On Mon September 5 2005 16:09, John R. Sowden wrote: > On Mon September 5 2005 16:38, Naomi Kramer wrote: > > Hi John, > > > > Have you tried using Paste as Special (ctrl-shift-v)? That should allow > > you to paste as plain text. > > > > - Naomi > > > > >I have a calc sheet with numbers and text, no formulas (chart of > > > accounts). I would like to save it as a text file to be edited by oo > > > writer. There is a help index item for ss to text, but the explanation > > > discusses dbase, etc., not ss to text. I ended up using cut & paste, > > > but I think this is a graphic object now. (anchor) I cannot seem to > > > edit it. > > > > > >help? > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is interesting. I used the ctrl-shift-v function. Note: Past Special > was a sub-menu option in calc, but not in writer, yet when I entered > ctrl-shift-v, a sub menu popped up for me to select the type of file to > write. > > That was just an observation. The fun began when I found that I could not > edit (move text), but the cut/copy options on the right click menu or the > edit menu were grayed out. I then saved and closed the file, then > re-opened it with the same results.
Correction: I COULD move text but NOT cut/copy. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
