On 08/21/2010 03:35 AM, william drescher wrote: > I need to build a template with which I will merge form data. > This is for a OCR form so positioning the data is critical. > > Last time I did this, 10 years ago, I was using WordPerfect that > permitted me to set line spacing by 0.01 % of the base amount and > to [advance to x.xx] horizontal spacing in .01 inches. > > Perusing the style options, I can't find any way of positioning > fields with anything close to this precision. I presume I am > looking in the wrong places (F11- styles).
Try experimenting with Format|Paragraph|Indents&Spacing|Line Spacing: Proportional. That may be what you are looking for. Easiest way to test is to enter a paragraph & then modify to 90%, 80% etc. You may find this forum thread useful: <http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32753> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
