EX NO: 01 CREATE & UPDATE A NEW STYLE FROM THE SELECTION
DATE:
AIM:
To create and update a new style in the Apache Open Office Writer document.
SOFTWARE USED:
Apache Open Office → Text Document
PROCEDURE:
1. To create a New style:
STEP 1: Open Apache Open Office
Start → Apache Open Office → Text Document
Step 2: Type the required contents in the blank document
Step 3: To create new style, open Styles and Formatting window, Press F11 key or
Format → Styles and Formatting window
Step 4: In the Styles and Formatting window, click on the “New Style from Selection”
Icon.
Step 5: 4. In the Create Style dialog, type a name for the new style
Step 6: Click OK to save the new style
Step 7: Once the style is created, to add some formats, right click on the style and
choose “modify” icon to add the necessary formats
2. To update a style:
Step 1: Open the Styles and Formatting window.
Step 2: In the document, select an item that has the format you want to adopt as a style.
Step 3: In the Styles and Formatting window, select the style you want to update, then
long-click on the arrow next to the New Style from Selection icon
Step 4: Click on Update Style
Styles and Formatting Window:
RESULT:
Thus a new style is created and also updated a style in the Apache Open Office Writer
document.
EX . NO: 02
CREATING TEMPLATES IN OPEN OFFICE WRITER
DATE:
AIM:
To create a template and to make it as default template in the Apache Open Office
Writer document.
SOFTWARE USED:
Apache Open Office → Text Document
PROCEDURE:
1. To Create a template using wizard:
Step 1: From the main menu, choose File → Wizards →AGENDA (Example)
Step 2: Follow the instructions on the pages of the wizard
Step 3: There are 6 steps to create a template for Agenda
Step 4: In the last section of the wizard, you can specify the name and location for
saving the template, under “My Templates” folder
Step 5: Finally, you have the option of creating a new document from your template
immediately, or manually changing the template
Agenda Wizard window for creating template:
2. Setting a custom template as the default:
Step 1: From the main menu, choose File → Templates→ Organize.
Step 2: The Template Management dialog opens.
Step 3: In the box on the left, select the folder containing the template that you
want to set as the default
Step 4: Click the Commands button and choose “Set As Default Template” from
the drop-down menu.
Step 5: To reset it, go to File → Templates→ Organize in the right corner find the
“Commands” button and select Reset Default Template → Text Document
2
RESULT:
Thus a new template is created and also made that template as default template in the
Apache Open Office Writer document.
EX NO: 03
IMPLEMENT MAIL MERGE
DATE:
AIM:
To write a letter to invite your parents and other guests to attend the annual day function
of your school through Mail Merge. [Create a data source with at least 5 addresses]
SOFTWARE USED:
Apache Open Office → Text Document
PROCEDURE:
Step 1: Open Apache Open office writer → Text document and type the letter content
Step 2: Go to the Menu Tools → Mail Merge
Step 3: Mail merge wizard window opens and it has 8 steps to implement mail merge
Step 4: In 2nd step “Select document type” ,we can choose “letter” option
Step 5: In 3rd step, “Insert address Block” we need to upload the data source document
using “Select Address List”
Step 6: We can also create new data source using “create” option with the necessary
fields and if saved already we can load it using “Add” option.
Step 7: In 4th step we can create salutation like Mr/Mrs etc. Click Next
Step 8: In 5th step we can adjust the layout of our letter. Click Next
Step 9: In 6th step, “Edit document”, Click the edit document option to edit you can
apply to your document, if necessary. Click on next button
Step 10: 9. At last, you will get the final step to save, print or send the merged
documents
Step 11: Click on save merged document. Then click on Save as individual documents
Mail Merge wizard window:
After finishing each step Click Next to proceed to next
step
RESULT:
Finally, the letters for inviting the parents to attend the Annual day function is created
using Mail merge wizard window in Open Office writer.
