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==== Adding a table / box item ====

==== Adding a table / box item ====

You may want to put a specific information inside a box to highlight it separately. You can also use box to provide additional information.  You can do this by entering a table.  You can select Table. Select number of rows and number of columns as ‘1’. You will get a box (which is nothing but a table with one row and one column). Enter your text in this box.

You may want to put a specific information inside a box to highlight it separately. You can also use box to provide additional information.  You can do this by entering a table.  You can select Table. Select number of rows and number of columns as ‘1’. You will get a box (which is nothing but a table with one row and one column). Enter your text in this box.

In our document, we have created a box for providing the license information for the document.

In our document, we have created a box for providing the license information for the document.  You should create a numbered list for a relevant section of your OER. You can create a box for providing similar license information for your document (Image 21). You can insert this box at the beginning of the document.

[[File:COL Inserting a box in LOW.png|left|thumb|450x450px|Image 21 - Inserted box for the text]]{{clear}}

 

|'''Activity time -''' You should create a numbered list for a relevant section of your OER. You should create a box for providing similar license information for your document (image 27). You can insert this box at the beginning of the document.

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==== Adding images and other annotations in a text document ====

==== Adding images and other annotations in a text document ====

The insert menu option is for inserting images, hyper links, charts, page numbers, page breaks, formulas. Page numbers can be inserted in the footer of the page. The following images show how to insert images, hyper-links and page numbers.

The insert menu option is for inserting images, hyper links, charts, page numbers, page breaks, formulas. Page numbers can be inserted in the footer of the page. The following images (Images 22-24) show how to insert images, hyper-links and page numbers.

===== Inserting images =====

===== Inserting images =====

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Inert option in LOW.png|Insert Menu

Inert option in LOW.png|Image 22 - Insert Menu

LO_Writer_9_Insert_image.png|Inserting Image

LO_Writer_9_Insert_image.png|Image 23 - Inserting Image

LO_Writer_10_Inserted_Image.png|Inserted Image View

LO_Writer_10_Inserted_Image.png|Image 24 - Inserted Image View

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# For inserting an image - Go to Insert → Image; as shown in the first image in the 'Inserting images' gallery.

# For inserting an image - Go to Insert → Image; as shown in the first image (Image 22) in the 'Inserting images' gallery.

#In the second image, you will see a folder from which images are to be inserted

#In the second image (Image 23), you will see a folder from which images are to be inserted

#The third image shows a triangle inserted

#The third image shows a triangle inserted (Image 24).

===== Linking to other resources =====

===== Linking to other resources =====

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, allows you to lead the reader to additional web resources. 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. This can be used to make your communication more succinct

As you work on your text document, it may sometimes be useful to give additional information as a reference.  The images below show how to insert hyperlinks.  This can be done by providing a hyper link in your text document to a web page (Image 25). Clicking this link in the text document will open the web page (Image 26).  This requires internet connectivity. Inserting hyper links in relevant places in your text document, allows you to lead the reader to additional web resources, as needed. This way you need not provide information that is already publicly available, and instead focus on sharing information or a perspective that is not already available, in your document. This can be make your communication more succinct and effective.   

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COL_-_Inserting_hyper_link_in_a_text_document_2_-_specifying_URL.png|Selecting the weblink to add from the insert option

COL_-_Inserting_hyper_link_in_a_text_document_2_-_specifying_URL.png|Image 25 - Selecting the weblink to add from the insert option

COL - Insert hyper link in a text document 3.png|400x250px|Hyper link to a web page inserted in a text document

COL - Insert hyper link in a text document 3.png|400x250px|Image 26 - Hyper link to a web page inserted in a text document

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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.  The steps for doing this are shown below.

It is useful to have the page number and name of your document on every page, this is specially useful if the reader wants to read a print copy.  The steps for doing this are shown below.

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

File:LOWriter5.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 27 - Inserting a footer in your document

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

File:LOWriter6.png|thumb|400x450px|Image 28 - Adding fields to the footer

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#LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using Insert--->Footer, as shown in the first image in the gallery.   

#LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using Insert--->Footer, as shown in the first image in the gallery (Image 27).   

#Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using Insert--->Fields, as shown in the second image. 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. Providing this information makes it easier to read the document

#Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using Insert--->Fields, as shown in the second image (Image 28). 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.  

==== Continuing editing your text document ====

==== Continuing editing your text document ====

You can re-open this file any time to continue editing your text document using LibreOffice Writer. You can add, move, modify and remove text. You can format your text in different ways, insert images, web links and other annotations like footnotes etc. In this way, you can keep enhancing your text resource on your topic regularly.   

You can re-open this file any time to continue editing your text document using LibreOffice Writer. You can add, move, modify and remove text. You can format your text in different ways, insert images, web links and other annotations like footnotes etc. In this way, you can keep enhancing your text resource on your topic regularly.   

==== Power of digital 'writing' ====

==== Pedagogical possibilities ====

''You have seen that text is another form of data and text can be organized in different ways using different tools.''

'''Digital text is powerful.''' You have already seen that text is another form of data and text can be organized in different ways using different tools. Digitally created outputs also make sharing (making copies) and storing for posterity simpler.  Watch this video with your class and the faculty and discuss how digital has made it easier to create.{{Youtube|NLlGopyXT_g}}

* ''When text is entered digitally, it can be edited easily.''

 

* ''A text editor like LibreOffice Writer allows text to be entered, formatted and presented in different ways and designed for printing. The text document also can add links to other files or resources on the computer or the internet. It is the most advanced tool available for creating textual outputs. Text can be copied, pasted and formatted differently. Some features like copy-paste are available across most applications''

A text editor allows you to combine images and text, format text in multiple ways (table, lists, etc.), allows you to add external references (either from your computer or from the internet), adding footnotes, endnotes or bibliography. Images can be formatted with text and documents can be designed for printing. It is the most advanced tool available for creating textual outputs. Text can be copied, pasted and formatted differently. All these features are not merely technical skills but they allow for richness and comprehensiveness in a written document. Writing, as we know, is not a mere mechanical activity using a script; it is the organizing of thoughts to communicate. 

* ''Digital 'writing' adds many possibilities to the process, iterative editing for refining, adding different kinds of annotations for communicating meaning. Sharing (making copies) and storing for posterity are also simple.''   

 

* In addition to this, presentation software, such as LibreOffice Impress is also available which allows combining text and images as well as embedding of videos to make a multimedia presentation.

We also saw that when text is entered digitally, it can be edited easily.  Digital 'writing' adds many possibilities to the creative process, allowing iterative editing for refining and allowing collaborative editing.  For example, there is a feature in a text editor like LibreOffice Writer that allows you to comment or revise another person's output.  This is useful while giving feedback or when a writing is jointly authored by two or more people.  , adding different kinds of annotations for communicating meaning.  

 

Possibility of typing in multiple languages is another great advantage that digital tools give to allow for creation of local resources. With the existing infrastructure (keyboard) it is now possible to produce documents in multiple languages. Multilingual documents can also be produced; combined with images these can be very useful for building language skills of writing and expression.

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