Operation Manual

Figure 48: Naming a new style
created from a selection
Dragging and dropping to create a style
You can drag and drop a selection into the Styles and Formatting window to create a new style.
The element to drag depends upon the LibreOffice application.
Writer
Select some text and drag it to the Styles and Formatting window. If Paragraph Styles are
active, the paragraph style will be added to the list. If Character Styles are active, the
character style will be added to the list.
Calc
Drag a cell selection to the Styles and Formatting window to create a cell style.
Draw/Impress
Select and drag a drawing object to the Styles and Formatting window to create a graphic
style.
Copying styles from a template or document
You can copy styles into a document by loading them from a template or from another document:
1) Open the document you want to copy styles into.
2) In the Styles and Formatting window, click the arrow next to the New Style from Selection
icon, and then select Load Styles (see Figure 46).
3) On the Load Styles dialog (Figure 49), find either a template or an ordinary document from
which to copy styles. Click the From File button to open a window from which to select the
required document.
4) Select the types of styles to copy from the checkboxes at the bottom of the dialog.
5) Select Overwrite if you want to replace styles in the original document that have the same
name as styles in the document from which you are importing styles. If this box is not
selected, you will only copy styles whose names are not used in the original document.
6) Click OK to copy the styles.
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