On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM, M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > One of the pleasing (?) things about > Writer - and OpenOffice.org in general - is that there usually are several > ways to skin a cat....
I guess I should be safe and keep my cat away from my computer, then... :-) Thanks for the help guys! Jason On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM, M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/9/16 Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> At 07:04 16/09/2008 -0400, Jason Cipriani wrote: >> >>> When I paste a URL into a Writer document, it turns it into a link -- >>> blue, underlined, control + click to open URL. >>> >>> After I paste a URL, how do I type text after it, and not make the new >>> text I type also be part of the link? [...] >>> >>> I can't figure out how to "turn off" the hyperlink and return to typing >>> normal text. >>> >> >> Here are a few techniques: >> >> o When pasting, use Edit | Paste Special... (or Ctrl+Shift+V) instead of >> normal Paste, and select "Unformatted text". That way, your URL arrives as >> plain text and the space (or whatever) that you type next will both >> terminate the hyperlink and stimulate Writer to recognise it - just as if >> you had typed the URL yourself. >> >> o After pasting the URL normally, next type Ctrl+Shift+Space before you >> type the next character. This the same as Format | Default Formatting, and >> has the effect of terminating the URL and causing subsequent text to be >> treated normally. >> >> o After the event, you can select the subsequent text that should not be >> part of the hyperlink and use Format | Default Formatting (or >> Ctrl+Shift+Space) to return it to normal text. (If you include the URL >> itself in this and cancel the hyperlink, you can get Writer to recognise it >> again by typing a space immediately after it and then deleting the space.) >> >> I trust this helps. >> >> Brian Barker > > > Jason, a fourth alternative would be to make use of the graphical interface > - i e, add the «hyperlink» button to your Writer toolbar. Then, to add a > hyperlink to a text, click the button and paste the desired URL in the > appropriate space in the hyperlink box. One of the pleasing (?) things about > Writer - and OpenOffice.org in general - is that there usually are several > ways to skin a cat.... > > Henri > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
