Information Technology X - Digital Documentation
Information Technology X - Digital Documentation
Digital Documentation
(Advanced)
FASTRACK REVISION
Libreofice: LibreOffice is a free and open source > Apply Style using Styles and Formatting: Writer
software (FOSS) Fully featured office productivity suite. provides many options and tools to styles or format
It is available free for downloading from the website adocument.
www.libreoffice.org. This suite is available in many > Using Style option from Menu Bar.
languages and runs in many platforms such as windows, > Using Style Drop Down list box from the Toolbar.
The current paragraph style is displayed the
Mac and Linux.
textbox. If the Toolbar is not visible then, click on
º Components of LibreOffice: The components of View>Toolbars, and enable Formatting/"Formatting
LibreOffice are Writer for word processing, Calc for
(Styles)".
spreadsheet preparation, Impress for presentation, Base B ikrrice Wier
for database management, Draw for drawing and others. El dit yie nset Fgmal tdes aale Famn oals Windo Hp
" Using styles we can easily change the existing Mcre sty tes
format.
> Using Sidebar Menu. on the Sidebar, clicking on
> Libre Office.org supports the following types of
Styles icon, displays the Style sub-menu.
Styles:
> Using keyboard shortcut-F11 function key.
" Page styles include margins, headers and Various options are available where first six icons
footers, borders and backgrounds. allow to select the category of style, such as
" Paragraph styles control all aspects of a Paragraph style, Character style, Frame style, Page
paragraph's appearance, such as text alignment, style, List style and Table style to work on. Click on
tab stops, line spacing etc. any one of these buttons to display a list of existing
Character styles affect selected text within a styles in that category.
paragraph, such as the font and size of text, or Apply Style using Fill Format
bold and italic formats.
Open the document to be styled.
" Frame styles are used to format graphic and
text frames. > Open the Styles window and select the desired style
category and then desired style from drop down
" List styles are used to style lists in a document. list.
It can be used to style lists by putting numbering Select Fill Format button.
or bullets of a different kind or specify numeric To apply the selected style, take the mouse pointer
format.
to desired location and click. Do take care to apply
" Table styles are used to organise and effectively style on appropriate type of content.
present a large amount of information. It allows Repeat step 4 until all the changes have been made
to format a table by adding borders, using for that style in the entire document.
different text or border colours, aligning text To quit Fill Format option, click the Fill Format
inside the table etc. button again or press the Esc key.
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Creating a New (Custom) Style: There are many ways to selecting Overwrite option, the styles being
create a custom style, two of them are: From Selection copied will replace any existing styles with the
and by using drag and drop. same name.
> From Selection: Last button in Style menu, is Styles Click OK to copy the styles.
action button which is used to create a new style or In case styles are to be copied from a file, then
modify an existing style. instead of Template option, click on the From File
Select the portion of document, such as page, button. A File Selection dialog box is displayed.
paragraph, character, to change its appearance. Select the desired document from the computer.
Format it as per the requirement. º Inserting an mage in a Document: LibreOffice Writer
" Fromn the buttons at the top of the Style menu, allows to work on images, shapes, charts and diagrams
choose the category (paragraph, character, page, by providing various tools. The image file stored on the
etc.) For which a new style is to be created. computer, can be inserted into a document using different
Select Style action button. A list of options is ways, such as using Insert Image dialog, using Drag and
displayed. Click on New Style from Selection. Drop option, using Cut, Copy and Paste option and lastly
In Create Style dialog window, type the name by Linking.
of new style. The names of existing styles are Inserting Image using Insert Image Option: A
displayed in the window. general procedure to insert an image using Insert
Click OK to save the name of new style. Image dialog box, is as follows:
Using Drag and Drop: Another way of creating a Open the document to insert an image in
new style is using Drag and Drop method. LibreOffice Writer.
" Select the text from the document and change Place the cursor where we want to insert an
its formatting as desired. image.
From the buttons at the top of the Style menu, Select and click on Insert> Image from menu bar.
choose the desired category of style to create. An Insert Image dialog box will open which will
Click on the desired style under which, new style allow to choose the picture file to be inserted.
is to be created. Select the file and click on Open button to insert
From the document drag the selected portion of an image in document.
text to the Style Menu. Inserting Image using Drag and Drop Option:
Create Style dialog window appears, type the Another option to insert images in the document is
name of new style. Names of existing styles are by using Drag and Drop option. Ageneral procedure
displayed in the window. to insert an image using drag and drop option, is as
Click OK button to save the name of new style. follows:
Open the document to insert an image in
>Modifying Custom or Pre-defined Styles: There are
LibreOffice Writer.
several ways to modify styles that we create.
> Updating a Style from a sSelection: Follow the Open a file browser window (Win+E) and select
given below steps to modify an existing user defined the image File to be inserted.
style of page, frame or paragraph style: Drag the image into the document.
" Select the page/paragraph to be modified. Drop it, where we want it to appear the
" Format the selected portion as per the document.
requirement. Inserting Image using Copy and Paste Method:
" Go to Style menu, and click on the button to
Another way to insert an image in the document
update. is by using copy and paste method. In this method
instead of dragging the image, copy the image
" Using Style Action button, click on Updated and then paste into the desired location of the
Selected Style. document.
Loading Styles (from a template or document): > Inserting an Image by Linking: If multiple copies
The last option, Style Action button of Style
Menu is Load Styles. It is used to copy styles from an
of the same image are required to be inserted in
the document, it is beneficial to save the link of
existing template or document. image instead of inserting the image. Inserting a
In the Styles Menu, click on the Load Styles. link, stores its reference instead of the image itself,
It will open the Load Styles dialog bOx. In the thereby reduces the size of the document, because
Load Styles dialog box, choose the category of
actual image is saved only once as a separate file
your document. along with the document. Whenever document
Find and select the desired template to copy
containing the link is opened, the image file gets
styles from. Note that there are no templates merged, at the place(s) where reference was stored,
stored in My Templates category. and displayed on screen to the user.
From the same dialog window, also, select the º Modifying an Image: Sometimes we may have to modify
options for the types of styles to be copied,
the image inserted in the document to suitits requirement.
such as Text for Paragraph and Character styles, The Image toolbar is Used to resize, crop, delete and rotate
Frame, Pages or Numbering (List styles). By the image.
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Using the Image Toolbar: The image toolbar Deleting an Image: It is possible to delete the
automatically appears when an image is inserted image from the document just like we delete the
or selected in the document. If we want to keep text. To delete the image, just select the image by
it always on screen, click on View > Toolbars clicking on the image and press the Delete key.
Image from the menu bar. The Image toolbar will
be displayed. To apply any of the tools from image Creating Drawing Objects: If we need to draw
a flowchart or a callout box in our document,
toolbar, select the image on which tool is be Libre Office Writer provides the feature of drawing
applied and then click on the tool. Clicking on the
tools.
colour button will display the colour drop down list.
Clicking on Image Filter opens up a window with 11 Using Drawing Tools: display Drawing Toolbar
filters. in the Writer window, click on View> Toolbars >
Rotating Images Drawing. This will display the Drawing Toolbar in
the Writer window. The toolbar contains various
" Open a new document in LibreOffice Writer.
" Go to lnsert menu and Select Image >> From File. basic drawing objects of different types to create
" Insert an image from library. any design of our choice. There are many default
" Select image and then click on rotate tool. drawing objects used to create designs in document.
To use them:
Observe that four dots known as handles,
" Place the cursor in the document where we want
appeared on four corners of the image. the drawing to be placed (anchored). We can
" Move the mouse on any corner and observe that
change the anchor later, if required.
the 'rotate' symbol is activated. " Select the tool from the Drawing toolbar. The
" Click on rotate symbol on the top right corner of
mouse pointer changes to a drawing functions
the image and drag it to downward direction. The pointer.
image gets rotated.
Move the pointer the place in the document
Cropping Images where we want the image to appear and then
" Open a new document in LibreOffice Writer.
click-and-drag to create the drawing object.
" Insert an image in the document using Insert >> " Release the mouse button to finish drawing. The
Image >> From File option. selected drawing Function remains active, so that
" Select the image by clicking on the image.
we can draw another object of the same type.
Observe that the selected image is surrounded " To cancel the selected drawing function, press
by eight small squares. the Esc key or click the Select icon (the arrow) on
" Click on crop tool from Image toolbar. Now the Drawing toolbar.
observe that the eight small squares surrounding > Resizing Objects: Sometimes we may want to
the image will be changed into the blue coloured change the size of drawing to accommodate it ata
handles. These are the handles used to crop the particular place in the document. This can be done
image. either by changing its size only or changing its
" Click any of these edges of the image and shape and size both. Follow the given steps to resize
drag the cursor towards the center of image. a drawing:
Observe that the image is being cropped up to " Select the object to be resized. All eight handles
the dotted lines. It is possible to crop the image on the corners and edges will be visible.
by clicking and dragging any of the edge as per " Click on any of the handles and drag it to its
new place. The object will be scaled up or down,
the requirement. Click anywhere on the page or
depending on your action. Also whether object's
press Esc key to leave the crop tool and observe
the cropped image. shape will be retained or not, will depend on the
handle we choose for resizing.
Resizing an Image: Sometimes we may want to " For resizing and maintaining original shape of
resize the image to fit an image at the desired place drawing, use corner handles.
in a document. Resizing is the process of reducing " Using edge handles will resize drawing non
or enlarging the size of the image. This can be done proportionally.
in various ways. Quick and easy way to resize an Grouping Drawing Objects: Follow the given below
image is by dragging the image's sizing handles. The steps to group the drawing objects:
following steps are used to resize image: " Select the object by clicking over it.
" Click on the image inserted. Observe that there Hold the Shift key and keep on selecting all other
are eight sizing handles surrounding the image. objects by clicking on it to be included in the
" Position the pointer over one of the sizing group.
handles. The pointer changes shape indicating " Select a group tool from Drawing Object
the direction of resizing. Properties Toolbar. Alternatively, selecting from
" Click and drag to resize the image. main menu Format > Group > Group will also do
" Release the mouse button when satisfied with same work.
the new size and observe that the size of the " This process will group the selected drawing
image is reduced. objects.
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º Positioning Image in the Text: Positioning of an image is so the complete outline of the ToC is shown in
controlled by four setings: (i) Arrangement (i) Anchoring the preview. Click and deselect it if we do not
(ii) Alignment (iv) Text Wrapping. These settings can be want to see it.
accessed using three ways - by using Format menu, by " Click OK button. The Table of Contents will be
using context menu after right clicking on the object, by inserted in the document.
using Drawing Object Properties Toolbar for changing the Maintaining a Table of Contents: As we know now
properties of the drawings. that a table of contents is a snapshot of the entire
Arrangement: In overlapping objects arrangement document at any given point in time. If any changes
determines the position of the current drawing are made to the document section headings or page
with respect to other drawings or text. The numbering, it should be reflected in the Table of
Drawing Object Properties toolbar consists of the Contents as well. Maintaining a Table of Contents
arrangement tools and these are the six tools in the consists of updating and deleting the ToC.
order of appearance from left to right, namely Bring " Updating the ToC: Writer does not update the
to Front, Forward One, Back One, Send to Back, To
ToC automatically. To update a ToC manually,
Foreground, To Background.
follow the steps given below. Right-click
Anchoring: It acts as a reference point for image
or drawing. Anchoring allows an image to retain its anywhere in the ToC. From the pop-up menu,
position to a page, paragraph, character or frame. select Update Index option. Writer updates the
Clicking on the downward arrow we can observe ToC so as to reflect any changes made in the
document.
that an image can be anchored to Page, Paragraph,
Character or Frame. " Deleting ToC: To delete the ToC, right click on
Alignment: It allows the vertical or horizontal the table and select Delete Index option from
placement of the image with respect to its anchor. the pop-up menu. The ToC will be deleted.
Alignment tools are located under Drawing º Using Templates: A template is a preset layout that
Properties Toolbar. An image can be aligned in six helps to create professional and/or formal documents
different styles -3 horizontal and 3 vertical. easily. Sometimes, there is a need to copy specific content
including graphics, such as logo of a company, image of a
Text Wrapping: It allows the placement of image in product or text, such as tag lines of a product or a company,
relation text. Text Wrapping tools are available
legal notices or even headers and footers in multiple
under Drawing Object Properties Toolbar. There are documents. Instead of adding and then formatting the
six choices, namely Wrap off, Page Wrap, Optimal objects in all documents, we can use templates.
Page Wrap, Wrap left, Wrap right, Wrap through, in > Creating a Template: Follow the steps given below
the order of their appearance from left to right. to create and save a template in Writer:
º Table of Contents: Table of Contents allows to insert an " Open the document in Libre Office Writer whose
automated table of contents in a document. The entries template is to be created.
or contents of this table are automatically taken from the " From main menu bar, select File > Templates >
headings and sub headings of the document. Also, these Save. The Save As Template dialog box appears.
contents are hyperlinked in the table. So by clicking on any " Type the name of the new template (T1) in
topic in the table of contents, we can navigate directly to Template Name text box.
the selected topic. " Select the category of the template being
Creating a Table of Contents (ToC): Once a styled created. A category is just like a folder that
document is created, follow the steps given below helps to organise the templates. Some of the
to insert the ToC in the given document: categories that can be seen in the dialog box are
" Open the earlier created file. Assign proper My Templates, Business Correspondence, Online
Business Documents and Presentations.
heading styles to the various headings in the
" Click and select Set as default template checkbox
document from the Styles dialog box.
Place the cursor at the position where the table to make the current template as the default
of contents is to be inserted. Usually, it is in the template.
" Click Save button to save the template. A
beginning of the document. template in Writer is saved with an extension
From main menu, select Insert > Table of .ott. Now this template file can be used by any
Contents and Index > Table of Contents, Index or document in LibreOffice Writer.
Bibliography. The Table of Contents, Index and Using In-built/Saved Templates: LibreOffice allows
Bibliography dialog box will be displayed. to use the in-built templates, online templates
By default, the Type tab will be selected with a as well as the templates created and saved by us.
preview of ToC on the right side of the dialog Follow these steps to use a predefined template to
box. On the left of the dialog box, is the Types style a document:
and Title section. Open the new document in LibreOffice Writer.
In the Create Index or Table of Contents List box, " From main menu bar, select File > Templates >
the Entire Document option is selected in the For Manage Templates. We can also use the keyboard
list box. So, the ToC will be automatically created shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+N to open the Templates
from the headings and sub-headings of entire dialog box. The Templates dialog box will be
document. The Outline check box is selected, displayed.
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" Select the desired template, (say T1) and click Track Changes Feature: Track Changes is a powerful
Open button. The new document (with name as tool that makes the process of commenting, editing and
Untitled) will be opened with the same content, reviewing of a document easy between multiple users.
appearance and formatting effects as the saved The Track Changes feature of Writer offers an alternative
template. method to keep a record of all the changes made in the
" Make the desired changes and save the file. original document. All the changes that are recorded can
Editing a Template: Once a template is created, be either accepted or rejected the original author.
desired changes can be made in it by following the Furthermore, the Track Changes feature also gives us the
steps given below: option to add comments while reviewing a document. The
" Click File > Templates > Manage Templates. The Track Changes toolbar contains various tools that help to
Templates dialog box will be displayed. track the changes made by different users. To view the
" Right click on the template file (say T1) that has Track Changes toolbar, from main menu bar, select View >
to be edited.
Toolbars> Track Changes.The Track Changes toolbar will
" Select the Edit option from the popup menu. The appear in the bottom left corner of the Writer window.
template file will be opened. Make the desired
changes and save the file. Now if we apply this > Recording Changes: Once the Track Changes features
template for any document, the edited file will is ON, the reviewers can begin recording the changes
be used. in the document. For that, click Edit > Track Changes
Setting Up a custom Default Template: Any > Record option. Alternatively select Record button
template can be set as a default template. Writer from the toolbar. The shortcut key to start recording
gives a blank document as a default template. AA the the changes is Ctrl+Shift+C. Once the Record option
same time, any template file can be set as a default is selected, the Track Changes feature is ON. Now, any
template by following the steps given below: character being deleted will be shown as strike through
" Open the Templates dialog box by pressing text and any character added will be shown in different
Ctrl+Shift+N. colour. Also when we place the mouse pointer over any
" Right click on the template that we wish to set as of the changes, a tool tip is displayed giving details of
the default template. the author, change made, date and time of change done.
" From the popup menu, select option Set as To stop recording, deselect the record option by selecting
Default. The default icon will appear on the top Edit > Track Changes > Record or click the Record button
left of the template file. The next time we create on the toolbar.
a new document by selecting File > New > Text º Accepting and Rejecting Changes: Once the changes are
Document, the new document will use the last made by all the reviewers, the original author may accept
edited template. or reject them. Open the document and follow the steps
Moving a Template: When we place a mouse pointer given below:
on any of the templates in the Templates dialog box, > To accept or reject a change, click on the change
a tool tip appears. We can move a template from made and then select Accept Track Change / Reject
one category to another by following the steps Track Change button.
given below: To navigate between the changes made to the
Open the Templates dialog box. document click Previous Track Changes and Next
" Click and select the template to be moved. Track Changes buttons.
" Click Move button.
To accept or reject all the changes made, select
" Select the new category where the template has Accept Al Tracked Changes / Reject All Tracked
to be moved.
" Click OK button.
Changes button respectively.
If Manage Track Changes button is clicked, a Manage
> Applying Templates to a Blank Document: We Changes dialog box appears. It contains the details
can apply the template from the available template of all the changes made in the document. The dialog
list to any blank document. Follow the steps given box contains buttons to accept and reject changes
below to apply the template: as well.
" Open a new document in LibreOffice Writer by
selecting File > New > Text Document. º Adding Comments: To add comments while reviewing,
we can Use the Track Changes toolbar as well. Click at the
. Select File > New > Templates to display the place in the document where the comment is to be placed.
Templates dialog box. Thereafter, follow the steps given below to add comments
" Select the desired template. The template will be in a document:
opened in a new window.
Copy the entire content of the template by using Click Insert Comment button on the Track Changes
toolbar. A comment box will be inserted on the
keyboard shortcut key Ctrl+A for selection and right side of the window. It will have the name of
Ctrl+C to copy. the author or reviewer and date and time of the
" Open the blank document and paste the copied comment being made.
content of the template by using keyboard
shortcut key Ctrl+V. Type the comment.
" Add or delete the content as desired and save it Once done, click anywhere on the document to
as a text File. activate it.
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Deleting Comments: To delete any comment, click on the Open the edited document.
down arrow on the bottom right of the comment box. A Select Edit > Track Changes > Compare Documents
popup menu will be displayed. It gives the option to delete option. Alternatively, click Compare Non-Tracked
only the current comment, all comments by a particular
Changed Document from the toolbar.
author and to delete all comments. Select the desired
option. The Compare To dialog box will appear. Browse and
º Comparing Documents: Once the reviewers have made select the original File to be compared.
the changes and given their comments, Writer allows The Manage Changes dialog box is displayed. Accept
to compare the original document with the reviewed or reject the desired changes.
document and then choose the option(s) that suits
the best. Follow the steps given below to compare the Close the dialog box when done.
documents: Save the edited file.
O Practice Exercise
Multiple Choice Questions Q10. Which of the following graphic filters modifies the
controls all aspects of a paragraph's image dramatically?
appearance, such as text alignment, tab stops, line a. Solarisation b. Aging
spacing, and borders, and can include character c. Relief d. Posterise
formatting. (CBSE 2023)
Q11. .....option in LibreOfice Writer allows us to
a. Page Style b. Character Style change the coloured image to Grayscale, Black/White.
c. Cell Style d. Paragraph Style a. Color Mode b. Image Mode
Q2. menu contains the option of inserting c. Charcoal Mode d. Transparency Mode
pictures in a document of LibreOffice Writer. Q
12. Reema has created a pamphlet on "Tour to West
a. Home b. Insert
India. She has inserted many images to make it more
C View d. Page Layout
presentable but the size of images is occupying a
Q3. In Writer, styles option is available under lot of space. Her friend has suggested her to reduce
menu.
a. Insert b. Tools
the size of images. Which of the following options
c View d. Window will help her in doing the task without losing any
content of the image? [CBSE 2023]
Q4. What is the shortcut key for Styles and Formatting in a. Recolor b. Docking
LibreOffice Writer?
a. Ctrl +A b. F5 c. Resize d. Rotate
c.F11 d. F8
Q5. In creating custom styles ... button 0 13. Which of the following keys is used to cancel the
is used to create a new style or modify on existing selected drawing function?
style. a. Caps Lock Key b. Shift Key
a. style b. styles action c. Esc Key d. Alt Key
c. create style d. current style Q14. Which of the following Graphic filter is used to
Q6. Which one is not the tab of the insert/index Table increase the contrast of an image in a document?
window of Writer Document? [CBSE SQP 2023-24) [CBSE 2023]
a. Entries b. Background a. Smooth b. Sharpen
c Style d. Row c. Remove Noise d. Invert
Q7. Which of the following features allows one to apply Q15. refers to the alignment of text with
a group of formats at the same time? [CBSE 2024] respect to the objects around them.
a. Fill b. Styles a. Text grouping b. Text wrapping
c. Images d. Drag and Drop
c. Object grouping d. Object wrapping
Q8. By default, the gallery is docked above the
Q16. In which of the following text wrapping styles, is
a. Zoom Slider b. Horizontal Scrollbar the text placed above and below the image but not
around it?
c. Workspace d. Vertical Scrollbar
Q9. Saurabh has made an advertisement in Digital a. Optimal Page Wrap b. Wrap Off
Document. He is facing difficulty in positioning the c. Page Wrap d. Wrap Through
images within the text. Suggest him how he can Q17. In Writer, you can create your own template in
adjust the images? [CBSE SQP 2023-24] ... way(s). [CBSE 2024]
a. Wrap text b. Crop a. one b. two
Toolbar. The current paragraph style is (ii) Increase Indent: This option moves the text
displayed in the textbox. If the Toolbar is not towards the right margin of the document by a
visible then, click on View»Toolbars, and enable certain amount.
Formatting/"Formatting (Styles)". Q12. Anika has typed an essay in Writer. How will she
(ii) Using Sidebar Menu. On the Sidebar, clicking on identify the grammatical and spelling errors in his
document? How will she correct the same?
Styles icon, displays the Style sub-menu.
Ans. LibreOffice Writer has a built-in dictionary and a
(iv) Using keyboard shortcut - F11 function key. set of grammatical rules to check the spelling and
Q7. What do you understand by anchoring in word grammar of the text document. So, Anika can use
processor? [CBSE SQP 2023-24] that to check grammatical and spelling errors in his
Ans. Anchoring refers to the reference point for the document. If a word is incorrectly spelt, we can see
graphics. This point could be the page, or frame a single red wavy line under it.
where the object is, paragraph, or even a character. Asimple way to check the spellings of any word is
An image always has an anchor point. as follows:
Q8. Write the procedure for inserting an image using Step 1: Right-click on the word with a red wavy
a scanner. line. A shortcut menu will open with various
Ans. If a scanner is connected to the computer, suggestions.
LibreOffice can call the scanning application and Step 2: Click the word with the correct spelling
insert the scanned item into the document. To start in the suggestion list. The incorrect word will
this procedure, select Insert > Media> Scan > Select be replaced with the correct spelling in the
Source. document.
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Q13. Write all the steps for entering special characters Step 2: Choose Format > Group > Group from the
in the documents. menu bar or right click and choose Group > Group
Ans. To insert special characters in the document, follow from the pop-up menu.
the steps given below: Q19. Howto add or delete the title for the tatble of content?
(0) Place the cursor at the place where the special Ans. To add a title, follow these steps:
character has to be inserted. (i) The default title is 'Table of Contents', click on
(ii) Select Insert ’ Special character. The Special OK if we want to set it as it is.
Character dialog box is displayed. (ii) Type the desired title if we wish to give a custom
(iü) Click on the desired symbol and then click title and click on the OK button.
Insert button. The selected symbol will be
To delete a title, just clear the title field and keep it
inserted in the document.
blank.
Q14. Describe some graphic filters and their effects.
Q20. How to set the basic attributes of the table?
Ans. Graphic filters and their effects are as follows:
Ans. The basic attributes of the table are as following:
() Invert: Inverts the colour values of a colour
image or the brightness values of a grayscale ()Type and Title.
(a) Type: This attribute allows us to select
image. the types of table of contents. It can be a
(ii) Smooth: Softens the contrast of an image.
table of contents or Alphabetical index or
(i) Sharpen: Increases the contrast of an inmage.
Illustration of index, etc.
(iv) Remove Noise: Removes single pixels from an
(b) Title: It is used to give a title for the table of
image. Contents.
Q15. Describe the use of circles and squares on the
selection of a picture. (ii) Create index or Table of Contents.
(a) For: Allows to select the content for which
Ans. Circles and squares can be dragged to adjust the size
table of content is created.
of the picture. Dragging the circle inwards makes
the image smaller, and dragging it outwards makes
(b) Include up to Level: Display the level of
it bigger. The squares can be similarly dragged to heading used in the table of content.
make the picture longer and broader. (i)) Create From: Allows to select an outline for the
Q
16. Write the function of corner sizing handles. hierarchical table of contents, Additional styles
Ans. When we select a picture, there are four small if any, or to display the index marks.
circles at its corners. The circles are called corner Q
21. How to add or delete background to the table of
contents?
sizing handles. These circles can be dragged to
adjust the size of the picture. Dragging the circle Ans. We can set two types of background for the ToC.
inwards makes the image smaller, and dragging it We can either set a colour as the background or
outwards makes it bigger. an image as a background. To set a colour as a
Q17. Write all the steps for Replacing Text. background, click on the colour tab and choose a
Ans. To replace the text, open the Find and Replace colour from the colour picker. To add an image as a
dialog box and then perform the following steps background, select the Image option and select the
to replace the character, word or phrase with some image.
other character, word or phrase: To delete the background: Choose a colour from a
(0) Type the word to be replaced in the Find text combo box and select the no fill option from the
box (tearm in our example). colour picker.
(i) Type the new word that we want to replace q22. How creating/maintaining table of contents in
with in the Replace text box (say. groupP). LibreOffice Writer (Built-in format) is done?
(ii) Click Replace button if only one occurrence of Ans. Creating/maintaining table of contents in LibreOffice
the found word has to be replaced. However, to Writer (Built-in format) is done in the following
replace all the occurrences of the word., click steps:
Replace All button.
() Apply proper heading or styles for contents.
Q18. Write the main steps to group drawing objects in
(i) Place the cursor on the first page. (The first
writer. (CBSE 2024) page should be blank)
Ans. The main steps to group drawing objects in writer
are:
(ii) Click on Insert’ Table of Contents and Index
Step 1: Select one object, then hold down the shift ’ Table of Contents, Index or Bibliography. A
key and select the others that we want to include in Table of contents, Index or Bibliography dialog
box will appear.
the group.
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(ü) It should be organised and formatted properly.
AöLong Answer Type Questions (ii) It must be accurate and easily accessible.
(iv) It should be given after the title and copyright
Q1. What are the different styles supported by the page.
LibreOffice.org? Q4. What arethe ways to insert the table in LibreOffice
Ans. LibreOffice.org supports the following types of Writer?
styles: Ans. There are two ways to insert a table in LibreOffice
() Page styles include margins. headers and Writer:
footers, borders and backgrounds. In Calc. page ()) Table » Insert Table - Follow these steps:
styles also include the sequence for printing (a) Place the cursor where the table is required.
sheets.
(b) Now click on Table ’ Insert Table option. An
(ü) Paragraph styles control all aspects of a Insert table dialog box appears.
paragraph's appearance, such as text alignment. (c) Type a table name to maintain this as a part
tab stops, line spacing. and borders, and can of the document. Then select the size by the
include character formatting. number of rows and number of columns
(üi) Character styles affect selected text within a and options like Heading. Don't split table
paragraph, such as the font and size of text, or over pages option.
bold and italic formats.
(d) Click on Insert button.
(iv) Frame styles are used to format graphic and (i) Fromn Standard toolbar Insert Table icon.
text frames, including wrapping type, borders,
backgrounds, and columns. a) Place the cursor where the table is required
in the document.
(v) List styles are used to style lists in a docunent.
It can be used to style lists by putting numbering (b) Click on the table icon in the standard
toolbar.
or bullets of a different kind or specify numeric
format. (c) When we click on the More options, it will
open Insert Table dialog as above. If we click
(vi) Table styles are used to organise and effectively on down arrow, it allows us to select the
present a large amount of information. It allows number of columns and number of rows for
to format a table by adding borders. using the table.
different text or border colours, aligning text
inside the table etc. (d) Click on Insert button.
Q2. Ali typed an essay on the topic'Our Environment. Common eRRORI
While reading the document, he found that he had There may be confusion regarding the steps followed in
typed the word 'wonderful' instead of 'beautiful' inserting the toble using different ways.
the entire essay. How will he replace the
word 'wornderful' with 'beautiful' throughout the Q5. Describe Autofit options in the table in LibreOffice
document? Writer.
Ans. Ali will use the 'Find and Replace' feature to replace Ans. To adjust Autofit options in LibreOffice Writer, click
the word wonderful' with "beautiful' throughout on Table ’ Size option.
the document. Steps to use the 'Find and Replace' LibreOffice Writer provides following Autofit options:
feature are: () Column Width: Content will be adjusted
Step 1: Click the 'Find and Replace' option. A Find according to the fixed colunn's width.
and Replace window appears.
(ii) Optimal Column Width: Adjust column width
Step 2: In the find box, type the word 'wonderful! with contents.
Step 3: In the Replace box, type the word 'beautiful!
Step 4: Cick the 'Replace All' button to replace the
(i) Distribute Columns Evenly: Adjust selected
columns with equal width.
word 'wonderful' with 'beautiful' throughout the
document. (iv) Row Height: Content will be adjusted according
to the fixed row's height.
Q3. What do you understand by the term Table of
Contents? List the characteristics of agood'Table (v) Optimal Row Height: Adjust rows height with
contents.
of Contents' in a word processor. fcBSE SQP 2023-24) (vi) Distribute Rows Evenly: Adjust selected rows
Ans. The Table of Contents is a snapshot of the headings with equal height.
and page numbers in our document and does not
automatically updates itself as we make changes. It (vii) Rows to break across Pages: Break the rows
with the number of pages.
acts as a map for the users.
Q6. Describe the various tabs in the create and
A good Table of Contents has the following customize Table of Contents window.
characteristics:
Ans. The create and custormise Table of Contents window
0) It should be easy to read and simple to use. has the following tabs:
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() Type: This tab contains options for setting or change the background colour of the table of
table's properties. contents. This option also allows us to select an
(a) Preview: Displays preview of ToC. image as background, Select image in as combo
(b) Title: User can give a title for ToC. Type box. Select the appropriate image through the
desired title in the box, the default is Table browse button and check the preview. We can
of Contents. set the layout of the image by selecting position,
tile, or stretched option.
(c) Type: To create ToC select Table of Contents
option. Other options are Alphabetical Index, Q7. Explainthe entries tab in detail.
Illustration Index, Index of Tables etc. Ans. The entries tab allowS uS to format the entries in
(d) Protect against manual changes: It applies the table of contents. For each level, user can add
lock on the table of contents. Users cannot and delete elements, such as headings and levels,
modify it manually after inserting it on and we can also apply character styles to individual
page. elements. To begin, click a level number in the Level
column to select the outline level whose elements
(e) For: Select for which content table or index
is generated. we want to format. The Structure line displays the
elements for entries at that level.
(() Include up to level: It shows heading levels.
Users can select the number of headings Each button on the Structure line represents one
levels used in the document. By default, it element:
is 10. () The N# button represents the heading number
(i) Entries: This tab allows to set structure of or heading level.
headings and set styles of headings. (i) The Ebutton represents the entry text.
(ii) Styles: This tab allows us to change the heading (iii) The T button represents a tab stop.
styles and formatting (iv) The # button represents the page number.
(iv) Columns: This tab is used to increase or (v) The LS button represents the start of a
decrease columns in the table of contents as hyperlink.
well as allows to change the width and space (vi) The LE button represents the end of a hyperlink.
between columns. Each white field on the Structure line represents a
(v) Background: User can set a background colour blank space.