On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Gurus Knugum <[email protected]>wrote:
> Den 2010-09-03 01:56:29 skrev Adam <[email protected]>: > > ** >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Gurus Knugum <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Den 2010-09-02 19:41:01 skrev Adam <[email protected]>: >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:25 AM, RA Brown <[email protected] >>> >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Adam wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have you been able to modify the style named *Default ?* >>>>> >>>>>> ** >>>>>> Adam >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes.. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hmmmm intersting well here's some sort of break through..... >>>>> >>>> >>>> I just started a new document with 2 paras and these steps work >>>> >>>> 1. Select one of my paras >>>> 2. Cntrl+M >>>> 3. F11 (Styles and Formatting menu pops up) >>>> 4. Right click on "Default" >>>> 5. I Select "Modify" and para style window pops up >>>> 6. I set the indents that I want (now Im trying Before text 2.00cm) >>>> 7. Click OK (no changes seen on doc) >>>> 8. Selecdt "Update Style" (still no changes seen on doc) >>>> 9. Close (Styles and Formatting menu, still no changes seen on doc) >>>> >>>> >>>> so then the question is why doesn't it work on my original document with >>>> 50 >>>> paras ? >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> >>> Do your paragraphs use any kind of Numbering or some kind of list with >>> dots? >>> >>> -- >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Johnny Rosenberg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sorry Andy and Johnny I disappeared but will be onto this again later >> today. >> I will try anything you said since my last reply. Yes the paragraphs use >> numbering. >> > > Well, some numbering settings overrides the style settings, such as > indents. I just did some experiments: > 1. Right click the page, select the Numbering thing (not sure exactly how > it's translated; I use the Swedish version, as I probably mentioned > earlier). > 2. Do some settings in the Numbering stuff dialogue. > 3. Write some silly text (or copy from somewhere) until you have a couple > of numbers, like 1 to 3 in my case. > 4. Place the cursor somewhere in the number 2 paragraph, or whatever I > should call it. > 5. Change the indent of the current style (in my case ”Standard”, seems to > be ”Default” in the English version), you know, the F11 thing. > 6. Nothing will happen, since there is an indent setting in the Numbering > dialogue as well, and it overrides the style's setting. > 7. Now change space between paragraphs in the current style. > 8. Space between each number are now changed. > > Does this make sense or even help? > > Now I will read the rest of your message… > > > >> The last thing I tried was to copy one of the paras from my original >> document into my test document and here are the test results: >> > > None of them were numbered, I suppose? > > >> First I just wanted to make sure that my test worked as I expected: >> >> 1. F11 >> 2. Right click *Default* >> 3. Modify >> 4. Change say *Spacing* > Below para >> 5. Click OK and the change made is immediately auto applied to all paras >> throughout the test document that had been formatted with the "*Default*" >> style >> > > Yes, that makes sense. > > > >> Repeated this as follows: >> >> 1. F11 >> 2. Right click *Default* >> 3. Modify >> 4. This time I changed the *Indent to various values* >> 5. Click OK and the change made is immediately auto applied to all paras >> throughout the test document that had been formatted with the "*Default*" >> style. >> > > Makes sense if none of the paragraphs were numbered. > > > >> Now I copied one of the numbered paras from my original document into the >> test document and redid each of the above 2 tests: >> >> 1. F11 >> 2. Right click *Default* >> 3. Modify >> 4. Change say *Spacing* > Below para >> 5. Click OK and the change made is immediately auto applied to all paras >> throughout the test document that had been formatted with the "*Default*" >> style >> >> > Yes, that makes sense too. > > > Repeated this as follows: >> >> 1. F11 >> 2. Right click *Default* >> 3. Modify >> 4. This time I changed the *Indent to various values* >> 5. Click OK and the change are not seen or made to the new para. >> > > Because the Number thing overrides the style settings. > Makes sense to me. > > Now try to fiddle a bit with the Number settings in the Position tab. > > And I just found that there are special styles for numbering. Click the > icon to the right (fifth one from the left) and you'll see some pre defined > numbering styles. Create your favourite one there and apply it to your > numbering paragraphs and I think you will find the solution to your > problems. I have not tried the numbering styles myself, but give it a try at > least. > > >> Adam >> > > > -- > Kind regards > > Johnny Rosenberg > > > > Hi Andy, Johnny, Brian, Thanks to your guidance I think I have worked out the solution. I re-read all of your above suggestions and the devil was in the details..... When one uses numbering as I am you can't do the indentation in the "Paragraph Styles" of the F11 menu. You must do this in the"List Styles" and it works well. I strongly recommend that the Help should be updated to cover this point as it will drive you crazy. Once again I thank you so much for your kind help and time. Now I can get on with my document :) Until my next problem....... Best regards Adam
