version you are using, > > you can define a shortcut for the styles you want to apply to your > > selections. > > Of course you can apply a style to several paragraphs at once, IN THE > STORY EDITOR. > > Just select the paragraphs and use the drop down box at the top to > select the style, just like you would in Word or OO Writer. > > But it has to be done in the story editor, in canvas editing applying > styles is harder (which is bad because if you want to apply character > styles you want to see where they are applied, and they are not > visible in the story editor so that has to be done on the canvas).
oooops... remembering the discussion about non-continuous selection i replied thinking of the worst scenario. on top of what peter said: you can also select a bunch of paragraphs in the frame itself and apply the style from the properties palette... tht a.l.e
