On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:52:52 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: > JOE Conner wrote: >> Mark C. Miller wrote: >>> I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on >>> templates and can't figure them out. >>> >>> I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library >>> Association (MLA) standards. >>> >>> I've created a second template that varies from that style slightly >>> called Comic Double Space. >>> >>> I want to use both in the same document. >>> >>> I have set the MLA template as default. >>> >>> Now, once I have my text entered, how in blue blazes do I change to >>> the second template (Comic Double Space) I made? >>> >>> Both templates show up when I do "new file" "template". At first I >>> thought it would show up under "styles and formatting". Nope. >>> >>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks for your help. >>> >>> mcm >>> >>> >> Try inserting a section break when you wish to change styles. Otherwise >> the style will apply to the whole document. >> >> Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA > > Joe, does that really apply to using different templates? I thought it > was one document, one template. If that's true, a section break wouldn't > help, right? That lets you change page styles, but does it affect > anything else? > > Mark, if my interpretation is right, I think that what you need are > different styles in the same template -- page, paragraph, character, or > all of the above. Alternatively, if what you're trying to do is produce > the same document two different ways, you'll need to make your first > document, then create a new document using the other template and use > copy and paste to get the material into the second one. If the style > names are the same, but the fonts or whatever are different between the > templates, I think they'll be reinterpreted as you want them.
What I'm trying to do is create a document that has a 4-block header on the left hand side, the title in the center, and then open space for the author to enter their material. When they get to the second page, I want them to have th full page length, plus a header that starts with page number 2. I do not want a header on the first page. This is really easy to set up in Word, I'm having a hard time convincing other's in my department that moving to OOo is worthwhile when these kinds of problems creep up. Sorry. Rant off. mcm -- Mark C. Miller, Indianapolis Indiana USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
