Re: [libreoffice-users] How to copy a frame with its text and sub-frame contents?

At 22:39 22/01/2014 +1000, Peter West wrote:
> I'm creating a flyer to be printed on an A4 sheet, which will then 
> be cut in half, so I want identical contents on the top and bottom 
> halves of the page.  I have created the top in one of two frames 
> that I have placed on the page.  The frame contains a background 
> image, text, and a sub-frame.  Having created one half, I now want 
> to copy the lot, and place it in the second frame.  How?

o Delete the second (empty) frame.
o Click the edge of the main frame to select it - so that you see the 
eight coloured handles.
o Copy the frame (Edit | Copy or Ctrl+C).
o Click outside the frame to deselect it.
o Paste (Edit | Paste or Ctrl+V).
o Because it will be anchored identically, the new frame will 
probably appear superimposed on the original.  Select it and drag it 
where you need it or use Format | Frame/Object ... and set the position there.

Incidentally, there is another technique.  Instead of using a frame 
for the original (or as well as doing so), use a section.  For the 
second copy, create another section.  In the second section, tick the 
Link box and select the first section's name from the drop-down list 
for Section.  That way, you will get a copy of the first section that 
should automatically update as you modify the first.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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