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Chapter 3: Managing Text Documents With Writer

Drawing Lines in Text

There are a number of ways to add lines to a page of text and any lines that are incorporated

in a document can have attributes defined, such as the angle, width, colour, et cetera, however

the user chooses.

Here are some ways to add lines.

• Use the shortcuts described under Three identical characters will become a whole line on

page 96.

• Apply the preset paragraph style Horizontal Line by placing the cursor on a blank line

and double-clicking the Horizontal Line style in the Styles and Formatting window.

If the entry for horizontal lines is not visible in the list of Paragraph Styles, switch the

view in the Styles and Formatting window from “Automatic” to “All Styles”.

• Draw a line above, beside or below a paragraph by choosing Format - Paragraph >

Borders. This function is explained in detail in the OpenOffice.org Help.

• To personally define the line attributes and direction, use the Line drawing object as

follows:

1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Show Draw Functions icon to open the Draw

Functions toolbar.

2. Click the Line icon. The mouse pointer changes to a cross-hair symbol with a line

beside it.

3. In a document, locate where the line should begin, click, hold down the mouse button

and drag to the point where to end the line. Holding down the Shift key, restricts

drawing to horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines only.

4. Release the mouse button once the line has the desired direction and length.

5. To draw more lines, repeat steps 2 and 3.

6. End this function by pressing the Esc key or by clicking the Selection icon from the

Draw Functions floating toolbar.

7. Once all lines are complete, select all of the lines at the same time by clicking each

line while holding down the Shift key. By using this multiple selection method, one

can assign all of them a common colour, width or any other attribute as needed.

Note: If these lines or other draw objects are exported in a text document to HTML, Be aware that such objects

“are not defined as part of the Internet page description language HTML and are therefore not exported directly

into HTML format but “are exported as graphics.

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