[libreoffice-users] Footnotes

2014-09-07 Thread Steve Edmonds
Hi. How do I add a footnote when it doesn't have a reference. I have some footnotes with and some without references (anchors). Thanks,Steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Postin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread Steve Edmonds
I too say it's not a stupid question. The behaviour you describe is exactly the way my text editor performs when I am writing scripts, it is quite normal in some situations. LO makes the process a little more sophisticated and gives you many more options. Steve On 2014-09-08 14:47, lo-u...@jev

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread Brian Barker
At 19:47 07/09/2014 -0700, Jerry Noname wrote: Brian Barker: The solution to "getting all mixed up" is to learn how to use the facilities properly, so you are not "mixed up" - not to dismiss the facilities that the product provides. No: you don't want any tabs (unless you are using a typewrit

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread lo-user
Thank you, Brian. I stand duly chastised. I'll try to not ask any more stupid questions when I'm frustrated. The solution to "getting all mixed up" is to learn how to use the facilities properly, so you are not "mixed up" - not to dismiss the facilities that the product provides. No:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread HBarr
Brian, Brilliant, thank you for this. That's one more tool on my bag. On Sep 8, 2014 9:52 AM, "Brian Barker" wrote: > At 15:53 07/09/2014 -0700, Jerry Noname wrote: > >> Is there a way to get Writer to preserve the tab indenting from the >> previous line on which I was typing? >> > > I hope not.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread Brian Barker
At 15:53 07/09/2014 -0700, Jerry Noname wrote: Is there a way to get Writer to preserve the tab indenting from the previous line on which I was typing? I hope not. If you indent the first line of a paragraph using a tab character and you want this behaviour repeated, you would have tab charac

Re: [libreoffice-users] Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-07 Thread Alexandros Prekates
On 07/09/2014 01:19 μμ, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) You can switch LibreOffice to use ODF 1.1 instead of the default 1.2 (Extended) by going to; Tools - Options - Load/Save - General Then about halfway down (or up) is a drop-down that lets you choose; 1.0/1.1 1.2 1.2 (Extended) Note that the "Exte

[libreoffice-users] Writer auto indenting?

2014-09-07 Thread lo-user
Is there a way to get Writer to preserve the tab indenting from the previous line on which I was typing? For instance, lets suppose that the left hand edge of this message is the left margin of a Writer document. This is my first line of typing. Type another line. Now I want this line to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Turn Off All Automated Functions

2014-09-07 Thread anne-ology
Here's a suggestion: how about turning off these inane auto-corrects as the default; then if someone should happen to want any of them, that person can turn them on - The first thing I do with any new machine or program, is to turn off these inane defaults ...

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with MySQL tables

2014-09-07 Thread Luuk
On 6-9-2014 19:03, Heinrich Stöllinger wrote: Hello, After changing the structure of a MySQL-table (deleting ONE column and inserting another column) I cannot access the table anymore through LO-Base. LO-Base still keeps looking for the old column. Since everything works just fine when using th

Re: [libreoffice-users] Errors in (google drive doc - gdoc) --> ( open doc -- odt ) conversion.

2014-09-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You can switch LibreOffice to use ODF 1.1 instead of the default 1.2 (Extended) by going to; Tools - Options - Load/Save - General Then about halfway down (or up) is a drop-down that lets you choose; 1.0/1.1 1.2 1.2 (Extended) Note that the "Extended" part of that 3rd option is to test-driv

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

2014-09-07 Thread Mark Bourne
John R. Sowden wrote: More data: At the OS level: User: R/W, Group: R/W, Others: RO Opened the file. went to file/properties/security: RO checked, grayed out. Used the Edit Icon, made a change, the change was allowed, I was able to save using the 'Save' command, exited LO, confirmed no RO changes

[libreoffice-users] Anyone keen to help get the Base Handbook done?

2014-09-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi ) The Documentation Team needs people to help update the Base Handbook. Two people, Hazel and Alan, have worked very hard to get the translations done. Now it needs; 1. Proof-readers who maybe have no idea about how to use Base, in order to help de-geekify it. 2. People who understand Base w