Hi,
nice to hear that we were of help to you. As I said, Rory and I seem to
have different approaches to helping people and it's good to hear that
we didn't confuse you too much. I wish you good luck and many good
experiences with your further use of OpenOffice!
btw. did anyone read my remark about too many auto things enabled by
default?
Max
Am 01.12.2014 um 23:53 schrieb jsic...@windstream.net:
Well actually I'm a "she" who spent more than a decade doing analyses of engineering
proposals of companies like Duke power Co, and spelling out the assumptions and concepts in
language that an "interested but non-technical person" could understand.
That was my intro to computers, back in the days of lotus and "less helpful"
auto editing. [In my school days, slide rules reigned.]
I am focused on subject matter content, and would be happy to use the same program with
no more "auto help" for the rest of my days -- I can show what I need to show,
if I'm not sabotaged by too much helpful interference that moves my stuff around.
And while I personally don't want to be bothered by all the new automated
stuff, the fact is that automated systems have provided great improvements.
For example, the load carrying capabilities of the existing conductors in the
electric grid, because power can be shut off or or re-routed in nanoseconds to
prevent ground fault overload. -- I just don't need the jolt of all that while
I am trying to write a string of equalities to illustrate the commutative law
for a grade 4 student.
So carry on -- I just had a much better experience with the next worksheet.
Thanks to you both.
On Monday, December 1, 2014 12:39 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:20:27 +0100
Max Merbald <max.merb...@gmx.de> wrote:
Actually it's Format - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options. Remove the
checks from the little boxes next to Autonumbering and others which may
have bothered you. It' not got anything to do with the help menu.
Max
Am 12/1/2014 um 7:08 PM schrieb Rory O'Farrell:
On Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:38:23 -0600
<jsic...@windstream.net> wrote:
I need to avoid TMI that send my 72 year old brain into melt down!!! [My
name is NOT Beatrice!!]
I work with math students at elementary level -- grades 3 to pre-calculus,
and often NEED to write up a custom work sheet.
HOW DO I KILL AUTO NUMBERING???? and auto formatting? I am not doing 500
pages that need help with some esoteric insert or search. I just want numbers
and paragraphs to stay WERE I PUT THEM and not mover to some spot where the
notation does NOT belong!!!
Would you believe that I can't see how to do this amongst all your info?
How long would it take me to wade through volumes of stuff I do not want or need
to get to this????
You yunguns drive us old folks to the DT's!! [Do you remember what that
is?]
In OpenOffice use /Help /OpenOffice Help, Index tab, Numbering.
He claimed he couldn't find any help on the subject - I directed him to it, My
practice is always to direct a querist to the source of relevant information, so
that he can learn and sort the problem out for himself. He is, after all, a
teacher, and should appreciate being directed to information.
--
Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie>
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