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is inserted. As with other styles, the most efficient way to format
frames is in the Styles and Formatting window.
Planning the styles
If you are using a mix of graphics, you may want to define two related
styles, one with a border line for graphics with white backgrounds and
one without a border for all other backgrounds. You also may want to
design one or more frames for text only.
Otherwise, the default frame styles (listed in Table 3) cover most users’
needs. The only significant addition that many users might need is one
or more styles for text frames.
Table 3. Various frame styles and their uses
Style Comments and Use
Formula The frame style used for formulas. The default includes
AutoSize, which adjusts the size of the frame to the
formula.
Frame The default frame style.
Graphics The default style for graphics. The defaults include
autosizing to fit the graphic, no text wrap, and a thin
border around the frame. These are reasonable
defaults, except for the border. Unless the background
of the graphic is white and the document’s background
also is white, the border usually is unnecessary.
Labels
The default style for use with File > New > Labels. It
seems to be used by OpenOffice.org automatically and
is not intended for users at all.
Marginalia A style for placing a frame beside the left margin. As
the name suggests, the Marginalia style is intended for
comments added in the margin of text. The style also is
useful for creating sideheads—headings against the left
margin, which often are used in technical
documentation. To set up sideheads, create body-text
paragraph styles with two inches or more indentation
from the left. Then, place the cursor at the start of a
body-text paragraph, add the frame, and apply the
Marginalia style.
OLE The default style for OLE objects and floating frames.
The default places the frame at the top and center of a
body of text.
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