Writer Text Formatting for Kindle

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jimbruce
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Writer Text Formatting for Kindle

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Hi

I wrote and submitted a book manuscript to Amazon, but forgot to justify text. When writing, I indented paras and dialogue 6 spaces using the space bar (I know, I know - I'm a newbie). When I justify, the spacing on the left is all off. Is there a quick way to correct this?

Thanks for your help
Jim Bruce
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robleyd
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Re: Writer Text Formatting for Kindle

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One solution would be to use Edit | Find & Replace to get rid of all your occurrences of "six spaces" and then create appropriate styles for whatever varying combinations of indents, spacings, justifications, fonts., etc.you need. See this Wiki guide on styles and search openoffice styles using your preferred search engine.

It won't be quick, but usage of styles is the preferred way.
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