Re: Help with Styles

Brian, do you perhaps know how to create business cards in Writer? I have
posted a request but have had zero response.

Many thanks.

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* Ian D. Samson <http://www.lp2cd.za.net/index.htm>*




On 16 December 2011 10:05, Brian Barker <[email protected]> wrote:

> At 16:56 15/12/2011 +0000, Mike Scott wrote:
>
>> On 15/12/11 16:30, Sharon Plate wrote:
>>
>>> I defined a new style which I applied to one document but I would like
>>> to be able to use this style in other documents as well. I know there must
>>> be a way to do this but I don't know where to begin. Can someone point me
>>> in the right direction?
>>>
>>
>> Open the stylist window - the minuscule drop-down list at the top right
>> of it offers a 'load styles' menu entry. Select that, then 'from file' in
>> the resulting window. That will copy /all/ styles (well, most! There seem
>> to be a few defaults that don't copy).
>>
>>
>> Which may or may not be what you need -- I know of no way to copy just
>> one style -- short of editing the xml by hand, that is :-)
>>
>
> There is a way to do this, in fact:
> o Open the destination document.
> o Go to File | Templates > | Organize... .
> o Select Documents from both drop-down menus at the bottom of the Template
> Management window.
> o Click File... and browse to and open the document which is the source of
> the style.  (Alternatively, you can just open this document first as well.)
> o Double-click the source document and then the Styles icon in one panel
> to display its styles.
> o Repeat for the destination document in the other panel.
> o Drag individual styles between documents to move them or - more
> sensibly, perhaps - Ctrl+drag them to copy them.
>
> You say that you wish to use the style in "other documents" - in the
> plural.  Note that the above technique can be used to copy styles into
> templates, and this may be more appropriate to your needs.  Once a style is
> in a template, it will appear in any document based on that template, of
> course.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker
>
>
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