Rod wrote: >you may not have a clear idea of where you want to go or what you want it to look like.
Then use a template that has a number of styles that one has already created, in it. [My default OOo writer template contains 25 page styles, and 2 000 paragraph styles. I've lost count of the number of character and numbering styles it has. My defautl calc template has 2 000 cell styles.] > Depending on the situation, styles may be a help or a hindrance. I've had it > go both ways. If one consistently uses the same styles, then changing the appearance is trivial. Also note that the search/replace function in OOo can replace paragraph styles. > with a haphazard mixture of intentional styles, automatic styles, and direct > formatting. And the easiest/fastest way to clean up mess like that, is to save as plain text, then open the plain text file, and apply the formatting using styles. > That's all very true; *assuming* that you have the luxury of originating the > document from a blank sheet of paper. I've reformatted umpteen documents that I have received from other sources/people. The only "assumption" I had to make, was that the person who gave me the document, would not notice the reformatting I did. xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.
