2009/8/15 Mac McClain <[email protected]>
> Thank you both for the pointers.
>
> Harold, I did what you said: Clicked in big box in upper left, clicked in
> the layout, held down left button while getting(drawing) a small box (dashed
> lines), and released the button. ??? Small dashed line box disappered???
>
> Any ideas??
Yes. Don't *click* in the drawing area ("layout") after clicking the box
icon. That click makes OOo think you've changed your mind about drawing a
box and that you want to do something else instead. So, after clicking the
box icon, move the mouse into the drawing area and *immediately* hold down
the left button. Now you can start dragging the box to the size you want.
The position of the cursor when you first depress the mouse button
determines one of the 4 corners of the box. Which corner depends on the
direction in which you now drag the cursor.
<snip>
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
Please reply *only* to [email protected]
