On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:54:43 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Joe Smith to my mailbox:
> On 10/19/2009 04:07 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > 2009/10/19 Michael Adams<[email protected]> > >> Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I > >wanted> to set them for one paragraph only, ... > > ... > > The only thing I can't find a way to do is to specify, for example > > "every 1/2 inch". Perhaps someone else would enlighten us on this > > aspect. Please. > > The concept of "default tab stops" or "tab at every half-inch" are > only supported at the application level, not per paragraph, and you > will do well to avoid them in any case. > > If you need tab stops--content aligned vertically at a specific > position--you should set a specific tab stop for it. Writer will copy > that setting when you start a new paragraph, or better, define a style > that you can apply as needed. > > It may seem less convenient than just "pressing Tab until things line > up," but this way you'll have much better control over the layout and > spend less time fiddling around trying to get things lined up. > > Setting a paragraph's tab stops using the Format > Paragraph dialog > window is like a sharp stick in the eye--use the rulers instead. Not if you want precise distances. Some are happy with near enough being good enough - others want anally perfect. OT Comments below*. > If you need more than one or two stops in a paragraph, you may be > better off with a table. Yes, perhaps i should have. I wanted a scale of numbers equally spaced across one line in the document. > More on setting tabs in Writer: > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Format_paragraphs > * Sir Isaac Newton, the renowned alchemist, is the one that did the experiment where he poked a sharp stick (a bodkin) into his eye socket. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
