Sorting paragraphs, Outlining – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual

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Text (word processing)

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Copying text ruler settings

After setting tabs, indents, and line and paragraph spacing, apply these
settings to new or existing paragraphs by copying and applying the ruler.

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To copy the ruler, place the insertion point in a paragraph that has the
formats you want, and click

on the Default button bar, or choose Copy

Ruler from the Format menu.

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To apply the ruler, place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to
format, and click

on the Default button bar, or choose Apply Ruler from

the Format menu.

Sorting paragraphs

You can use the Paragraph Sorter Assistant to sort (reorder) paragraphs
alphabetically, numerically, or by date in a word processing document or
text frame.

To sort paragraphs, select the paragraphs you want to sort and then choose
AppleWorks Assistants from the Help menu. Select Paragraph Sorter, and then click
OK. Then select how you want the paragraph sorted. AppleWorks sorts the
paragraphs based on the selected text or the contents of the entire paragraph.
See “Creating a document” on page 2-1 for more information about Assistants.

Outlining

An outline summarizes the major ideas of a written work in topics (major
headings) and subtopics (subordinate ideas). You can indent the subtopics to
different levels to show their relative importance in the outline.

As you’re organizing your ideas, move topics up or down to change their
level. Hide (collapse) subtopics to highlight main ideas and show (expand)
subtopics to focus on small details.

AppleWorks provides three preset outlines for you to use. You can modify
the preset outline or create new outline styles. For information on modifying
styles, see “Modifying an outline style” on page 4-17. To create a style, see
“Using styles” on page 9-5.

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Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.

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rulers

In the Help index,

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Assistants

In the Help index,

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outlines

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