
Chapter 3: Managing Text Documents With Writer
7. If the text is a section linked to another file choose Insert > Section. In the Insert
Sections dialogue that appears, click Link and select the file wanted with the ...
button.
8. Finally, click the Insert button.
Using coloured or Graphic Backgrounds
To assign a coloured background to a paragraph, place the cursor in that paragraph and click
the Background colour icon in the Object bar. A floating colour palette appears from which
the desired colour is selected by clicking it once.
Note: When frequent use of a background colour for certain paragraphs is used, it is best to create a Paragraph
Style for this purpose.
A background can be a graphic image rather than a colour. The background graphic image is
assigned to a paragraph either via the Paragraph Style (in that case, all paragraphs based on
this Style will have the same graphic background), or use Format > Paragraph.... to edit it.
Click the Background tab and in the list box As select “graphics” in order to pick out an
appropriate graphic image.
Creating a Table of Contents
Tables of contents can be created manually; however, if the contents are altered, the table of
contents must be manually updated, as well. It is much more convenient (and time-saving) to
have the program create a table of contents automatically.
1. With the text entered, creating a table of contents on the front page of the newspaper or
newsletter may be in order. To do so, follow these steps:
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