Ooopss... unsure whether your subscribed or not... /paul
On 5/30/05, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remember to keep the list copied in on all emails to ensure that other > people can assist... > > I've just tried your steps in 1.1.4. I can do what your expecting to > happen in calc (ie, the dialog box allows me to choose only 'format') > but the same is not true in writer. > > Were you previously doing the steps you outlined below in writer, or > was it in calc?? > > If it was in writer, then maybe someone else can assist in advising > what happened in previous versions of OOo (I can't remember how it > worked < 1.1.4). > > One suggestion, which I alluded to before, is that this problem is > largely replaced by the format painter in 2.0 - if your gaim give it a > go.. > > /paul > > On 5/27/05, James Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I often use Paste Special to copy formats: I select a portion of text which > > is in the format I want and the use Paste Special to apply that format to > > the new text I wish to format. > > > > As you know, the steps are: > > 1. Select text to be copied > > 2. Copy text (Ctrl+C) > > 3. Select text to be formatted > > 4. Go to EDIT (or right click) and select Paste Special > > 5. Make sure that only 'Format" is being pasted (and not strings ... etc.) > > 6. Click OK on the Paste Special dialogue box and it is done! > > > > However, particularly when editing an older document, using OOo 1.1.4 (but > > document may be created with an earlier version like 1.1.3 or 1.1), when I > > get to Step 4. (above) and click on Paste Special, instead of getting the > > Paste Special dialogue box with options to paste ALL or choose which > > attributes I want to paste (like format), I get a different dialogue box > > which has the following options to choose from: > > > > OpenOffice.org writer > > Rich Text Format > > HTML > > Unformatted > > DDE Link > > > > Can someone please tell me what is going on here? > > > > Many thanks, James Elliott > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
