jl snurr wrote:
Barbara Duprey wrote:
jl snurr wrote:
Daniel Lewis wrote:
jl snurr wrote:
Brian Barker wrote:
At 10:50 05/04/2010 -0500, Joseph Snurr wrote:
I have been trying to a long time to stop the automatic outline
formatting of my documents. I'm using OOo v3.2.0 on Windows 7.
I've clicked the "on/off numbering" and it seems to only works
for that particular line where my cursor is positioned.
I've also gone into the "Tools/outline numbering" and put "none"
for everything and clicked ok.
I've gone into "Line numbering" and unchecked "Show Numbering"...
I've also gone into "Tools/Options/OO.o Writer/Table/Input in
tables/Number Recognition" and unchecked it.
I've tried everything I know to stop the automatic outlining and
it still does it. Any ideas on what I can do now to stop this?
Full marks for trying, but you've missed the one place you do
need to make a change:
o Go to Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Options, and remove the
tick from "Apply numbering - symbol: *".
(At least, that's where it is on my version 3.1.1.)
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
Brian, I've tested about everything I know to do, and it is not
doing anything automatic yet... Thanks for giving me that one
last place to look. :)
Perhaps there is another way to do things. Open the Styles and
Formatting window. If you want to number some paragraphs and not
number others, define two paragraph styles: one for each one. While
defining the paragraph for numbering using the Paragraph Style,
make sure to click the Outline and Numbering Tab. There you can
select the numbering style you want to use with this style. Then
define the numbering style you want to use.
When you want to use numbering, double click the paragraph
with numbering. It will insert the numbering. To not use numbering
double click the paragraph without numbering. It will remove the
numbering. This is true even if in AutoCorrect Options, Apply
numbering - symbol is checked (ticked).
In writing the User Guides for OOo, we switch back and forth
between numbered paragraphs and non-numbered paragraphs all of the
time. If you are not sure how to do this, you need to get the
Writer Guide. Or You might want to only download Chapter 6
"Introduction to Styles". It is in the "Applying list styles" section.
Dan
Thanks Dan. I'll consider this excellent idea. maybe play with it
to see if I like it.
Barbara? I didn't mean to miss you. You have a very good idea
there, and I did do your last suggestion.
I had once attempted to make my own outline format, but I didn't
care for their ideas. But thanks for the time and idea. Others may
be able to use it successfully.
Thanks all for your time and ideas.
Joseph
Could you tell us a bit more about what made you give up on the
Options tab for defining your own custom numbering? I find the
management that Writer does in automatically numbering the list
entries extremely helpful, and I'd hate to see you miss out on it
unnecessarily. (Of course, you may not do the amount of rearranging,
inserting, deleting, and so on that I do -- in which case
hand-numbering everything may be tolerable.)
I like to pick and choose the method I best associate with. I don't
care for a program forcing me to do this or that. If I recall
correctly, it still, at times, wanted to do one thing while I wanted
another. Like a cat, I like to know what to expect when I'm working.
The biggest reason for my thoughts is this: I'm nearly 60 years old,
and have been ministering in the church as a preacher/teacher for
about 30 years. I've always used one specific outline format for my
work. I was taught in school that this format was appropriate: I, A,
1, a, i. I'm used to it, and when I tried using other formats, I
ended up getting distracted, hunting my place in my notes.
I know this may not be a valid thought for some, but I like to know
what's going to happen when I outline something, and hit enter. I
don't want it going to another outline note. I prefer doing it myself
if I want one...
However, I might try OO.o's outlines, IF they had one that was like
what I was taught in school. :)
With all due respect
Joseph
If you can make me a sample that has the structure you want, with
multiple items at various levels and something showing what you want to
do when a line wraps, I can work up a list numbering definition and you
can try it out. Or are you just bothered by having a new item started
when you end a paragraph? (We can continue this off-list, and maybe
come back later if we reach a resolution.)
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