Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 84

4-14 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Copying text ruler settings In the Help index,* see: E rulers After setting tabs, indents, and line and paragraph spacing, apply these settings to new or existing paragraphs by copying and applying the ruler. 1 To copy the ruler, place the insertion point in a paragraph that has the formats you want, and click on the Default button bar, or choose Copy Ruler from the Format menu. 1 To apply the ruler, place the insertion point in the paragraph you want to format, and click on the Default button bar, or choose Apply Ruler from the Format menu. Sorting paragraphs In the Help index,* see: E Assistants You can use the Paragraph Sorter Assistant to sort (reorder) paragraphs alphabetically, numerically, or by date in a word processing document or text frame. To sort paragraphs, select the paragraphs you want to sort and then choose AppleWorks Assistants from the or Help menu. Select Paragraph Sorter, and then click OK. Then select how you want the paragraph sorted. AppleWorks sorts the paragraphs based on the selected text or the contents of the entire paragraph. See "Creating a document" on page 2-2 for more information about Assistants. Outlining In the Help index,* see: E outlines An outline summarizes the major ideas of a written work in topics (major headings) and subtopics (subordinate ideas). You can indent the subtopics to different levels to show their relative importance in the outline. As you're organizing your ideas, move topics up or down to change their level. Hide (collapse) subtopics to highlight main ideas and show (expand) subtopics to focus on small details. * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.