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Using paragraph styles

First steps

OpenOffice.org uses a tool called the Stylist to manage styles. The concepts of styles and the

Stylist are best explained through an example.

1) Create a new document (go to File > New > Text Document or press Control+N).

2) Type “Heading 1” in it. Make sure that the cursor remains in that same line.

3) Press the Stylist icon located on the Function Bar or press the F11 key. This

brings up a window called the Stylist (see Figure 2).

4) Make sure you are in the Paragraph Styles section (click on the top-left icon of the

Stylist ).

Figure 2 Click on the Stylist icon to bring up the Stylist.

Double-click on the Heading 1 entry of the Stylist. This will do two things:

• Give the line you typed the Heading 1 style.

• Add Heading 1 to the Apply Style menu.

The Apply Style menu is illustrated in Figure 3. It provides direct access to the styles that are

currently in use in the document.

Introduction to Styles 3

Cursor

Stylist icon

Paragraph Styles

Stylist

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