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Advanced LibreOffice Document Styling Guide

The document outlines a series of advanced assignments for creating and applying styles, working with images, creating templates, and customizing tables of contents in LibreOffice Writer, as well as data consolidation, subtotals, cell referencing, hyperlinks, and goal seeking in LibreOffice Calc. Each assignment includes objectives, tasks, and detailed solutions for executing specific functions within the software. The overall focus is on enhancing skills in digital documentation and electronic spreadsheets.

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Advanced LibreOffice Document Styling Guide

The document outlines a series of advanced assignments for creating and applying styles, working with images, creating templates, and customizing tables of contents in LibreOffice Writer, as well as data consolidation, subtotals, cell referencing, hyperlinks, and goal seeking in LibreOffice Calc. Each assignment includes objectives, tasks, and detailed solutions for executing specific functions within the software. The overall focus is on enhancing skills in digital documentation and electronic spreadsheets.

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Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced)

Learning Outcome - Create and apply styles in digital document


Assignment 1
Objective: Using various commands to create customer styles and apply predefined styles in
LibreOffice Writer.
Task: Type a paragraph with at least 100 words and create below given styles as instructed:
1. Title
a. Font Name: Kristen ITC, Size:28, Colour: Magenta
b. Give Style Name: Title AI (Use create styles using drag and drop)
2. Headings
a. Font name: Times New Roman, Size: 24 , Colour: Red.
b. Give the style name: My Heading (Use create style from selection command)
3. Paragraph and Headings - My heading styles to all headings using Fill Format
4. Load Styles in New Document and Save the document
Solution:
 Preparing document
1. Click on Start > All Apps > LibreOffice 24.2 > LibreOffice Writer.
2. Type required text.
Creating styles
 Title (Using Drag and Drop)
1. Select the title “Generative Artificial Intelligence”.
2. Apply the desired formatting.
3. Now click on Styles > Manage Styles option.
4. Select the title “Generative Artificial Intelligence” and darg over the Styles pane present
on the screen.
5. New Style From Selection dialog box will appear with a prompt to enter New Style
Name. Type name as “Title AI”.
6. Click on OK button.

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 Headings (Create Style using New Style from Selection option)
1. Select first heading – “Introduction”.
2. Apply the desired formatting for style as per instructions given in the question.
3. Click on Styles > Manage Styles option. A styles pane will appear.
4. Click on Style Actions button and choose New Style From Selection option.
5. New Style from Selection dialog box appears. Type Style name as – “My Heading”.
6. Click on OK.
 Applying Styles
 Using double click
1. Select the heading “Technology”.
2. Now Find the newly created styles “My Heading”.
3. Double Click on it.
 Using Fill Format
1. Click on Fill Format icon on Styles pane.
2. A fill format mode will be activated and mouse cursor changes to Fill Format mode icon.
3. Select “My Heading” style from Styles pane.
4. Drag it over to the headings to apply “My Heading” style.
5. Save the file as “Practical 1 – Create and apply styles”.
 Load styles
1. Open new blank document.
2. Activate Styles pane from side bar or any other option.
3. Click on Style Actions button and choose “Load Styles from Template”.
4. Find the button From File and click on it.
5. Choose the previously saved file.
6. Click on Open button.
7. The styles from selected document will be added into the Style gallery.
8. Save the file.

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Output Document:

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Learning Outcome – Working with Images in digital document
Assignment 2
Objective: Inserting images and shapes and rearranging them
Task: Create a new document in LibreOffice prepare an advertisement using various shapes
and images.

Solution:
Add Page background
1. Open LibreOffice Writer and Background from Format > Page Style > Area > Gradient.
2. Choose Sundown gradient for page background and Click on Apply and OK.
Add Page border
1. Click on Format > Page Style > Borders.
2. Click on All four borders option.
3. Choose the line style from Style.
4. Click on Apply and OK button.
Add font work (Learn Coding)
1. Click on View > Toolbar > Drawing.
2. Click on Insert Font Text icon from the Drawing Toolbar.
3. Select Gold Wave style.
4. Type the text Learn Coding and change color.
5. Press enter when you finished.
Add font work (For 3 to 12 Class Students)
1. Click on Insert Font Text icon from the Drawing Toolbar.
2. Select relevant style for Font Text.
3. Type the desired text and change the color.
4. Press enter when you finished.
Insert Image
1. Place the cursor where image is required.
2. Click Insert > Image option. An Insert Image dialog box will appear.
3. Select the image from the dialog box.
4. Click on open button.
Applying border to image
1. Select an image to apply border.
2. Click on Borders icon on the Image toolbar and select Outer Border (Only).
Add Textbox to insert courses
1. Select rectangle box from Drawing toolbar.
2. Draw the rectangle in the document.
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Applying background colour to box
1. Select the box.
2. Choose the Fill Colour icon from drawing properties toolbar.
3. Select Yellow color from the Fill Colour icon.
4. Add the desired text.
Similarly add remaining shapes, apply the desired formatting and text. Save the file.
Output:

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Learning Outcome - Create and use template
Assignment 3
Objective: Creating templates in LibreOffice Writer and saving for distribution.
Task:
• Prepare a template for the class time table.
• Apply formatting as required.
• Set this template as a default template.
• Reset the default template as usual.

Solution:
1. Create a new document in LibreOffice Writer.
2. Click on Format > Page Style option.
3. A page style dialog box will appear.
4. Select Area > Image > Add/Import option.
5. Apply desired options for background and click on OK button.
6. Insert table for time table and format it as per your choice.
Saving file as template
1. Click on File > Templates > Save as Template option.
2. A Save As Template dialog box will appear.
3. “Time Table ” as Template Name in Enter Template Name dialog box.
4. Select Template Category as MyTemplate.
5. Click on Set as default template option.
6. Click on Save button.
Reset default template
1. Click on File > Templates > Manage Templates option.
2. A manage template dialog box will appear.
3. Click on Manage > Reset Default Text Document option.
4. Click on Close button.

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Output

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Learning Outcome – Create Table of Contents
Assignment 4

Objective: Create and Customize Table of Contents


Task: Prepare a document with different headings and apply a table of contents to it.

Solution:
1. Type the contents.
2. Apply appropriate level of headings from the Styles window.
3. Place the cursor at the beginning of document to insert Table of Content.
4. Click on Insert → Table of contents and index → Table of contents, index or Bibliography
option. The Table of contents, index or Bibliography will appear.
5. Select and apply the styles for the Table of Contents.
3. Click on OK.
Output

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Learning Outcome – Customize Table of contents
Assignment 5

Objective: Customize the table of contents


Task: Apply customization following customization on above Table of contents:
1. Apply heading levels up to 3
2. Divide Table of contents into two parts vertically
3. Add a background colour of your choice

Solution:
1. Select the Table of Contents created in previous question.
2. Select Type tab.
3. Find the option include level upto and select 3.
4. Click on Columns tab.
5. Set 2 in the Columns.
6. Click on Background tab.
7. Click on Colour button.
8. Pick the desired colour to apply as background.
9. Click on OK button.
Output:

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Unit 2: Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced)

Learning Outcome Consolidating Data


Assignment 1

Objective: Applying Data Consolidation in LibreOffice Calc


Task: Prepare 3 worksheets for products sales and consolidate them

Solution:
Preparing sheets for Data Consolidation
1. Create a new file in spreadsheet software and enter data for 5 products.
2. Add two worksheets in the file and modify the data for all. Click on Sheet tab and + icon there,
3. Rename all worksheets like sheet1 - Ahmedabad, sheet2 - Surat and sheet3 - Rajkot. Select
the sheets respectively and do right click on Sheet tab > Rename Sheet option, Type the sheet
name and Click on OK button.
4. Now add one more worksheet at the end and rename as Consolidated as similar as step 2 and 3.
Perform Data Consolidation
1. Place the cursor in cell B2 in Consolidated sheet.
2. Click on Data > Consolidate option.
3. The Consolidate dialog box will appear.
4. Choose the Sum function.
5. Select Data Source ranges respectively and click on Add button.
6. Click on OK button.
Output:

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Learning Outcome Subtotal
Assignment 2
Objective: Applying subtotal in LibreOffice Calc
Task: Prepare a worksheet as following

Apply subtotal and find the sum of days required for project name.
Solution:
1. Open spreadsheet software and enter the data.
2. Select the data.
3. Click on Data → Subtotal. The Subtotal dialog box appears.
4. Select column Project Name in Group By option.
5. Now mark the column to Days Required to count the no. of days required for each project.
6. Select the sum function sum from Use Function option.
7. Click on OK button.

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Output:

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Learning Outcome – Creating cell referencing in Spreadsheet
Assignment 3

Objective: Link data and Spreadsheet


Task: Prepare a worksheets as following:
1. Enter the data such as Roll no, GR NO, First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth,
Father Name, Mother Name. Enter records for at least 10 students.
2. Rename this worksheet as "Student Profile".
3. Insert 3 new worksheets and rename as "PT2", "PT2" and "PT3" respectively.
4. In the PT1 worksheet create a reference for Roll No, First Name, and Last Name
columns from Student Profile by using the keyboard.
5. In the PT2 worksheet create a reference for Roll No, First Name, and Last Name
columns from Student Profile by using the mouse.
6. In the PT3 worksheet create a reference for Roll No, First Name, and Last Name
columns from Student Profile as you wish.

Solution:
1. Open Excel and create a new workbook.
2. In the first worksheet, enter the data.
3. Right-click on the sheet tab (usually named “Sheet1”).
4. Select “Rename” and change the name to “Student Profile”.
5. Insert three new worksheets by clicking the “+” icon at the bottom.
6. Rename them to “PT1”, “PT2”, and “PT3” respectively.
7. Go to the “PT1” worksheet.
8. In cell A1, type =Student Profile!A1 to reference the Roll No from the “Student Profile” sheet.
9. Drag the fill handle to copy the formula down for all 10 students.
10. Repeat the process for First Name and Last Name columns.
11. Go to the “PT2” worksheet.
12. Click on cell A1, type =, then navigate to the “Student Profile” sheet and click on cell A1.

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13. Press Enter to create the reference.
14. Drag the fill handle to copy the formula down for all 10 students.
15. Repeat the process for First Name and Last Name columns.
16. Go to the “PT3” worksheet.
17. You can use either the keyboard or mouse method to create references for Roll No, First
Name, and Last Name columns from the “Student Profile” sheet.
Output:

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Learning Outcome – Hyperlink in Spreadsheet
Assignment 4
Task:
1. Insert hyperlink from the internet.
2. Insert hyperlink email.
3. Insert hyperlink of existing file.
4. Insert hyperlink of new file.
Insert Hyperlink from the internet
1. Type the text – NCERT Solution IT Class 10.
2. Click on Insert > Hyperlink option. Hyperlink dialog box will open.
3. Click on Internet and type the URL.
4. Set the behaviour of link by selecting frame and target.
5. Click on OK button.
Insert Hyperlink Email
1. Type the text – Gmail in the cell.
2. Click on Insert > Hyperlink option.
3. Select Mail option.
4. Type the recipient mail id in Recipient box.
5. Type Subject in Subject box.
6. Set the behaviour of link by selecting Frame, Target and Name.
7. Click on Apply and OK button.
Insert hyperlink of existing file
1. Type the text: File – Document
2. Click on Insert > Hyperlink option.
3. Choose Document button.
4. Select the file from Path option. Either type the path or select the file using browse button.
5. Set target of link.
6. Apply settings required such as Frame, Name and Text.
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7. Click on Apply and OK button.
Inserting Hyperlink of New Document
1. Type the Text – New Document.
2. Select option as Edit Now.
3. Type Filename in File box.
4. Select File Type as Text Document.
5. Apply settings such as Frame, Name etc.
6. Click Apply and OK button.
Output:

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Learning Outcome – Goal Seek
Assignment 5
Objective: Goal seek Application
Task: Enter data to obtain total net profit and set the goal to achieve total net profit of ₹ 23,000
by changing the August month gross profit.

Sample Data:
Month Gross Profit Net
April 20000 12% 2400
May 30000 14% 4200
June 40000 11% 4400
July 25000 15% 3750
August 35000 18% 6300
Total 21050
Solution:
1. Enter data and prepare the spreadsheet along with formula.
2. Place the cursor in D7 cell.
3. Click on Tools > Goal Seek option. The Goal Seek dialog box will appear.
4. Move the cursor in Target Value box and enter the value – 23000.
5. Now select the cell as a variable cell.
6. Click on OK.
7. It will display the value obtained by Goal seek. If you wish to insert it in the spreadsheet
click on Yes, otherwise No.
Output:

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