From f1e2ee29e7eab68452fd345127a3d14ba0958c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Chaiklin Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 14:38:28 +0100 Subject: Resolves: tdf#130170 update help on "new styles from selection" for "new styles from selection" section * grammatical correction and clarification of instructions + add variables to three instructions that are repeated in drag-and-drop. + add icon for Styles actions menu, which is mentioned in instruction for "drag-and-drop" section + use for instructions that are repeated from previous section. * In 2004, this help page was checked in with a note about drag-and-drop with frames. But there is no reason or need for a separate note. Simplified and improved the instructions for frames, and integrated them with the other styles. + added instructions about list styles - remove instruction about drag-and-drop for page styles, because it is not possible to drag-and-drop page styles. + Add mention about dialog box for naming the new style. + add mention that for table and page styles, the Styles action menu must be used. * rearrange order of , improve label on link to help on Styles sidebar, add link to "Styles - New Style from Selection" command, drop link to general page on "Templates and Style" to reduce clutter, and because links to that page are also found on other pages linked into * update to

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, Change-Id: I769587b7bbf3cf667b1c35c6a17cceca04ca24f2 Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/help/+/108002 Tested-by: Jenkins Reviewed-by: Seth Chaiklin --- source/text/swriter/guide/stylist_fromselect.xhp | 59 +++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/text/swriter/guide/stylist_fromselect.xhp b/source/text/swriter/guide/stylist_fromselect.xhp index 995769ccdf..1f3bc5404b 100644 --- a/source/text/swriter/guide/stylist_fromselect.xhp +++ b/source/text/swriter/guide/stylist_fromselect.xhp @@ -34,56 +34,69 @@ mw deleted "creating;" and added "copying;" -Creating New Styles From Selections +

Creating New Styles From Selections

-To Create a New Style From a Manually Formatted Selection +

To Create a New Style From a Manually Formatted Selection

- Choose View - Styles. + Choose View - Styles to open the Styles deck in the Sidebar. - Click the icon of the style category that you want to create. + Click the icon at the top of the Styles deck for the style category of the new style. - Click in the document where you want to copy the style from, for example, in a paragraph that you applied manual formatting to. + Click in the document where you want to copy the style from, for example, in a paragraph to which you applied manual formatting. - Click the arrow next to the New Style from Selection icon and choose New Style from Selection from the submenu + Click the Style actions menu icon at the top right corner of the Styles deck and choose New Style from Selection from the submenu. - Type a name in the Style Name box. + Enter a name for the new style in the New Style from Selection dialog box. Click OK. + + + + +Icon + + + + Styles actions menu icon + + +
-To Create a New Style by Drag-And-Drop + +

To Create a New Style by Drag-And-Drop

- Choose View - Styles. + - Click the icon of the style category that you want to create. + - Select at least one character, or object, in the style that you want to copy. For page and frame styles, select at least one character or object in the page or frame. - - - Drag the character or object to the Styles window and release. - For paragraph and character styles, you can drag-and-drop onto the respective icon in the Styles window. You do not need to open that style category in advance. - - -You can also drag-and-drop a frame into the Styles window to create a new frame style: Click the frame, wait a moment with the mouse button pressed down, but without moving the mouse, then drag to the Styles window and drop the frame onto the Frame Styles icon. + For paragraph, character and list styles, select at least one character in the style that you want to copy, then drag the selection to the Styles deck and release. For frame styles, select the frame and hold the mouse button pressed until the mouse icon changes, then drag to the Styles deck and release. + Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the selection onto the respective icon at the top of the Styles deck. You do not need to open that style category in advance. + + + + + + +For page and table styles, you must use the Styles actions menu at the top right corner of the Styles deck. The drag-and-drop method is not possible with these styles.
- - +Styles (Sidebar) +Styles - New Style from Selection -Styles +
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