<para><link linkend="guides">Two sections ago</link>, we talked about
<link linkend="new-doc">creating</link>, <link
linkend="saving">saving</link>, <link linkend="loading">loading</link>
and <link linkend="printing">printing documents</link>. <link
linkend="guides-2">In the section after that</link> (the previous
section), we discussed <link linkend="select">entering the textual
information</link>, <link linkend="clipboard">moving it around</link>,
<link linkend="spell-check">spell checking</link>, and <link
linkend="autocorrect">auto-correcting</link> your text.</para>

<para>This section of the guide is designed to help you layout your
documents.  We will begin with changing the size and shape of the page
and the margins, and work progressively through smaller and smaller
blocks of text (frames, then paragraphs, then characters).</para>

<para>After we have discussed formatting individual characters, we will
deal with some miscellaneous topics related to layout of your
document.</para>

<sect1 id="page-format">
<title>Formatting the Page</title>

<para>If you will remember back to when we talked about <link
linkend="wp-vs-dtp">Text Oriented Documents and Publishing
Templates</link>, we mentioned that there were differences in your
formatting options.</para>

<para>Well these differences are most important when we talk about
Formatting the Page.  What follows are two sections, one for formatting
the page with a <link linkend="wp-page-format">Text Oriented
Document</link>, and another section for formatting the page with a
<link linkend="dtp-page-format">Publishing Template</link>. Each section
is independent of each other, so you should refer to the section that
applies to your document.</para>

<sect2 id="wp-page-format">
<title> Formatting the Page (Text Oriented Document)</title>

<para>When you are working with a Text Oriented Document, you control
the size and shape of the main frame by setting the margins. </para>

<para>Formatting the page is usually done by selecting: <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the menu bar.</para>

<tip>
<para>You can also go straight to the <guimenuitem>Format
Page</guimenuitem> options by double clicking on either of the
rulers.</para>
</tip>

<para>A dialog box will appear with 3 tabs, labeled <guilabel>Format and
Borders</guilabel>, <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and <guilabel>Header
and Footer</guilabel>.</para>

<para>The <guilabel>Format and Borders</guilabel> tab is for altering
the paper size, and changing the margins.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>First you will notice, that a preview box appears on the right
half of this dialog.  This will <emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the
final look of your document.  It is updated with each change, and should
be used as a guide for your changes. </para>

<para>On the left, the dialog first informs you what unit of measurement
it is using.  This unit of measurement is the same unit of measurement
you have set for your rulers. (In this example, we are using
inches.)</para>

<para>Below that, you can determine the paper format you will eventually
print to.  &kword; provides many common paper sizes predefined.</para>

<para>In addition to standard paper sizes, there are two selections that
deserve special mention.</para>

<para><guilabel>Screen</guilabel> is used to generate a document where
each <quote>page</quote> has an <link linkend="defaspectratio">aspect
ratio</link> (shape) which matches the aspect ratios of computer
monitors.</para>

<para>If you select the <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> paper size, two text
entry boxes (labeled <guilabel>Width</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Height</guilabel>) become active.  Using these two boxes you
can now enter any size paper you need.</para>

<para>Next to the paper format, in the drop-down box labeled
<guilabel>Orientation</guilabel> you can select either <link
linkend="defportrait"><guilabel>Portrait</guilabel></link> or <link
linkend="deflandscape"><guilabel>Landscape</guilabel></link> layout for
your document. </para>

<para>Below the page format options, is the Page Borders Options, which
consists of 4 entry boxes labeled (<guilabel>Right</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Left</guilabel>, <guilabel>Top</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Bottom</guilabel>).</para>

<para>The <guilabel>Page Borders</guilabel> (aka Margins), define the
white-space surrounding the text in your main frame.  You can enter any
number from 0 to the maximum size of the page in these boxes.  The units
are the same for all four boxes, and is the same as the measurement
listed at the top of the dialog..</para>

<para>Clicking on the <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> tab allows you to
change the number of columns on each page.  Details can be found <link
linkend="columns">here</link>.</para>

<para>Clicking on the <guilabel>Header and Footer</guilabel> tab changes
the dialog options.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg3.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>This dialog can be broken into two major sections, with each
section being divided in to smaller divisions.</para>

<para>If you are not familiar with Headers and Footers yet, you should
first read the section entitled <link
linkend="headers-and-footers">Headers/Footers</link></para>

<para><emphasis>Headers</emphasis></para>

<para>This section lets you determine the placement of headers, and
which pages have which headers on them.</para>

<para>In the text box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between header and
body</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
between the bottom of the header, and the top of the main frame.</para>

<para>You are also presented with three options.  You must choose
one:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Same header for all pages</guilabel> - If you select
this option, all pages, even or odd, including the first page, will have
the same headers. This is the default.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different header for first page</guilabel> - If you
select this option, the first page will use a different header than the
other pages.  After the first page, all pages have use the same
header</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different header for even and odd pages</guilabel> - If
you select this option, the even pages will use one header, the odd
pages use another header.  You can use this to ensure the page numbers
are always on the outside of the page, or to list the title of the
document on odd pages and the chapter number on the even pages.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para><emphasis>Footers</emphasis></para>

<para>This section lets you determine the placement of footers, and
which pages have which footers on them.</para>

<para>In the text box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between footer and
body</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
between the top of the footer, and the bottom of the main frame.</para>

<para>You are also presented with three options.  You must choose
one:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Same footer for all pages</guilabel> - If you select
this option, all pages, even or odd, including the first page, will have
the same footer. This is the default.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different footer for first page</guilabel> - If you
select this option, the first page will use a different footer than the
other pages.  After the first page, all pages have use the same
footer</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different footer for even and odd pages</guilabel> - If
you select this option, the even pages will use one footer, the odd
pages use another footer.  </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>When you are satisfied with the changes you are ready to make,
click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>

<para>If you click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, all your changes will
be ignored.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="dtp-page-format">
<title> Formatting the Page (Page Layout Template)</title>

<para>When you are working with a Page Layout Template, you control the
size and shape of all the frames individually. </para>

<para>Formatting the page is usually done by selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the menu-bar.</para>

<tip>
<para>You can also go straight to the <quote>Format Page</quote> options
by double clicking on either of the rulers.</para>
</tip>

<para>A dialog box will appear with 3 tabs, labeled <guilabel>Format and
Borders</guilabel>, <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and <guilabel>Header
and Footer</guilabel>.</para>

<para>The <guilabel>Format and Borders</guilabel> tab is for altering
the paper size, and changing the margins.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="dtpfmtpg1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>First you will notice, that a preview box appears on the right half of
this dialog.  This will <emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the final look
of your document.  It is updated with each change, and should be used as
a guide for your changes. </para>

<para>On the left, the dialog first informs you what unit of measurement it is
using.  This unit of measurement is the same unit of measurement you
have set for your rulers. (In this example, we are using inches.)</para>

<para>Below that, you can determine the paper format you will eventually print
to.  &kword; provides many common paper sizes predefined.</para>

<para>In addition to standard paper sizes, there are two selections that
deserve special mention.</para>

<para>All of these options (with the exception of Screen and Custom), refers
to standard paper sizes.</para>

<para><guilabel>Screen</guilabel> is used to generate a document where each
<quote>page</quote> has an <link linkend="defaspectratio">aspect
ratio</link> (shape) which matches the aspect ratios of computer
monitors.</para>

<para>If you select the <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> paper size, two text entry
boxes (labeled <guilabel>Width</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Height</guilabel>) become active.  Using these two boxes you
can now enter any size paper you need.</para>

<para>Next to the paper format, in the drop-down box labeled
<guilabel>Orientation</guilabel> you can select either <link
linkend="defportrait"><guilabel>Portrait</guilabel></link> or <link
linkend="deflandscape"><guilabel>Landscape</guilabel></link> layout for
your document.</para>

<para>Below the page format options, is the Page Borders Options, which
consists of 4 entry boxes labeled (<guilabel>Right</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Left</guilabel>, <guilabel>Top</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Bottom</guilabel>). These boxes cannot be edited and have no
effect when working with Page Layout Templates.</para>

<para>Clicking on the <guilabel>Header and Footer</guilabel> tab changes
the dialog options.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="dtpfmtpg2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>This dialog can be broken into two major sections, with each
section being divided in to smaller divisions.</para>

<para>If you are not familiar with Headers and Footers yet, you should
first read the section entitled <link
linkend="headers-and-footers">Headers/Footers</link>.</para>


<para><emphasis>Headers</emphasis></para>

<para>This section lets you determine the placement of headers, and
which pages have which headers on them.</para>

<para>In the text box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between header and
body</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
between the bottom of the header, and the top of the main frame.</para>

<para>You are also presented with three options.  You must choose
one:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Same header for all pages</guilabel> - If you select
this option, all pages, even or odd, including the first page, will have
the same headers. This is the default.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different header for first page</guilabel> - If you
select this option, the first page will use a different header than the
other pages.  After the first page, all pages have use the same
header</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different header for even and odd pages</guilabel> - If
you select this option, the even pages will use one header, the odd
pages use another header.  You can use this to ensure the page numbers
are always on the outside of the page, or to list the title of the
document on odd pages and the chapter number on the even pages.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para><emphasis>Footers</emphasis></para>

<para>This section lets you determine the placement of footers, and
which pages have which footers on them.</para>

<para>In the text box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between footer and
body</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
between the top of the footer, and the bottom of the main frame.</para>

<para>You are also presented with three options.  You must choose
one:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Same footer for all pages</guilabel> - If you select
this option, all pages, even or odd, including the first page, will have
the same footer. This is the default.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different footer for first page</guilabel> - If you
select this option, the first page will use a different footer than the
other pages.  After the first page, all pages have use the same
footer</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Different footer for even and odd pages</guilabel> - If
you select this option, the even pages will use one footer, the odd
pages use another footer.  </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>When you are satisfied with the changes you are ready to make,
click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>

<para>If you click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, all your changes will
be ignored.</para>

</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="frames">
<title>Working with Frames</title>

<para>Since &kword; is a frames based word processor, an understanding of
Frames is necessary for all but the most simple of documents.</para>

<para>This section is designed to give you a firm understanding of how
to create, destroy and manipulate frames so &kword; can provide you with
the exact document you want.</para>

<sect2 id="framesets">
<title>Framesets</title>

<para>Before we continue our discussion of Frames, its important that we
define a couple terms now:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Frame</term>
<listitem>
<para>A frame is a rectangular space on the page.  This space defines an
area where text (or other data), can be placed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Frameset</term>
<listitem>
<para>A frame set is a group of frames.  Each frame in the Frameset has a
position within the Frameset</para>

<para>The position is determined when the frames are created.  The first
frame created is Frame #1, the second is Frame #2, &etc;</para>

<para>All text flows from one frame to another <emphasis>within a
frame set, and only within a frame set.</emphasis> Text flows from frame
to frame within the frame set <emphasis>according to the position of each
frame</emphasis></para>

<para>As an example:  If we have a frame set that consists of three
frames (#1, #2, and #3).</para>

<para>As we type text into Frame #1, the text is shaped to the outline
of Frame #1</para>

<para>When the text will no longer fit within Frame #1, it is
automatically continued into Frame #2.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>As you can see, text must (and does) move freely between frames
within a Frameset.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="add-text-frame">
<title>Adding a Text Frame to a Document</title>

<para>Adding a text frame can be done one of three ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>By selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Insert</guimenu><guimenuitem>Text
Frame...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu bar</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>You can use the keyboard shortcut:
<keycombo><keycap>F6</keycap></keycombo></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>or by clicking <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
fileref="tfcreatebut.png"
format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> on the tool-bar.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>Whatever method you choose, &kword; responds by changing the cursor
to a set of cross hairs.</para>

<para>Using the mouse, place the cursor at one of the corners of your
new text frame. (Any corner will work)</para>

<para>Now click and hold with the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse
button.</para>

<para>Drag the mouse towards the opposite corner of the rectangle.  As
you drag the mouse, you will see a box drawn.  This box represents the
boundaries of your new text frame.</para>

<para>When you are satisfied with the size and shape of your new text
box, release the mouse button.  </para>

<para>A dialog box appears.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="Tut15.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>The purpose of this dialog box is two fold:</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Determine which frame set this new frame will belong to</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Set up text flow options.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>The tab labeled <guilabel>Connect Text Frames</guilabel> in this
dialog box is used to determine which frame set this new text box
belongs.</para>

<para>Using the example given, you have just created a new frame in a
document which currently has two framesets (called <guilabel>Frameset
1</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Frameset 2</guilabel>).</para>

<para>You now have the option of either:</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>appending this text box to one of the previously created
framesets.</para>

<para>To do this, simply select the frame set you want to connect this
new text box two (either <guilabel>Frameset 1</guilabel>, or
<guilabel>Frameset 2</guilabel>)</para>

<para>When this text frame is created, the new text frame will become
the last frame in the selected frame set.</para>

<para>or</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>You can create a new frame set.  This newly added frame will be the
first (and currently only) frame in the frame set.</para>

<para>If you want this to be a new frame set, you can enter a descriptive
name for your new frame set.  (A name which will tell you what you might
find in that frame set).  This name should be entered in the text box
labeled <guilabel>Name of new Frameset</guilabel>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>The other tabs in this dialog box, can be used to set some options
for this frame.  For more information on these options, see the section
entitled <link linkend="format-frame">Formatting Frames</link>.</para>

<para>If you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, the new frame will be
created.</para>

<para>If you click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, the new frame will not
be created, and you will be returned to editing your document.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="delete-frame">
<title>Deleting a Frame From a Document</title>

<para>You may decide you no longer need a frame in your document.  You
could leave it blank (so it would not be visible in the final output),
but you should delete it to keep your document as simple as
possible.</para>

<para>Begin by clicking on the text frame border of the frame you want
to delete.</para>

<para>There is now 8 black squares on the edges of the frame.</para>

<para>If this is the frame you want to delete, you can do so by:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Frames</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete
Frame</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu bar</para><para>or</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>While the cursor is on the border of the frame you want to delete,
click once with the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse button.</para>

<para>A small menu will appear.  Select <guimenuitem>Delete
Frame</guimenuitem>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>If you are trying to delete the last frame in a frame set, &kword;
will ask you if you want to delete the current text frame.  If you click
<guibutton>Delete</guibutton>, the frame, all frames connected to it,
and the data within these frames (if there is any), will be deleted. If
you click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, the frame will not be
deleted.</para>

<para>If you are trying to delete a frame that is not the last frame in
a frame set, &kword; will not ask for a confirmation.  It will delete the
current frame immediately, and move the data into the next frame in a
frame set. No data will be deleted. </para>

<warning>
<para>Deleting the last frame in a Frameset will delete the entire
frame set.  All data within that frame set will be lost.  Always use
caution when deleting the last frame in a frame set.</para>
</warning>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="move-frame">
<title>Moving an Existing Frame</title>

<para>Moving a frame around on the page is easy.</para>

<para>Place the mouse cursor over the frame border, click once with the
<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button and hold the button
down..</para>

<para>There are now 8 black squares on the edges of the frame.</para>

<para>Drag the cursor in the direction you want to move the
frame.</para>

<para>You will see an outline of the frame as you move it.  When the
outline is where you want it, release the mouse button.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="resize-frame">
<title>Resizing an Existing Frame</title>

<para>It is also easy to change the size or shape of a frame.</para>

<para>Place the cursor on the border of the frame you want to change the
size or shape of and click once with the left mouse button. This selects
this frame as the current frame.</para>

<para>There are now 8 black squares on the edges of the frame. By moving
these squares, you will be able to drag the frame border(s) to a new
location.</para>

<para>Each square will move a different combination of borders.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="framers.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>As an example:  To move the bottom border of a frame, place the
mouse over the box at the six o'clock position in the frame.  When the
mouse is over the box, it will change to a double headed arrow.</para>

<para>Now click with the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button
and hold the button down.  As you move the mouse up and down on the
page, you will see that the frame changes shape to match your mouse
movements. When you have the bottom edge of the frame where you want it,
simply release the mouse button, and your changes will become
permanent.</para>

<para>If you need to resize the frame of a neighboring frame, you should
click once inside that frame (to make it the current frame), and you can
move its borders in the same fashion.</para>

<note> 
<para>If you are using a Text Layout Template, you cannot change
the size of the primary frame by dragging the edges of the frame.  If you
want to resize this frame, you must do so by <link
linkend="page-format">Changing the margins</link> </para> 
</note>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="connect-frame">
<title>Reconnecting Frames in a Frameset/Changing text flow..</title>

<para>This section of the Users Guide is devoted to controlling where
(which text frame) text flows when the current frame is full.</para>

<para>Normally, you will create each new text frame with a specific
purpose.  Sometimes, however, as the document is changed, you will want
the text to flow to a new text frame.  To accomplish this, you will need
to know how to move a frame from one frame set to another.</para>

<para>Begin by clicking on the frame border of the frame you want to
change.</para>

<para>You can change the frame set of the currently selected frame by
selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Frames</guimenu><guimenuitem>Frame/Frameset</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar</para>

<para>This will bring up a dialog box with 4 tabs.  Select the tab
labeled <guilabel>Connect Text Frames</guilabel>.</para>

<para>You will be presented with a list of framesets.  Simply select the
frame set you want, and the currently selected frame will be added
<emphasis>to the end</emphasis> of that frame set.</para>

<para>When you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, you will notice that
&kword; automatically updates the text flow immediately.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="hard-break">
<title>Hard Frame Breaks</title>

<para>A hard frame break is a special formatting character.  It is
invisible on the final printed output.</para>

<para>The purpose of a hard frame break, is to force all the text that
follows it into the next frame in the Frameset.</para>

<para>If we have the following sentence:  <emphasis>We have nothing to
fear but fear itself</emphasis></para>

<para>and we insert a Hard Frame Break, just before the word
<emphasis>but</emphasis>.</para>

<para>We will end up with one frame containing <emphasis>We have nothing
to fear</emphasis>, and the next frame in the frame set begins with
<emphasis>but fear itself</emphasis>.</para>

<para>To add a Hard Frame Break, you should first place the keyboard
cursor where you want the break to be located in the document.</para>

<para>A Hard Frame Break can be inserted one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Insert</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hard
Frame Break</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu bar</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>You can use the keyboard shortcut:
<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Return</keycap></keycombo></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>If you want to remove a Hard Frame Break, you simply delete it
like you would any other character.  Since this is not a character that
you can see, I recommend the following procedure to most easily delete
the Hard Frame Break.</para>

<para>First, I recommend turning on <guimenuitem>View Formatting
Characters</guimenuitem> (Select <menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Formatting
Characters</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu bar)</para>

<para>This will let you see the carriage returns, and tab stops in your
document.</para>

<para>Find the <emphasis>last</emphasis> carriage return
<emphasis>before</emphasis> the break in your text.  Place the cursor in
front of this carriage return.</para>

<para>Now press the <keycap>delete</keycap> key.</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="format-frame">
<title>Setting the Properties for a Frame/Formatting Frames</title>

<para>For each frame in your document, you can:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Determine how &kword; handles full text frames</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Determine how text wraps around or through overlapping
frames</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Determine the frames exact size</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Establish margins within a frame.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>All of these settings can be determined in the <guilabel>Frame
Properties</guilabel> dialog box.</para>

<para>In order to adjust the properties of any frame, you must first
select the frame you want to change.</para>

<para>Simply click once on the frame border of the frame you want to
edit.</para>

<para>You can now edit the properties one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Select <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Frames</guimenu><guimenuitem>Frame/Frameset</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Place the mouse pointer on the border of the frame, and click once
with the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse button.  A small menu
will appear.  Select <guimenuitem>Frame/Frameset</guimenuitem>.</para>
</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

<para>The Properties dialog consists of one dialog box, with four index
tabs labeled <guilabel>Options</guilabel>, <guilabel>Text Run
Around</guilabel>, <guilabel>Connect Text Frames</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Geometry</guilabel>.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="formframe1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>It is a common situation.  You define a frame, and begin to type.
There is too much text to fit within the current bounds of the
frame.</para>

<para>&kword; has three solutions to this problem.  Using this dialog,
you can determine which method it uses.</para>

<para>If you choose <guilabel>Create automatically a new
frame</guilabel>, whenever a frame set becomes full, &kword; automatically
creates a new page. On this new page, it creates a new frame, of the
same size and position.  It also sets the frame so that your text
automatically flows into the new frame</para>

<para>If you choose <guilabel>Resize automatically last
frame</guilabel>, whenever a frame set becomes full, &kword;
automatically extends the bottom border of the text frame to accommodate
the new text.  It will continue to expand as new text is added.</para>

<para>The third solution is not really a solution at all.  If you
select <guilabel>Don't show the extra text</guilabel>, &kword; does not
create a new frame or change the current frame in any way.  You will
need to manually resize the current frame, or add a new frame to the
frame set.</para>

<note>
<para>Remember these options only apply to a full frame set.  If there is
already another window for text to flow into, the text will flow into
the next frame in the frame set as you have previously determined.</para>
</note>

<para>To adjust how text flows around overlapping frames, click the tab
labeled <guilabel>Text Run Around</guilabel>.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="formframe2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>When you overlay two text frames, and text from both frames is
competing for the same space on the page, &kword; can (at your option),
make sure that text from two frames does not overlap. </para>

<para>As you can see from the options in the dialog box, there are three
possible choices.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Run through this frames</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By selecting this option, you are telling KWord to ignore all
other frames when it displays the text in this frame.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Run around the bounding rectangle of other
frames</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By selecting this option, you are telling &kword; to wrap the text
of this frame around other overlapping frames.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Don't run around this frames</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By selecting this option, you are telling KWord to not wrap any
text around the edges of other frames, but instead, to skip down below
the other frames before continuing to display text in this
frame.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>You can also determine how close your frames appear by setting the
<guilabel>Runaround Gap</guilabel> in the text-box provided.  Increasing
the size of the runaround gap will create a white border between the
text in the two text frames. </para>

<para>You can adjust the size, position and margins of your frame by
clicking on the tab labeled <guilabel>Geometry</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="formframe4.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>This dialog box allows you to specify <emphasis>exactly</emphasis>
where the frame goes and how large it is.</para>

<para>You can locate your frame on the page by first entering the top
and left measurements.  This determines where the top left corner of the
frame will be.  All measurements are from the top left corner of the
page.</para>

<para>You can also determine the exact size of the frame by entering its
height and width in the text boxes provided.  These two measurements are
relative to the top left corner of the frame you specified above.</para>

<para>You can also use this dialog box to specify margins for your
frame.  The margins of the frame are similar to margins on a page. By
entering a margin into the text boxes, you can have KWord automatically
set aside a border of white space around the text in this frame.  This
will ensure that the text will not be located too closely to other
frames or margins.</para>

<tip>
<para>It is important to understand the difference between setting the
margins here, and setting the Runaround Gap (see above).  </para>

<para>&kword; only applies the Runaround Gap when two frames overlap.
If two frames are placed right next to each other, the runaround gap
does not affect the final output.</para>

<para>When you set a margin for a frame, however, the white space is set
aside regardless of what other frames may be overlapping.</para>
</tip>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="format-para">
<title>Formatting paragraph</title>

<para>This section will detail all the options available to format your
paragraphs.</para>

<para>Before you start formatting a paragraph, ensure your cursor is
currently located in the paragraph you want to format.</para>

<para>The formatting paragraphs dialog consists of 5 tabbed sections
labeled <link linkend="indents-and-spaces">Indent and spacing</link>, <link
linkend="para-aligns">Aligns</link>, <link linkend="para-borders">Borders</link>,
<link linkend="para-bullets-and-numbers">Bullets/Numbering</link>, and <link
linkend="tab-stops">Tabulators</link></para>

<sect2 id="indents-and-spaces">
<title>Indents and Spaces</title>

<para>This dialog box allows you to set the paragraph margins, the
spacing between lines, and the spacing between paragraphs.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fpara1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>The first section of this dialog box is labeled
<guilabel>Indent</guilabel>, and consists of three parts:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Left</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>You can indent all the lines of a paragraph by entering a value in
this box. The first line is unaffected by this box.  If you want to
alter the first line, you must specify that separately.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Right</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Entering a non-zero number here causes all lines of the paragraph
(including the first line) to be moved away from the right
margin.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>First Line</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Any non-zero value entered in this text box, will shift
the left margin of the first line.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>The next section controls how &kword; divides paragraphs when they
occur over a page or frame edge.</para>

<para>The first option is labeled <guilabel>Keep lines
together</guilabel>.  If this option is selected, then all of the lines
of the paragraph will remain on the same page.  If this is not selected,
&kword; may choose to move to a new page or frame while in the middle of
the paragraph.  For most work, this option is usually left
unchecked.</para>

<para>The option labeled <guilabel>Keep lines together</guilabel>, works
as follows.  When this option is checked, and the paragraph moves to the
next frame in the frame set, a hard frame break will be inserted in front
of the current paragraph. This will serve to keep the paragraph in the
next frame, even if text prior to that frame is deleted.  This option is
often used in conjunction with <guilabel>Keep lines together</guilabel>,
to ensure that the paragraph does not creep back onto the page during
editing. </para>

<para>The next section is labeled <guilabel>Line Spacing</guilabel>.  It
consists of two elements:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Drop-down box</term>
<listitem>
<para>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Blacked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Text box</term>
<listitem>
<para>By entering a value in here, you can adjust the spacing between
lines from the default.  If you enter a positive number, you will
increase the spacing between lines.  If, on the other hand, you enter a
negative number, you will decrease the spacing between lines.</para>

<note>
<para>Changes to this entry do <emphasis>not</emphasis> affect the line
spacing between lines of different paragraphs.</para>
</note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>The last section is labeled <guilabel>Paragraph Space</guilabel>.
It consists of two entries:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Before</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By entering a value in here, you can adjust the spacing before
each paragraph from the default spacing.  If you enter a positive
number, you will increase the spacing before a paragraph.  If, on the
other hand, you enter a negative number, you will decrease the spacing
before each paragraph.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>After</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By entering a value in here, you can adjust the spacing after each
paragraph from the default spacing.  If you enter a positive number, you
will increase the spacing after a paragraph.  If, on the other hand, you
enter a negative number, you will decrease the spacing after each
paragraph.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>On the right of the dialog box, is a preview box, which will
<emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the final layout of your
document.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="para-aligns">
<title>Aligns</title>

<para>This section determines how the text is placed <emphasis>within
the line</emphasis>.  With other applications, you may have referred to
this as <emphasis>Alignment</emphasis>, or
<emphasis>Justification</emphasis>.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara2.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>As you can see, there are only 4 choices.</para>

<para>If you choose <guilabel>Left</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Right</guilabel> or <guilabel>Center</guilabel>, the text will
be moved on the line so that it aligns with the left margin, aligns with
the right margin, or is centered between the margins
respectively.</para>

<para>If you choose <guilabel>Justify</guilabel>, &kword; will increase
the space <emphasis>between</emphasis> words, so that each line (with
the exception of the last line in a paragraph), reaches both the left
and right margins.</para>

<para>On the right of the dialog box, is a preview box, which will
<emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the final layout of your
document.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="para-borders">
<title>Borders</title>

<para>The next section is used to define and configure graphical borders
around your paragraphs.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fpara3.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>You can tell &kword; to surround (on some or all sides) a
paragraph with a border.  This border can be solid or not, of any color
and of any size.  You use this dialog panel to adjust the
borders.</para>

<para>To define some borders for a paragraph, you first determine how
the borders should appear on the document.  Then you select which
paragraph borders should be used.  You can mix and match styles, weights
and colors of paragraph borders for maximum flexibility in you
document.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Style</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>You can use this drop-down box to select the overall type
of the new border. </para>
<para>Your choices are previewed in each selection.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Width</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This will determine how wide the resulting border will be.  It is
measured in points.</para>  
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Color</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Clicking on the color bar will allow you to <link
linkend="select-colors">select a color using a new dialog
box</link></para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>Now that you have determined how the borders should look, you need
to tell &kword; which edges of the paragraphs need borders.</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="borbutL.png"
format="PNG" align="right"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry>
<entry valign="middle">Select/Unselect Left Border.  Clicking this
button will apply the current options to the left paragraph border.
Clicking a second time will remove the left paragraph border.</entry>
</row>

<row>
<entry><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="borbutR.png"
format="PNG" align="right"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry>
<entry valign="middle">Select/Unselect Right Border.  Clicking this
button will apply the current options to the right paragraph border.
Clicking a second time will remove the right paragraph border.</entry>
</row>

<row>
<entry><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="borbutT.png"
format="PNG" align="right"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry>
<entry valign="middle">Select/Unselect Top Border.  Clicking this button
will apply the current options to the top paragraph border.  Clicking a
second time will remove the top paragraph border.</entry>
</row>

<row>
<entry><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="borbutB.png"
format="PNG" align="right"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry>
<entry valign="middle">Select/Unselect Bottom Border.  Clicking this
button will apply the current options to the bottom paragraph border.
Clicking a second time will remove the bottom paragraph border.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>The <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> window will show you how your
paragraph borders will look.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="para-bullets-and-numbers">
<title>Bullets and Numbering</title>

<para>A very common element of a document, is a list of items.  The list
contains several elements.  These elements may be numbered, for easy
reference.  Alternatively, the list elements may be simply set off from
the rest of the text with a special character.  These special characters
are called bullets.</para>

<para>You can use this dialog box to define your bullets or the
numbering method of your list.</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara4.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>The first thing you may notice about this dialog box, is the large
preview window on the right side of the box.  This can be used to
<emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the final look of your list.</para>

<para>Along the left side, the top section of the dialog box is divided
has three options.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="para-tabulators">
<title>Tabulators</title>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>This dialog is used to adjust the tab stops.  For more details,
see <link linkend="tab-stops">Using Tab Stops</link>.</para>

</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="tab-stops">
<title>Using Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops are a (very useful) holdover from the days of
typewriters.  They allow you to align text into columns quickly and
easily.</para>

<para>When a tab stop is in place, you can immediately jump to that
horizontal position on the page by pressing the "Tab" key.  Tab stops
are most commonly used to align columns in a table, or to automatically
indent paragraphs.</para>

<para>Tab stops are part of the properties of a paragraph.  Each
paragraph keeps track of its own set of tab stops.  You can view the tab
stops of a particular paragraph by placing the mouse cursor within a
paragraph, clicking once, and checking the top ruler.  The tab stops are
marked as symbols in black. </para>

<para>&kword; recognizes 4 types of tab stops.  Each of these types has
a corresponding symbol to help you identify the type in the
ruler.</para>

<informaltable frame="none"><tgroup cols="4" align="left">
<colspec colname="c1"/>
<colspec colname="c2"/>
<colspec colname="c3"/>
<colspec colname="c4"/>
<spanspec spanname="hspan" namest="c3" nameend="c4" align="left"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="center">Type</entry><entry align="center">Symbol</entry><entry align="center">Description</entry></row>
<row><entry>Right Tab Stop</entry><entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry spanname="hspan">With a right tab stop, the right edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry><entry></entry><entry align="right"><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></entry><entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="rtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry>Center Tab Stop</entry><entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry spanname="hspan">With a right tab stop, the text is centered at the tab stop. </entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry><entry></entry><entry align="right"><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></entry><entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ctab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry>Left Tab Stop</entry><entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry spanname="hspan">With a left tab stop, the left edge of the next set of words is aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry><entry></entry><entry align="right"><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></entry><entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ltab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry>Decimal Tab Stop</entry><entry><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry>
<entry spanname="hspan">With a decimal tab stop, the decimal points of the text are aligned at the tab stop. </entry></row>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row><entry></entry><entry></entry><entry align="right"><emphasis>Example:</emphasis></entry><entry align="left"><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="dtab2.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></mediaobject></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-setting">
<title>Setting Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops can be set one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-rulers">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-setting-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-rulers">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<para>You can use the top ruler on &kword; to interactively insert tab
stops.</para>

<para>First, you should select the type of tab stop you want to
use.</para>

<para>Place the mouse cursor over the current tab character (located
directly to the left of the top ruler).  Click once with the
<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> button of the mouse.  A small submenu
will appear.  You can select the tab stop you want from the sub
menu.</para>

<tip>
<para>You can also use the left mouse button to cycle through the
different types of tab stops.  </para>

<para>Click once on the current tab character, and the tab stop changes
from <quote>Left Tab Stop</quote>, to <quote>Center Tab Stop</quote>.
If you continue to click with the left mouse button, you will change to
<quote>Right Tab Stop</quote>, then to <quote>Decimal Tab Stop</quote>,
then back to <quote>Left Tab Stop</quote>. </para> 
</tip>

<para>Once you have the correct type of tab stop, you can simply place
the mouse cursor on the top ruler bar, and click once with the
<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button.  This will place a tab
stop at that position.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-setting-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar.  This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. </para>

<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>You can now add tab stops by:</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Type the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
provided.  The units are listed above the text box.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Select the type of tab stop from the list on the right.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>When you are done adding tab stops, you can click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>

</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-moving">
<title>Moving Tab Stops</title>

<para>Tab stops can be moved one of two ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-ruler">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-move-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-ruler">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>To move a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
desired tab stop.  The mouse cursor will change to a double
arrow.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Click and hold down the right button on the mouse.  Drag the tab
stop to its new location</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>When the tab stop is where you want it, release the mouse
button.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-move-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar.  This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. </para>

<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>You can now move tab stops by: !!!!!!!!!This is assumed, not
working when written!!!!!!!!!!!</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Click on the tab stop you want moved.  The list of all tab stops
is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click <guilabel>Modify</guilabel>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Edit the horizontal location of the tab stop in the space
provided.  The units are listed above the text box.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If you need to make changes, select the type of tab stop from the
list on the right.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click <quote>OK</quote>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="tab-stop-remove">
<title>Removing Tab Stops</title>

<para>
Tab stops can be removed one of two ways:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-rulers">Using the rulers of
&kword;</link></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link linkend="tab-stop-delete-dialog">Using a specialized dialog
panel.</link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-rulers">
<title>Using the Ruler</title>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>To delete a tab stop with the ruler, place the mouse over the
desired tab stop.  The mouse cursor will change to a double
arrow.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click and hold down the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> button on
the mouse. Drag the tab stop off the edge of the document.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Release the mouse button.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="tab-stop-delete-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>The fastest way to get to the tab stop dialog panel, is to select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paragraph</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar.  This will bring up a dialog box with 5 tabs. </para>

<para>Click on the tab labeled <guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fpara5.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>You can now delete tab stops by: !!!!!!!!!This is assumed, not
working when written!!!!!!!!!!!</para>

<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>Click on the tab stop you want moved.  The list of all tab stops
is in the box on the left side of the dialog panel</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>When you are done adding tab stops, you can click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to finish.</para>

</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="format-characters">
<title>Formatting Characters</title>

<para>This section will cover the changes you can make to individual or
blocks of characters including:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><link linkend="change-font">Size</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="change-font">Font</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="change-font">Font Style</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="change-font">Character Set</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="change-font-color">Character Color</link></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<sect2 id="change-font">
<title>Changing Size, Font, Font Style and Character Set</title>

<sect3 id="change-font-keyboard">
<title>Using the Keyboard or Tool-bars</title>

<para>There are several keyboard shortcuts which you can use to make
common changes to character formatting. After selecting the text, you
can use these key combinations to toggle each attribute.</para>

<para>The Basic Formatting Tool bar also has buttons which you can use to
toggle these same attributes.  </para>

<para>The following table details each attribute, the tool bar buttons
and the keyboard shortcuts.</para>

<informaltable frame="all"><tgroup cols="3" align="left">
<thead>
<row><entry align="right">Attribute</entry><entry align="center">Tool bar
Button</entry><entry align="center">Key Combo</entry></row>
</thead><tbody>
<row><entry align="right">Font Size</entry><entry align="center"><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="chsizebut.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry><entry align="center">-</entry></row>
<row><entry align="right">Font</entry><entry align="center"><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="chfontbut.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry><entry align="center">-</entry></row>
<row><entry align="right">Bold Face</entry><entry align="center"><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="bold.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry><entry align="center"><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>B</keycap></keycombo></entry></row>
<row><entry align="right">Italics</entry><entry align="center"><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="ital.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry><entry align="center"><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>I</keycap></keycombo></entry></row>
<row><entry align="right">Underline</entry><entry align="center"><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="undl.png" format="PNG" align="center"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></entry><entry align="center"><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>

<note>
<para>You cannot change the Character Set using the keyboard or the
tool-bar, you must <link linkend="change-font-dialog">use the dialog
box</link>.</para>
</note>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="change-font-dialog">
<title>Using the Dialog Box</title>

<para>If you have many changes to make, you can also use a dialog box to
set these same attributes.</para>

<para>You can open the Character Formatting Dialog box in one of two
ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Select <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Font</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the Menu bar</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>You can use the keyboard shortcut:
<keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>Either method will open a dialog box</para>

<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="fchardlg.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>Using this dialog box, you can select the font, size, character
set, italics and boldface options.</para>

<para>The preview box along the bottom, will show you how your current
settings will appear.</para>

<para>Clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> will commit your changes to the
document.</para>

<para>Clicking <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> will abort all changes
made.</para>

<note>
<para>The default sentence for the preview box is <quote>The Quick Brown
Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog</quote>.</para>

<para>You can change this sentence by clicking once within the sentence.
You can then change the sample sentence to anything you want.</para>

<para>This can be especially useful if you need to view numbers, special
characters, or non-arabic characters</para>

<para>The sample sentence will revert to the default the next time you
open this dialog.</para>
</note>

</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="change-font-color">
<title>Changing Font Color</title>

<para>The <quote>Change Font Color</quote> command can be invoked 3
ways:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>By selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Font
Color</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu bar</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>You can use the keyboard shortcut:
<keycombo>&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>or by clicking <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
fileref="chcolorbut.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> on
the 
tool-bar.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>You can now choose a color for the selected text using the <link
linkend="select-colors">Color Selection Dialog Box</link>.</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>
