VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA

PARUTHIPATTU, AVADI, CHENNAI– 71

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CLASS: X PRACTICAL
RECORD 2021-22

NAME : SANJAY KUMAR T.S

REG. NO. :

CLASS :_ X SEC : F
 VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA
PARUTHIPATTU, AVADI

Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New

Delhi (CBSE Aff.No. : 1930751)

Certificate

This is to certify that this is a bonafide Record of Practical work

done by Master / Miss SANJAY KUMAR T.S during the

year 2021-22.

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 INDEX
EX.
DATE CONTENT SIGNATURE
NO.
OF TEACHER
CREATE AND APPLY STYLES IN THE DOCUMENT

1 List style categories

2 Create and update new style from a selection

3 Create a new style using drag and-drop

INSERT AND USE IMAGES IN DOCUMENT

4 Insert an image to document from various sources

5 Create drawing objects

6 Modify, resize, crop and delete an image

CREATE AND USE OF TEMPLATE

7 Create a template

8 Use of template

9 Set up a custom default template

CREATE AND CUSTOMIZE TABLE OF CONTENTS

10 Create table of contents. Define a hierarchy of

headings

11 Customize a table of contents

12 Apply character styles. Maintain a table of contents

IMPLEMENT MAIL MERGE

13 Print the label using mail merge

14 Edit individual document

15 Enter data in the fields

 CREATE AND APPLY STYLES IN THE DOCUMENT
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DATE :
TOPIC : List style categories. Select the style from the styles and formatting window

AIM:
To list style categories and selecting the style from the styles and
formatting window using Openoffice Writer.

PROCEDURE :

Click the Styles and Formatting icon located at the left hand end of the
object bar, or click Format > Styles and Formatting, or press F11.

Step 1: The Styles and Formatting window shows the types of styles
available for the OOo OpenOffice.org component you are using.

Step 2: You can move this window to a convenient position on the screen or
dock it to an edge (hold down the Ctrl key and drag it by the title
bar to where you want it docked).

Step 3: Click on one of the icons at the top left of the Styles and formatting
window to display a list of styles in a particular category.

Step 4: To apply an existing style (except for character styles), position the
insertion point in the paragraph, frame, or page, and then double
click on the name of the style in one of these lists. To apply a
character style, select the characters first.
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EX.NO. 2
DATE :
TOPIC : Create and update new style from a selection

AIM :

To create a new style from a selection of styles using open office writer.

CREATING A NEW STYLE FROM A SELECTION

Step 1: Open the Styles and Formatting window and choose the type of style
you want to create.
Step 2: In the document, select the item you want to save as a style.
Step 3: In the Styles and Formatting window, click on the New Style
from Selection icon.
Step 4: In the Create Style dialog, type a name for the new style. The list shows
the names of existing custom styles of the selected type.
Step 5 : Click OK to save the new style.

UPDATING A STYLE FROM A SELECTION

Step 1: Open the Styles and Formatting window.

Step 2: In the document, select an item that has the format you want to adopt as a
style.
Step 3: In the Styles and Formatting window, select the style you want to update
(single click, not double click), then long click on the arrow next to the
New Style from Selection icon and click on Update Style.
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EX.NO. 3
DATE :
TOPIC : Create a new style using drag and-drop

AIM :
To create a new style using Drag and drop

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: You can drag and drop a text selection into the Styles and Formatting

window to create a new style.

Step 2: Select some text and drag it to the Styles and Formatting window. If Paragraph

Styles are active, the paragraph style will be added to the list. If Character

Styles are active, the character style will be added to the list.

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 INSERT AND USE IMAGES IN DOCUMENT
EX.NO. : 4
DATE :
TOPIC : Insert an image to document from various sources

AIM:
To insert an image to document from various sources.

PROCEDURE:
INSERT IMAGE : USING DRAG AND DROP
Step 1: Locate image in file browser
Step 2: Drag the image into the Open Office Writer and drop it where you want it
to appear
INSERT IMAGE: USING PICTURE DIALOG
Step 1: Choose Insert > Picture > From File from menu bar.
Step 2: Insert picture dialog box appears

Step 3: Navigate the file and select the picture

Step 4: Finally Click Open.
Step 5: Preview – thumbnail of the selected image
INSERT IMAGE : USING CLIPBOARD
Step 1: Open Source document and target document.
Step 2: Select image from source document.
Step 3: Copy the image by pressing CTRL+ C
Step 4: Paste the image in target document by pressing CTRL+V
INSERT IMAGE : USING SCANNER
Step 1: Insert > Picture > Scan > Select Source
Step 2: Scanner device should connect to computer.
Step 3: Scanner scans the image and sent to computer in digital format.
INSERT IMAGE : FROM THE GALLERY
Step 1: Open Gallery by click on Gallery icon or choose Tools > Gallery.
Step 2: Navigate the picture in the gallery.
Step 3: To insert picture Click and drag and drop the image into the document.
Or choose Insert > copy
Step 4: To close Gallery again choose Tools > Gallery
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INSERT IMAGE : USING DRAG AND DROP

INSERT IMAGE: USING PICTURE DIALOG

INSERT IMAGE : USING CLIPBOARD

INSERT IMAGE : USING SCANNER

INSERT IMAGE : FROM THE GALLERY

EX.NO. : 5
DATE :
TOPIC : Create drawing objects

AIM :

To create a drawing Objects using open office Writer.

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: View > Toolbar > Drawing

Step 2: Select tool from drawing tool bar.

Step 3: Mouse pointer changes into a drawing functions pointer.

Step 4: Move the cross – hair pointer to the place in the document where you
want the graphic to appear. And then click and drag to create the
drawing object.

Step 5: To cancel the drawing function press the Esc key

Step 6: It allow changing the properties such as fill color, line type and others.

Step 7: We can set or change the properties for drawing objects.

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EX.NO. : 6
DATE :
TOPIC : Modify, Resize, Crop and delete an image

AIM:

To modify, resize, crop and delete an image using open office writer.

PROCEDURE:

CROPPING IMAGE

Cut parts of the original image

Step 1: Right click on the image

Step 2: Select picture from pop up menu.

Step 3: Picture dialog box appears on the screen

Step 4: Select crop option button

Step 5: In crop page, we can control the following parameters

Keep scale – Does not change the scale of the

picture Keep image size – Produces enlargement or

shrinking

Left, Right, Top, bottom image is cropped by the amount entered in

the appropriate box.

Width and height – It scales the image specifies in percentage both

values should be identical

RESIZING AN IMAGE

Step 1: Click on the picture

Step 2: Position the pointer over one of the green resizing handles.

Step 3: Pointer changes shape of graphical representation

Step 4: Click and drag the resize the picture

Step 5: Remove the mouse button when satisfied with new size
ROTATING A PICTURE

Step 1: No special tool for rotating a picture.

Step 2: Open a new Draw

Step 3: File > New > Drawing

Step 4: Insert image you want to rotate

Step 5: Select the image then in the drawing tool bar.

Step 6: Select rotate icon from the effects tear –off toolbar

Step 7: Rotate the image as desired.

Step 8: By default the picture rotates around its center.

DELETING AN IMAGE

Step 1: Click on the picture.

Step 2: Press Delete button in keyboard.

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=> Resizing

=> Rotating

=> Deleting
 3. CREATE AND USE OF TEMPLATE
EX.NO. : 7
DATE :
TOPIC : Create a template

AIM :
To create a template using open office writer.

PROCEDURE:
Step 1: Open a new or existing document

Step 2: Add the content and styles that you want.

Step 3: From the main menu, choose File > Templates > Save.

Step 4: The Templates dialog appears on the screen.

Step 5: In the New template field, type a name for the new template.

Step 6: In the Categories list, click the category to which you want to assign for
the template.

Step 7: Click OK to save the template.

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EX.NO. : 8
DATE :
TOPIC : Use of template

AIM:
To use of template using open office writer. A template is a model that you use to create
other documents.

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: From the main menu, choose File > New > Templates and Documents.

Step 2: In the box on the left, click the Templates icon if it is not

already selected.

Step 3: Double-click the folder that contains the template that you want to use.

Step 4: Click the template that you want to use. Click Open.

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EX.NO. : 9
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TOPIC : Set up a custom default template

AIM :

To set up a custom default template using open office writer.

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: File > Templates > Organize.

Step 2: In the box on the left, select the folder containing the template that
you want to set as the default, and then select the template.

Step 3: Click the Commands button and choose Set as Default Template
from the drop down menu.

Step 4: The next time that you create a document by choosing File > New,
the document will be created from this template.

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 4. CREATE AND CUSTOMIZE TABLE OF CONTENTS
EX.NO. : 10
DATE :
TOPIC : Create table of contents. Define a hierarchy of headings
AIM:

To create table of contents and defining a hierarchy of headings.

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: When you create your document, use the following paragraph styles for
different heading levels (such as chapter and section headings): Heading
1, Heading 2, and Heading 3.

Step 2: These are what will appear in your table of contents. You can use
more levels of headings, but the default setting is to use only the
first three levels in the table of contents.

Step 3: Place the cursor where you want the table of contents to be inserted.

Step 4: Select Insert > Indexes and Tables > Indexes and Tables.

Step 5: Change nothing in the Insert Index/Table dialog. Click OK.

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EX.NO. : 11
DATE :
TOPIC : Customize a table of contents

AIM :

To customize a table of contents.

PROCEDURE:
Step 1: The Insert Index/Table window has five tabs. All of them can be used

when creating a table of contents.

Step 2: Use the Index/Table tab to set the attributes of the table of contents

Step 3: Use the Entries and Styles tabs to format the entries in the table of
contents.

Step 4: Use the Background tab to add color or a graphic to the background of

the table of contents.

Step 5: Use the Columns to put the table of contents into a number of

individual columns.

Step 6: The preview box, located on the left-hand side of each tab, shows as

you work how the table of contents will look.

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EX.NO. : 12
DATE :
TOPIC : Apply character styles. Maintain a table of contents

AIM :

To apply character styles and maintain a table of contents.

PROCEDURE:

APPLY CHARACTER STYLES, MAINTAIN A TABLE OF CONTENTS

Step 1: On the Structure line, click the button that represents the element to which
you want to apply a style.

Step 2: From the Character Style drop-down list, select the desired style. Writer
applies the selected style to the selected element.

Step 3: To view or edit the attributes of a character style, select the style from the
Character Style drop-down list and then click the Edit button.

Step 4: To apply the displayed structure and formatting to all outline levels, click the
All button.

Step 5: Using the Styles tab. Use the Styles tab to apply paragraph styles to the table
of contents. You can apply a different paragraph style to each outline level
of the table.

Step 6: To remove paragraph styling from an outline level:

1) In the Levels list box, select the desired outline level by clicking it.

2) Click the Default button.

To view or edit the attributes of a paragraph style, click the style in
the Paragraph Styles list box and then click the Edit button.

Step 7: Adding color. To add color to the background of the table of

contents, simply click the desired color in the color grid.
 Step 8: Adding a graphic To add a graphic to the background of the table of
contents, From the As drop-down list, select Graphic. The
Background tab displays the graphics options.

MAINTAINING TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editing a table of contents

To edit an existing table of contents:

Step 1: Click anywhere in the table of contents and then right click. The
context menu appears.

Step 2: From the context menu, choose Edit Index/Table. The Insert Index/Table
window opens and you can edit and save the table using the four tabs
described in the previous chapter.

Updating a table of contents

Step 1: Click anywhere in the table of contents and then right click. The context menu
appears.

Step 2: From the context menu, choose Update Index/Table. Writer updates the
table of contents to reflect the changes in the document.

Deleting a table of contents

Step 1 : Click anywhere in the table of contents and then right click. The context
menu appears.

Step 2: From the context menu, choose Delete Index/Table. Writer deletes the
table of contents.
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 IMPLEMENT MAIL MERGE
EX.NO. : 13
DATE : 26.10.2021
TOPIC : Print the label using mail merge

AIM:
To implement Mail Merge using Open Office Writer.

PROCEDURE:
Step 1: Choose File > New > Labels.
Step 2: On the Options tab, ensure that the Synchronize contents option is
selected.
Step 3: On the Labels tab (), select the Database and Table. Select the Brand of
labels to be used, and then select the Type of label.
Step 4: If you are unable to identify your label product in the list, then you can
define the labels you have. Select the User setting in the Type
selection box. Click on the Format tab of the Labels dialog. The
default settings are shown in. Take a ruler and measure on your
labels those dimensions illustrated in, and enter them into the
respective boxes on the left side.
Step 5: You can now save your label template if you are likely to use it again.
Click Save.
Step 6: In the Save Label Format dialog that opens (), enter names for your label
Brand and Type. Click OK.
Step 7: Click the Labels tab. Click the drop-down arrow under Database field.
Select the first field to be used in the label (in this example, Title).
Click the left arrow button to move this field to the Label text area.
Step 8: Continue adding fields and inserting desired punctuation, spaces, and
line breaks until the label is composed. Shows the completed label.
Step 9: Click New Document. You now have a new, single-page document
containing a series of frames, one for each label of the selected type
and filled with the data source address fields that you selected.
Step 10: Finally, press File Print

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EX.NO. : 14
DATE : 02.11.2021
TOPIC : Edit individual document

AIM:

To edit individual document using mail merge in open office writer.

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: Click Edit Document in step 6 of the wizard.

Step 2: Select Insert > Fields > Other.

Step 3: Click the Database tab. On the left hand side, select Mail merge fields.

Step 4: Under Database selection find your data source Expand it to see the fields.

Step 5: Click the field you want to insert, and then click Insert to insert the
field. You can insert any number of fields any number of times
into your mail merge document.

Step 6: Click Close when you are done.

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EX.NO. : 15
DATE : 17.11.2021
TOPIC : Enter data in the fields

AIM:

To enter data in the fields in a data source using open office writer

PROCEDURE:

Step 1: Click insert address block in step 3 of the mail merge wizard.

Step 2: Select the address list containing the address data you want to use.
This data is needed to create the address block and click
different Address list

Step 3: Click Create button in Select Address List dialog box.

Step 4: It will open a New Address List dialog box to enter data.

Step 5: To customize data press Customize button in the New Address list.

Step 6: Delete the address list elements which is not

required. Step 7: Type the new address list elements

using Add button. Step 8: Enter data in the input field

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