On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 04:42:01PM -0400, Jim Allan wrote:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> > In a paper I'm writing I have a bunch of quoted text that should
> > be indented (and maybe in a small or bold font). How, in short,
> > do I get the equivalent of <BLOCKQUOTE> IN OO? In essays long
> > past, I set the "tabulation" markers in an inch or two on either
> > side, but am hoping that with OO-2.1 there is an easier way.
>
> OpenOffice.org has a number of built-in paragraph styles including one
> named "Quotations" which by default does a blockquote for you.
>
> Press F11 to get the stylelist.
>
> Select "All Styles" in the box at the bottom. Clicking on "Quotation" in
> the main list will then set to the "Quotation" style any paragraphs
> containing selection highlighting as well as the paragraph where your
> current cursor resides. Through the right mouse button you can change
> the "Quotation" style parameters, for example making the font somewhat
> smaller or increasing or decreasing the indents. When you make such a
> change, all passages in your document in the "Quotation" style will
> change accordingly.
>
> Any changes you make will affect only the current document and any
> documents revised from it, so you don't have to worry about messing up
> styles by changing them (unless you save a document as a default template).
I've got one template set up for my rough drafts; so if I
can save the <BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> parameter that would
be a plus. Lots more (just slightly less than infinity:) to
learn about OO. But this suite is *seriously* nice.
>
> To quickly change any paragraph to the "Quotation" style, you place your
> cursor in a paragraph already in that style, click on the broom icon in
> the standard toolbar, and then click again on or higlight the
> paragraph(s) you wish to change.
Noted, thankee,
gary
>
> Jallan
>
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