Difference between revisions of "Mano a Mano:print Mano a Mano as a book"
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#* Option C: select everything on the page except the header and footer, copy and paste it into the word processor. | #* Option C: select everything on the page except the header and footer, copy and paste it into the word processor. | ||
# Adjust the settings in the word processor for the book format you want. | # Adjust the settings in the word processor for the book format you want. | ||
− | # | + | # Remove the borders from the pictures |
#* To remove borders from pictures in OpenOffice.org: | #* To remove borders from pictures in OpenOffice.org: | ||
− | #* | + | #*# Right-click on the picture and select Picture... |
− | #* | + | #*# Click on the Borders tab in the Picture dialog box |
− | #* | + | #*# Change the Style to -None- and click OK. |
− | # | + | # Modify styles. (This is easier than selecting and changing the font settings of individual page elements.) |
#* To change a style in OpenOffice.org press F11, right click the style and select Modify. | #* To change a style in OpenOffice.org press F11, right click the style and select Modify. | ||
− | #* | + | #*# Make the "List Heading" style '''bold''' so definition titles are bold. |
− | #* | + | #*# Change the spacing below paragraphs to 0 for the "Table Contents" style. |
− | #* | + | #*# Make the "Internet Link" style ''italic'', change the Underlining to (Without) and the Font color to Automatic. |
+ | # Fix formatting in tables | ||
+ | #* Adjust the width of the tables where appropriate | ||
+ | #* Center cells where the data should be centered | ||
+ | #* If the bottom row of data in a table is taller than the others, top-align the data in that row. | ||
# Paginate the document | # Paginate the document | ||
#* In OpenOffice.org: | #* In OpenOffice.org: | ||
− | #* | + | #*# Open the View menu and select Print layout. |
− | #* | + | #*# Press Ctrl+Enter wherever you want to start a new page. |
# Create a Table of Contents | # Create a Table of Contents | ||
#* In OpenOffice.org: | #* In OpenOffice.org: | ||
− | #* | + | #*# Export the document to OpenOffice.org text (.odt) format, close the html page and open the .odt file. |
− | #* | + | #*# Open the Insert Menu, select the Indexes and Tables menu, click on Indexes and Tables... in that menu |
− | #* | + | #*# Change the "Evaluate up to level" option to 2 and then click OK. |
# Now you have the whole system ready for printing, exporting to PDF, etc. | # Now you have the whole system ready for printing, exporting to PDF, etc. |
Revision as of 07:46, 17 August 2007
- Go to the Mano a Mano:Book page.
- Click on Printable Version in the toolbox beneath the navigation options and search form in the left column of the page.
- Import the contents of the page into your favorite word processor
- Option A: (the easy and clean way)
- Save the page (save the complete page with images if your browser has that option)
- Edit the html source with a plain text editor (like notepad)
- Replace everything up to
<!-- begin content -->
with<html><body>
- Replace everything starting from
<!-- Saved in parser cache
with</body></html>
- Save the changes, close the text editor and open the html document with your word processor
- Option B: save the the page, open it in your word processor and delete the heading and footer in the word processor.
- Option C: select everything on the page except the header and footer, copy and paste it into the word processor.
- Option A: (the easy and clean way)
- Adjust the settings in the word processor for the book format you want.
- Remove the borders from the pictures
- To remove borders from pictures in OpenOffice.org:
- Right-click on the picture and select Picture...
- Click on the Borders tab in the Picture dialog box
- Change the Style to -None- and click OK.
- To remove borders from pictures in OpenOffice.org:
- Modify styles. (This is easier than selecting and changing the font settings of individual page elements.)
- To change a style in OpenOffice.org press F11, right click the style and select Modify.
- Make the "List Heading" style bold so definition titles are bold.
- Change the spacing below paragraphs to 0 for the "Table Contents" style.
- Make the "Internet Link" style italic, change the Underlining to (Without) and the Font color to Automatic.
- To change a style in OpenOffice.org press F11, right click the style and select Modify.
- Fix formatting in tables
- Adjust the width of the tables where appropriate
- Center cells where the data should be centered
- If the bottom row of data in a table is taller than the others, top-align the data in that row.
- Paginate the document
- In OpenOffice.org:
- Open the View menu and select Print layout.
- Press Ctrl+Enter wherever you want to start a new page.
- In OpenOffice.org:
- Create a Table of Contents
- In OpenOffice.org:
- Export the document to OpenOffice.org text (.odt) format, close the html page and open the .odt file.
- Open the Insert Menu, select the Indexes and Tables menu, click on Indexes and Tables... in that menu
- Change the "Evaluate up to level" option to 2 and then click OK.
- In OpenOffice.org:
- Now you have the whole system ready for printing, exporting to PDF, etc.