Operation Manual

Linked drawing object styles
Drawing object styles support inheritance; that is, a style can be linked to another (parent) style so
that it inherits all the formatting settings of the parent. You can use this property to create families
of styles.
For example, if you need multiple boxes that differ in color but are otherwise identically formatted,
the best way to proceed is to define a generic style for the box including borders, area fill, font, and
so on. Then create a number of hierarchically dependent styles which differ only in the fill color
attribute. If you then need to change the font size or the thickness of the border, it is sufficient to
change the parent style and all the other linked styles will change accordingly.
Creating drawing object styles
You can create a new drawing object style in the following ways:
• Using the Styles and Formatting dialog.
• Using the Styles and Formatting section on the Sidebar.
• From a selected object.
Note
In LibreOffice Draw, only Drawing Object Styles are available in the Styles and
Formatting dialog and the Styles and Formatting section on the Sidebar.
Figure 102: Styles and Formatting dialog
Styles and Formatting dialog
1) Click on the Styles and Formatting icon on the Line and Filling toolbar or go to
Format > Styles and Formatting on the main menu bar or press the F11 key to open the
Styles and Formatting dialog (Figure 102).
2) Select a style you want to use in the Styles and Formatting dialog.
3) Right-click and select New to open the Image Styles dialog (Figure 103).
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