On 03/19/2008 02:47 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 03/19/2008 09:32 AM, DREWGO wrote: >> >> John wrote: >> I am using version 2.3 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I do Legal >> work involving the Dollar $ sign with two (2) vertical bars and find >> Open O changes files that has the double bar to a single. Single is not >> acceptable. >> >> Is there a way to override, reprogram or otherwise a way to allow and >> use the double vert bar for the dollar sign? Is there a package I could >> download and install. >> >> I also could use the S O P sign, its the s verticaly on top of a o, >> which is vertically on top of a p. Legal stuff. I hope you can help >> because I have been using Open O for a month at least and haven sworn >> off Word. >> >> Thank you, >> >> John Drew >> Ashton, Illinois >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You need to install the same font. For example: a document may be > written in Courier or Times Roman, but in order to get the double bars > the clerk may have changed the dollar sign to Engravers MT or Garamond. > If you don't have the same font installed on your system, then the > character will be translated according to your main font, or fonts in > the replacement table (Tools|Options|OpenOffice.org|Fonts). > > What you can do, if you want all the $ to show double bars, is simply do > a find and replace. Search for $ and replace with $, but on the replace > $ choose "More Options" then Format, and you can actually have it > replace the $ with a $ of a different font (Garamond 18pt for example). > > That way you go about your normal work without worrying about inserting > a double-bar $ or changing font at each instance, and when finished just > do a global find and replace. > > I'll send you a bill $$ for the advise :-) > > >
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