344 CHAPTER 23 IN DEPTH: WRITER Context (Web host sites)
344 CHAPTER 23 IN DEPTH: WRITER Context Menu Rather than use the Formatting toolbar, you can format text using the context menu. Right- click the text you want to format, and a context menu will present options for the font, size, style, alignment, and line spacing. The context menu also allows you to change the case of the highlighted characters from uppercase to lowercase, and vice versa. By selecting the Character option from the context menu, you get ultimate control over the font formatting. This will present a dialog box that includes every possible option, such as rotating the text and altering the individual character spacing. Tip The Character dialog box lets you create interesting typographical effects. The Paragraph dialog box has many options for formatting paragraphs. These tools open up the possibility of using Writer for simple desktop publishing work. Selecting Paragraph from the context menu displays the Paragraph dialog box, as shown in Figure 23-2. This gives you control over paragraph elements, such as line spacing, indentation, and automatic numbering. Here, you will also find an option to automatically create drop caps, so you can start a piece of writing in style! Figure 23-2. Writer includes many elements found in desktop publishing packages, such as the ability to create drop caps.