mike scott-2 wrote:
>
> On 4 Apr 2008 at 13:07, WesNathan wrote:
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>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> For some reason, everytime I paste usually text into Writer from Windows
>> clipboard, the text is always beyond the normal margins of the page. It
>> just
>> spreads out as if the white screen(page) with the blinking cursor, isn't
>> there. I don't have this problem with Notepad, or Wordpad, or Word
>> Perfect,
>> or any other word processor program I use. Just OO Writer.
>>
>> I have asked this questions 3 times in the OO forum, but no one has come
>> up
>> with the correct fix. It's not Wrap, because the pasted text spreads out
>> beyond the margins on both sides of the page.
>>
>> Also, the program defaults to Table mode when it boots up. I don't want
>> tables, at all. Just a plain and simple text screen. Both of these
>> glitches
>> are probably a settings change, but I couldn't find anything relevant in
>> the
>> various menus.
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> I wonder if this would be better directed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> That sounds very odd behaviour.
>
> First, try 'paste special' and see if explicitly pasting as
> unformatted text makes a difference.
>
> Otherwise, absent other ideas, try moving your private OOo config
> area to one side and then starting OOo. If that makes no difference,
> completely remove and reinstall OOo.
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Mike,
>>>>>First, try 'paste special' and see if explicitly pasting as
unformatted text makes a difference.<<<<
Yep, it works. I've used it 3 or 4 times and it always seems to place the
text where its supposed to be. Problem apparently solved. Thanks for your
help.
Wes N
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