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===Text editing===

===Text editing===

Text is a familiar resource format, the most common resource with a teacher, is the 'text book'. You will learn to use a text editor application to create digital text  resources and combine text with other formats.  You will use the FOSS Office Suite application called ''LibreOffice'' ''Writer (''LibreOffice Writer) to create a text document. Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office – [http://libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice Writer] (image 18). In Android Mobiles you can view text documents through "OpenDocumentReader" App or WPS Office App

Text is a familiar resource format, the most common resource with a teacher, is the 'text book'. You will learn to use a text editor application to create digital text  resources and combine text with other formats.  You will use the FOSS Office Suite application called ''LibreOffice'' ''Writer (''LibreOffice Writer) to create a text document. Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office – [http://libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice Writer] (image 7). In Android Mobiles you can view text documents through "OpenDocumentReader" App or WPS Office App

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Writer.png|thumb|459x459px|Image 18 - Opening Libreoffice Writer|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Writer.png|thumb|459x459px|Image 7 - Opening Libreoffice Writer|left]]

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==== Entering and formatting text ====

==== Entering and formatting text ====

'''Formatting text'''

'''Formatting text'''

You can format your text in many ways either through Format--->Text (image 21) or Format--->Character (image 22) or by changing the parameters on the tool bar.  Click on the Format menu option of LibreOffice Writer to see the options. Commonly used formatting includes selecting text to highlight it through the ‘bold’ ‘italic’ or ‘underline’ functions (image 24), changing the font color or size and adding text highlighting.  All these functionalities are also available on the tool bar.

You can format your text in many ways either through Format--->Text (image 8) or Format--->Character (image 9) or by changing the parameters on the tool bar.  Click on the Format menu option of LibreOffice Writer to see the options. Commonly used formatting includes selecting text to highlight it through the ‘bold’ ‘italic’ or ‘underline’ functions (image 10), changing the font color or size and adding text highlighting.  All these functionalities are also available on the tool bar.

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|[[File:LOWriter2.png|left|thumb|400x450px|Image 21 - Formatting text using Format--->Text]]

|[[File:LOWriter2.png|left|thumb|400x450px|Image 8 - Formatting text using Format--->Text]]

|[[File:LOWriter3.png|thumb|400x258px|Image 22 - Formatting text using Format ---> Character]]

|[[File:LOWriter3.png|thumb|400x258px|Image 9 - Formatting text using Format ---> Character]]

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[[File:COL_-_Text_highlighted_(bold)_using_LOW.png|thumb|left|400x450px|Image 24 - Selected text formatted (bold)]]

[[File:COL_-_Text_highlighted_(bold)_using_LOW.png|thumb|left|400x450px|Image 10 - Selected text formatted (bold)]]

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You may be making a list of items in your document. Instead of manually entering the numbers, you could use automatic numbering.

You may be making a list of items in your document. Instead of manually entering the numbers, you could use automatic numbering.

You can select Format → Bullets and Numbering  and select the numbering type you want (image 26).

You can select Format → Bullets and Numbering  and select the numbering type you want (image 11).

[[File:COL_-_Inserting_a_numbered_list_in_LOW.png|left|thumb|450x450px|Image 26 - Inserting a numbered list in LOW]]

[[File:COL_-_Inserting_a_numbered_list_in_LOW.png|left|thumb|450x450px|Image 11 - Inserting a numbered list in LOW]]

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==== Inserting a hyper-link ====

==== Inserting a hyper-link ====

You can provide a hyper link in your text document to a web page. Clicking this link in the text document will open the web page (this requires internet connectivity). Inserting hyper links in relevant places in your text document (image 30), allows you to lead the reader to web resources that supplement or complement the information you are providing in  your text OER document. This way you need not provide information that is already publicly available, and instead focus on information or a perspective that is not available, in your document.

You can provide a hyper link in your text document to a web page. Clicking this link in the text document will open the web page (this requires internet connectivity). Inserting hyper links in relevant places in your text document (image 13), allows you to lead the reader to web resources that supplement or complement the information you are providing in  your text OER document. This way you need not provide information that is already publicly available, and instead focus on information or a perspective that is not available, in your document.

[[File:COL - Insert hyper link in a text document 3.png|400x250px|Image 30 - Hyper link to a web page inserted in a text document |thumb|left]]

[[File:COL - Insert hyper link in a text document 3.png|400x250px|Image 12 - Hyper link to a web page inserted in a text document |thumb|left]]

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==== Insert footer (automatic page numbers) ====

==== Insert footer (automatic page numbers) ====

It is useful to have page number and name of your document on every page, this is specially useful if the reader wants to read a print copy. LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using Insert--->Footer (image 31).  Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using Insert--->Fields (image 32). You can type any text in this footer, it will come on all pages. Other than page number, other dynamic information you can provide is the date/time stamp of the document. A similar method can also be adopted for inserting a header as well.  Page numbers can also be inserted directly using Insert--->Page Number.

It is useful to have page number and name of your document on every page, this is specially useful if the reader wants to read a print copy. LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using Insert--->Footer (image 13).  Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using Insert--->Fields (image 14). You can type any text in this footer, it will come on all pages. Other than page number, other dynamic information you can provide is the date/time stamp of the document. A similar method can also be adopted for inserting a header as well.  Page numbers can also be inserted directly using Insert--->Page Number.

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|[[File:LOWriter5.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 31 - Inserting a footer in your document|left]]

|[[File:LOWriter5.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 13 - Inserting a footer in your document|left]]

|[[File:LOWriter6.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 32 - Adding fields to the footer]]

|[[File:LOWriter6.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 14 - Adding fields to the footer]]

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