Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced) Using Libreoffice Writer
Do it yourself.
Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
A. 1. ii 2. i 3. iii 4. iii 5. i
B. 1. Enter 2. template 3. right side 4. select 5. Esc
C. i. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
D. i. Statement 1 is true , Statement 2 is true
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. Fill Format mode is used to quickly apply the selected style from Styles deck to different
locations in the document without having to go back to the Styles deck each time.
2. Following are the steps to access Styles deck:
Step 1: Click on the Style Menu from the Menu bar.
Step 2: Select the Manage styles option.
The Styles deck will appear on the right side of the screen.
3. To apply style using the Fill Format Mode:
Step 1: Click on the Styles icon present on the sidebar, Styles deck appear on the screen.
Step 2: Click on the paragraph styles button, a list of stored paragraph styles appears.
Step 3: Click on required style from the list.
Step 4: Click on the Fill format mode button. The mouse pointer changes into a paint
bucket icon.
Step 5: Hover the Fill format mode tool over the paragraph where you want to apply the
selected style and click on.
Selected style gets applied on the paragraph.
4. If we apply and update manual formatting to a style in a document, same formatting is
applied on the rest of the content also which is having that style.
5. On selecting the Overwrite option, the styles being copied will replace any existing styles
with the same name.
B. List Styles
Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced) Using Libreoffice Writer
Do it yourself.
Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
A. 1. iv 2. i 3. ii 4. i 5. iv
B. 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. True
C. 1. ii. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
2. i. Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A.
D. 1. ii. Statement 1 is false , Statement 2 is false.
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. Following are the five properties of drawing objects:
• Line color: This control selects a color for the borderline of the drawing object.
• Line style: This drop down list helps to select the style of line around the object
• Line thickness: The control helps to select the thickness of the lines.
• Area style/Filling: This drop down list helps to select the type of fill to be applied to the
selected drawing object.
• Rotate: This icon is used to rotate the selected drawing object.
2. We group drawing objects to make them act as a single object instead of different objects. If
we need to move or resize several drawing objects in a document we group them. Grouping
features allow rotation, flipping, moving or resizing several drawing objects because grouping
of all the objects will make it act as a single object.
3. Following are the steps to modify an image using image toolbar:
Step 1: Insert an image in a Writer document. The Image toolbar appears.
Step 2: Click on the Filter tool. A drop-down menu appears containing different icons of
filter effects.
Step 3: Click on the desired filter effect.
4. Following are the steps to resize the drawing objects:
Step 1: Select the image.
Step 2: Click on the Format menu and then select the Image → Properties option.
Step 3: Click on the Position and Size tab.
Step 4: Adjust the width, height, etc.
Step 5: Click on the OK button.
The image will be resized as per the set specifications.
5. To Character: The image is associated with a character but is not in the text sequence. It
moves with the paragraph but can be placed in the margin or another location.
As Character: The image is placed in the document light any other character and therefore
affects the height of the text line and the line break. The image moves with the paragraph
as we add or delete text before the paragraph.
B. They can use a wrapping option as ‘In Background’.
Following are the steps to apply this wrapping option:
Step 1: Type the textual content of the story.
Step 2: Insert the image and right click on it and select the option “Wrap” and then select the
sub option “In Background”.
The story will be displayed over the picture.
3. Advanced Features of Writer
Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced) Using Libreoffice Writer
Do it yourself.
Unsolved Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
A. 1. i 2. iv 3. i 4. i 5. iii
B. 1. True 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. False
C. ii. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
D. 1. iii. Statement 1 is true , Statement 2 is false
2. i. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true
3. iv. Statement 1 is false , Statement 2 is true
Section B (Subjective Type Questions)
A. 1. A template is a pre- designed document that can be used as a starting point for creating
new documents with a consistent style and structure. Template can include predefined text,
formatting, styles, images, and other elements that help in maintaining uniformity across
different documents.
2. Following are the steps for importing a template:
Step 1: Choose File → Templates → Manage Templates
Step 2: Click on the Manage → Import
The Select Category dialog box opens.
Step 3: Select a category from the existing categories.
Step 4: Click on the OK button. The Open dialog box appears.
Step 5: Navigate to the location where the template is saved.
Step 6: Select the template.
Step 7: Click on the Open button.
The selected template will be added to the templates of LibreOffice Writer.
3. The Update index option enables to update the changes made in the document. It is useful
when we add or delete text in the document and due to which and the headings are moved
to a next page or if some changes are made in the format of headings, update index can
be used.
4. The different options or tabs that are present in the Type tab of the Table of contents, index
or Bibliography dialog box are as follows:
• Title: It sets the title of the table of contents.
• Type: It allows us to select the type of Table of Contents.
• Protecting against manual changes: It restricts the manual changes in the TOC if selected.
• For: It allows us to create the TOC for a particular chapter or the entire document.
• Include up to level: It allows us to specify the maximum number of heading level for TOC.
• Create from: It provides three different check boxes like heading, additional styles, and
index entries.
5. The options that are present in the Entries tab of the Table of Contents, Index or
Bibliography dialog box are as follows:
• N# : This option adds the heading number or list number of the entry.
• E : This option represents the entry text.
• T : This option represents a tab stop.
• #: This option represents the page number.
• LS: This option specifies the start of a hyperlink.
• LE: This option specifies the end of a hyperlink.
B. While creating Table of Contents:
• Proper heading should be given to the chapter titles such as Heading 1 for chapter title,
Heading 2 for the topics covered under this chapter.
• After assigning the headings, they should use the Insert menu.
• Click on the Table of Indexes option to create TOC.
