Operation Manual

Figure 49: Copying styles from a template into the open document
Caution
If your document has a table of contents, and if you have used custom styles for
headings, the heading levels associated with outline levels in Tools > Outline
Numbering will revert to the defaults of Heading 1, Heading 2, and so on when you
load Text Styles from a file that does not use the same custom styles. You will need to
change these back to your custom heading styles.
Deleting styles
You cannot remove (delete) any of LibreOffice’s predefined styles from a document or template,
even if they are not in use.
You can remove any user-defined (custom) styles; but before you do, you should make sure the
styles are not in use in the current document.
To delete any unwanted styles, in the Styles and Formatting window select each one to be deleted
(hold Ctrl while selecting multiple styles), and then right-click on a selected style and select Delete
on the context menu.
If the style is not in use, it is deleted immediately without confirmation. If the style is in use, you
receive a warning message asking you to confirm deletion.
Caution
If you delete a style that is in use, all objects with that style will return to the default
style.
Using a template to create a document
To use a template to create a document:
1) From the Menu bar, choose File > New > Templates. The Template Manager dialog opens.
2) From the tabs at the top of the dialog, select the category of template you want to use.
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