> At 11:16 29/09/2010 -0400, David B Teague wrote: > > In OO.o, three underscores, dashes, asterisks, tildes, sharp or number >signs, followed by a hard return produces a heavy horizontal line the full >length of the page. This feature is very useful, but once in a while this >feature gets in the way and can be annoying. How do I turn it off? > > Three answers: > > o To turn this off completely (an odd course of action if you think it is a >"very useful feature"), remove the tick from Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | >Options | Apply border. > > o When you press Enter, two things happen: the paragraph is terminated and >the automatic correction is applied. Writer sees these as two operations, so >you can undo the second and leave the first if you immediately use Edit | >Undo >(or Ctrl+Z). > > o If it is too late for that, note that the line is actually a bottom > border >to the paragraph just ended. With the cursor in that paragraph, go to Format >| >Paragraph... | Borders (or right-click | Paragraph... | Borders) and make the >required change there. > > I trust this helps. > > Brian Barker
Great answer Brian, I had no idea what "Apply border" meant, but just now confirmed that it worked, then immediately went back and re-ticked it as I too find it to be a useful feature. -- Have a blessed day! <>< Earl -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
