On Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:03:00 GMT Steve Edmonds wrote: > Also to add to Virgil's explanation is what happens when copy/pasting > text with the same style name or a new style name. > > If you copy text from a document with style named "Default Style" into > your working document, the text will inherit the attributes of the > settings for Default Style in your working document. This can sometimes > cause unexpected outcomes. If you want to preserve the attributes of the > copied text, give the copied text a unique style name before copying it. > > When you copy text from another document with a style that you don't > have in your working document, that new style will be added to your > working document. If you don't want to accumulate a whole bunch of new > styles with lots of copy/paste; > set the style of the text you want to copy to a style you already have > in your working document before copy or, > paste as unformatted text and the pasted text will inherit the style of > the text at the insertion point. > > Steve
Thanks for your time and explanations, its been helpful. regards Ian > On 02/02/18 09:59, Virgil Arrington wrote: > > Ian, > > > > I don't know your level of experience with styles, so forgive me if I > > tell you something you already know. > > > > I use the "Default Style" simply as a starting point for all my other > > styles. I rarely actually apply the "Default Style" to a given paragraph. > > > > LO's styles are hierarchical in nature, so that subordinate styles will > > share certain formatting characteristics of the parent style. > > > > Rather than use LO's built-in styles, I tend to create my own, so my > > style hierarchy looks something like this: > > > > Default Style > > BodySingle (just like Default, but with a 1 pica empty space above > > the paragraph) > > BodySingleIndent (just like BodySingle, but with no empty space > > above the paragraph, and the first line indented 2 picas) > > BodyDouble (just like BodySingle, but with double spacing, and > > an indented first line) > > Title (Usually a different font style and size and centered with > > spacing above and below the paragraph) > > > > Each subordinate style will inherit most formatting characteristics from > > the parent style, but then change one or two particular attributes. For > > example, BodyDouble will inherit its font (style and size) and margins > > from BodySingle, which, in turn, inherits those attributes from Default > > Style. If I change the font style or size in Default Style, then that > > change will apply to BodySingle, BodySingleIndent, and BodyDouble. It > > will not, however, affect my Title style as I control the font at that > > level. > > > > Likewise, BodyDouble has a unique formatting attribute. It is double > > spaced. So, if I change the line spacing in Default Style (say from > > single to 1.5 lines or to a proportional line spacing) that change > > *will* carry forward to BodySingle and BodySingleIndent (both of which > > share the line spacing of Default Style), but it will *not* affect the > > line spacing of BodyDouble, which will remain double spaced, because I > > set the line spacing for that style within BodyDouble itself. > > > > The key is to know which attributes are dictated by any given paragraph > > style and to make changes at the proper style within the hierarchy that > > it affects all of the paragraphs you want changed, and only those > > paragraphs. > > > > When making formatting changes to styles make sure you do it properly. > > Do not just put your cursor in a given paragraph and start changing > > formatting from the toolbar or the "properties" panel in the sidebar. > > That will result in "direct formatting," which will not change the > > style. Instead, make sure you right-click on the particular style you > > want to change in the style list (sidebar), and select "Modify." Any > > changes you make should affect that style and any subordinate styles > > that share the same attribute that is being changed. > > > > If it doesn't, then that most likely means you have direct formatting > > peppered in along with style-based formatting. If that is the case, then > > I would follow Steve's advice and select all of the text (Ctrl-A) and > > clear direct formatting (Ctrl-M). At that point, you should have all of > > your formatting controlled at the style level. > > > > I hope all this makes sense. It's easier to do than to explain. > > > > Virgil > > > > > -- opensuse:tumbleweed:20180130 Qt: 5.10.0 KDE Frameworks: 5.42.0 - KDE Plasma: 5.11.95 - kwin 5.11.95 kmail2 5.7.1 - akonadiserver 5.7.1 - Kernel: 4.14.15-1-default - xf86-video-nouveau: 1.0.15 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
