Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things

2012-05-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)
Is it something to do with Styles and templates?  Chapter 3
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice
Even if not then it still might make formatting much easier
Regards from
Tom :)  


--- On Fri, 25/5/12, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote:

From: Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Friday, 25 May, 2012, 22:34

Wanda

On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote:
 I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to
 matter to LO.  I choose a font, but it changes on me.  I cut or copy and
 paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing.
 Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here.  And the size always
 changes.  Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually
 use.
What paste method are you using?

 The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change
 them back.  Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word
 up to the last line.  And I can't move the first word (indent it).  If I
 click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little
 triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph.
 There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will
 be fixed.
You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template

 I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you
 beforehand.

 Wanda Moore

Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS.

-- 
Jay Lozier
jsloz...@gmail.com


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[libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things

2012-05-25 Thread Wanda Moore
I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to
matter to LO.  I choose a font, but it changes on me.  I cut or copy and
paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing.
Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here.  And the size always
changes.  Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually
use.

The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change
them back.  Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word
up to the last line.  And I can't move the first word (indent it).  If I
click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little
triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph.
There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will
be fixed.

I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you
beforehand.

Wanda Moore

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things

2012-05-25 Thread Jay Lozier
Wanda

On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote:
 I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to
 matter to LO.  I choose a font, but it changes on me.  I cut or copy and
 paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing.
 Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here.  And the size always
 changes.  Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually
 use.
What paste method are you using?

 The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change
 them back.  Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word
 up to the last line.  And I can't move the first word (indent it).  If I
 click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little
 triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph.
 There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will
 be fixed.
You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template

 I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you
 beforehand.

 Wanda Moore

Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS.

-- 
Jay Lozier
jsloz...@gmail.com


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things

2012-05-25 Thread Wanda Moore
I use the right click menu or edit in the toolbar.  I've never used styles
or templates, as I don't really understand them, and just want to be able
to take notes and write things down for myself and my kids.  (I homeschool,
so I'm always writing something and printing them out.)

I have LO 3.4.4 and Mac OS X  10.6.8Hope this helps.
Wanda

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote:

 Wanda

 On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote:
  I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to
  matter to LO.  I choose a font, but it changes on me.  I cut or copy and
  paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing.
  Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here.  And the size always
  changes.  Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I
 usually
  use.
 What paste method are you using?
 
  The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change
  them back.  Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a
 word
  up to the last line.  And I can't move the first word (indent it).  If I
  click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little
  triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph.
  There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all
 will
  be fixed.
 You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template
 
  I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you
  beforehand.
 
  Wanda Moore
 
 Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS.

 --
 Jay Lozier
 jsloz...@gmail.com





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Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things

2012-05-25 Thread Jay Lozier
On 05/25/2012 05:55 PM, Wanda Moore wrote:
 I use the right click menu or edit in the toolbar.  I've never used styles
 or templates, as I don't really understand them, and just want to be able
 to take notes and write things down for myself and my kids.  (I homeschool,
 so I'm always writing something and printing them out.)

 I have LO 3.4.4 and Mac OS X  10.6.8Hope this helps.
Wanda you can set the default fonts for LO documents using
TOOLSOPTIONSLibreOffice WriterBasic Fonts (Western). You can select
any installed Western font as the default font.

If you are pasting from the another document which has its own font,
etc. try using EDITPASTE SPECIAL and select unformatted text. LO will
use the document default for the text formatting. When you use the
normal PASTE LO assumes the formatting of the text to be pasted should
override the document defaults.

We like to know version and OS for reference and in case the issue is
specific to a version or OS; normally the issues are not.
 Wanda

 On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote:

 Wanda

 On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote:
 I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to
 matter to LO.  I choose a font, but it changes on me.  I cut or copy and
 paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing.
 Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here.  And the size always
 changes.  Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I
 usually
 use.
 What paste method are you using?
 The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change
 them back.  Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a
 word
 up to the last line.  And I can't move the first word (indent it).  If I
 click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little
 triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph.
 There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all
 will
 be fixed.
 You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template
 I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you
 beforehand.

 Wanda Moore

 Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS.

 --
 Jay Lozier
 jsloz...@gmail.com






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