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Gau %e Garamo$%! Source <o%e Hro a$% Liberti$us Ieyboar%0 The latest version of this book is always at the following address: https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/writer-book Bf /ou J$% a$y error CB am $ot a $ati)e G$,(ish s&ea+erE! please let me know! https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/contact/ Table of Contents asic Ideas " 8 @bout t"is boo+! and some ,e$era( advice ......... 88 808 G)er/t"i$, c(ear .................. 89 809 To *"om is t"is boo+ addressed ........... 8A 80K 4ot e)er/t"i$, is te2t in t"is (ife ........... 8L 80A Boo+ structure ................... 8L 80L <o$)e$tions used in t"is boo+ ............ 87 807 Msef#( (i$+s .................... 8N 80N W"ic" )ersio$ to use ................ 8? 80? Genera( notes for Li$#2 #sers ............ 8O 9 5e ,ra&"ica( interface ................. 98 908 W"at is a)ai(ab(e .................. 99 909 Ie/board s"ortcuts ................. 9K 90K Too(bars ...................... 9A 90A ;enus ....................... 9L 90L 5e si%ebar ..................... 9L 907 Ot"er &ane(s and bars ................ 9N 90N <o(ors and icons .................. 9O 90? WD:BWDG! ma non troppo .............. K> 90O Windo*s a$d more *indo*s ............ K8 908> Ot"er interface o&tions .............. K8 K Essentia( too(s ...................... KK K08 Mser information and document &ro&erties ..... KA i K09 <omme$ts and -)ersions. .............. KL K0908 <omments.................. KL K0909 Trac+ c"a$,es................ K7 K090K <om&are documents............. KN K090A Persions................... K? K0K 1ictionaries .................... K? K0K08 W"ere to (oo+ if t"ere are &rob(ems...... KO K0K09 5e dictionar/ is not i$sta((e%Q......... A> K0K0K W"/ is t"e s/stem (i+e t"isR.......... A8 K0K0A 5esaur#s.................. A8 K0K0L Grammar c"ec+erR.............. A9 K0K07 5e "/&"enation "as been *ro$,Q....... A9 K0K0N G2tra notes.................. AK K0A Suic+(/ c"a$,e t"e or%er of &ara,ra&"s ....... AK K0L :&ecia( c"aracters ................. AA K0L08 5e s&ecia( c"aracter me$#.......... AA K0L09 Mnicode code................. AA K07 1eJ$e co(ors .................... AL K0N Bma,es embe%%ed or (i$+ed ............. A7 K0? Bma,e ca&tions ................... AN K0O Writer! H1T and )ector ima,es ........... A? K0O08 H1T t/&es.................. A? K0O09 H1T &ro&erties................ AO K0O0K Picture formats and H1T........... AO K08> 5e 4avi,ator ................... L> K08>08 4avi,ate t"e document........... L> K08>09 Reor,anizi$, t"e document......... L9 K08>0K Pie*i$, ot"er docume$ts.......... LK K08>0A :e(ect items *it" t"e +e/boar%........ LK K088 G2tensions .................... LK A 5e structure of a document ............... LL A08 <ontinent and content ............... LL A09 @ matter of st/(e .................. L7 A0K 1esi,n a &a,e .................... L? A0A Objects on t"e &a,e ................. 7> A0L Hara,ra&" st/(esV t"e +i$,s of conte$t ........ 7> ii L T/&o,ra&"/ and re(ated to&ics .............. 7K L08 @(( about t/&efaces ................. 7A L09 Msi$, t"ese tec"no(o,ies in LibreOffice ....... 7L L0908 O&e$T/&e.................. 77 L0909 Gra&"ite................... 7? L090K 5e -t/&o,ra&"ica( (imitations. of LibO.... 7O L090A Wo* to +no* *"at eac" font o ers us..... N8 L0K Line s&aci$, .................... N9 L0A 1istance bet*een *ords and c"aracters ....... NK L0L Embed fonts in t"e docume$t ............ NK #undamental tools $% 7 :t/(es and tem&(ates ................... NN 708 Hara,ra&" st/(es! and a(so c"aracter ......... N? 70808 Or,anizer tab................. ?> 70809 B$%ent X :&aci$, tab............. ?> 7080K @(i,nment tab................ ?9 7080A Te2t T(o* tab................. ?K 7080L Tont tab................... ?K 70807 Tont G ects tab................ ?K 7080N Hositio$ tab.................. ?A 7080? Hi,"(i,"ti$, tab............... ?A 7080O Tabs tab................... ?A 70808> 1ro& ca&s tab................ ?7 708088 @rea! Trans&arenc/ and Borders tabs..... ?? 708089 <ondition tab................ ?? 70808K Out(ine X 4umberi$, tab.......... ?? 709 <"aracter st/(es .................. ?? 70K Ha,e st/(es ..................... ?O 70K08 5e &a,e number as a -Je(%........... O> 70K09 Wea%ers and footers Y Ha,e st/(es....... O> 70K0K @&&(/ &a,e st/(es............... OK 70K0A <"a$,e t"e &a,e number........... OA 70K0L <"a$,e t"e numberi$, t/&e.......... OL 70K07 Pisibi(it/ of &a,e brea+s............ O7 70K0N -Re,ister'true................. O7 iii 70A Ot"er st/(es .................... O? 70L Rec/c(i$, st/(esV tem&(ates ............. 8>> 707 5e -st/(es. menu ................. 8>8 70N 5e -st/(es. too(bar ................ 8>8 N Lists and $umberi$, .................. 8>K N08 4umbered and b#((eted (ists ............ 8>K N0808 <ustomize................. 8>L N0809 List a(i,nment................ 8>L N080K 1eacti)ate a (ist............... 8>N N080A @ &rob(em to +ee& in mi$%.......... 8>? N09 Or,anize and number c"a&ters ........... 8>? N0908 Givi$, a -(e)e(. to t"e st/(es......... 8>? N0909 -<ontinuous. numberi$,........... 88> N090K @ &rob(em *"en usi$, (ist st/(es to $umber c"a&ters or a&&endices................... 888 N0K -B$'(ine. "eadi$,s ................. 889 N0A 5e -content. of t"e "eadi$,s ............ 88K ? Tootnotes and Endnotes ................ 88L ?08 4otes *it" st/(e .................. 88L ?09 Transform t/&es of notes ............. 887 ?0K 4umberi$, b/ c"a&ter ............... 88N ?0A -Ti&s. re(ated to t"e footnotes ........... 88? ?0A08 @(i,n t"e numberi$,! 8V tab sto&s....... 88? ?0A09 @(i,n t"e numberi$,! 9V Gra&"ite fonts.... 88? ?0A0K Tootnote anc"ors in round brac+ets...... 88O ?0A0A :/mbo(s instead of numbers......... 88O O Bnde2es ........................ 898 O08 Bnitia( &reca#tio$ ................. 898 O09 Bnsert an i$%e2 .................. 899 O0908 5e -t/&e. tab................ 899 O0909 5e -entries. tab............... 89K O090K :t/(es tab.................. 89L O090A <o(umns and Bac+,round tabs........ 89L O0K @ fe* *ords about t"e di ere$t t/&es of i$%e2es .. 897 O0A Sa)e a custom inde2 ................ 89N O0L 5e bib(io,ra&"ic database ............. 89N iZ O0L08 <reate a bib(io,ra&"ic %atabase........ 89? O0L09 B$sert references in t"e document....... 89O O0L0K <reate t"e bib(io,ra&"ic inde2........ 8K> O0L0A B$sert bib(io,ra&"ic data outside t"e bib(io,ra&"ic inde2....................... 8K8 8> @uto<orrect and @utoTe2t ............... 8KK 8>08 @uto<orrect o&tions ............... 8KA 8>09 @utoTe2t .................... 8K7 88 Sections! frames and ot"er [oati$, t"i$,s ........ 8KO 8808 @(( about t"e sections ............... 8KO 880808 <reate sections............... 8A> 880809 <o$J,ure sections............. 8A8 8809 @(( about frames ................. 8A8 880908 <reate frames............... 8A9 880909 Li$+i$, frames............... 8AA 88090K Trame st/(es................ 8AA 88090A Bma,es a$d tab(es surrounded b/ te2t.... 8AL 88090L Bma,es t"at are 4OT s#rro#$%ed b/ te2t... 8A7 880907 ;o)e t"e anc"or &oint........... 8A? 88090N :im#(ate a &a,e "eader *it" frames....