On Sun, 2006-01-15 at 01:50 -0500, Roger Mills wrote: > Have just replaced a hard drive; used to have OO writer 1. I now have 2. I > managed to set the keyboard to US-Intl previously, but can't seem to do it > with the new system. (I mean the keyboard where single/double quote, `/~ and > ^ (6-shift) become dead keys that place accents over the relevant letters-- > the old system called it Canada, IIRC.) I type a lot in Spanish and French > and other languages where accents are used, and this feature is absolutely > essential. > > When I went to the Keyboard settings, there was indeed a US-Intl Setting, > but it just didn't work. Also, there was something about a Dvorak keyboard, > which I certainly don't want. > > Hope you can help, with step by step instructions. I'm not computer-savvy > :-((( >
I think that you could benefit from reading http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/various_topics/Howto_special_char.pdf and trying the various methods to suit your needs. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
