On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:11:17 -0400 Eustace <[email protected]> dijo: > On 2009-08-30 13:50 John Jason Jordan wrote: > > On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:37:10 -0400 > > Eustace <[email protected]> dijo: > > > >> I suspect that the problem is in the opening of the wpd documents - > >> color codes are inserted where there are none - but have no idea how to > >> correct the situation without going over all the formatting of the > >> document, applying styles to each paragraph, table contents, etc. I was > >> already forced to do this to the documents that I needed right away, but > >> there are many more that I would eventually have to deal with, and I > >> tremble at the prospect. > > > > OOo can search for text formatted in a certain way. Hopefully, the > > styles in the WPD documents always use the same colors. If so, you can > > record a macro to search for each color in turn and apply your own > > styles to them. Then all you have to do is run the macro every time you > > open a new document. > > > Thanks for the tip! I had seen "Attributes" under "More Options" in the > "Find and Replace" dialog, but I hadn't realized I could apply it to the > (seemingly) empty "Search for" and "Replace with fields - and then click > "Replace All" to change all references of Black to Automatic. > > So far so good. Now, is there any way I do something similar to change > all references to table cells background White to No Fill?
I just tried it and it works. Sometimes recording a macro doesn't record everything you do, especially when you do something with a mouse click. But this time it worked. I created a table in a new, blank document. With the cursor in a cell I turned on Record Macro, then did Table > Select > Table. Then I applied a color, stopped recording the macro and named it "test." Then I created a new, blank table, put the cursor in a cell, and ran the macro. It applied the color to all the cells in the table. My table started out with the default "no fill," then I applied a color. I'm sure it would work just as well in reverse. Getting it to do so for every table in the document all in one macro may take more effort. I don't know how to locate and select tables from menu options. But at least you can do it one table at a time. And you can assign macros to hotkeys, or assign them to toolbar buttons. I'm a big fan of recording macros for repetitive tasks. I just wish organizing them was more intuitive. Or maybe others find it intuitive. I just know I am always wondering where a macro went. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
