Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about text in different languages in a single document

On 6/21/26 5:55 PM, Robert Funnell wrote:
> On 2026-06-21 20:01, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> > On 21/06/2026 20:45, Tom wrote:
> > > Hi!  I'm going to have some artwork created, and I'm having a phrase 
> > > translated into different languages, for this artwork.  For this 
> > > sake of this discussion, let's say the phrase is:
> > >
> > > LibreOffice is amazing software
> > >
> > > The idea is to have that translated into Arabic, Cantonese, Greek 
> > > and maybe a few other languages.  I already have the translation 
> > > part covered.  I already know how to set the "Complex Text Layout" 
> > > option to a specific language.
> > >
> > > My question:  what's the best approach to have multiple "complex 
> > > language" samples in a "master" document, if you will.  I would have 
> > > a single document, created in Writer, where I would have the 
> > > translation of the above phrase, in each language, on a separate 
> > > page.  Then, I would export this document to PDF and send it off to 
> > > the artist who create the art.
> > >
> > > Would I need to somehow set the "complex text layout" option per 
> > > page or per frame (I'm putting the translated text in a frame)? Or 
> > > would it be easiest to simply have each phrase in its own document?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Page styles seems the obvious answer. A different style for each page 
> > should meet your needs.
> >
> > Peter HB
> Why not just a different paragraph style for each language? Is there 
> any particular need to have separate pages?
>
> - Robert

Great question!  The only need for separate pages would be to maximize 
the size of the phrase in a given language.   I'll experiment with page 
styles and paragraph styles.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Peace...

Tom

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