Chapter 1 : Introduction to Styles

Q1) Multiple choice questions

1. Which of the following features in LibreOffice Writer is/are used to create

the given document?
(a) Page borders
(b) Envelope
(c) Picture from File
(d) Indexes and Tables

2. Styles menu (from sidebar) in Writer provide options to work on

(a) Paragraph Styles
(b) Frame Styles
(c) Page Styles
(d) All of the above

3. What is style template in LibreOffice Writer?

(a) Pre-determined form and mode of document file
(b) One kind of model style
(c) One type of document
(d) Cluster of documents in Writer

4. Which of the following gives the status of your document like page
numbers, number of pages?
(a) Status bar
(b) Standard toolbar
(c) Formatting
(d) Title bar

5. Which of the following can be used to access a style menu?

(a) F11 function key
(b) Sidebar Menu
(c) Formatting toolbar
(d) All of these

Q2) Fill in the blanks

1. A Style is a collection of different formats

2. Styles are especially handy in Libre Office
3. Proper use of styles improves consistency in a document
4. The first five buttons at the top of the Styles window select the category of
styles
5. Using predefined Heading style creates Bookmark in the document.
6. On opening a new file Default Style is used for formatting the document.
 7. In page layout documents, you can arrange objects like text boxes and
graphics.
8. Character styles are often integrated in Paragraph Style.
9. Fill format allows to apply style at different places in the document.
10. Predefined Style cannot be updated by Drag and Drop method.

Q 3) Short answer questions

Q1. What do you understand by styles in LibreOffice writer document?

Ans: A style is a collection of all formatting information, which you want to

save and then apply on the document.
To avoid inconsistency in formatting and reduce time and effort in formatting
a document, we use Styles in Writer.

Q2. Write advantages of using Style over manual formatting, for designing a document.

Ans: Advantages of using Style over manual formatting are

1. Styles help us to apply consistent formatting to the documents.
2. Using styles we can easily change the existing format.
3. Styles make major formatting changes simple.

Q3. What are the different categories of style in LibreOffice writer document?

Ans: Writer provides six Style categories, which are as follows:

a) Page – Page Style is used. It defines basic page layout like page size, its
margin, placement of header and footer, footnote, borders and background.

b) Paragraph – Paragraph formatting includes tab stops, text alignment, line

spacing and borders. Usually, it also includes Character styling attributes.
A paragraph begins and ends by pressing Enter key.

c) Character – this styling is used to work on block of letters, i.e. word(s) in

the paragraph. Character styles allow changing the text colour, text size,
highlighting text and emphasising it.

d) Frame – Frame styles allows to format a frame by specifying its size,

position, border and how the text is placed around the picture.

e) List – List style is used to style lists by putting numbering or bullets of a

different kind or specify numeric format.

f) Table – Table Style category allows to format a table by adding borders,

using different text or border colour(s), aligning text inside the table, having
different patterns or text colour.
Q4. Write down the steps to update text style.

Ans: Steps to update text style :-

Step 1. Select the page/paragraph to be modified.

Step 2. Format the selected portion as per the requirement.
Step 3. Go to Style menu, and click on the button to update.
Step 4. Using Style Action button, click on Updated Selected Style.

Q5. What do you understand by custom styles in LibreOffice writer?

Ans: Custom style means creating a new style as per the user requirement.
There are two ways to create a custom style:
• From Selection and
• By using drag and drop

Q6. Give two examples, where instead of Style, using manual formatting will
be beneficial.

Ans: Manual formatting will be beneficial in following case:

• In case you are using different formatting style for different paragraph.
• In case you are not aware about using of style properly.

Q7. Give one situation, in which you will prefer to use Fill Format for styling
your document.

Ans: Fill Format method is useful when a same style is to be applied at many
places scattered in the document. Fill Format can be used to style scattered –
pages, frames, tables, lists, paragraphs or characters.

Q8. Write steps to load style(s) from a template

Ans: Load Style is used to copy styles from an existing template or document.
Steps to copy style from template or document:
• Step 1. In the Styles Menu, click on the Load Styles.
• Step 2. It will open the Load Styles dialog box. In the Load Styles dialog
box, choose the category of your document.
• Step 3. Find and select the desired template to copy styles from.
Chapter 2: Working with Images

A. Multiple choice questions

1. The text or image which appears faintly in the background of a

page is called _________________.

(a) Water mark

(b) Trade mark

(c) Copyright

(d) Embossing

2. JPG or JPEG in image format stands for _________________.

(a) Joint Photographic Experts Group

(b) Joint Picture Experts Group

(c) Joint Photographic Experts Graph

(d) Joint Photographic Experts General

3. In Drawing Object Properties toolbar, Grouping options provided

are _________________.

(a) Exit Group

(b) Ungroup

(c) Enter Group

(d) All of these

4. Which of the following is not the correct file extension for an

image file?

(a) GIF

(b) JPEG
 (c) Odt

(d) PNG

5. Image toolbar does not provide a tool for _________________.

(a) filtering

(b) cropping

(c) copying

(d) flipping

B. Fill in the blanks

1. Cropping tool cuts off non-desirable part of the image.

2. To change both brightness and contrast of the image Colour tool

can be used.

3. To simulate the effect of time on picture Aging tool is used.

4. Send to Back place image at the bottom of all objects.

5. An image can be deleted by clicking/selecting it and pressing

DELETE key.

6. In drawing tools, basic shapes list provides different shapes.

7. Anchor act as Reference Point point for a drawing.

8. There are Three options for aligning an image horizontally.

9. The Rotation handles of image are used for rotating it.

10. Changing properties of an object before creation, retain them

throughout the session

C. Short answer type questions

Que 1. What is a digital image? How can you create one?

Ans. A picture is a digital image, which is representation of image in

finite set of digital values 0 or 1, known as pixels. These are stored in
various types of graphics files with the file extension, such as GIF,
JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, etc . They can be created using an electronic
camera, scanner, or other imaging device

Que2. Write steps to insert an image from the gallery using Drag and
Drop method.

Ans. A general procedure to insert an image using drag and drop

option, is as follows.

Step 1. Open the document to insert an image in LibreOffice Writer.

Step 2. Open a file browser window (Win+E) and select the image file
to be inserted.

Step 3. Drag the image into the document

Step 4. Drop it, where you want it to appear in the document.

Que 3. How is resizing of image different from cropping it?

Ans. Cropping is when you cut off part of an image to achieve a new
size or shape. Resizing maintains the entire image and simply changes
the size.

Que 4. What are the tools available in drawing toolbar? Describe any
five tools.

In LibreOffice Writer the drawing toolbar provides several tools that

allow users to create and manipulate graphical elements within their
documents

• Line Tool: Similar to other drawing toolbars, the Line tool in

LibreOffice Writer allows users to draw straight lines of various
thicknesses and styles.
• Rectangle Tool: This tool allows users to draw rectangles and
squares on the document canvas. Rectangles can be resized,
moved, and customized with different fill colors and border
styles.
• Ellipse Tool: The Ellipse tool enables users to draw circles and
ellipses. Like rectangles, ellipses can be resized and styled with
different fill colors and borders.
 • Text Box Tool: This tool allows users to insert text boxes
anywhere on the document canvas. Text boxes can be formatted
with different fonts, sizes, colors, and alignments.
• Insert Image Tool: In LibreOffice Writer, the Insert Image tool
on the drawing toolbar allows users to add images from their
computer or other sources directly into the document.

Que 5. How is linking of an image different from embedding? Give a

situation in which you would prefer to link an image.

Ans. In LibreOffice Writer, linking and embedding images are two

different ways of including images within a document.

Embedding an Image: Embedding an image means that the image file

itself is inserted into the document. The entire image file becomes a
part of the document file.

Linking an Image: Linking an image means that the image file

remains separate from the document file, and only a reference or link
to the image file is inserted into the document.

Linking is preferred over Embedding in below situations:

a) File Size Management: Linking reduces the size of the

LibreOffice document file, making it easier to manage and share
electronically, especially if the document contains many images.
b) Updating Images: If the images are subject to frequent updates
or changes

Que 6. Write steps to change properties for drawing objects.

Ans. Follow the steps for changing properties of the object after
drawing it.

Step 1. Select the object whose properties are to be modified.

Step 2. From Drawing Object Properties Toolbar, click on the icon of

property to be modified.

Step 3. From Drawing Object Properties Toolbar, click on the icon of

property to be modified.

Step 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to change all desired properties.

Step 5. Draw the desired figure by following the steps given in the
 previous section.

Que 7. What are the benefits and drawbacks of grouping drawing

objects?

Ans. Benefits of Grouping Drawing Objects:

a) Grouping makes it easier to organize multiple drawing objects
(shapes, text boxes, images, etc.) into a single unit.
b) Maintaining Alignment: Objects stay together and aligned
correctly
c) Ease of Replication: Grouped objects can be duplicated or
copied as a single unit.
d) It gives clarity in Complex Diagrams:

Drawbacks of Grouping Drawing Objects:

a) Once objects are grouped, it can be challenging to edit them
individually.
b) Sometimes it can lead to increased complexity.
c) Grouping objects incorrectly can lead to errors in document
layout
d) When sharing documents with others who use different
software versions or applications, compatibility issues may
arise if the grouped objects are not supported or interpreted
correctly.

Que 8. Describe any two tools from Drawing Object Properties toolbar.

Ans. Here are descriptions of two key tools from the Drawing Object
Properties toolbar:

1. Image arrangement tools

Tool Effect

Bring to Front Place image on top of all objects / images

Forward One Bring image one level up, when there are
overlapping images
Back One Sends image one level down in overlapping
images
Send to Back Place image at the bottom of all objects/ images
To Foreground Moves the drawing object in front of the text.
To Background Moves the drawing object behind the text.
 2. Text Wrapping tools
Tool Wrapping Effect
Wrap off Text is placed above and below the image
Page Wrap Text flows around the image. Moving an image
will rearrange the text on the page
Optimal Page In Page Wrap, if the space between image and
wrap margin is less than 2 cm then text will not be
placed on that side
Wrap left Text is placed on left side of the image
Wrap right Text is placed on the right side of the image
Wrap through Superimposes the image on the text

Que 9. Write factors controlling positioning of an image in a

document.

Ans. Positioning of an image is controlled by four settings.

i) Arrangement - In Overlapping objects, arrangement

determines the position of the current drawing with respect to
other drawings or text.
ii) Anchoring - It acts as a reference point for image or drawing.
iii) Alignment - It allows the vertical or horizontal placement of
the image with respect to its anchor.
iv) Text Wrapping - It allows the placement of image in relation to
text.
Chapter 3: Advanced Features of Writer
A. Multiple choice questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Table of Contents,

Index or Bibliography dialog box?

(a) It has four tabs

(b) On the Type tab, by default, the checkbox for Protected

against Manual Changes option will be selected.

(c) The Styles tab contains options to change the background

colour.

(d) None of the above

2. Which of the following tabs is by default active when the Table of

Contents, Entries or Bibliography dialog box is opened?

(a) Entries (b) Background (c) Styles (d) Type

3. Which of the following tabs contains options to set styles for

various entries in the ToC?

(a) Entries (b) Background (c) Styles (d) Type

4. Which of the following can be added in the background of Table

of Contents in LibreOffice Writer?

(a) Color (b) Graphic (c) Both a and b (d) Neither a nor b

5. Which of the following is NOT true about templates?

(a) The styles and formatting features can be reused. (b)

LibreOffice provides online templates (c) We cannot create our
own templates. (d) None of the above.

6. Which of the following is the shortcut key to open the Templates

dialog box?

(a) Ctrl+Alt+N (b) Shift+Ctrl+N (c) Ctrl+Alt+T (d) Shift+Alt+T

7. Which of the following buttons, in the Templates dialog box, will

be clicked to save a template displayed in the list of templates?
 (a) Export (b) Import (c) Move (d) None of the above

8. Which of the following is the shortcut key to select he entire

document?

(a) Ctrl+S (b) Ctrl+A (c) Ctrl+D (d) Ctrl+B

9. Which of the following is the correct sequence of options to open

the Templates dialog box?

(a) File > Manage Templates > Templates

(b) File > Templates > Manage Templates

(c) Insert > Templates >Manage Templates

(d) Insert > Manage Templates > Templates

10. Which of the following is true about Track Changes feature of

Writer?

(a) You cannot record a change made in the document.

(b) A comment of a particular author only can be deleted

(c) Any change made to the document is permanent.

(d) None of the above

11. Which of the following menus contains the Track Changes

option?

(a) File (b) Edit (c) View (d) Insert

12. Which of the following is the shortcut key to start recording the
changes being made in the document?

(a) Ctrl+Shift+C. (b) Alt+Shift+C (c) Ctrl+Alt+C (d) Shift+C+F2

B. Fill in the blanks

1. To navigate to the topic from the ToC, press CTRL key while
clicking the mouse button on that topic.
 2. To remove the applied paragraph styling in the ToC, select the
outline level in the Levels list box, and then click the default
button.

3. If the checkbox for protected against manual changes option is

selected, the ToC is protected from any accidental change.

4. To update the ToC manually, right click and select update Index
option from the pop up menu.

5. The column tab contains options to set the number of columns

that we want to have in our ToC.

6. A template is a preset layout that helps us to create professional

and formal documents easily.

7. The default template in Writer is blank document.

8. To find the template that is being used in the current document,

select properties option from the File menu.

9. The browse online templates button is clicked in Templates

dialog box to view online templates.

10. The Track Changes feature of Writer offers us an

alternative method to keep a record of all the changes made in
the original document.

11. The shortcut key to start recording the changes is Ctrl +

Shift + C

12. After the Track Changes feature is ON, the added

characters are shown as coloured text.

C. State whether the given statements are True or False

1. The topics in Table of Contents are hyperlinked. True

2. The Table of Contents in LibreOffice Writer can be updated
automatically. False
3. TABLE of Contents can be inserted even if the section headings
are not styled. False
4. Once a ToC is created, it cannot be edited. False
5. We cannot add a graphic as a background of ToC. False
6. A single template can be used for multiple documents. True
7. A template cannot contain graphics. False
 8. All documents in Writer are based upon templates. True
9. The online templates cannot be added to the list of templates in
the templates dialog box. False
10. A template once created can be edited again and again.
True
11. The changes recorded have to be accepted/rejected by the
original author. False
12. We can delete the comments added in a document by the
user. True

D. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the need of table of contents?

Ans. Table of Contents, allows to insert an automated table of

contents in a document. The entries or contents of this table are
automatically taken from the headings and sub headings of the
document. Also, these contents are hyperlinked in the table. So by
clicking on any topic in the table of contents, we can navigate directly
to the selected topic.

2. What will happen if the ‘Protected Against Manual Changes’

option is not selected in the Type tab of Table of Contents, Index
or Bibliography dialog box?

Ans. By default, the checkbox for Protected against Manual Changes

option is selected. This protects the ToC from any accidental change.

If this box is unchecked, then the contents of ToC can be changed

directly on the document page, just like any other text on the
document.

3. Name the five tabs present in the Table of Contents, Index or

Bibliography dialog box.

Ans.The Five tabs in ToC are:

a) Type Tab: is active by default after opening the Table of

 Contents, Entries or Bibliography dialog box to insert the ToC
b) Entries Tab: contains options to set styles for various entries
in the ToC.
c) Styles Tab: contains options to set styles for various entries
in the ToC.
d) Columns Tab: contains options to set the number of
columns that we want to have in our ToC.
e) Background Tab: contains options to change the
background of ToC

4. What do you mean by customization of ToC?

Ans. Customizing the ToC means , modifying it as per our needs.

A. We can change the background color

B. We can change the title
C. We can change the style of ToC.

5.How headings and sub-headings of a document differentiated in

ToC?

Ans. In Libre Office Writer , headings and sub-headings of a document

are differentiated in ToC on the basis of hierarchy of headings applied
to the document content.

There are upto 10 Headings from H1 to H10. Once the desired

hierarchy is chosen the same will be applied to ToC.

13. Define a template.

Ans. A template is a preset layout that helps to create professional

and/or formal documents easily.

In a template we can create and save defined headings, text formats,

styles, page numbers, headers and footers.

When new documents are created from these templates, they have the
same content segregation, formatting features and appearance as that
of the applied templates.

14. Give any one advantage of using a template for your document.

Ans. Templates help in simplifying the creation of document.

As the styles can be reused, it saves time.

15. What is the difference between importing and exporting a

template?

Ans. Importing a template means, inserting the shared template in

your document, so that it can be reused by the user.

Exporting a template means, it is saved as a template file at any

desired location. It is a useful feature for sharing the templates with
multiple users.

16. Name any two categories of templates.

Ans. Two categories of templates are:

1. Business Correspondence
2. Personal Correspondence
3. Drawings
4. Presentations

17. When is exporting of templates useful? Give any one reason.

Ans . Exporting a template means, it is saved as a template file at any

desired location. It is a useful feature for sharing the templates with
multiple users.

18. What is the difference between Accept Track Change and Accept
 All Tracked Changes buttons?

Ans . Accept Track Change: It is used to accept only the current

single change in the document.

Accept All Tracked Changes: It is used to accept all the changes

made to the document.

19. How do we prepare a document for review?

Ans The original author can prepare the document for review by using
Track changes feature and start recording the changes being made.

For that, perform following action:

Edit > Track Changes >Record option. Alternatively, select the

Record button from the Track Changes toolbar.

To make sure that no user is able to disable the track changes option,
we can protect the document with password.