On Monday 30 May 2005 08:36 pm, James Elliott wrote: > Hi Paul > > I'm not sure what you mean by: "Remember to keep the list copied > in on all emails to ensure that other people can assist..."?
Probably because your mail included a personal address as well as the list address, leading one to suppose that you might not be subscribed. The second address might be a result of configuration of your email client. Richard. > And, as I said in my previouls e-mail, I have been subscribed since the > beginning - OOo 1.0 > > James Elliott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:12 AM > Subject: Re: [users] Paste Special problem - bug.? > > > 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] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
