Information Technology (402)
Class-X
PART-B
Unit-1: Digital Documentation
Chapter-1 : Introduction to Styles
Compiled By-
S. N Rai (TGT CS)
GBSS Jagatpur (1207255)
Information Technology (Code-402), Class-X
Unit-1 : Digital Documentation Chapter-1 : Introduction to Styles
Important points to remember
A style is collection of all formatting information, which you want to save and then apply
on the document.
Writer provides six style categories - Page, Paragraph, Character, Frame, List and
Table.
Predefined Heading Style(s) act as bookmarks in a document. These bookmarks allow
faster browsing in a document.
Style tool can be accessed from Menu Bar, Drop down List and Side Bar.
Style tool can also be accessed by using keyboard shortcut- F11 function key.
Fill Format is used to style scattered Pages, Frames, Table, Lists, Paragraphs or
Characters in a document.
To quit Fill Format option, click on Fill Format button again or press the Esc key
Writer allows creating custom style and saving them for future use.
These new styles can be created using selection method or Drag and Drop method.
Drag and Drop method cannot be used to create a page style.
A user defined style once created, can be updated at any point of time. Steps used for
updating a style are same as creation of styles.
A document can be styled using another document or a template.
A. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following features in LibreOffice Writer is /are used to create the given
document.
a. Page borders
b. Envelope
c. Picture from File
d. Index and Tables
Ans:- b) Envelope
2. Styles menu (from sidebar) in Writer provides options to work on
a. paragraph Styles
b. Frame Styles
c. Page Styles
d. All of the above
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Ans:- d) All of the above
3. What is style template in LibreOffice Writer?
a. Pre-determined from and mode of document file
b. One kind of model style
c. One type of document
d. Cluster of documents in Writer
Ans:- b) One kind of model style
4. Which of the following gives the status of your document like page number, number of
pages?
a. Status bar
b. Standard toolbar
c. Formatting
d. Title bar
Ans:- a) Status bar
5. Which of the following can be used to access a style menu?
a. F11 function key
b. Sidebar Menu
c. Formatting toolbar
d. All of these
Ans:- d) All of these
B. Fill In the Blanks
1. A ___________ is a collection of different formats.
Ans:- style
2. Styles are especially handy in ___________.
Ans:- LibreOffice
3. Proper use of styles improves _____________ in a document.
Ans:- consistency
4. The first five buttons at the top of the Styles window select the category of ___________
Ans:- styles
5. Using predefined _________________ creates Bookmark in the document.
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Ans:- Heading Styles
6. On opening a new file ______________ Style is used for formatting.
Ans:- default
7. In page layout documents, you can arrange ___________ like text boxes and graphics.
Ans:- objects
8. Character styles are often integrated in ____________ Style.
Ans:- Paragraph
9. Predefined Style __________ be updated by Drag and Drop method.
Ans:- con not
C. Short Answer Questions
1. What do you understand by styles in LibreOffice writer document?
Ans:- A style is a collection of all formatting information, which you want to save and then
apply on the document. Styles are used to avoid inconsistency in formatting and reduce time
and effort in formatting a document.
2. Write advantages of using Style over manual formatting, for designing a document.
Ans:- Creating a big document with consistent format becomes difficult and time consuming
when manual formatting is used. By using styles we can overcome this problem. We can make
documents with consistent format and in less time by using styles.
3. What are the different categories of style in LibreOffice writer document?
Ans:- The different categories of styles in LibreOffice writer documents are-
i. Page Style
ii. Paragraph Style
iii. Character Style
iv. Frame Style
v. List Style
vi. Table Style
4. Writer down the steps to update a style.
Ans:- To update a predefined Style follow the given steps-
Step-1 : Select the page/paragraph to be modified.
Step-2 : Format the selected portion as per the requirement.
Step-3 : Go to Style menu, and click on button to update.
Step-4 : Using Style Action button, click on Update Selected Style.
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5. What do you understand by custom styles in LibreOffice writer?
Ans:- Custom Styles means styles created by the user according to their requirement.
LibreOffice writer provides a range of predefined styles but if existing Styles specified by
writer do not match your requirement, then it is also possible to create a custom style.
6. In a document Introduction paragraph is to be designed extensively by setting its font
(face, size, weight, color), space above it and giving number to heading. Write steps to
do the given task.
Ans:- Given below are the steps to do so.
i. Select the Introduction (paragraph)
ii. Open Font list from Toolbar
iii. Select the font
iv. Open Font size from Toolbar
v. Select the desired font size
vi. Select Font weight (Bold) from the toolbar
vii. Open Font color from Toolbar
viii. Select desired color
ix. Using Format menu option, select Spacing > Paragraph > indent and Spacing
x. Edit space above paragraph
xi. Add number by Selecting Numbered list from Toolbar
7. Give two examples, where instead of Styles, using manual formatting will be beneficial.
Ans:-
Quick Edits: For fast adjustments to small sections.
Unique Formatting: When creating one-time documents with specific designs.
8. Give one situation, in which you will prefer to use Fill Format for styling your document.
Ans :- One situation where you might prefer to use Fill Format is when you want to quickly
apply the same formatting to multiple different elements throughout your document. For
example, if you have several headings scattered across various sections of your document and
you want them all to have the same font, size, and color, you can use Fill Format to easily copy
the formatting from one heading and apply it to the others without having to manually adjust
each one individually.
9. Write steps to load style(s) from a template.
Ans:-
Step 1 : Open your document in LibreOffice Writer.
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Step 2 : Go to Format > Styles and Formatting or press F11. The Style Dialog box will
appear.
Step 3 : Click the arrow icon in the top-left corner to open the styles menu.
Step 4 : Select "Load Styles From Template."Navigate to your template file and open it.
Step 5 : Choose the styles you want to import and click "OK. "The imported styles will
be available in your document for application
10. What is Fill Format?
Ans:- Fill Format is a option available in LibreOffice Writer to style scattered pages, frames,
table, lists, paragraphs or characters.
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