[users] Curved arrow shape

Hi, Does anyone know where I can get a curved arrow shape to use in my drawings? I'm looking for somthing that looks like the Left Right Arrow in the Block Arrows but with only one arrow. The circular arrow turns too much., Any ideas? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and

[users] Calc: How to see list of sheets

Hi, In Excel 2K3, you can right-click on the sheet navigation arrows and have a list of all the sheets in the current workbook, so you can click on the one you need and go there directly. It makes it easier to navigate from one sheet to the other. What's the equivalent in Calc? Thanks, L

[users] Re: Calc: How to see list of sheets

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:24:31 +0100, Laurent Godard wrote: Hi try the navigator press F5 key HTH Laurent D'oh! Yes, I'd never thought of using it in Calc. Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com Bring out the speaker

[users] Re: Calc: How to see list of sheets

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:45:23 +0100, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Very OT: 2K3? In my world that means 2300 (except that the ”k” shouldn't be capitalised…), like 2k3 Ω means 2,3 kΩ and so on. Well, have a nice day. Well, you learn something new every day. ;) L -- Get free public speaking and

[users] Making a copy of Impress file without notes

Hi, Is there a way to duplicate a presentation, including all the formatting, but without providing the speaker notes? I want to insert notes in my ODP file, and I plan on providing the file to users in PPT format. However, I don't want my notes to appear in the distributed file. PDF output is

[users] Re: Making a copy of Impress file without notes

On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:10:40 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: o Save your document as .odp. o Delete notes. o Save as .ppt. So, if I understand correctly, I need to delete the notes slide by slide, right? That's what I'm trying to avoid. I was wondering if there was a way to automatically

[users] Export to HTML with no formatting

Hi, Is there a way to export a document to HTML with no CSS styles attached. I only want minimal formatting (bold, italics, Headers); in particular, I want not paragraph styles (margins, spacing, font sizes, etc.) How can I do that? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication

[users] Impress: animation paths and positioning

Hi, I want to animate some words on a slide and have then all end up aligned along the same horizontal line at the end. Is there a way to do this reliably, so that words don't look uneven? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com

[users] Looking for an animated GIF (not movie)

Hi, Maybe someone can help: I am looking for an animated GIF which shows numbers spinning like an out-of-control odometer. I am trying to show that the costs for something are enormous so instead of putting a number there, I'd rather have a funny image. I can't locate one probably because i

[users] Re: Ctrl-click to create new slide is SLOOW

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:12:50 +1000, Pierre wrote: L Duperval wrote: Hi, Has anyone else noticed that copying a slide using Ctrl-Click-Drag-Drop is extremely slow on Linux. When I do that, it takes about 15 seconds for the slide to be copied, and it is almost empty. Any idea what can

[users] Danny's Power tools as extension

Hi, Does anyone know if Danny's Draw Power Tools have ever been converted to a proper extension? With its own toolbar or menu? If so, where can I find it? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com Bring out the speaker in you!

[users] Ctrl-click to create new slide is SLOOW

Hi, Has anyone else noticed that copying a slide using Ctrl-Click-Drag-Drop is extremely slow on Linux. When I do that, it takes about 15 seconds for the slide to be copied, and it is almost empty. Any idea what can cause this? L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by

[users] Draw: polygon crop

Hello, How do you do a polycon crop in Draw? I drew a heptagon and I would like to use it (on multiple Impress slides) to crop various pictures. I want the cropped picture to appear inside the polygon. Am I setting myself up for trouble? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and

[users] Re: ooauthors on Gmane?

OK, thanks. I'll see about getting on the list, then. L On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:04:49 +0200, Leo Moons wrote: Hello L, I posted your mail on the OOoAuthors list and got following replies -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com

[users] Re: Publishing with OO questions

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:30:08 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: If you are happy to lay out the pages manually, this is fairly easy to achieve just using manual page breaks where necessary. Ugh! It's one of the reasons I'm not using LyX or LaTeX to do this. It gets more difficult if you want the

[users] Publishing with OO questions

Hi, I am creating a booklet (well, a series of booklets, actually) that will be formatted with text on the right-hand pages, and some sort of graph or picture or quote or table or... on the left hand page. How do I do that elegantly? Afterward, I am planning on exporting it in PDF (PDF/X is

[users] Reverse numbering?

Hi, Is it possible to have reverse numbering? That is, to start a list at N and the next item is (N-1)? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com Bring out the speaker in you!

[users] Impress 3.1: annoying behaviour for textbox and page number

Hi, On my Master page I inserted a text box which should look like this: +--+ | Slide nn | +--+ But when I use insert field to put the slide number, it inserts the text number in it, so that the box looks like this: +--+ | Slide| | number | +--+ And it

[users] Word count in status bar

Hi, Is there a module that puts word count in the status bar and updates it regularly? Thanks, L -- Get free public speaking and communication tips by registering at http://www.duperval.com Bring out the speaker in you!

[users] Re: Switching style of quote marks

On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:48:18 +0100, Harold Fuchs wrote: Find Replace should work, no? Find `` and Replace All with , then find '' and Replace All with . Not quite, but it's a start. Thanks for the hint, it will help me write a macro that does this. L -- Get free public speaking and

[users] Re: navigator w/ drag and drop

On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:48:02 +, jonathon wrote: Can you rephrase your request. I'm not sure if you are wanting the keyboard commands, mouse gestures, or something else to reorder headers and/or paragraphs by using navigator. jonathon I want it by mouse (drag and drop) so I can take a

[users] Re: navigator w/ drag and drop

On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:05:25 +0100, Bernd Eilers wrote: This feature already has been in the Navigator for a long time. But nowadays one must press the shift key while dragging in order to get this dragdrop behavior inside the navigator while with earlier OpenOffice.org and StarOffice versions

[users] navigator w/ drag and drop

Hi, Is there an equivalent of the navigator but with drag and drop support / within/ the navigator? I am trying to reorder the headings and text of my document. I know I can do it with the navigator but instead of promote with the mous, I'd like to drag and drop to re-order, within the

[users] Numbering starts at 0

Hi, I am having a problem with OOo 3.0. I have a book where I insert chapters and each chapter must restart at 1. I tried two approaches: - Define a paragraph style with a page break, but when I do, the first page of the chapter is sent on page 2. - I tried defining a Title style for my

[users] Re: Numbering starts at 0

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:23:18 +, L Duperval wrote: Hi, I am having a problem with OOo 3.0. I have a book where I insert chapters and each chapter must restart at 1. I tried two approaches: - Define a paragraph style with a page break, but when I do, the first page of the chapter