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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Applying styles}} {{WriterStylesTOC|ShowPrevNext=block |PrevPage=Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Working with Styles |NextPage=Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Writer Guide/Modifying styles}} == Applying styles: several methods == In order to use a style in OpenOffice.org, you need to ''apply'' it. OOo provides several ways to apply styles: * [[#Using the Styles and Formatting window|Using the Styles and Formatting window]]. * [[#Using Fill Format mode|Using Fill Format mode]]. * [[#Using the Apply Style list|Using the Apply Style list]]. * [[#Assigning styles to shortcut keys|Assigning styles to shortcut keys]]. * Using AutoFormat: see [[Writer Guide: Working with Text|Chapter 3]] (Working with Text). * [[#Using conditional styles|Using conditional styles]]. == Using the Styles and Formatting window == <ol> <li>To open the Styles and Formatting window, do ''any one'' of the following:</li> * Click on the [[Image:StylesFormattingIcon.png]] icon located at the left-hand end of the object bar. * Choose '''Format > Styles and Formatting'''. * Press ''F11''. {{Documentation/Tip|You can move the Styles and Formatting window to a convenient position on the screen or dock it to an edge.}} [[Image:StylesFormatWindow2.png|Styles and Formatting window]]<br>Styles and Formatting window for Writer. <li>Click on one of the icons at the top left of the Styles and Formatting window to display a list of styles in a particular category, such as paragraph or character.</li> <li>To apply a character style to existing text, select the text and then double-click on the name of the style in the ''Character Styles'' list. To apply any other style, put the cursor in the paragraph, frame, or page you want to modify and double-click on the name of the style. You can select more than one paragraph or frame and apply the same style to all of them at the same time.</li> </ol> {{Documentation/Tip|At the bottom of the Styles and Formatting window is a drop-down list. In Figure 1 it shows '''Automatic''', meaning the list shows only the styles that are applied automatically by OOo. You can choose to show all styles or other groups, such as custom styles. Starting with OOo2.3, your selection here is saved when you close OOo (previously this window always opened with Automatic showing).}} == Using Fill Format mode == {{:Using Fill Format mode}} == Using the Apply Style list == When a style is in use in a document, the style name appears on the ''Apply Style'' list at the left end of the formatting bar, to the right of the ''Styles and Formatting'' icon. [[Image:ApplyStyleList.png|Apply Style list]]<br>The Apply Style list. To apply a style from this list, click on the desired style or use the up or down arrow keys to move through the list, then press'' Enter'' to apply the highlighted style. '''Tip:''' Select '''More...''' at the bottom of the list to open the Styles and Formatting window. == Assigning styles to shortcut keys == You can configure shortcut keys to quickly assign styles in your document. Some shortcuts are predefined, such as ''Ctrl+1'' for the Heading 1 paragraph style and ''Ctrl+2'' for Heading 2. You can modify these shortcuts and create your own. <ol> <li>Click '''Tools > Customize > Keyboard'''.</li> <li>On the ''Keyboard'' page of the Customize dialog box, choose the shortcut keys you want to assign a style to. In this example, we have chosen ''Ctrl+9''.</li> [[Image:StylesKeybdSC.png|Defining keyboard shortcuts]]<br>Defining keyboard shortcuts for applying styles. <li>In the ''Functions'' section at the bottom of the dialog box, scroll down in the ''Category'' list to '''Styles'''. Click the '''+''' sign to expand the list of styles.</li> <li>Choose the category of the style. The ''Function'' list will display the names of the available styles for the selected category. The example shows some of OOo's predefined paragraph styles.</li> <li>To assign '''Ctrl+9''' to the ''Text Body'' paragraph style, select '''Text Body''' in the ''Function'' list, and then click '''Modify'''. '''Ctrl+9''' now appears in the ''Keys'' list.</li> <li>When you are done assigning shortcuts, click '''OK''' to close the dialog box.</li> </ol> Currently, the only way to use ''Alt'' key or multi-key combinations is through a macro. See [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/AltKeyHandler.sxw AltKeyHandler.sxw] and [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/KeyHandler.sxw KeyHandler.sxw], available from [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/]. {{CCBY}} [[Category: Writer Guide (Documentation)]]

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