Operation Manual

Modifying drawing object styles
To modify an existing style:
1) Right-click on the style in the Styles and Formatting dialog or the Styles and Formatting
section on the Sidebar.
2) Select Modify from the context menu to open the Image styles dialog (Figure 103).
3) Make the required changes to the style.
4) Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
Updating from a selection
To update a drawing object style from a selected object:
1) Select an object that uses the format you want to adopt as a style.
2) In the Styles and Formatting dialog or the Styles and Formatting section on the Sidebar,
select the style you want to update and then click the Update Style icon .
Applying drawing object styles
You can apply a drawing object style using the Styles and Formatting dialog or the Styles and
Formatting section on the Sidebar. First make sure that the styles are shown (Figure 102), then do
one of the following:
• Select the object to which you want to apply a style and double-click on the name of the
style you want to apply.
• Click the Fill Format mode icon , position the cursor on the object to be styled and
click the mouse button. This mode remains active until you turn it off, so you can apply the
same style to several objects. To quit Fill Format mode, click the Fill Format mode icon
again or press the Esc key.
• When Fill Format mode is active, a right-click anywhere in the document cancels the last
Fill Format action. Be careful not to accidentally right-click and thus undo actions you want
to keep.
Tip
At the bottom of the Styles and Formatting dialog or the Styles and Formatting
section on the Sidebar there is a drop-down list. Here you can choose to show all
styles or groups of styles such as applied styles or custom styles.
Deleting drawing object styles
You cannot delete any of the predefined styles in LibreOffice, even if you are not using them. You
can only delete user-defined (custom) styles. However, before you delete a custom style, make
sure the style is not in use. If an unwanted style is in use, make sure you replace it with another
style. To see which style are in use, choose Applied Styles in the drop-down list at the bottom of
the Styles and Formatting dialog.
To delete a custom style, right-click on the style in the Styles and Formatting dialog and choose
Delete on the context menu. If the style is in use, a warning message will appear; you can click
Yes to delete the style anyway. If the style is not in use, no confirmation message appears.
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