bullets. • Click on the Numbering icon again to remove numbering. Figure . Bullet and Numbering dialog box .
Page formatting The most important thing in a word processor is how to format the page elements such as margins, numbering, page layout, headers and footers. Formatting your page makes it look more attractive and make it easier to read. . .
Setting the page size and margins Changing page size The default page size in Writer is . x ”, the same as that of a standard A4 printing paper. However, for different types of documents, you may need to change the page size. To change the paper size: • Select the page to be resizized • Select Format → Page , the page style dialog box appears as shown in Figure .
. • Select Page Tab • In the paper format group, select the format like A4, legal etc. • Or the width and height option can be used to set the page size. Changing page margins Page margins are the white space Chapter around the top, bottom, left, and right of your document.
Margins let Writer know where to start placing the text at the top of a document, when to move on to the next page at the bottom, where to start typing text on the left side, and where to stop and move to the next line on the right. Figure . Page style dialog box Changing or setting page margins in OpenOffice Writer can be done in two ways: . Using the Rulers - quick and easy, but does not have precise values.
. Using the Page Style dialog box - can specify precise values for the margins. . Changing page margins - using Ruler .
The shaded sections of the rulers are the margins. . Hold the mouse pointer over the line between the gray and white sections. .
The mouse pointer turns into a double- headed arrow. . Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to move the margin and release it at the required