Re: Double line spacing

On 07/31/2016 11:58 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 22:38 31/07/2016 -0400, Doug McGarrett wrote: On 07/31/2016 06:23 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 07:36 01/08/2016 +1000, Richard Beeston wrote: I need to write a thesis and the requirement is to have double line spacing ... Second, you should let

Re: Conveting files from Word Perfect x7

Good morning Brian, As one who learned WordPerfect in 1986, also via DOS and then Windows*, and used it on my first four PCs, I have no objection whatsoever to that Zamzar feature. In fact, I still have a copy of WP v8 lying around here somewhere...it came with the PC I bought in 1998**. I had a

Re: Conveting files from Word Perfect x7

On Sun, 31 Jul 2016 21:46:45 -0400, you wrote: >Believe it or not, as of right now Zamzar still enables people to convert >files *to* WordPerfect (wpd). > >Jeff Deutsch >Speaker & Life Coach >A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs >http://www.asplint.com > And why does that cause you a problem,

Re: Font colour changes in global substitutions

On 31/07/2016 22:45, brian wrote: > substitute the red suit symbols for hearts and diamonds (I cheat by > copying the symbols from elsewhere in the text) but I can't work out > how to then switch back to black text after I've done the substitution, Character Styles. Create one for Red Suites

Re: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 11:15:52 -0400 DaveMainwaring wrote: > I am looking for book covering the fine points of advanced word-processing > applications vs classic typewriters. > > A book that explains all the items in the pull down menus, view, encoding, > language,

book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

I am looking for book covering the fine points of advanced word-processing applications vs classic typewriters. A book that explains all the items in the pull down menus, view, encoding, language, preferences, style configurator, importing, exporting, plug ins, and the new spacing practices

Re: Font colour changes in global substitutions

On 01/08/2016 00:54, brian wrote: > is published via Amazon's 'print on demand' services. We send Amazon > the book as a PDF, they print a copy when somebody buys one. Have you looked at the price difference between B and 4 colour printing? For this specific usage --- hearts and diamonds in red

Re: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

AND Designing with LibreOffice is free to download, This is an approximately 500-page book. Opening the file may take a moment because of the length and number of illustrations. Paper back version can be purchased at Amazon and lulu. Just reading the index it is an awesome book. On Mon, Aug 1,

Re: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 11:15:52 -0400 DaveMainwaring wrote: > I am looking for book covering the fine points of advanced word-processing > applications vs classic typewriters. > > A book that explains all the items in the pull down menus, view, encoding, > language,

Re: Font colour changes in global substitutions

At 20:54 31/07/2016 -0400, Brian Meadows wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:45:46 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: Are you sure that your book publisher will want to print hearts and diamonds symbols in red in otherwise black text in your book? Absolutely certain. It's the third volume of three in a

Re: Converting files from Word Perfect x7

At 10:48 01/08/2016 -0400, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: And only switched over to Word -- that is, to OpenOffice ... I think both Microsoft and Apache would be interested to read that you found Word in OpenOffice. Did you also find Writer in Microsoft Office? ;^) Brian Barker

Re: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 11:15:52 -0400 DaveMainwaring wrote: > I am looking for book covering the fine points of advanced word-processing > applications vs classic typewriters. > > A book that explains all the items in the pull down menus, view, encoding, > language,

HD cloning program

When I was downloading Open Office I saw a link to an open source HD cloning program. I was about to download it when a thunderstorm took out my power. Now power has been restored I can't find the link. I'd be much obliged if someone would point me to it. Thanks in advance, N. D. Fay

RE: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing

That's a good resource! -Original Message- From: TN Patriot [mailto:irgu...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 8:01 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: book covering the fine points of advanced wordprocessing On Mon, 1 Aug 2016 11:15:52 -0400 DaveMainwaring