Regina, I get a something on document page. I will try and copy it to this page. Please help me to get rid of it.
Thanks,
Bert On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Marge Schlitt wrote: > Regina - I yelled before I was hurt - my husband helped me to find > "landscape"! > Crisis over. > Thanks! > Marge > > > Regina - you are a lifesaver! I hardly slept last night cause I couldn't > figure out how to proceed with my problems, but I took your advice and it > worked! For the most part. Actually, on the way to get "Landscape," I went to > the "Default" button and it shows only > Clear formatting > Default > Heading 1 > Heading 2 > Heading 3 > Text Body > More . . . > > When I touch "More" I get a long list of other things. Nothing about > "landscape." > > I think there is something else I should do. Any ideas? > Thanks muchly! > > >> Hi Marge, >> >> Yes, we can help you. >> >> But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by writing >> for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the subject line. >> >> Marge Schlitt schrieb: >>> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome: >>> >>> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change >>> it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every >>> time automatically. >> >> When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to >> 'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are used for >> the default document template. >> >>> >>> 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of >>> numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want >>> to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone >>> else thinks they should go. >> >> Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes >> consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an indent >> as default setting. >> >> Ways out: >> 1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog page >> "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering". >> 2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style. Type your >> first item without a number, open "Style and formatting" window (e.g. via >> key F11), click on button "List styles", double click on one of the >> predefined numbering styles. Right click on the style, click 'Modify' and >> change the settings to your preferred style. >> >> If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter its >> appearance, then right click a list item and choose "Numbering/Bullets" from >> that context menu. In the dialog itself goto tab 'Position' and set the >> indent as you want. >> >>> >>> 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change >>> my mind. How do I undo the columns? >> >> While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections. Click on >> 'Remove' and OK. >> >>> >>> 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go >>> to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey >>> instead of black. >> >> Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left, likely >> 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you double click that >> field, you can alter settings like margins, header and footer area. >> >> There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will find by >> a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the information in the >> Wiki and the forum archive too. >> >> If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting started" >> guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether the tutorials are >> for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice. >> >> Kind regards >> Regina >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
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