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In the case of languages which use a script other than Latin, you must choose only [[wikipedia:Unicode_font|UNICODE font]] for the text entry. Non-UNICODE fonts are likely to not render correctly on a web page. For Kannada typing, you can chose Lohit Kannada font.  

In the case of languages which use a script other than Latin, you must choose only [[wikipedia:Unicode_font|UNICODE font]] for the text entry. Non-UNICODE fonts are likely to not render correctly on a web page. For Kannada typing, you can chose Lohit Kannada font.  

Creating and saving a text file <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Creating and saving a text file">  

====Creating and saving a text file ====

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LOI Save as.png|Save a document

LOI Save as.png|Save a document

File:LOW save Window.png|Save window  

File:LOW save Window.png|Save window  

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#Saving a file - When you start entering text into the document, save your document by using SAVE option. Documents can be saved using the FILE – SAVE option or by using short-cut key CTRL+S. Always give a meaningful file name for your documents.  To save a file with another file name, you can use the Save-as option from the File menu.

#Saving a file - When you start entering text into the document, save your document by using SAVE option. Documents can be saved using the FILE – SAVE option or by using short-cut key CTRL+S. Always give a meaningful file name for your documents.  To save a file with another file name, you can use the Save-as option from the File menu.

#Saving a file - After selecting file name and folder click on "SAVE".

#Saving a file - After selecting file name and folder click on "SAVE".

#The file will be saved with a .odt extension. ODT is the short form of Open Document Text.<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="LibreOffice Writer menu">

#The file will be saved with a .odt extension. ODT is the short form of Open Document Text.

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File:LO_Writer_4_Menu_Bar.png|LibreOffice Writer menu bar  

File:LO_Writer_4_Menu_Bar.png|LibreOffice Writer menu bar  

</gallery>The LibreOffice menu bar has multiple options for file operations (including saving discussed above), editing, viewing the document, inserting images, links, tables, etc in the document and formatting and defining styles in the document.  There is also a tools option with functionalities for spell check, grammar, defining frequently used words, etc.  You can either click on the menu bar on each item or click on the symbols shown for each. The commonly used options are discussed below.

</gallery>The LibreOffice menu bar has multiple options for file operations (including saving discussed above), editing, viewing the document, inserting images, links, tables, etc in the document and formatting and defining styles in the document.  There is also a tools option with functionalities for spell check, grammar, defining frequently used words, etc.  You can either click on the menu bar on each item or click on the symbols shown for each. The commonly used options are discussed below.

 

====Formatting text====

You can format your text in many ways either through Format--->Text (as shown in the first image) or Format--->Character (as shown in the second image) 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, are shown in the third image, changing the font color or size and adding text highlighting.  All these functionalities are also available on the tool bar.

 

'''Formatting text'''

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

 

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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