Author: paul.gray

Automatically repeat heading row(s) at the top of each page.

To automatically repeat heading rows of a table at the top of each page, first of all select the heading row of the table. After this, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Heading rows repeat’. The heading rows for the table will get repeated at the top of each page.
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Change cell text alignment and direction.

To change the text alignment inside the cells of a table, right-click once anywhere inside the table and form the resulting menu, click on ‘Edit Paragraph Style’. This will open the ‘Paragraph Style’ dialog box.
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In this dialog box, under the ‘Alignment’ tab, we have a set of radio buttons under ‘Options’. These radio buttons define the different types of alignments which can be used for the text inside the cells of the selected table. Select the required alignment here and then click on ‘OK’. The changes will get applied to the document.

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Merge, split cells in a table.

To merge cells in a table, first of all select the cells which need to be merged. After this, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Merge Cells’. The selected cells will get merged into one.

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To split cells in a table, select the cell which needs to be split. After this, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Split Cells’. This will open the ‘Split Cells’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under ‘Split’, select the number of cells into which the selected cell needs to be split from the option ‘Split cell into’. Also, the direction for the splitting of the cells can also be chosen. After selecting everything, click on ‘OK’. The selected cells will get split as per the options selected.
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Apply a table auto format/table style.

To apply a table auto format/table style to a table in LibreOffice Writer, first of all click once anywhere inside the table to which the auto formatting needs to be applied. After this, click on ‘Table’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting menu, click on ‘AutoFormat’.
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This will open the ‘AutoFormat’ dialog box. In this dialog box, all the available table formats are displayed as a list under ‘Format’. The required format can be selected from this list. After this, click on ‘OK’. The selected format will get applied to the table.

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Insert, delete a column break.

To insert a column break, first of all place the mouse pointer at the point where you want to insert the column break. Now click on ‘Insert’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Manual Break’.

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This will open the ‘Insert Break’ dialog box. In this dialog box, under ‘Type’, select the ‘Column break’ radio button and then click on ‘OK’. This will insert a column break into the document at the point which was selected by the mouse pointer.

To delete a column break, simply place the mouse pointer at the point where the column break has been inserted and then press the ‘Backspace’ key from the keyboard once. This will delete the column break.

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Apply multiple column layouts. Change number of columns in a column layout.

To apply multiple column layouts, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Columns’. This will open the ‘Columns’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Settings’ area, we have an option, ‘Columns’. Under ‘Columns’ we can select the number of columns which are required in a particular page. After making all the changes click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes in the document.
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Change column widths and spacing. Insert, remove lines between columns.

To change column widths and spacing, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Columns’.

This will open the ‘Columns’ dialog box. In this dialog box, under the ‘Width and Spacing’ area, we have different options for changing the column widths and spacing between different columns.

In the same ‘Columns’ dialog box, under the ‘Separator Line’ area, we have different options for inserting a line between different columns. Make the appropriate changes here to add a line between the columns.

After making all the changes, click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes in the document.

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Create, modify, and update a paragraph style.

A paragraph style is a template which is used to define the styling for a paragraph in LibreOffice Writer. A paragraph style can be applied to a paragraph and the paragraph will take up the styling properties defined by that paragraph style.
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To create, modify or update a paragraph style, first of all click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Styles and Formatting’. This will open the ‘Styles and Formatting’ toolbar menu at the right side of the document.

After this, click on the ‘Paragraph Styles’ icon to display the different paragraph styles available in Writer in a list format. This icon has been highlighted in the below given illustration.

After this, from the drop-down list present at the bottom of the ‘Styles and Formatting’ toolbar, select ‘Custom Styles’.

Now, right-click inside the ‘Styles List’ area. This will display an option, ‘New’.

Click on ‘New’ and this will open the ‘Paragraph Style’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, we can define our new custom paragraph style. Under the ‘Organizer’ tab, we can provide the ‘Name’ for the new paragraph style and then under the other tabs, we can define the different styling properties for this style. After selecting all the properties, click on ‘OK’. This will save the paragraph style in the ‘Styles List’ area for later use.

To modify a paragraph style, in the ‘Styles List’ area, right-click on the style which needs to be modified and from the resulting menu click on ‘Modify’. This will open the same ‘Paragraph Style’ dialog box. Make all the required changes here and then click on ‘OK’. This will update the selected paragraph style.
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Create, modify, and update a character style.

A character style is a template which is used to define the styling for a character in LibreOffice Writer. A character style can be applied to a character and the character will take up the styling properties defined by that character style.

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To create, modify and update a character style, first of all click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Styles and Formatting’. This will open the ‘Styles and Formatting’ toolbar menu at the right side of the document.

After this, click on the ‘Character Styles’ icon to display the different character styles available in LibreOffice Writer in a list format. This icon has been highlighted in the illustration below.

After this, from the drop-down list present at the bottom of the ‘Styles and Formatting’ toolbar, select ‘Custom Styles’.

Now, right-click inside the ‘Styles List’ area. This will display an option, ‘New’.

Click on ‘New’ and this will open the ‘Character Style’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, we can define our new custom character style. Under the ‘Organizer’ tab, we can provide the ‘Name’ for the new character style and then under the other tabs, we can define the different styling properties for this style. After selecting all the properties, click on ‘OK’. This will save the character style in the ‘Styles List’ area for later use.

To modify a character style, in the ‘Styles List’ area, right-click on the style which needs to be modified and from the resulting menu click on ‘Modify’. This will open the same ‘Character Style’ dialog box. Make all the required changes here and then click on ‘OK’. This will update the selected character style.
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Apply, modify outline numbering in multi-level lists.

To apply outline numbering in multi-level lists, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar, and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Bullets and Numbering’. This will open the ‘Bullets and Numbering’ dialog box.

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In this dialog box, under the ‘Options’ tab, we have different options for providing outline to multi-level lists. Under ‘Level’ we can select the number of levels in the list and under ‘Numbering’, we can choose the different outline numbering styles for these lists. After making all the changes click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes in the document.

In order to modify outline numbering for multi-level lists, select the list which needs to be modified and then right-click anywhere on the selected portion. From the resulting menu, click on ‘Bullets and Numbering’. This will open the same ‘Bullets and Numbering’ dialog box. Here we can make the required changes and then click on ‘OK’.

The list will get modified accordingly.

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