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

Hi :)
+1

I think there is a balance somewhere.  I found that about 20mins of reading
the "Published Guides" chapter on styles and spending about 10mins messing
with settings saved me about an hour or more on a task that had previously
taken at least an hour.  I can't remember the exact times but it was
something like that.  It's probably in the archives from maybe 2-3 years
ago but it's not worth looking up better estimates.

Of course i was panicking at the time so i wasn't in the best frame of mind
for really taking it all in but even a small investment of time helped save
me quite a bit of time that one time and has continued to save me tons of
time ever since.  I do often go with the defaults but keep meaning to
set-up a set of styles to make all my different letters a bit more
consistent with each other across different systems.

I think you can get some useful time-saving stuff without having to spend
hours setting it up.  That hopefully gives you more time to improve on your
styles to make more time-savings and/or to make your documents look
better.
Regards from
Tom :)




On 5 November 2014 00:23, Virgil Arrington <arringtonve@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/4/2014 12:46 PM, jomali wrote:
>
> > I can't say I agree with Virgil. You can't help working with styles.
> > Whenever you create a document, the default set of styles is automatically
> > applied. When you create a numbered or bulleted list, you are applying the
> > associated styles automatically. The other styles (e.g., heading styles)
> > are there for you to use if you need them, no matter how short or one-off
> > your document is. Learning to use the style system pays off handsomely,
> > even if you only need the defaults.
> >
> > John
>
> John,
>
> I fully agree with you. Just learning how styles control so much in Writer
> is very helpful. But, I have spent literally hours setting up and modifying
> styles. While it has been a labor of love for me, it has been a labor and a
> major investment in time, time I might not have if all I'm trying to do is
> type a three paragraph letter. And, there have been those times when the
> styles just seem to want to fight against me. While I find such battles
> fun, they do often distract from the task at hand.
>
>
> Virgil
>
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