Re: [libreoffice-users] Tab defaults change when pasting into Writer from some other applications

On 11/1/2014 9:33 AM, anne-ology wrote:
>        I agree with your method ... & congratulate you on obviously 
> being a bright teacher.
>
>        Now ...
>            I'm curiously wondering how using 'styles' differs from the 
> 'select all' then changing the font, or whatever;
>                that method takes me mere seconds as well  ;-)
>
>        Also, I'm curiously wondering what method(s) your students 
> would be using which would take them so long ???

If the *only* thing you want to change is the font document-wide, then 
your "select all" method will work. But formatting goes far beyond 
changing a font.

The documents I typically create (as simple as they are) have many 
different types of paragraphs including the following:

- A Title, set in 20 point, bold, Linux Biolinum G, centered, with 12 
points of white space below the paragraph.

- A Subtitle, the same as the Title, except with 16 point, bold type.

- Several Section Heading paragraphs, each with Linux Biolinum G in ever 
reducing sizes, flush left, with 12 points of white space above the 
paragraph, and with automatic numbering through the Outline Numbering. 
Also, I have them set to "keep with the next paragraph," which is 
important when creating heading styles to ensure that you don't have a 
random heading by itself at the bottom of the page with the following 
paragraph on the next page. If I need a "Chapter Title" paragraph, I can 
create it to always begin on a new page.

- A main Body paragraph, with 12 point Linux Libertine G, set flush 
left, single spaced, with 12 points of white space above it.

- A main Body paragraph, the same as the above, but with an indented 
first line (2 picas) and no white space above the paragraph.

- Main Body paragraphs set double-spaced for legal briefs and scholarly 
paragraphs.

- A Blockquote paragraph, which is single spaced and indented 2 picas on 
the left margin with additional white space above and below the paragraphs.

To generate all of this formatting without styles requires the user to 
format each paragraph or set of paragraphs directly, selecting each 
formatting characteristic separately, including font, size, line 
spacing, paragraph indents, and on and on. Doing it directly takes a lot 
of time, and then you have to be careful to make sure all your section 
headings are formatted consistently (was that 16 points or 18 points?). 
But, to do it with styles is super quick. And the consistency throughout 
the document almost brings tears of joy to my eyes.

Virgil

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