Word Processing – Table Formatting

Modify column width, row height. To modify column width or row height, click once on any one of the cells of the concerned column or row. After this, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down click on ‘Autofit’. From the resulting menu, click on ‘Column Width’ or ‘Row Height’.…

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Word Processing – Table Creation

Create a table ready for data insertion. In LibreOffice Writer, we can insert a table into the document. To insert a table, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Insert Table’. This will open the ‘Insert Table’ dialog box. After this, click on the ‘Character Styles’…

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Word Processing – Formatting Styles

Apply an existing character style to selected text. A character style is a template which is used to define the styling for a character in LibreOffice Writer. A character style can be applied to a character and the character will take up the styling properties defined by that character style. To apply an existing character…

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Word Processing – Formatting Bullets and Numbers

Add, remove bullets, numbers in a single level list. Switch between different standard bullet and number styles in a single level list. To add bullets or numbers in a single level list, we need to use the same ‘Paragraph’ dialog box which we have been using in the previous sections. In this dialog box, under…

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Word Processing – Formatting Paragraph Good Practice

Recognize good practice in paragraph spacing: apply spacing between paragraphs rather than use the Return key. When creating new paragraphs, it is always advisable to apply appropriate spacing between paragraphs instead of using the return key. This is because when we use the return key more than once to provide spacing between paragraphs, we create…

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Word Processing – Formatting Text Good Practice

Recognize good practice in aligning text: use align, indent, and tab tools rather than inserting spaces. While aligning text in a document, it is always advisable to use the different alignment and indentation tools instead of inserting spaces into the document. This is because when we insert spaces into a document, we actually create a…

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Word Processing – Formatting Paragraphs

Create, merge paragraph(s). Paragraphs are very important for the formatting of any document. Paragraphs create proper divisions among the different parts of text and make it look more presentable. In order to create a paragraph, simply insert a line break in the text at the point where you want to divide the text into two…

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Word Processing – Formatting Text

Change text formatting: font sizes, font types. To change the font size and the font type of the text in a document, right-click anywhere on the document text area and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Edit Paragraph Style’. This will open the ‘Paragraph Style’ dialog box. In this dialog box, under the ‘Font’ tab,…

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Word Processing – Edit Content

Edit content by entering, removing characters, words within existing text, by over-typing to replace existing text. To edit content by entering or removing characters or words within existing text, select the text which you want to remove and replace. After this type the new text values. The new text will automatically take place of the…

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Word Processing – Document Creation

Enter Text Switch between page-view modes. Writer has three ways to view a document: Print Layout, Web Layout, and Full Screen. To change the view, go to ‘View’ from the main menu bar and click on the required view from the resulting drop-down menu. Print Layout is the default view in Writer. Enter text into…

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