* [email protected] <[email protected]> [100710 04:53]: > > On 07/09/2010 10:56 PM, Tim Johnson wrote: <...> >> FYI: I am a programmer who works primarily in Linux, but I am >> unfamiliar with Writer. I am asking this question on behest of my >> wife who is an author and is transitioning from MS-Windows.
Thanks to all who answered: I could have chosen a better subject because we know how to add a suggestion thru the dialogue. I think she wanted to know if there was a way to go directly to the text in question and edit it directly. Apparently that feature is available in MS-Word, but what do I know? I did note that if she picked an alternative, closed the window and picked 'undo' from the menu, she would be taken to the text. That is a 'trick' that I think she could get used to. <...> > Go to the Extensions section of the OOo web site. > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ Thank you! > You will find several add ons that will help. Look for Language tools, > spelling dictionaries > and tools, grammar checking, and other such topics. You may find add > ons that fit your needs > and your wife's needs. > > Note: I have been using Writer/OOo since its early days of 0.x and 1.x > when it used a different > default file format option [.sxw]. I have been using Writer/OOo as my > main office suite ever since. > Until I switched all my computers [except on laptop] to Linux, I no > longer use MS Office, but still > am able to use its .doc and other default formats with Writer/OOo. More > and more governments, > local, regional, national, plus businesses and schools are using OOo and > dumping MS Office. > I am "helping" everyone I know switch as well. It helps that it is free > as well. Right on. My company is reviewing different Linux distros in preparation for transitioning a department of an organization to a Linux Office. Open Office will be central feature, regardless of the distro. cheers -- Tim tim at johnsons-web.com or akwebsoft.com http://www.akwebsoft.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
