On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:24 AM, Gurus Knugum <[email protected]> wrote:
> Den 2010-09-04 02:13:08 skrev Adam <[email protected]>: > > > 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 >> > > So you finally got it right? Congratulations! > > > -- > Kind regards > > Johnny Rosenberg > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > Yes finally.....you guys gave me all the clues and the rest was just persistent determination. ANdy has passed notes on to the documentation people so that the next eprson who encounters this problem will know exactly what to do. Regards and thank you so much for your help. Adam
