Hi,
I wish to clean some odt file which has to many styles and reduce to a few ones.
If a style is used in the document and I want to delete it, LO warns that it will then cast to default type.
OK, but I can I view what portion of text is impacted, some kind of tract change, as I might first want to change the style of that portion to another style and then delete the style which is irrelevant.
Thanks
You can search for paragraph styles using the search & replace tool that opens with Ctrl H → More options. Be aware, though, that “cleaning” all instances of the style being used may not be enough: if the style is linked to another style, for example, you’ll keep getting the warning. If this is the case, don’t waste your time: create a new, empty document with just the styles you need and then copy/paste the content from the old document to the new one. Sometimes the solution that seems more complicated is indeed the simplest one.
Great exactly what I was looking for. Never noticed this options in the find & replace box
When trying to clean-up a styles mess it is better to find and replace the styles rather than simply deleting a style.
You can use the style background setting (stupidly called Area) to make it visible where a style is being used in the document.
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style background setting (stupidly called Area)
Which menu path?
When trying to clean-up a styles mess it is better to find and replace the styles rather than simply deleting a style.
Well, I’m taking all strategies, I thought that deleting a style would at least point to its first occurrence, if any