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diff --git a/doc/kword/fundimentals.docbook b/doc/kword/fundimentals.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2556809d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kword/fundimentals.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +<chapter id="fundamentals"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Mike</firstname> +<surname>McBride</surname> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>Fundamentals</title> +<para>This section of the documentation discusses starting &kword;, introduces the user to templates and +discusses an important difference between two major types of templates.</para> + + +<sect1 id="starting-kword"> +<title>Starting &kword;</title> +<indexterm><primary>starting &kword;</primary></indexterm> + +<para>&kword; can be started one of four ways:</para> + +<orderedlist> +<listitem> +<para>You can select &kword; through the system menus, under: +<menuchoice><guimenu>K-Button</guimenu><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem> +<guimenuitem>KWord</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>If you are in a terminal program (&konsole;, <application>Xterm</application>, &etc;), you can type: +<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput><command>kword &</command></userinput></screen></para> + +<para>Or</para> + +<para><screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput><command>kword</command> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> &</userinput></screen></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Using &konqueror;, you can click on your data file (&kword; +documents end in <literal role="extension">.kwd</literal>). This will +automatically start &kword; and begin editing the file.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Using the &koffice; Workspace.</para> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="template-intro"> + +<title>An Introduction to Templates</title> +<indexterm><primary>templates</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm> + +<para>OK, so the first question a new user may have is:</para> + +<para><emphasis>Why do I need to use a frames based word processor, when +I am perfectly happy writing my letters on my current (page layout) word +processor? </emphasis></para> + +<para>Well the good news is, adjusting to a frames based word processor +is easy and once a template is selected, &kword; can act just like a +page layout word processor. There are templates +available for simple correspondence and day to day use.</para> + +<para>When a more complex document (newsletters, +posters, &etc;) needs to be created, you will not need to switch to a different +application to generate these special documents. There are templates in +&kword; which will help generate newsletters or other more +complicated documents.</para> + +<para><emphasis>What are templates and what can they do for +the user?</emphasis></para> + +<para>A template can be thought of as an initial mold for a document.</para> + +<para>When a user sits down to write a document, they already have an idea of +what the final product will look like. If they are writing a letter to a +business, a document with only one column, which goes all the +way across the page, and from top to bottom of the page is appropriate. When a user sits +down to author a newsletter for a local organization, however, they may +want a large title across the top, and several columns for quick news +articles.</para> + +<para>With &kword;, this predetermined notion of how the +document should look is used to select a template. By using a template, +a set of frames is created to approximate this final layout. For +a business letter, a document with one large frame that covers the +page from top to bottom and side to side would be selected. +For a newsletter, however, a two or +three column document is more appropriate. Once this +template is selected, &kword; will create the frames automatically.</para> + +<para><emphasis>What if the user decides to change the +layout after a template is selected?</emphasis></para> + +<para>This is not a problem. If a document begins as a single +column document and it is decided later that two columns is better, another column can be added. +The purpose of templates is not to +limit the ability to change the layout of a document, but rather to take some of the +work load off the user whenever possible. Choosing the correct template when +beginning a document will simplify the formatting (as opposed to +always selecting the default template and making changes later). +Choosing the wrong template +will not limit the flexibility of the document later on.</para> + +<para>The next section, consists of one more important topic which +you should understand before we begin using &kword;.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="wp-vs-dtp"> + +<title>The difference between Text Oriented and Page Layout +templates</title> +<indexterm><primary>templates</primary><secondary>Text oriented/Page Layout</secondary></indexterm> + +<para>It is vital that the +difference between Text Oriented and Page Layout templates is clear in +your mind.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term>Text Oriented</term> +<listitem> +<para>The Text Oriented templates are designed to act like page-oriented +word processors. When you select a Text Oriented template, you will +create a template with one or more frames. The first frame is distinctly +tied to the paper size of your document. When you increase or decrease +the paper size or change the margins, the frame size is automatically +adjusted. You are <emphasis>not</emphasis> able to move this frame +around on the page and you cannot delete this frame. If you need to +adjust the size or position of this frame, you must <link +linkend="page-format">adjust the margins</link>. On top of the first +frame, you can, of course, add additional frames. These frames can +contain pictures, text or whatever you want. These new frames can be +moved, re-sized and deleted to suit your needs. If you want it, &kword; +will even wrap the text from the first frame around any information in +any subsequent frames.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Page Layout</term> +<listitem> +<para>These templates are designed for desktop publishing. When you +select a template from this class, all of the frames are created +equal. This is where the difference between Page Layout and Text +Oriented template lies. None of the frames in a Page Layout template are +tied to the page as tightly as the main frame in a Text Oriented +template is. Each of the frames is independent of the page size, and can +be moved or re-sized without changing margins, &etc; Of course this also +means that altering the margins or paper size of your document requires +that you individually move/resize each frame. </para> + +<note><para>In addition to not having a main text frame, Page Layout +documents cannot use the automatic headers or footers (though these can be +added in as frames). Additionally, footnotes must be managed by hand while +in Page Layout Mode.</para></note> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>As you can see, the choice between Page Layout and Text Oriented +templates is a choice between flexibility (Page Layout) and convenience +(Text Oriented). You can create any document you like with either type +of template.</para> + +<para>If the concept of templates is still unclear, please follow along +with the following tutorial. The first document you create will use a +Page Layout template. This should help clarify exactly how templates +function.</para> + +</sect1> +</chapter> |