At 23:13 16/12/2008 -0500, Helen Etters wrote:
The question: How, in OO writer, do I turn off automatic formatting? The answer I've seen: Turn off the *Format->AutoFormat->While Typing*.
That's a good start.
... and turn off *Tools->AutoCorrect*.
That's not a single option, of course, but many.
I've done this. But OO continues to try to format for me. It thinks I am writing an outline when I am not.
Sorry, but I don't understand exactly what you mean here.
Or it thinks I am wanting a bulleted list when I do not.
If you start a line with a hyphen, a plus sign, or an asterisk, followed by a space, a bulleted list is created when you press Enter at the end of that paragraph. But that doesn't happen if you have turned off Format | AutoFormat > | While Typing. Note that if you already have a bulleted or numbered list and type Enter to create a new paragraph within it or at its end, then Writer will add a new item to your list even if you have While Typing disabled. You'd want that - right?
If you want to leave AutoCorrect on for some things but to disable the creation of bulleted and numbered lists, change the options Tools | AutoCorrect... | Options | Apply numbering - symbol: and Tools | AutoCorrect... | Options | Replace bullets with:
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