Final answer:
To adjust paragraph attributes in Open Office mail merge for creating envelopes, highlight the content, and use the paragraph formatting options to set indents, with each entry starting at the left margin and subsequent lines indented by half an inch.
Step-by-step explanation:
Adjusting paragraph attributes during the creation of envelopes using Open Office mail merge is similar to formatting a standard document. Once you have your envelope addresses ready through the mail merge, you want to ensure the paragraphs are formatted according to the requirements of the envelope's layout. To begin, each entry must start at the left margin.
To adjust paragraph attributes, you can highlight the merged content and then access the formatting options. If you need to create a hanging indent (where the first line starts at the margin and subsequent lines are indented), you would typically do this by setting the indentation levels in the paragraph formatting section. While Open Office may not have a specific 'Hanging' option as Microsoft Word does, you can still manually set the indentation for the subsequent lines.
To set a half-inch indentation for subsequent lines in Open Office:
- Highlight the paragraphs that you wish to format.
- Right-click and select 'Paragraph...' from the context menu.
- In the Paragraph dialog box, navigate to the 'Indents & Spacing' tab.
- Under 'Indent,' adjust the 'Before text' to set the left margin, and 'First line' to specify the negative indentation for the hanging indent.
By following these steps, you can ensure your envelope entries are neatly formatted and professional in appearance.