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# Go to the [[Mano a Mano:Book]] page.
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==From Wiki to Word Processor==
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# Click on ''Printable Version'' in the toolbox beneath the navigation options and search form in the left column of the page.
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# Import the contents of the page into your favorite word processor
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# Go to the [[Mano a Mano:Book]] page, and save the complete page (with images) on your computer.
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#* Option A: (the easy and clean way)
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# Open your saved copy of the page with a plain text editor (like notepad.)
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#*# Save the page (save the complete page with images if your browser has that option)
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# Replace everything up to <code><nowiki><!-- begin content --></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki><html><body></nowiki></code>
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#*# Edit the html source with a plain text editor (like notepad)
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# Replace everything starting from <code><nowiki><div class="printfooter"></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki></body></html></nowiki></code>
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#*# Replace everything up to <code><nowiki><!-- begin content --></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki><html><body></nowiki></code>
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# 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>
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#*# Replace everything starting from <code><nowiki><!-- Saved in parser cache</nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki></body></html></nowiki></code>
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# Save the changes and close the text editor
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#*# Save the changes, close the text editor and open the html document with your word processor
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# Open the modified copy of the page with your favorite word processor
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#* Option B: save the the page, open it in your word processor and delete the heading and footer in the word processor.
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# If you are using OpenOffice.org, export the document as an OpenDocument text file (.odt).
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#* Option C: select everything on the page except the header and footer, copy and paste it into the word processor.
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# If you are using Microsoft Word, save the document as a Word document (.doc).
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# Adjust the settings in the word processor for the book format you want.
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# Fix anything that doesn't look good.
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==Give it some Style==
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#* Modifying styles is usually easier than selecting and changing the font settings of individual paragraphs.
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#* To change a style in OpenOffice.org press F11, right click the style and select Modify.
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To change a style in OpenOffice.org:
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#** Make the "List Heading" style bold so definition titles are bold.
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#** Change the spacing below paragraphs to 0 for the "Table Contents" style.
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# Press F11 to bring up the Styles palette
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#* To remove borders from pictures in OpenOffice.org:
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# Click on the paragraph symbol to select a paragraph style or the 'A' to select a character style.
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#** Right-click on the picture and select Picture...
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# Right-click the style and select the Modify option
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#** Click on the Borders tab in the Picture dialog box
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#** Change the Style to -None- and click OK.
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# Paginate the document
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To change a style in Microsoft Word:
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# Create a table of contents
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#* Before you can insert a Table of Contents in OpenOffice.org you must export the document to OpenOffice.org text (.odt) format.
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# Open the Format menu and click Style... to bring up the Style dialog box
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# Now you have the whole system ready for printing, exporting to PDF, etc.
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# Select the style and click on the Modify... button to bring up the Modify Style dialog box
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# Use the Format button at the bottom of this dialog to change the style.
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;image borders:
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: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.
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;cross-references
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: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.
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;definition terms (like this)
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: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.)
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;tables
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: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.
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;font size
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:Use the "Default" (OpenOffice.org) or "Normal" (Microsoft Word) style to resize most of the text.  The Header styles may need resizing too.
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==Page Setup==
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*In OpenOffice.org, open the Format menu and select Page...
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*In Microsoft Word, open the File menu and select Page Setup...
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==Pagination==
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* Open the View menu and select Print layout.
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* Press Ctrl+Enter wherever you want to start a new page.
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==Table of Contents==
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# Click the place where you want to insert the Table of Contents to move the cursor there.
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# 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.)
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# Click on the "Index/Table" (OpenOffice.org) or "Table of Contents" (Microsoft Word) tab.
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# Change the "Evaluate up to level" (OpenOffice.org) or "Show levels" (Microsoft Word) option to 2 and then click OK.
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==Cover==
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* [[Mano a Mano:Front Cover|Front Cover]]
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* [[Mano a Mano:Back Cover|Back Cover]]

Latest revision as of 07:50, 31 July 2008

From Wiki to Word Processor[edit]

  1. Go to the Mano a Mano:Book page, and save the complete page (with images) on your computer.
  2. Open your saved copy of the page with a plain text editor (like notepad.)
  3. Replace everything up to <!-- begin content --> with <html><body>
  4. Replace everything starting from <div class="printfooter"> with </body></html>
  5. 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>
  6. Save the changes and close the text editor
  7. Open the modified copy of the page with your favorite word processor
  8. If you are using OpenOffice.org, export the document as an OpenDocument text file (.odt).
  9. 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:

  1. Press F11 to bring up the Styles palette
  2. Click on the paragraph symbol to select a paragraph style or the 'A' to select a character style.
  3. Right-click the style and select the Modify option


To change a style in Microsoft Word:

  1. Open the Format menu and click Style... to bring up the Style dialog box
  2. Select the style and click on the Modify... button to bring up the Modify Style dialog box
  3. 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]

  1. Click the place where you want to insert the Table of Contents to move the cursor there.
  2. 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.)
  3. Click on the "Index/Table" (OpenOffice.org) or "Table of Contents" (Microsoft Word) tab.
  4. Change the "Evaluate up to level" (OpenOffice.org) or "Show levels" (Microsoft Word) option to 2 and then click OK.

Cover[edit]

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