Scott Rhoades wrote: > Chris, > > That's a pretty big request, which is probably why nobody is answering. The > answer is yes, OpenOffice can do this. I think. Really, it should be able to > do this, but it'll take a little experimentation to get the look you want, as > would any new document. > > You're going to need to create a template. Use the manuals you mentioned to > learn how. > > You'll need some new page styles, at least a coverpage style. Depending on > the look you're going for, you might also want article cover pages and > section cover pages, but you might not. Depends on how you want it to look. > Other than that, the usual right and left pages will work, but you'll want to > modify them to have the correct page sizes and margins for your document. > > In general, I like to create all new styles for a new template so that all of > my styles for that template show up in the Custom style list. That also lets > me give my styles specific names so it's easy for me to find the style I need > to use. You can do it that way or modify the default styles until they are > the way you want them. > > The list you provided should help you define paragraph styles for the > headings. > > It looks like you'll also want to play around the the numbering feature to > get the kind of numbering you're looking for. It might take some trial and > error to get it right. > > The nice thing is, once your template is the way you like it, it will stay > that way, even if you make changes in your actual bylaws document. If this is > a template you'll use again, the time spent setting it up will save time in > the long run. Then, if you need to do this again sometime, you can create a > new document with that template and it'll all be set up for you already. The > other good thing (although it's really only good if you have time) is, by the > time you're done with this, you'll be a template expert. > > Once you've started putting it together, I think you'll get more answers to > your questions if you ask about a specific problem you're having than you > would asking if we can help set up the whole thing. This is a good place to > ask those specific questions. > > -s.
Excellent answer. I would add that the OP can also do a Google search for bylaw templates and find one as a starting point, then modify to suit. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=bylaws+template http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=bylaws+template+%2BCanada Most are in MS Word or RTF, but can easily be opened and imported into OOo. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
