2008/3/30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all at OpenOffice, > I have been using Open Office for a while now, and there's one feature > I'd like to see in upcoming releases. Being a student, I usually have to > write reports. Because of this, I need to use a special format for page > layout called MLA. I am not sure that I've seen this in OpenOffice yet, > but > if I may suggest an idea. > I would like to see a menu item, perhaps under "format" that says "As MLA > Style Document" So the user can click format, as MLA Style Document, and > the following changes would be made to the paper: > 1. The margins would all be made one inch. > 2. The spacing would be made double spaced. > 3. A Box would pop up asking for: > a. The person's full name > b. His teacher's name > c. His class number > d. The date in the style of 20 March 2008 > 4. After he hit okay, a heading would be made at the top of the page that > looked like: > > John Smith > > Professor Johnson > > 10022 > > 20 March 2008 > > 5. At the same time, a header .5 inches from the top of each page would be > made using the last name, a space, and then the page number. > > This is how an MLA document should be set up. I am willing to help you out > with the details, if you email me. I must say, that when typing a report, > the MLA stlyle is difficult to remember and setup, and if there was an > option to let me do that with a few clicks, I think it would add a lot to > the program, from a student's perspective. > > ANOTHER IDEA > > 1. Bibliographies are always difficult to create due to the fact that they > have to be setup in a certain style, with periods, spacing, and commas. If > there was a tool in the program to walk the user through the setup, that > would be nice as well. > For example: Insert - Bibliography. A box then comes up, asking for the > author's name, etc. Then, when the user hits okay, the information is > formatted in the MLA way. > > Let me know if you receive this email, and if you are considering any of > these ideas, as I will be willing to help you out. > Thanks for a great product, > Matthew F. >
Why no just create a style that fits your needs, then type the text that will always be included and then save everything as a template? From then on, just start OpenOffice.org by double clicking the template or, if OpenOffice.org is already running, click New from template and then select your template. I think you also can have that template as a menu option. If not, create a macro that opena that template and assign it to a new menu item. J.R.
