Q) What is a style in LibreOffice Writer?

A style is a collection of all formatting information, which you want to save and then apply on the document.
For example, following details of Font can be stored as a style with the name ‘Title style’.

Q) Give an example of how Font details can be stored as a style in Writer.

For example, Size: 12, Name: Bookman Old Style, Weight: Bold, Alignment: Left.

Q) What is the benefit of using styles in a document?

Styles ensure consistent formatting throughout a document and reduce time and effort in applying the same
formatting manually.

Q) Name the six style categories provided by Writer.

Page, Paragraph, Character, Frame, List, Table.

Q) What does Page Style define in a document?

Page Style defines the basic layout like page size, margins, placement of header/footer, footnotes, borders,
and background. A document can have one or many page styles. If a page style is not specified, Writer uses
its built-in Default page style.

Q) What is Paragraph Style used for in LibreOffice Writer?

Paragraph Style is used to format paragraphs, including text alignment, line spacing and borders. Usually, it
also includes Character styling attributes.

MCQ:- A paragraph begins and ends by pressing _________ key. (Enter)

Q) How does Character Style differ from Paragraph Style?

Character Style applies formatting to specific blocks of letters within a paragraph such as words or phrases
without affecting the entire paragraph. Character styles allow changing the text colour, text size, highlighting
text and emphasising it.

Q) What are Frame Styles used for?

Frame Styles format sections of a document, allowing different sections to have different appearances.
Frames are like containers, which can hold text, graphics and lists. Applying Frame Styles allows to format a
frame by specifying its size, position, border and how the text is placed around the picture.

Q) Explain the purpose of List Style.

List Style allows formatting of lists by applying different bullets, numbering formats, or numeric styles.

Q) What are tables used for?

Tables are used for organising and presenting large amount of information effectively.

Q) What does Table Style allow you to do in a document?

Table Style allows the formatting of tables by adding borders, aligning text inside the table, and using
different colours for text and different colours and patterns for borders.

Q) What are the four ways to access styles in LibreOffice Writer?

Using Style option from the Menu Bar, Style Drop-Down List Box from the Toolbar, Sidebar Menu, and F11
(keyboard shortcut).
Q) What steps are involved in applying a style to a selected text?

Select the text(they may be 6 types), choose the appropriate style category from the Styles bar, and double-
click on the desired style.

How can the Show Preview option

affect the display of styles?

Show Preview displays the

style name along with its
appearance in the Styles
list.

Fig. 1.4 shows the list when preview is

not selected and Fig. 1.5 shows when
the preview is selected. At the bottom
of this menu, there is a Drop-Down
list, to select the filter for the style list
to be displayed above. By default, this
filter is set to _________.

Ans) Hierarchical

Q) What is the Fill Format option, and when is it used?

Fill Format allows applying a style to multiple scattered elements in the document, such as text, pages,
frames, tables, lists, paragraphs or characters.

Q) Explain the steps to use the Fill Format option.

Open the document, select the desired style, click on Fill Format, and apply it by clicking on the appropriate
locations.

MCQ :- To quit Fill Format option, click the Fill Format button again or press the ____ key. (Esc)

Q) How can you create a new style from selection in Writer?

You can create a new style from selection and by using drag and drop.

Select the text, format it, click on the Style action button, and choose "New Style from Selection." Name the
style and save it.

Q) What steps are involved in updating an existing style in Writer?

Select the part to be modified, format it, go to the Style menu, and using Style Action button, click on
"Update Selected Style."

READ:- Ensure that the aspect modified remains same throughout the selection. For example, in paragraph, if you are
changing font face or size then, throughout the paragraph it should remain same.

Q) How can you create a new style using the drag-and-drop method?

Format the text, click on the desired style under which the new style is to be created, and then from the
document drag the selected portion to the Style Menu, and name the new style in the Create Style dialog
window.
READ:- While dragging the text, check the cursor shape, as it changes to indicate whether the desired operation is
possible or not.

Q) Can you use drag-and-drop to create a Page Style?

No, drag-and-drop cannot be used to create a Page Style.

READ:- Apart from creating a new style or modifying an existing style, a new document can be styled/formatted using
pre-defined templates or another document which suits our requirement. This helps in copying all styles of the
template/document in one go to our Style menu and makes formatting our task easy.

Q) What is the purpose of the "Load Styles" option in the Style menu?

It is used to copy styles from an existing template or document to a new document. Once copied, in the list
of styles, you can create a new document having same appearance as old one with no extra efforts.

Q) Describe the steps to load styles from another document or template.

In the Styles Menu, click on the Load Styles, and in the Load Styles dialog-box, choose the category of your
document, find and select the desired template to copy from. From the same dialog window, also select the
options for the types of styles to be copied, such as Text (for Paragraph and Character styles), Frame, Pages,
or Numbering (List styles). By selecting the Overwrite option, the styles being copied will replace any existing
styles with the same name. Click OK to copy the styles. In case styles are to be copied from a file, instead of
selecting the Template option, click on the From File button. A File Selection dialog box will be displayed,
allowing you to choose the desired document from your computer.

READ:- There are no templates stored in My Templates category.

Q) What happens when you create a new document in Writer regarding styles?

Writer applies default styles to the new document, which can be retained or changed.