Hi Scott, *, 2008/1/18, Scott Meyers wrote: > Brian Barker wrote: > > [...] > > o Open the Styles and Formatting window. > > o Select the style you wish to copy. > > o Click the right-hand icon in the window's toolbar and select "New > > Style from Selection" in the drop-down list. > > o Enter a name for your style copy and select OK. > > o If necessary, right-click the new style name in the list, select > > Modify, and make any desired changes. > > Very nice, thanks.
IMO that could result in difficulties with the predefined child styles (have a look at *hierarchical* view of styles and formatting window - especially the placement of your new defined style) > >> ... and then automatically change all paragraphs using the > >> unchangeable names to the corresponding new styles? > > > > I don't know that you can do this. But one convenient technique is to > > select your new style and then the Fill Format Mode button in the Styles > > and Formatting window. > > Yes, this will work, and in my case, my document is only about 10 pages long, > so > it's practical. For longer documents, perhaps there's a way to write a macro > that would automate this work? You may play with 'Find & Replace' [<Ctrl> + F] -> 'More Options' -> 'Search for Styles' [e.g. 'Find All' / 'Replace All'] Manfred -- « OpenDocument Format Response to the Burton Report » <http://www.fanaticattack.com/2008/opendocument-format-response-to-the-burton-report.html> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
