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

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

|[[File:LOWriter1.png|thumb|450x258px|Creating and saving a new text document]]

|[[File:LOWriter1.png|thumb|450x258px|Image 19 - Creating and saving a new text document]]

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You should create a ‘new’ document, giving the title as the topic name of your OER. We have created a document called- ‘Learning Digital Story Telling’ and this is saved in the personal digital library folder. You should save this document, on your folder created for your personal digital library. Saving this document, creates a text document “Learning Digital Story Telling.odt” where odt stands for Open Document Text.  The concept map that you have prepared for your topic can give you a plan for writing the text document. You will also refer to the OER text resources from Wikipedia and other sites for your topic that you have searched.

You should create a ‘new’ document, giving the title as the topic name of your OER. We have created a document called- ‘Learning Digital Story Telling’ and this is saved in the personal digital library folder. You should save this document, on your folder created for your personal digital library. Saving this document, creates a text document “Learning Digital Story Telling.odt” where odt stands for Open Document Text.  The concept map that you have prepared for your topic can give you a plan for writing the text document. You will also refer to the OER text resources from Wikipedia and other sites for your topic that you have searched.

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_text_document_on_'Learning_Digital_Story_Telling'.png|thumb|450x450px|Creating a text document on 'Learning Digital Story Telling'|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_text_document_on_'Learning_Digital_Story_Telling'.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 20 - Creating a text document on 'Learning Digital Story Telling'|left]]

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

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

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

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Here we will take a section from our document and format to make it bold, italicized or underlined.  Remember to select the text before clicking on these options.

Here we will take a section from our document and format to make it bold, italicized or underlined.  Remember to select the text before clicking on these options.

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|[[File:COL_-_Formating_text_by_highlighting_using_LOW.png|thumb|400x450px|Selecting text to format|left]]

|[[File:COL_-_Formating_text_by_highlighting_using_LOW.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 23 - Selecting text to format|left]]

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

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

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[[File:LOwriter4.png|none|thumb|450x450px|Formatted text (bold text, colored text in larger font size)]]

[[File:LOwriter4.png|none|thumb|450x450px|Image 25 - Formatted text (bold text, colored text in larger font size)]]

==== Inserting a numbered list ====

==== Inserting a numbered list ====

In our document, we have created a numbered list under Objectives.

In our document, we have created a numbered list under Objectives.

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

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

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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).

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).

We will now open our 'Learning Digital Story Telling.odt' and insert a hyper-link to the Wikipedia page which discusses 'digital storytelling'. We will type "Read Wikipedia page on  'digital storytelling' in the text document. We will select the text 'digital storytelling' and then (step 1) select <u>Insert -> Hyperlink.</u> In the window that opens, we need to (step 2) click on the 'Internet' icon on the left frame, and then type the web page address (URL), to specify the web page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling.

We will now open our 'Learning Digital Story Telling.odt' and insert a hyper-link to the Wikipedia page which discusses 'digital storytelling'. We will type "Read Wikipedia page on  'digital storytelling' in the text document. We will select the text 'digital storytelling' and then (Image 27) select <u>Insert -> Hyperlink.</u> In the window that opens, we need to (Image 28) click on the 'Internet' icon on the left frame, and then type the web page address (URL), to specify the web page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling.

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|[[File:COL - Inserting hyper link in a text document 2 - specifying URL.png|none|thumb|450x450px|step 2 - Inserting hyper link to audio file on your computer - specifying URL]]

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[[File:COL - Insert hyper link in a text document 3.png|400x250px|step 3 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 29 - Hyper link to a web page inserted in a text document |thumb|left]]

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Inserting hyper links in relevant places in your text document, 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.

Inserting hyper links in relevant places in your text document, 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.

In our document, we have inserted the document name and page number in the footer.   

In our document, we have inserted the document name and page number in the footer.   

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

|[[File:LOWriter5.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 30 - Inserting a footer in your document|left]]

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

|[[File:LOWriter6.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 31 - Adding fields to the footer]]

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==== Insert section headings ====

==== Insert section headings ====

   

   

[[File:LOWriter7.png|thumb|450x450px|Adding headings to the document|left]]

[[File:LOWriter7.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 32 - Adding headings to the document|left]]

It is sometimes useful to create sections in a document to allow for east reading and referencing.  This can be done using the <u>Styles--->Styles</u> and formattingoption.  Select the text you want to mark as a section and then go to the Select the heading level (Heading 1, 2, 3, etc) you want to set it at.  Headings can be at multiple levels to indicate sub-points.  You should create similar section headings in your document.{{clear}}

It is sometimes useful to create sections in a document to allow for east reading and referencing.  This can be done using the <u>Styles--->Styles</u> and formattingoption.  Select the text you want to mark as a section and then go to the Select the heading level (Heading 1, 2, 3, etc) you want to set it at.  Headings can be at multiple levels to indicate sub-points.  You should create similar section headings in your document.{{clear}}

A slide presentation is a useful method of sharing information, or in training or teaching. While a text document is useful as a descriptive resource, a presentation can be more useful as a summarized view.  A presentation can be created from scratch or as a summary of a text OER.  Like in a text document, you can embed images, audio links, video links in the presentation. You can do a ‘slide show’ of this presentation.   

A slide presentation is a useful method of sharing information, or in training or teaching. While a text document is useful as a descriptive resource, a presentation can be more useful as a summarized view.  A presentation can be created from scratch or as a summary of a text OER.  Like in a text document, you can embed images, audio links, video links in the presentation. You can do a ‘slide show’ of this presentation.   

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Impress.png|thumb|450x450px|Libroffice Impress start menu]]

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Impress.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 33 - Libroffice Impress start menu]]

A slide presentation is a document that consists of slides, each slide can be considered as a ‘page’ which will contain a coherent set of information, usually presented as bulleted points.

A slide presentation is a document that consists of slides, each slide can be considered as a ‘page’ which will contain a coherent set of information, usually presented as bulleted points.

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_slide_presentation.png|thumb|450x450px|Creating a slide presentation, using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_slide_presentation.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 34 - Creating a slide presentation, using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

A useful feature of the LibreOffice suite is that the Writer and Impress products are fully integrated and have the same interface.

A useful feature of the LibreOffice suite is that the Writer and Impress products are fully integrated and have the same interface.

[[File:COL_-_Entering_text_on_a_slide.png|thumb|450x450px|DST slide presentation, entering and formating text using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Entering_text_on_a_slide.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 35 - DST slide presentation, entering and formating text using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

In the second slide, we copy pasted the objectives from our text file. We created a numbered list (<u>Selecting the text and then → Format → Bullets and Numbering → Numbering Type</u>).

In the second slide, we copy pasted the objectives from our text file. We created a numbered list (<u>Selecting the text and then → Format → Bullets and Numbering → Numbering Type</u>).

[[File:COL_-_Inserting_numbered_list_in_a_slide.png|thumb|450x450px|DST slide presentation, creating a numbered list and inserting a text box using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Inserting_numbered_list_in_a_slide.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 36 - DST slide presentation, creating a numbered list and inserting a text box using LibreOffice Impress|left]]