Re: [libreoffice-users] Starting a set of styles from scratch in LO Writer?

Le 29/04/2012 04:50, avamk a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> I would love to fully utilise templates in my Writer documents, but am still
> confused about its organisation.
>
> When I open the Styles and Formatting window, it shows all styles under the
> Default "category". I can make changes to, and add new entries under
> Default. However, I do not like organising my styles this way, because I
> can't delete the stock styles in it.
>
> Is there a way to start my own set of styles from scratch, independent from
> the Default group? Once I created my styles, how do I save them into a file
> so as to use in other documents?

Default styles are there forever, you can't delete them.

Though, I encourage you to use them before any personal style creation, 
because

-- the stock styles get internationally supported

eg: EN Text Body is FR Corps de texte
-> This is understadable by whoever opens the document, English speaker 
or French native.

-- any user opening you docs will be able to have their own style 
settings which will automagically adapt your docs to their taste.

eg: you setup the Text Body paragraph style to use Liberation Sans font 
fo your document. If you pass it over to me, where I have the same style 
with the Liberation Serif font setup, I can read *your* document with 
*my* settings.


Styles are the pillar or OOo/LibO. Just because of this, I couldn't go 
back to MSO. It is very important to grasp the styles principles and 
learn their use. This knowledge brings a tremendous step in ease of 
typing, document structuring and management.
Designing your own styles is of course possible -- and you'll have to do 
so whenever the corresponding stock style doesn't exist -- but I 
strongly insist on the use of the stock styles before any other attempt.


HTH,
--
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux

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