2008/10/11 Jean Lear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > I may not be clearly understanding the requirement here but I often use > OO Calc instead of using the OO Writer when needing to set out something > like I imagine is required here. You can choose a number of columns - if > I wanted two tables side by side I would make three columns to fit across > the page, > leave two at the size of the tables and one in the middle at a couple of cms > to divide the two columns, and adjust to row height to whatever is required. > For the table/s that are to go across the width of the page - select the row > > height required and use the merge on the three columns to have one area > across the page area. > The advantage of using Calc after entering detail in the formed cell/s you > are shown by the small red arrow at the right of the cell/s whether the area > set is large enough for the area left with no alteration by OO to the cell > size > you have chosen. If using Writer, the text can easily go down to a second > page. > With Calc you can fit what is required to one page, > or several pages easily. If you want table areas to have borders this can > be > done through Format > Cells > Borders around one cell for two across and > select the three merged cells and put a border around them. This may seem > complicated (it is to explain) but I have used it so often. I feel I have > more > control over what I am doing. > Hope this opens up some possibilities. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Thanks for the suggestion. I prefer to stay in Writer as the document is intended for printing, and furthermore it takes advantage of other Writer features. Plus I would like to keep using the more intuitive tool for the job as to not scare off a particular new OOo user. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü
