On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 12:12, Paul B. wrote:
> Ian Laurenson wrote:
[snip]
> > You can create or modify an existing character style, with a red font
> > colour.
> > In 1.9.x you can then assign a key shortcut to it.
> > In 1.1.x you would require a macro for assigning a key shortcut. For a
> > simple one off recording applying the character style would do the
> > trick, or you could download and install one of my keyHandler macros
> > (all my macros are free, open source and there are no ads or popups on
> > the web site): http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/

> I see neither any way to save user character styles or to assign 
> hot keys to anything not listed in the Customization dialog.
> 

To create a new character style:

F11 to display the stylist
Click the character styles button (second button)
Select a style to base the new style on
Right click > New...
Set the properties, etc.

The character style is stored int he current document. If you wish the
character style to be available in all new documents then you would make
the change to a template and make that template the default. For more
information on using styles see the Writer user guides. The version for
1.9.x is still in draft form (1.9.x hasn't been officially released) and
can be downloaded from:
http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide2/writer/

To assign a key shortcut:

Tools > Customize... > Keyboard
Scroll to the bottom of category and click the + to the left of "styles"
Select Character styles
In Function select the character style
Select the shortcut key
Click Modify
Ok

As OpenOffice.org, by default, doesn't use the Alt key, or longer key
combinations, for shortcuts the range of keys available is a bit
limited. Thus, even in 1.9.x you may want to try my key handler macros.

Thanks, Ian


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