I am going back and forth from subdocuments to master documents, placing stories under “story one” style, and cartoon sections under “cartoon one” style. These styles stay in the master document section but when I go back to the next subdocument to add it to one of the two styles, they both are gone and I have to make new styles again. Why don’t the two types of styles I made stay in the subdocument style and formatting box? I am trying to make sure the subdocument and master document have the same style. Thanks for any info.C:\fakepath\Screenshot (5).png(/upfiles/15853489454174993.png)
Not very clear. I understand that you add the styles in subdocument A. Then you open subdocument B and are sirprised not to find your styles there. However, this is expected behaviour because all documents are independent from each other.
##Quick workaround
Create or update your styles in the master document.
When you open a new subdocument, import the styles from the master document: in the rightmost position of the style pane toolbar, there is a small “paragraph-sign” icon with a down-pointing arrow. Click on it and choose Load Styles. Tick all the check boxes (most important Overwrite to guarantee sync with master document). Press From File to locate and open your master document.
All the styles from the master document will be transferred into the subdocument.
##Long term solution
Define a template document: this is a “standard” document with (custom) styles. It may be empty or contain initial text. Save it as a template. Next create your master/sub documents with File>New>Template instead. This will associate the docs with the template.
When you need, change the styles in the template. Next time you open your master/subs, you’ll be asked if you want to update the styles. Thus all your documents always have up-to-date styles.
Read the Writer Guide chapter about templates or, at least, the built-in help.
Templating afterwards is possible, but you need to master the template feature and load the DocumentTemplateChanger to do the trick. Search this site for the recipe.
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I initially made a subdocument and master document template with the same page size, font, spacing and indent on both of them. Back then I was using first page, right and left page and default page as styles which messed everything up. I am now trying to go backward and correct my mistakes by using a text style (story 1) and an illustration style (cartoon 1). I am going back and re-formatting each section by hand, putting a story style on a story subdocument, going back to the master document, re-installing the story, then setting the story 1 style into the master document. I know this is backward but I already have all the stories and cartoon sections assembled in the master document. I am trying not to have to redo the whole book somehow. I have read and reread the manual and will read template section again. I really want to understand this, I think it is a good program. Bare with me…how can one template have formatting for both text documents and image documents. Thanks
Well, on the short term method, I can get as far as clicking on ‘from file’ but the master doc isn’t shown. ??