Advanced Word Processing
Advanced Word Processing – Lock, Unlock and Update a Field
To update a field, right-click on the field and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Fields’. This will open the ‘Edit Fields’ dialog box. In this dialog box, we have the same ‘Type’, ‘Select’ and ‘Format’ areas as we have seen in the previous sections. Select the required ‘Type’ and ‘Format’ from this dialog box…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Change Field Number Format
When we enter a field into a document which has some kind of numbering attached to it, then sometimes it may be desired to change the numbering format for that field. This can be easily achieved in Writer. To change the field number format, click on ‘Insert’ from the main menu bar, and from the…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Sum Formula Field Code
Insert a sum formula field code in a table. In the last section, we saw some of the different types of fields which we can insert into a document. Other than these, we can also insert a sum formula field code into a document. To insert a sum formula field code into a document, click…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Using Fields
Insert, delete fields like: author, file name and path. In Writer, fields are one of the most useful features. We can use fields for a number of different purposes. Fields are used to enter standard data blocks into a document. These can be current date, the total number of pages in a document, page number…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – References
Create, delete a cross-reference to: numbered item, heading, bookmark, figure, and table. A cross reference is simply a reference from one part of the document to some other part of the document which contains related information. This simply means that if two parts of a document contain related information then we can use a cross…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Bookmarks
Add, delete a bookmark. A bookmark is a simple tool using which you can save shortcuts to some particular parts of a document and can reach those parts of the document directly by simply clicking on the bookmark. To add a bookmark to a place in a document, first of all click on that particular…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Index Entry
Mark an index: main entry, subentry. Delete a marked index entry. An index entry is a technique which helps us in defining some areas in a document which we might need to be used as the headings in a table of contents. This simply means that using index entries, we can define some particular areas…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Table of Figures
Create, update a table of figures based on specified styles and formats. In the same way as we can create a table of contents, we can also create a table of figures in Writer. A table of figures lists all the tables, graphics and objects present in the document in a table format. Whenever a…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Table of Contents
Create, update a table of contents based on specified heading styles and formats. Writer’s table of contents feature lets you build an automated table of contents from the headings in your document. These entries are automatically generated as hyperlinks in the table. Whenever changes are made to the text of a heading in the body…
Read MoreAdvanced Word Processing – Footnotes and Endnotes
Insert, modify footnotes, endnotes. Footnotes and Endnotes in a document are used to give credit to sources of any material which is being borrowed, summarized or paraphrased in that document. They are intended to refer readers to the exact pages of the works listed in the Works Cited, References, or Bibliography section. The main difference…
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