Writer Guide

Style categories
OOo Writer has five style categories:
• Paragraph styles affect entire paragraphs represented with those
styles.
• Character styles affect a block of text inside a paragraph.
• Page styles affect page formatting (page size, margin, and the
like).
• Frame styles affect frames and graphics.
• List styles affect outlines, numbered lists, and bulleted lists.
In the same way that characters are the building blocks for creating
words, paragraphs are the building blocks of every document.
Headings (subheads) are paragraphs; headers, footers, and numbered
lists are also paragraphs. Paragraph styles are, therefore, the most
frequently used styles and are the ones treated in more detail in this
and the next chapter.
The Styles and Formatting window
Styles are available through a floating or dockable window called
Styles and Formatting, shown in Figure 169. This window is at the
center of styles management. Do not worry if, at first, some contents of
this section seem obscure while progressing through this or the next
chapter. This guide describes how to use all these functions.
Figure 169: Styles and Formatting window buttons
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