From 8362bf63dea22bbf6736609b0f49c152f975eb63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tpearson Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:29:50 +0000 Subject: Added old abandoned KDE3 version of koffice git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/applications/koffice@1077364 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/kword/formatframes.docbook | 503 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 503 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/kword/formatframes.docbook (limited to 'doc/kword/formatframes.docbook') diff --git a/doc/kword/formatframes.docbook b/doc/kword/formatframes.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab081ddde --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kword/formatframes.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,503 @@ + + + + +Mike +McBride + + + + +Setting the Properties for a Frame +framesconfigure + +For each frame in your document, you can determine: + + + +how &kword; handles full text frames + + + +how text wraps around or through overlapping +frames + + + +the exact size of the frame + + + +establish margins within a frame. + + + +set a background color and pattern for the frame. + + + +All of these options can be altered using a set of dialog boxes, +or by using a previously defined framestyle. +A framestyle is a predefined set of frameset formatting options which is given a name. Once a frameset +has been assigned a framestyle, any changes made to the framestyle will be reflected in all framesets which are +assigned that framestyle. +You may be noticing that framestyles function in a way similar to text styles. The main difference, is +framestyles control the look of the frame, and textstyles control the look of paragraphs within the frame. + + +Using the frame settings dialogs + +All of these settings can be determined in the Frame +Properties dialog box. + +In order to adjust the properties of any frame, you must first +select the frame you want to change. + +Simply click once on the frame border of the frame you want to +edit. (Or by holding down the &Ctrl; key and clicking inside the frame with the +&LMB;.) + +You edit the properties of a frameset using a set of dialogs which you can +open one of two ways: + + + +Select +FramesFrame/Frameset Properties +from the menubar. + + + +Place the mouse pointer on the border of the frame, and click once +with the &RMB;. A small menu +will appear. Select Frame/Frameset Properties.... + + + + +The Properties dialog consists of one dialog box, with six index +tabs labeled Options, +Text Run Around, +Connect Text Frames, +Geometry, +Background and +Borders. + +General Options +framesconfigure automatic creation +framesprotect contents of + + + + + + + + +The tab labeled Options is used to determine how +&kword; behaves when there is too much text +to fit within the current bounds of the +frame. + +&kword; has three solutions to this situation: + + + +Create a new +page +When a frame becomes full, &kword; automatically +creates a new page. On this new page, it may create a new frame, of the +same size and position, if you choose. + + + +Resize last +frame +When a frame 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. Conversely, it will shrink again if text is removed from the frame. + + + +Don't show the extra text +&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. + + + +Simply make your selection in the section labeled If Text is Too Long for Frame. + +In the section entitled On New Page Creation, you have three options available. You must select one. + + + +Reconnect frame to current flow +Create a new frame, the same size and shape on a new page, and make it the last frame in the frameset. + + + +Do not create a followup frame +Creates a new page, but not a new frame. + + + +Place a copy of this frame +Creates a new page, with a new frame the same size, shape and position on the page. Additionally, &kword; +copies the contents of the frame from the previous page. +This is useful for title frames, headers and footer frames. Each page will have an automatic copy of this information +on any new pages. + + + + + +If you place a mark in the check box labled Changes will be applied to all +frames in frameset, then any changes made in the frame properties dialog box +will automatically be applied to all frames within the frameset. + +If you place a mark in the check box labeled Protect content, &kword; +will not allow any changes to the text within the frame, or the formatting of the text within the frameset. + +You can still reshape or even delete the frame, but the content within the frame is locked. To lock the location +and size of the frame, see the Geometry tab. + +To make changes to the text, you need to remove the mark from Protect content. + + +Text Flow around frames +framesforce text around + +To adjust how text flows around overlapping frames, click the tab +labeled Text Run Around. + + + + + + + + +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. + + + + + + + + + + + +As you can see from the options in the dialog box, there are three +possible choices. + + + +Text will run through this frame + +By selecting this option, &kword; will ignore this frame +when it displays the text in overlapping frames. + + + + +Text will run around the frame + +By selecting this option, &kword; will wrap the text +of overlapping frames around this frame. +If this option is selected, you can determine which side the text runs around in the section labeled +Run Around Side. Simply choose Left, Right, +or Longest side. + + + + +Text will not run around this frame + +By selecting this option, &kword; will not wrap any +text around the edges of this frame, but instead, will skip down below +this frame before continuing to display text in overlapping frames. + + + + +You can also determine how close your frames appear by setting the +Distance Between Frame & Text in the spin boxes provided. If you place a mark in the +checkbox labeled Synchronize changes +&kword; will make all distances equal. + + +Move a frame to a new frameset +framesedit framesets +framesetsedit + +You can change which frameset the current frame belongs to by selecting +the Connect Text Frames tab. + + + + + + + + +This dialog gives you the option to create a new frameset for the current frame or move the selected frame to a current frameset. +Select Select existing frameset to connect frame to:, to add the current frame to a previously created +frameset. Choose one of the +framesets listed in the table below to specify which frameset. +To create a new frameset, select Create a new frameset: and type the name of the new frameset in the +text box labeled Name of frameset. &kword; will create a new frameset with the current frame +as the only frame in the frameset (for now). +It is helpful to name your framesets with descriptive names. Name the frameset with a description of the contents +so that you can quickly refer to it again later. + + +Frame size and position +framesgeometry +framesdetermine size (dialog box) +framesdetermine position (dialog box) + +You can adjust the size and position of your frame by +clicking on the tab labeled Geometry. + + + + + + + + +This dialog box allows you to specify exactly +where the frame goes and how large it is. + +If you put a mark in the check box labeled Protect size and position, the frame size and position will +be fixed at their current location. You will not be able to move the frame on the page until this box is unchecked. + +Determine Size and Position +You can locate your frame on the page by first entering the Left: +and Top: measurements. This determines where the top left corner of the +frame will be. All measurements are from the top left corner of the +page. + +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. not to the size of the page. + +Determine Margins in the Frame + +Using the boxes labeled +Left:, Right:, Top: and Bottom:, you can establish +margins within the frame. This should not be confused with margins for the page, which are defined in the +page properties dialog box. + +If the Synchronize changes check box has a mark in it, &kword; will take any changes you +make to one margin, and automatically apply them to the other 3 margins. + +In other words, if this check box is selected, and you enter a margin of 1 cm in any of the 4 margin boxes, all 4 frame margins will now +become 1 cm in size. + +If this option is off, each text box can be given a different value. + + + + +Frame Background +framesbackground colors and patterns + +You can adjust the background color of the text frame by selecting the Background tab. + + + + + + + + +Select the color of the background by clicking on the button labeled +Background color:. The color is selected using the +Color selection dialog. + + +Frame Borders +framesborders + +You can change the borders of the text frame by selecting the Borders tab. + + + + + + + + +Select the Style: and Width: of the borders +with the two drop down boxes on the left side of the dialog. +Select the color of the borders by clicking on the button labeled +Color:. The color is selected using the +Color selection dialog. +Use the four icons (Border Left, Border Right, Border Top +and Border Bottom) below the Color button +to determine on which side of the frame you want to have a border. +A Preview of the selected settings is shown on the right side of the dialog. + + +Click OK to accept all of your changes and to close the dialog box. +Click Apply to accept all of your changes without closing the dialog box. +Click Cancel to forget all of your changes. + + + + +Using frame styles +framesframe styles +frame styleusing + + +Formatting a frame with a framestyle +frame styleapply frame style to a frame + +To format a frame using a predefined framestyle simply: +Select the frame(s) by holding down &Ctrl; and clicking within the frame with the &LMB;. +Select +FramesFramestyle +from the menubar. A submenu will appear, listing all the currently defined framestyles. Select the name of the framestyle +you want and all selected frames will automatically be formatting using the options of that framestyle. + + + +Editing a framestyle +frame styleediting + +To change the options of a framestyle, you will need to use the framestyle manager. +Select +FramesFrame Style Manager... +from the menubar. A dialog box will appear. + + + + + + + + +All of the currently defined framestyles are listed in the listbox on the left. The currently selected framestyle is highlighted, and +the name of the currently selected framestyle is listed in the text box labeled Name. (In this example, +the currently selected framestyle is Light Gray.) +Select the framestyle you want to change by clicking on the name of the framestyle in the listbox on the left. +There are three tabs in on the right side of the dialog box: General, Borders +and Background +In the General tab, you can change the name of the liststyle by typing the new name in the text box +labeled Name. You can also see a preview of what your frame will look like in the preview box. +The Borders tab works the same as the tab of the same name when formatting a paragraph. For more specific +information click here. +The Background tab operates identically to the same tab when formatting a frame. Click +here for more specific instructions. +Once all changes have been made, click OK to save your changes. All of the affected framesets will +be changed to reflect the new options. + + + +Creating a new framestyle +frame stylecreate new + +To create a new framestyle, select +FramesFrame Style Manager... +from the menubar. A dialog box will appear. + + + + + + + +Select a framestyle from the list at the left which most closely matches your new desired framestyle by clicking on the name with the &LMB;. +The selected framestyle will be used as a template for the new framestyle. +Click on the New button. &kword; will generate a new framestyle, which is a copy +of the previously selected framestyle. +Choose a name for your new framestyle, and type it in the text box labeled Name. +You can now change your frame border and background options. For details, see +Editing a framestyle. +When you are finished creating your framestyle, click OK, and your framestyle is saved. +Framestyles are specific for each document. A framestyle created in one document can not be used in another document unless you +import the framestyle from that document. + + + +Deleting a framestyle +frame styledeleting + +To delete framestyle, select +FramesFrame Style Manager... +from the menubar. A dialog box will appear. + + + + + + + +Select the framestyle you want to delete by clicking once with the &LMB; in the list on the left. +Click on the Delete button. +&kword; will not allow you to delete the Plain framestyle. + + + +Changing the order of the framestyles in the list +To change the order that the framestyles are listed, select +FramesFrame Style Manager... +from the menubar. A dialog box will appear. + + + + + + + +The order the framestyles are listed in the menu is determined by the order of the framestyles in the list on the left. +Select the framestyle you want to move from the list at the left by clicking once with the &LMB;. +Now click on the up and down arrows located at the bottom of the list of framestyles. This will move the +selected framestyle up or down in the list of framestyles. +When you are satisfied with the order of the list, select OK. + + + +Importing a framestyle from another &kword; file +frame styleimporting from another file + +To import a framestyle from another &kword; file, select +FramesFrame Style Manager... +from the menubar. A dialog box will appear. + + + + + + + +Click the button labeled Import From File... to open the +file selection dialog. +  Choose your file, and click OK. +A new dialog box will appear listing all available framestyles for importing. + + + + + + + +If &kword; encounters a duplicate framestyle name in the selected file, it will append a number to the end of the +framestyle name to identify the imported style. +As an example, if you import the Plain framestyle from another &kword; file, &kword; will change +the name to Plain-1. +Select all the framestyles you want to import. Then click +OK. +The framestyles will now appear at the bottom of your list of framestyles. Click OK +to save the framestyles to the new document. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3