IT PORTFOLIO

FOR
LIBREOFFICE
WRITER

Name: Amrit Singh Nirvair

Class: 10th Aster
Roll Number: 3
School: Angels World School, Morinda
ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
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I’d thank the following people,
sources, websites and tools that
helped in the making of this
document:

● Our computer teacher, Ms.

Nitasha Chandel
● The creators of LibreOffice
● The book ‘Information
Technology Skill Course Class
10’ by KIPS
● Gemini AI
 INDEX
STYLES AND ITS TYPES 4
WHAT IS A STYLE? 4
TYPES OF STYLES 4
IMAGES 8
WHAT ARE DIGITAL IMAGES? 8
INSERTING IMAGES 8
MODIFYING IMAGES 11
ROTATING AN IMAGE 13
CROPPING AN IMAGE 14
ROTATING VS CROPPING 15
GROUPING OF OBJECTS 16
TEMPLATES 20
WHAT ARE TEMPLATES? 20
TYPES OF TEMPLATES 20
USING PRE-DEFINED TEMPLATES 21
ADVANCED FEATURES 23
TABLE OF CONTENTS 23
ADDING A TABLE OF CONTENTS 24
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ToC 26
 STYLES AND ITS
TYPES
WHAT IS A STYLE?
A style is a predefined combination of various
formatting features, like font style, colour, and
size that applies to the selected text in a
document to quickly change its appearance.

When you apply a style, you actually apply a

group of formatting effects together in one
simple step that makes the text effective and
readable.

TYPES OF STYLES

In Writer, you can apply headings, titles, text,

lists and other predefined formatting styles to
the text by using the Styles pane.

The Styles pane (a floating or a dockable

plane) contains different style categories as
listed below:
PARAGRAPH STYLES

They are used to control all aspects of a

paragraph’s appearance, such as text
alignment, tab stops, line spacing, and so on.

CHARACTER STYLES

Character styles are used for a block of letter,

i.e. word(s) inside a paragraph; for example,
they enable you to set the font and size of
text, or apply bold and italic formats. By using
character styles, you can change the
appearance of a part of a paragraph without
affecting the other parts.

FRAME STYLES

Frame styles are used to format graphic and

text frames, including text wrap, borders,
backgrounds, and columns.

PAGE STYLES

Page styles are used for page formatting, such

as page size, margins, headers and footers,
borders, and backgrounds. A document can
have one or many page styles.

LIST STYLES

List styles are used to select, format, and

position numbers or bullets in lists.

TABLE STYLES
Using tables, a large amount of information
can be organized and presented effectively.
Table style category allows to format a table
by adding borders, using different text or
border colour(s), aligning text inside the table,
having different patterns or text colour.
 IMAGES
WHAT ARE DIGITAL IMAGES?
A digital image is a picture that can be a
graphic or image representation in a digital
document. A picture in a digital document can
be a photo, chart, logo, or even a video frame,
represented as a set of digital values (0s and
1s) known as pixels.

These images are stored in formats such as

GIF, JPG, PNG, and BMP.

INSERTING IMAGES
Images can be inserted in the following ways:

INSERTING AN IMAGE USING INSERT

IMAGE OPTION
● Position the cursor where you want to
insert the image.
● Click on the Insert menu and then select
the Image option.
 OR
● Click on the Insert Image Icon on the
Standard Toolbar.
● The Insert Image dialogue box appears.
● Locate the picture you wish to insert and
select it.
● Click on the Open button to add it to your
document.
INSERTING AN IMAGE USING DRAG
AND DROP METHOD
● Open the document and move the cursor
to the location where you want to insert
the image.
● Now, locate the image on your computer.
● Select the image and drag it into your
document.
● Drop it where you want it to appear, and
the image will be inserted into the
document.

INSERTING AN IMAGE USING COPY

AND PASTE METHOD
● Open the document in which the image
already exists.
 ● Click on the image and press Ctrl + C to
copy it. The image gets copied to the
clipboard.
● Now, open the other document and place
the cursor where you want to paste the
image.
● Press Ctrl + V. The copied image is pasted
in the document.

INSERTING AN IMAGE BY LINKING

● Open the Insert Image dialogue box by
click on Insert > Image.
● In the dialogue box, tick the Link option as
shown.
OR
● Drag and drop the image while holding
down the Ctrl + Shift keys to link an
image.

MODIFYING IMAGES
To make modifications in images, Writer
provides the Image Toolbar.

IMAGE TOOLBAR
When you insert or select an image, a special
toolbar appears to help you edit it. This toolbar
is called the Image Toolbar. You can keep it on
the screen all the time by going to the View >
Toolbars > Image from the menu bar.

IMAGE FILTER: There are 11 types of filters

to improve an image.
IMAGE MODE: Image can be changed to
black and white, grey-scale, or a watermark.
CROP: It removes unwanted parts of the
image.
FLIP VERTICALLY: It flips the image vertically
by 180 degrees.
FLIP HORIZONTALLY: It flips the image
horizontally by 180 degrees.
ROTATE 90 DEGREE LEFT: It rotates the
image by 90 degrees to the left.
ROTATE 90 DEGREE RIGHT: It rotates the
image by 90 degrees to the right.
ROTATE: Image can be rotated at any angle
using this tool.
TRANSPARENCY: It makes an image
transparent by using the value provided in
percentage.
COLOUR: In this, using the first three
components, red, blue or green colour
respectively can be modified, and the next
three components are for adjustment of
brightness, contrast, and gamma respective
can be made.

ROTATING AN IMAGE
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To
rotate an image or a shape:
● Select the image that you want to rotate.
● Click on the Rotate button on the Image
toolbar.
● Four rotation handles appear. Now, bring
the pointer on a Rotation handle and
 drag it clockwise or anticlockwise to rotate
the image or shape
CROPPING AN IMAGE

To crop an unwanted area of an image, follow

these steps:
● Select the image that you want to crop.
● Click on the Crop Image button on the
Image toolbar.
● Eight crop handles will appear. Drag a side
crop or corner crop handle to crop the
image.
● You can drag as much as you like. Corner
crop handles will crop the image diagonally
whereas by using a side crop handle you
can crop an image in horizontal or vertical
direction.
 ● Alternatively, right-click on the image and
select Properties. The Image dialogue
box opens. Click on the Crop tab and
select the required crop settings. For
example, adjust the width and height of
the image scale or image in the Scale
section or in the Image Size section,
respectively. You can also change the
scale of the picture. For this, select the
Keep image size option and then enter
Left, Right, Top and Bottom values as per
your requirement.

ROTATING VS CROPPING
Here's a table outlining the differences
between Rotating and Cropping an image in
LibreOffice Writer:

Feature/ Rotating an Cropping an

Aspect Image Image

Changes the
Removes unwanted
orientation of
What it does parts from the
the entire
edges of an image.
image.

Effect on Tilts or turns the Reduces the visible

Image whole image. area of the image.
 Pixels outside the
No loss of image
Data Impact cropped area are
data.
hidden.

Image becomes
Image appears smaller, focusing
Visual Result
angled. on selected
content.

To adjust the
To trim or focus the
Purpose image's
image content.
orientation.

Green rotation Thick, black

handles cropping handles
Appearance
(circles/arrows) (lines/rectangles)
of Controls
appear around appear on the
the image. edges/corners.

GROUPING OF OBJECTS
It is often convenient to group shapes together
so that they can be treated as a single object.
A group of objects can be formatted in a way
similar to an individual object. To group
objects, follow these steps:
● Draw four or five drawing objects.
● Click on the Select tool on the Drawing
toolbar.
● Drag it over the objects to select them.
 OR
● Hold Shift Key to and select all objects by
clicking on it.
● Once, all the objects are selected, click on
the Group button on the Drawing Object
Properties toolbar.
OR
● Right-click and select Group from the
context menu.
OR
● Select Format > Group > Group option
from the main menu.
● All the selected objects will be grouped.

Under the Group option, there are four

options. These are Group, Ungroup, Enter
Group, Exit Group.
GROUP: This option combines multiple
selected objects into a single unit.
UNGROUP: This option separates a group of
objects back into individual items.
ENTER GROUP: This option allows you to
work on the objects within a group without
ungrouping them.
EXIT GROUP: This option is used to exit the
group editing mode and return to the main
workspace.
 TEMPLATES
WHAT ARE TEMPLATES?
A template is a pre-defined layout that
contains sample content, themes, colours, font
styles, background styles, etc. And gives an
initial foundation to build a document. The
Writer provides a variety of pre-defined
templates. Using a template, you can create
your own document easily and quickly.

TYPES OF TEMPLATES
DOCUMENT TEMPLATES
These are the most common type. They
provide a complete pre-formatted structure for
various document types. For example, you'll
find templates for letters, resumes, reports,
brochures, faxes, or even simple blank
documents with specific margins and fonts.
They usually contain styles for headings, body
text, and lists, and sometimes include
boilerplate text or graphics.
MASTER DOCUMENT TEMPLATES
While not a "template" in the same sense as a
standard document template, a Master
Document itself can serve as a template for
large, complex documents like books or
dissertations. It acts as a container that links
to separate Writer files (sub-documents). The
master document can define a consistent style
across all sub-documents, effectively acting as
a style template for the entire project.
CUSTOM TEMPLATES
These are templates you create and save
yourself from an existing document. If you
frequently use a specific layout, font
combination, or set of styles for your own
projects—like a particular project report format
or a personal letterhead—you can save that
document as a custom template for future use.
ONLINE/COMMUNITY TEMPLATES
LibreOffice has an online repository where
users can share and download templates
created by the community. These can range
from business-specific forms to creative
designs for personal use, expanding the range
beyond the default installed templates.
USING PRE-DEFINED TEMPLATES
To create a document using a pre-defined
template, follow these steps:
● Click on the File menu and choose New >
Templates.
 OR
● On the Standard toolbar, click on the
drop-down arrow next to the New icon and
select Templates.
● The Templates dialogue box opens.
Select the category of template you want
to use. For example, select the All
Categories option. All the templates in
that folder will be visible.
● Select the required template and click on
Open. A new document based on the
template will open in Writer.
● To check the template of the created
document, select File > Properties, the
name of the template will appear in the
template name.
 ADVANCED
FEATURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Table of Contents (ToC) consists of
headings and sub-headings of a book or
document. It is a necessary index, generally
available in long documents, books, drafts,
etc. It includes titles or first-level headings,
such as chapter names, and sometimes it even
includes second level headings, and
occasionally third-level headings. A Table of
Contents acts as a map for the users. It allows
them to find information in the document
using the chapter names and page numbers.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
You can define the hierarchy of headings in a
document if it contains multi-level headings.
For example, you can categorise the headings
into different heading levels, such as 1, 1.1,
1.2, 2, 2.1, and so on. When chapters or
sections are added or deleted, the numbering
of heading levels automatically changes.

To create the hierarchy of headings, follow

these steps:
● Open or create a document containing
multi-level headings.
● Click on the Tools menu and select the
Chapter Numbering option.
● The Chapter Numbering dialogue box
opens. Select a level number under Level.
For example, select level 2.
● Choose a style from Paragraph style
drop-down box. For example, select
Heading 2.
● Choose the numbering style from the
Number drop-down box. For example,
select 1, 2, 3, ...
● Similarly, select level, paragraph style, and
numbering for Heading 3.
● Click on OK once completed.
● Now, click on Insert > Table of Contents
and Index > Table of Contents, Index
or Bibliography.
● Enter the title for the ToC. Click on OK.
● The ToC will automatically be created.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ToC
A good Table of Contents has the following
characteristics:
● It should be easy to read and simple to
use.
● It should be organised and formatted
properly.
● It must be accurate and easily accessible.
● It should be given after the title and
copyright page.