I think this is what is known as a catch 22. With the number of
people using LO, different people have different lists of options that
they want to use. It is impossible to please everyone at the same time.
For the die-hard, there may be a solution found in the autocorr
folder. Search for share/autocorr to find it. This folder contains dat
files with the language indicated in the name of the file. They contain
all the settings of AutoCorrect. It seems that you could save this file
and put it in this same autocorr folder.
--Dan
On 11/21/2012 08:12 AM, VA wrote:
These questions raise an interesting design decision made by LibO.
When it comes to Autocorrect, I've noticed that, by default, LibO
enables all of the Autocorrect options. LibO naturally assumes that,
if I type a "(c)", what I REALLY want is a copyright symbol. It seems
to me that is the same faulty assumption that has made people so
frustrated with MS Word; the software publisher decide what people
want and sets the defaults accordingly.
Every time I load a fresh install of LibO, the first thing I have to
do is go into Autocorrect and disable nearly all of the options. I
think it would make more sense for the default install to have
Autocorrect disabled and allow the user to enable it as desired.
Virgil
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Barker
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [Ten questions]
At 15:11 20/11/2012 -0500, Charles Meyer wrote:
Right now, I'd appreciate it if anyone can please share how to do the
following in Writer?
1. Suppress header on the first page of a text document
Use different page styles for the first and subsequent pages. Set
the header only for the subsequent pages (or use an empty header on
the first page). Either insert a manual page break after the first
page or set the subsequent page style as the "next style" for the
first page style. The existing "First Page" and "Default" page
styles will do this for you automatically.
2. Keep a dotted line across a page without it automatically becoming
a solid line
Either disable the facility at Tools | AutoCorrect Options... |
Options | Apply Border or - more easily - just use Edit | Undo (or
Ctrl+Z) immediately the unwanted correction occurs.
3. Change line spacing - context menu - where's that?
Paragraph... | Indents & Spacing | Line spacing or Edit Paragraph
Style... | Indents & Spacing | Line spacing, as appropriate.
4. Suppressing hyperlinks
Disable at Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Options | URL Recognition
or use Edit | Undo (or Ctrl+Z) as above. Or right-click | Remove
Hyperlink.
5. Indents - where and how to change
Paragraph... | Indents & Spacing | Indent or Edit Paragraph Style...
| Indents & Spacing | Indent.
6. Turn on/off Fast Save - so document doesn't leave personal info in
a document
See Tools | Options... | Load/Save | General and File | Properties...
| General.
7. Turn on/off the Track Changes tool
Edit | Changes > | Record.
8. Strike-through a word or sentence - context menu again?
Character... | Font Effects | Strikethrough or Edit Paragraph
Style... | Font Effects | Strikethrough.
9. Eliminating hard returns
Depends on exactly what you want to do. Use "$" in regular
expressions in Find & Replace.
10. Print file list of file names in a sub-directory
Ask your operating system.
11. (The question you didn't ask) Where do I find the answers to
these questions?
Download the Writer Guide or study the embedded help system. Or both.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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