On 05/13/2014 08:21 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Has this issue been solved? Sorry i didn't know enough to help with this! > Was the documentation useful? > Regards from > Tom :)
I haven't had time to work on the form any, lately. When I do, I'll be sure to let you know how things go. :) Peace... Tom > On 12 May 2014 01:53, Tom Williams <tomd...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> >> Hi :) >> Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their >> properties? >> >> >> Yes, I can and that's how I set two of the text boxes to align the entered >> text at the top, instead of the middle. I'll try my PDF form in Adobe >> Reader now and will see how it behaves. >> >> >> >> Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most >> things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF format >> when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses. Documents that >> were previously in some other format, particularly MS formats (especially >> the various versions of DocX or Rtf), often have tons of hidden coding >> stuffing things up. A fresh start often helps. ODF is the better format >> for stability between different versions of software. >> >> >> Thanks for mentioning this. I'll keep this in mind. :) >> >> >> How about Chapter 15 in this guide? >> >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide >> I haven't read it so i don't know if it covers setting properties for >> the boxes >> >> >> Great! Thanks! I'll check it out! >> >> Peace... >> >> "The other" Tom :) >> >> >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11 May 2014 17:59, Tom Williams <tomd...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi! I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be >>> a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader. I'm doing this in >>> LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04. >>> >>> My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except >>> for two issues: >>> >>> 1. I can't seem to control the font used in the form controls, namely >>> the text boxes >>> 2. I can't get the text boxes to align text at the top (despite my >>> setting the form control to align text at the top) >>> >>> Does anyone reading this list have much experience with creating forms >>> in Writer? With regard to issue #2, when I enter text into a text box, >>> it's vertically centered vs being aligned along the top of the text >>> box. This is when I view the generated PDF file in Ubuntu's PDF >>> document viewer, the text I typed wasn't aligned at the top of the text >>> box. I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu document view issue or an issue >>> with the generated PDF file. I'll test in Adobe Reader later. >>> >>> With regard to issue #1, is there any way to control the font used for >>> the text boxes in a form? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance! >>> >>> Peace... >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> -- >>> /When we dance, you have a way with me, >>> Stay with me... Sway with me.../ >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>> Problems? >>> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>> deleted >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> *When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me...* >> -- /When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me.../ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
