Digital Documentation Practical
1. Create a document and apply Styles and Formatting in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Paragraph Style, Character Style, Frame Style, Page Style, List Style
☑ Fill Format Mode
☑ Drag and Drop
2. Insert and image and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Modify the image
☑ Resize the image
☑ Rotating the image
3. Create drawing objects and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Resizing and colouring
☑ Grouping
☑ Apply any 3 graphical properties
4.Create a template in OpenOffice Writer:
☑ From a Document
☑ Using a Wizard
5.Create a table and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Merge cells
☑ Add image and Colour to a cell
6. Create and customize table of contents and perform the following in OpenOfficeWriter.
☑ Change the colour and apply styles.
☑ Set hyperlink for chapters
☑ Remove page number from chapter names
7. Prepare a birthday invitation using Mail Merge feature of OpenOffice Writer.
1. Create a document and apply Styles and Formatting in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Paragraph Style, Character Style, Frame Style, Page Style, List Style
☑ Fill Format Mode
☑ Drag and Drop
Open Apache OpenOffice Write and type the paragraph that you want to apply styles and
formatting.
Select Styles and Formatting option from Format menu or from standard tool bar or press F11.
☑Paragraph Style –
Select Paragraph style ˃ right click the mouse button and select New to create new paragraph
style and name it as New Style.
i. Paragraph Style dialog box appears.
☑ Change background color.
☑ Change font.
☑ Apply drop cap
☑ Font effect as blinking
ii. Click OK.
iii. Select the typed paragraph and double click New Style from Paragraph Style.
Follow the same steps to apply Character Style, Frame Style, Page Style, List Style
☑ Fill Format Mode
☑ Select Fill Format Mode from Styles and Formatting window.
☑ Select the paragraph to format.
☑ Select any style and click fill format icon
☑ Apply it on the selected text.
☑ Drag and Drop
☑ Select the text to be formatted.
☑ Drag and drop it into the Styles and Formatting window. The following window
appears.
☑ Create a new style and apply it to the selected paragraph.
2. Insert and image and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Modify the image
☑ Resize the image
☑ Rotating the image
For inserting an image, select any one option from the following:
Drag and Drop, Insert Picture Dialog, From Clipboard, From Gallery or Using Scanner.
Modifying the Image: Select the picture and modify it using the Picture Tool.
Resize the Image:
☑ Click the picture, to show the green resizing handles as above.
☑ Position the pointer over one of the green resizing handles. The pointer changes shape
giving a graphical representation of the direction of the resizing.
☑ Click and drag to resize the picture.
☑ Release the mouse button when satisfied with the new size.
Rotate the Image:
☑ Open File ˃ New ˃ Drawing and insert the picture.
☑ Select to rotate.
☑ Position the pointer over the red handle rotate the picture.
3. Create drawing objects and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Resizing and colouring
☑ Grouping
☑ Apply any 3 graphical properties
Select ViewToolbarDrawing
☑ Resizing and colouring
☑ Draw the images and resize it using the green handles.
☑ Select the colors from property window and fill it.
☑ Grouping
☑ Select the pictures to be grouped by holding the shift key
☑ Right click the mouse button and click group
☑ The selected pictures become a single picture
☑Apply any 3 graphical properties:
1. Send to Back:
☑ Select the picture to be placed at the back of given image.
☑ Right click the mouse button ArrangeSend to back.
2. Alignments:
3. Wrapping: Select the picture and right click the mouse button to choose wrap.
4. Create a template in OpenOffice Writer:
☑ From a Document
☑ Using a Wizard
☑From a Document:
☑ Type the content in the OpenOffice Writer and Save it.
☑ Open the designed template in any file.
☑ Using a Wizard:
☑ Open FileWizard and select the desired wizard. Type the contents and Save
5. Create a table and perform the following in OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Merge cells
☑ Add image and Colour to a cell
Merge cells
☑ To insert table: Select Table Insert Table (ctrl + F12) and specify number of
rows and columns.
☑ Select the cells to be merged. Table Merge Cells.
Add image to a cell
☑ Follow any of the method learned to insert picture.
☑ Tools Gallery
☑ Select the cell and insert pictures
Add colour to a cell
☑ Select the cells and fill background colour from Table Properties.
6. Create and customize table of contents and perform the following in OpenOffice
Writer.
☑ Change the colour and apply styles.
☑ Set hyperlink for chapters
☑ Remove page number from chapter names
Change the colour and apply styles.
☑ Create the document
☑ Select Insert Index and Tables Index and Tables
☑ Change the colour by selecting the Background tab
☑ Change the styles by selecting the Styles tab
Set hyperlink for chapters
1. Set the hyperlink by selecting Entries tab.
2. Select the level and set hyperlink LS and LE for the chapter name,
Remove page number from chapter names
☑ Select the Entries tab.
☑ Select the level from which you want to remove page number.
☑ From the Structure select page number and button and press delete button.
7. Prepare a birthday invitation using Mail Merge feature of OpenOffice Writer.
☑ Select Tools Mail Merge Wizard
☑ Click, Select Address List
☑ Create database and save
☑ Enter address by setting necessary fields
☑ Insert address block
☑ Save the table
☑ Create a salutation
☑ Adjust layout
☑ Preview and Edit the document
☑ Edit individual document
☑ Save the document and generate Mail Merged letters
