Guy Voets [mailto:[email protected]] noted:
> OpenOffice.org works differently from WordPerfect, so there > is no easy way > to imitate the 'reveal codes' window. > There's been some discussion about it, and some attempts to > find something > like it under OOo: > * http://wp.openoffice.org/rcodes.html > * http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8989 > * http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395 > * http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ > * http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=9696 > Reveal codes 'bug': > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395 > > Some other ideas: > * the Navigator (compass on the Standard toolbar / 12th item > under Edit / > F5) gives lay-out information > * the Format toolbar indicates whether bold, right align etc. > are applied in > the part or word the cursor is in When I find myself flummoxed by some style or formatting strangeness (usually imported from Word...), I often find it instructive to place my cursor some small distance before or after a problem area, then while keeping my eyes on the Format toolbar, use the arrow keys to move back and forth through the trouble area. Watching the icons "light" and dim as the cursor passes this-or-that location can help to pinpoint where something is screwy. Or it keeps your eyes and hands busy until your brain catches up and figures out the real problem. - Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
