small caps

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#1

How does one make small caps in LO? I need to make just one or two words in a cocument small caps,
and I can't seem to find a way. TIA--doug

#2

Doug

How does one make small caps in LO? I need to make just one or two words in a cocument small caps,
and I can't seem to find a way. TIA--doug

Try Format>>Character>>Tab: Font Effects and under Effects select Small Capitals (bottom of the list). You use it to set small capitals or change existing text to small capitals.

  Small Capitals is not listed under Format>>Change Case

#3

Thank you, Jay. That works. It's a little clumsy, but at least it can be done. Too bad it can't be assigned
to some function key or something. If every time you want to write am or pm in small caps, it's going to
be a pain.

--doug

#4

Hi,

Doug

How does one make small caps in LO? I need to make just one or two
words in a cocument small caps,
and I can't seem to find a way. TIA--doug

Try Format>>Character>>Tab: Font Effects and under Effects select
Small Capitals (bottom of the list). You use it to set small capitals
or change existing text to small capitals.

Small Capitals is not listed under Format>>Change Case

Thank you, Jay. That works. It's a little clumsy, but at least it can
be done. Too bad it can't be assigned
to some function key or something. If every time you want to write am
or pm in small caps, it's going to
be a pain.

I think that the best solution is to create and use a character style
"small_cap" inherited from style Standard.

Best regards
JBF

#5

There is an easy way to do this, using Find & Replace:
o Type "am" normally as you create your document.
o When convenient, go to Edit | Find & Replace... (or Ctrl+F).
o In "Search for", enter "am".
o In "Replace with", also enter "am".
o Click More Options.
o With the cursor in the "Replace with" field, click Format... .
o On the Font Effects tab, under Effects, select "Small capitals".

Now you can use Replace or Replace All to change your relevant items to small caps. (If you choose to type "am" without the full stops, you will need to be careful not to change occurrences of the verb "am", of course. Alternatively, you could enter something such as "#am" for the times and search for that later.)

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#6

You're way beyond me. I have no idea how to create a character style, or
how it would be used if I had done so. If you would please explain, I would
be much gratified.
Thanx--doug

#7

Thank you, Brian. I'll try that. good idea.

--doug

#8

I would like to see the way to do this as well.

#9

Create:
o Go to Format | Styles and Formatting (or click the Styles and Formatting button in the Formatting toolbar, or press F11).
o Click the Character Styles button at the top of the Styles and Formatting window.
o Right-click on Default and click New... .
o Enter the name for your new style ("Small Caps"?) on the Organizer tab.
o On the Font Effects tab, under Effects, select "Small capitals".
o Click OK.

Use:
o Keep the Styles and Formatting window open.
o Select the text to which you want the style to apply.
o Double-click the style name in the Styles and Formatting window.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#10

Hi,

[...]

I think that the best solution is to create and use a character style
"small_cap" inherited from style Standard.

Best regards
JBF

You're way beyond me. I have no idea how to create a character style, or
how it would be used if I had done so. If you would please explain, I
would
be much gratified.

Short answer : F1 (Help) :wink:

Less short answer : F11 (Styles and Formating) -> 2nd icon -> dropdown
list : choose Applied Styles -> select Standard -> right clic : New...
When your character style has been defined, select the string you want
to make small capital -> double-click on the appropriate character style

Best regards
JBF

#11

Thanx, Brian. I'll give that a try.

--doug

#12

Thanx. I'll try that. --doug

#13

How does one make small caps in LO? I need to make just one or two words in a document small caps, and I can't seem to find a way.

Try Format>>Character>>Tab: Font Effects and under Effects select Small Capitals (bottom of the list). You use it to set small capitals or change existing text to small capitals.

Small Capitals is not listed under Format>>Change Case

Thank you, Jay. That works. It's a little clumsy, but at least it can be done. Too bad it can't be assigned to some function key or something. If every time you want to write am or pm in small caps, it's going to be a pain.

There is an easy way to do this, using Find & Replace:
o Type "am" normally as you create your document.
o When convenient, go to Edit | Find & Replace... (or Ctrl+F).
o In "Search for", enter "am".
o In "Replace with", also enter "am".
o Click More Options.
o With the cursor in the "Replace with" field, click Format... .
o On the Font Effects tab, under Effects, select "Small capitals".

Now you can use Replace or Replace All to change your relevant items to small caps. (If you choose to type "am" without the full stops, you will need to be careful not to change occurrences of the verb "am", of course. Alternatively, you could enter something such as "#am" for the times and search for that later.)

I like the idea using special character to identify a string to change later.

#14

doug-2 wrote

Thank you, Jay. That works. It's a little clumsy, but at least it can
be done. Too bad it can't be assigned
to some function key or something. If every time you want to write am
or pm in small caps, it's going to
be a pain.

You can assign a hotkey. Create a macro that applies the SmallCaps effect to
the word selected and then assign a hotkey to that macro.

To record a Macro you need to activate it in Tools, Options, LibreOffice,
General, Enable experimental (unstable) features.

More on Macros
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications

HTH,
Pedro

#15

You can assign hotkey to styles as well. Perhaps creating new character style
is somehow easier than recording macros, which is considered experimental
feature.

#16

Mirosław Zalewski wrote

You can assign hotkey to styles as well. Perhaps creating new character
style
is somehow easier than recording macros, which is considered experimental
feature.

You are right. Much easier. Although experimental means that you can
experiment :wink:

#17

Looks like there is finally a Base guide being written for LO, and listed on the "documentation" page[s]. The 3.3.x docs are being worked on to reflect 3.4.x.. It is always nice to see the documentation for LO being improved.

Maybe someone would put together some of these good "how-to" emails in some format as well. Call it a "knowledge base" or "how-to" pages. They are a part of the support system for software like LO.