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− | # Go to the [[Mano a Mano:Book]] page. | + | ==From Wiki to Word Processor== |
− | # | + | |
− | # | + | # Go to the [[Mano a Mano:Book]] page, and save the complete page (with images) on your computer. |
− | # | + | # Open your saved copy of the page with a plain text editor (like notepad.) |
− | + | # Replace everything up to <code><nowiki><!-- begin content --></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki><html><body></nowiki></code> | |
− | + | # Replace everything starting from <code><nowiki><div class="printfooter"></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki></body></html></nowiki></code> | |
− | # | + | # If you will be using Microsoft Word, use the text editor's "Replace" feature to change every <code><nowiki><dt></nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki><dt><b></nowiki></code> and every <code><nowiki></dt></nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki></b></dt></nowiki></code> |
− | # | + | # Save the changes and close the text editor |
+ | # Open the modified copy of the page with your favorite word processor | ||
+ | # If you are using OpenOffice.org, export the document as an OpenDocument text file (.odt). | ||
+ | # If you are using Microsoft Word, save the document as a Word document (.doc). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Give it some Style== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To change a style in OpenOffice.org: | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Press F11 to bring up the Styles palette | ||
+ | # Click on the paragraph symbol to select a paragraph style or the 'A' to select a character style. | ||
+ | # Right-click the style and select the Modify option | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | To change a style in Microsoft Word: | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Open the Format menu and click Style... to bring up the Style dialog box | ||
+ | # Select the style and click on the Modify... button to bring up the Modify Style dialog box | ||
+ | # Use the Format button at the bottom of this dialog to change the style. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ;image borders: | ||
+ | :If you use OpenOffice.org, there is a blue border around linked images. There is no style for this, so we have to change each image separately. Right-click on the picture, select Picture..., click on the Borders tab, change the Style to -None- and click OK. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;cross-references | ||
+ | :Make the "Internet Link" (OpenOffice.org) or "Hyperlink" (Microsoft Word) style ''italic'', change the Underlining to (Without) or (none) and change the Font color to Automatic. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;definition terms (like this) | ||
+ | :In OpenOffice.org, make the "List Heading" style '''bold''' so definition terms are bold. Microsoft Word does not seem to have a style for definition terms (which is why we made them all bold using "Replace" in the text editor.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;tables | ||
+ | :In OpenOffice.org, change the spacing below paragraphs to 0 for the "Table Contents" style. Some cells should be centered and others should be left-aligned, so the rest of the table formatting needs to be done one-table-at-a-time. Sometimes you will need to top-align data in the bottom row of a table because it gets stretched by text to the left. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;font size | ||
+ | :Use the "Default" (OpenOffice.org) or "Normal" (Microsoft Word) style to resize most of the text. The Header styles may need resizing too. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Page Setup== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *In OpenOffice.org, open the Format menu and select Page... | ||
+ | *In Microsoft Word, open the File menu and select Page Setup... | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Pagination== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Open the View menu and select Print layout. | ||
+ | * Press Ctrl+Enter wherever you want to start a new page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Table of Contents== | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Click the place where you want to insert the Table of Contents to move the cursor there. | ||
+ | # Open the Insert menu and click on Indexes and Tables... (In OpenOffice.org you actually open a submenu of the Insert menu - which is also named Indexes and Tables - and click on Indexes and Tables... in there.) | ||
+ | # Click on the "Index/Table" (OpenOffice.org) or "Table of Contents" (Microsoft Word) tab. | ||
+ | # Change the "Evaluate up to level" (OpenOffice.org) or "Show levels" (Microsoft Word) option to 2 and then click OK. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Cover== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Mano a Mano:Front Cover|Front Cover]] | ||
+ | * [[Mano a Mano:Back Cover|Back Cover]] |
Latest revision as of 07:50, 31 July 2008
Contents
From Wiki to Word Processor[edit]
- Go to the Mano a Mano:Book page, and save the complete page (with images) on your computer.
- Open your saved copy of the page with a plain text editor (like notepad.)
- Replace everything up to
<!-- begin content -->
with<html><body>
- Replace everything starting from
<div class="printfooter">
with</body></html>
- If you will be using Microsoft Word, use the text editor's "Replace" feature to change every
<dt>
to<dt><b>
and every</dt>
to</b></dt>
- Save the changes and close the text editor
- Open the modified copy of the page with your favorite word processor
- If you are using OpenOffice.org, export the document as an OpenDocument text file (.odt).
- If you are using Microsoft Word, save the document as a Word document (.doc).
Give it some Style[edit]
To change a style in OpenOffice.org:
- Press F11 to bring up the Styles palette
- Click on the paragraph symbol to select a paragraph style or the 'A' to select a character style.
- Right-click the style and select the Modify option
To change a style in Microsoft Word:
- Open the Format menu and click Style... to bring up the Style dialog box
- Select the style and click on the Modify... button to bring up the Modify Style dialog box
- Use the Format button at the bottom of this dialog to change the style.
- image borders
- If you use OpenOffice.org, there is a blue border around linked images. There is no style for this, so we have to change each image separately. Right-click on the picture, select Picture..., click on the Borders tab, change the Style to -None- and click OK.
- cross-references
- Make the "Internet Link" (OpenOffice.org) or "Hyperlink" (Microsoft Word) style italic, change the Underlining to (Without) or (none) and change the Font color to Automatic.
- definition terms (like this)
- In OpenOffice.org, make the "List Heading" style bold so definition terms are bold. Microsoft Word does not seem to have a style for definition terms (which is why we made them all bold using "Replace" in the text editor.)
- tables
- In OpenOffice.org, change the spacing below paragraphs to 0 for the "Table Contents" style. Some cells should be centered and others should be left-aligned, so the rest of the table formatting needs to be done one-table-at-a-time. Sometimes you will need to top-align data in the bottom row of a table because it gets stretched by text to the left.
- font size
- Use the "Default" (OpenOffice.org) or "Normal" (Microsoft Word) style to resize most of the text. The Header styles may need resizing too.
Page Setup[edit]
- In OpenOffice.org, open the Format menu and select Page...
- In Microsoft Word, open the File menu and select Page Setup...
Pagination[edit]
- Open the View menu and select Print layout.
- Press Ctrl+Enter wherever you want to start a new page.
Table of Contents[edit]
- Click the place where you want to insert the Table of Contents to move the cursor there.
- Open the Insert menu and click on Indexes and Tables... (In OpenOffice.org you actually open a submenu of the Insert menu - which is also named Indexes and Tables - and click on Indexes and Tables... in there.)
- Click on the "Index/Table" (OpenOffice.org) or "Table of Contents" (Microsoft Word) tab.
- Change the "Evaluate up to level" (OpenOffice.org) or "Show levels" (Microsoft Word) option to 2 and then click OK.