LibreOffice Writer: Table of Contents & Templates

LibreOffice Writer

• LibreOffice Writer is a word processor

Table of Contents

• The Table of Contents feature relies on different types of heading styles
• The Track Changes feature tracks the editing done by each user
• The Table of Contents automates the process of inserting a table of contents
• Table of Contents contents are hyperlinked, for direct navigation to selected topics
• LibreOffice Writer supports up to 10 levels of headings
• Headings are available under the Paragraph Styles
• Pressing Ctrl and clicking a Table of Contents entry navigates to the selected heading
• Edit Index customizes the Table of Contents
• There are 5 options to customize the Table of Contents
• The bitmap button in the Background tab adds a graphic as a background

Templates

• A template is a preset layout for creating professional documents easily
• Properties option from the File menu shows the template associated with a document
• Categories organize templates
• Ctrl+Shift+N opens the Templates dialog box
• .ott is the extension for LibreOffice Writer templates
• Any template can be set as the default
• The Export template feature stores the template file on the computer
• Ctrl+A selects the entire content of a template

Track Changes

• Edits made after clicking 'Record Track Changes' will be marked
• The original author of the document can reject Track Changes
• The Insert Comment button adds a comment
• Ctrl+Shift+C starts recording changes
• A table of contents is a snapshot of the entire document at any given point in time

Navigation

• To navigate from the Table of Contents, press Ctrl while clicking the mouse button
• Removing applied paragraph styling in the Table of Contents, select the outline level in the Levels list box, and then click the button
• If the Protected Against Manual Changes checkbox is selected, the Table of Contents is protected from accidental changes
• To update the Table of Contents manually, right-click and select Update Index from the pop-up menu
• The Columns tab sets the number of columns for a Table of Contents
• A template helps create professional and formal documents
• The default template in Writer is Blank Document template
• Properties option from the File menu finds the template used in the current document
• The Browse Online Templates button is clicked in Templates dialog box to view online templates
• The Track Changes feature is an alternative method to record all the changes made in the original document
• Ctrl+Shift+C is the shortcut key to start recording changes
• Added characters are shown in coloured text when the Track Changes feature is on

Table of Contents Explained

• The table of contents provides a listing of the document's contents and helps in locating content and finding the page number of that content
• If the 'Protected Against Manual Changes' option is unchecked in the Type tab, then the Table of Contents can be changed directly on the document page
• The Tables of Contents, Index or Bibliography dialog box has five tabs; Type, Entries, Styles, Columns, Background
• Customization of Table of Contents means changing or editing it as per requirements, like the Title text, Entries, Styles, Number of Columns, and Background
• Headings and sub-headings are differentiated in Table of Contents with Headings levels, where Heading 1 means main heading, Heading 2 means subheading of Heading 1, etc

Templates Explained

• A template is a preset layout that creates formal documents easily, containing features like text, graphics, styles, and language
• The advantages of using a template:
  • Formatting is easy
  • Adding content such as logo, heading, image, etc is easy
  • It makes uniformity in style
  • Creating project report, resume, etc becomes easy
• Importing a template means copying the downloaded template to LibreOffice Writer
• Exporting a template means storing a template file for sharing with multiple users
• Categories of Templates in LibreOffice Writer; My Templates, Business Correspondence, Drawings, Localization, MediaWiki, Presentations, Styles, Other Business Documents and Personal Correspondence and Documents
• Exporting templates is useful when saving templates on a local computer and sharing them