Re: Change of background color
At 17:18 21/10/2019 -0400, Linda Hull wrote: I'm a Windows and Linux user. Should the background of the margin area as well as the area where the text is, change? That's an odd question, mainly because trying it out will show the answer in a matter of seconds - probably in less time than it takes to compose the message. But there is probably a confusion here, since there are two separate concerns. The original questioner has confirmed that correcting Tools | Options... | OpenOffice | Appearance | Document background solved his problem. This setting creates a coloured background on the entire page area, but this is not reflected in any printed output; instead it is merely intended to create a different appearance and experience in the editing screen. Users may find it easier or more comfortable to work with a different display from the black-on-white that is probably desired and expected for the final printed output. If you are concerned about the area outside the page margins, you may instead be thinking of how to create a coloured background on the printed page. And now you have a different problem, since most printers you are likely to be using will not print to the edge of the paper, so - although your document may appear with all-over colour in the editing screen, the final output will have messy unprinted stripes along its edges. (Professional printers print to the edges of their documents by printing on oversize paper - but still not to the edges - and trimming the document after it is printed.) If your reaction to that is to say that you are not going to print the document but view it on screen, then you probably shouldn't be using a text (word processor) document anyway. Text document are structured in pages of the sizes that paper comes in precisely because they are intended for printing. If you want something to view on screen, you need something more like a web page, which can extend downwards indefinitely without breaks; alternatively, a presentation slide may fit the bill. Could someone cover how to do that? If you want the background to print, you need to use Format | Page... | Background instead. You will notice that any such coloured background extends only over the text area - within the margins. So as long as you have set sensible margins, the result can be printed faithfully. If you want to extend the background colour beyond the text, you need first to set the page margins to zero to achieve this. Now you need to restrict the text to the area inside the margins that you would have set; you can do this is various ways: o Set indents and spacing in paragraph or paragraph style formatting. o Put your text in a suitably sized and positioned frame. o Put your text in a section. o Use three columns, with only the middle one containing your text. o Similarly use a three-column table. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
RE: Change of background color
Tx that worked Peter Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Rory O'Farrell Sent: October 21, 2019 5:15 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Cc: Chuck Spalding; Peter Subject: Re: Change of background color On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:36:12 -0700 Chuck Spalding wrote: > You can change the background color at > > OpenOffice > Preferences > OpenOffice (group) > Appearance > > > (That's the sequence on a Mac. Windows might be different.) > > For the "Document background" selection, choose Automatic (above Black in > the list). > > Chuck > On Windows and linux /Tools /Options /OpenOffice : Appearance RoryOF > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:03 AM Peter wrote: > > > All Open Text items, including Text and Spreadsheets the two I use most > > frequently. > > > > The background is now Black > > > > Tx > > > > Peter > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Steven Ahlers > > Sent: October 21, 2019 10:46 AM > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > > Cc: pdea...@sympatico.ca > > Subject: Re: Change of background color > > > > Peter, > > > > In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? > > > > Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org > > so that all users can assist you. > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > > > > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > > > > > Tx > > > > > > Peter de Auer > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Rory O'Farrell
Re: Change of background color
Chuck Spalding, I'm a Windows and Linux user. Should the background of the margin area as well as the area where the text is, change? Could someone cover how to do that? Linda On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 4:36 PM Chuck Spalding wrote: > You can change the background color at > > OpenOffice > Preferences > OpenOffice (group) > Appearance > > > (That's the sequence on a Mac. Windows might be different.) > > For the "Document background" selection, choose Automatic (above Black in > the list). > > Chuck > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:03 AM Peter wrote: > > > All Open Text items, including Text and Spreadsheets the two I use most > > frequently. > > > > The background is now Black > > > > Tx > > > > Peter > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Steven Ahlers > > Sent: October 21, 2019 10:46 AM > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > > Cc: pdea...@sympatico.ca > > Subject: Re: Change of background color > > > > Peter, > > > > In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? > > > > Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org > > so that all users can assist you. > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > > > > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > > > > > Tx > > > > > > Peter de Auer > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Change of background color
On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:36:12 -0700 Chuck Spalding wrote: > You can change the background color at > > OpenOffice > Preferences > OpenOffice (group) > Appearance > > > (That's the sequence on a Mac. Windows might be different.) > > For the "Document background" selection, choose Automatic (above Black in > the list). > > Chuck > On Windows and linux /Tools /Options /OpenOffice : Appearance RoryOF > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:03 AM Peter wrote: > > > All Open Text items, including Text and Spreadsheets the two I use most > > frequently. > > > > The background is now Black > > > > Tx > > > > Peter > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Steven Ahlers > > Sent: October 21, 2019 10:46 AM > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > > Cc: pdea...@sympatico.ca > > Subject: Re: Change of background color > > > > Peter, > > > > In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? > > > > Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org > > so that all users can assist you. > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > > > > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > > > > > Tx > > > > > > Peter de Auer > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Change of background color
You can change the background color at OpenOffice > Preferences > OpenOffice (group) > Appearance (That's the sequence on a Mac. Windows might be different.) For the "Document background" selection, choose Automatic (above Black in the list). Chuck On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:03 AM Peter wrote: > All Open Text items, including Text and Spreadsheets the two I use most > frequently. > > The background is now Black > > Tx > > Peter > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Steven Ahlers > Sent: October 21, 2019 10:46 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: pdea...@sympatico.ca > Subject: Re: Change of background color > > Peter, > > In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? > > Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org > so that all users can assist you. > > > > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > > > Tx > > > > Peter de Auer > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > >
RE: Change of background color
All Open Text items, including Text and Spreadsheets the two I use most frequently. The background is now Black Tx Peter Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Steven Ahlers Sent: October 21, 2019 10:46 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Cc: pdea...@sympatico.ca Subject: Re: Change of background color Peter, In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org so that all users can assist you. > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > Tx > > Peter de Auer > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >
Re: Change of background color
Peter, In What type of document are you trying to change the background color? Please reply to: users@openoffice.apache.org so that all users can assist you. > On Oct 21, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Peter wrote: > > I would like to change the background color but don’t see how > > Tx > > Peter de Auer > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Change of background color
I would like to change the background color but don’t see how Tx Peter de Auer Sent from Mail for Windows 10
