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UNIT-3 DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION
3 APPLY FORMATTING
FEATURES
Formatting documents in LibreOffice Writer ensures they are visually appealing, well-organised, and easy to
read. It helps maintain consistency in font styles, sizes, and alignment, giving the document a professional
look. Proper formatting enhances the presentation of content, making it more engaging and impactful. By
applying formatting, documents are better prepared for printing or sharing digitally.
PAGE STYLE DIALOG BOX
The Page Style dialog box in LibreOffice Writer helps
manage page layout and formatting. This dialog box lets
you customise the margins, orientation, size, headers,
and footers of the document.
To open the Page Style dialog box you need to click on
the Format menu, and then select the Page Style.
Under Page tab you can select paper size and format
(A4, A5, B4, Letter). You can also adjust ‘Orientation’ as
Portrait or Landscape and set the Margins (Left, Right,
Top, Down).
FORMATTING A DOCUMENT
Changing the appearance of a text or document to make it more prominent and attractive per the user’s
requirements is formatting. It also refers to making changes in the layout of a document by organising its
style of display. It includes character formatting, paragraph formatting, page formatting, etc. The appearance
of characters in different styles can be applied to different styles of fonts.
The first step in formatting a document is setting up the page that clarifies the basic layout of the document.
Once the page is set up, we can then move ahead with making our document more appealing.
Formatting Text
Formatting text involves altering its appearance to improve readability, emphasise key points, and create
a visually appealing document. Formatting text includes manipulation of size, style, colour, position and
attributes of a character. By formatting your text, you can highlight important information and make your
writing easier to read and understand.
You can format the text by using the Character dialog box or by using the Standard toolbar or by using the
Properties deck.
Changing Font
Changing fonts includes the various settings of the text, such as font type, font size, font colour and font style
(bold, italic or underlined).
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