Applying paragraph style to document

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#1

Hi all,  Thought I could do this in LO but cannot find the detail.  Want to set paragraph
spacings for a big file without having to do each paragraph separately.

(perhaps I need new spectacles?)

Gordon.

Tauranga N.Z.

#2

Hi,

Hi all, Thought I could do this in LO but cannot find the detail. Want to set paragraph
spacings for a big file without having to do each paragraph separately.

Remove manual formatting (ctrl+A ctrl+M)
modify applied paragraph styles; probably Default and Text Body may be enough.

Best regards.
JBF

#3

You will need to select one or more paragraph styles to suit your work
and then modify the styles to give the spacing you want.

For example, expose the sidebar on the right hand side of the screen
(View > Sidebar), expose the 'Styles and Formatting' panel in the
sidebar (click the second icon down on right hand edge of the sidebar -
looks like a little flame).

Expose the paragraph styles by clicking the left hand icon of the row of
small icons at the top of the styles and formatting panel.

Right click on one of the paragraph styles you are using and select
'modify'. In the dialogue box which opens, select the 'indents and
spacing' tab and there you can set the spacing above and below your
paragraph as you would wish.

You can make a 101 other adjustments on the various tabs. When you are
done, click on 'apply' or 'ok' and these changes will be automatically
applied to all paras of that type in your document.

Repeat for all paragraph styles you are using to achieve the coherent
flow you seek. If some parts of your document require particular
treatment, you can easily create a new paragraph style.

hth Philip

#4

Hi Jean-Baptiste,

All fixed thank you. It was the manual formatting causing the problem. Had been
experimenting on a couple of paragraphs to find a suitable style.

Kind regards,
Gordon.