I have just tested my theory, though, and here's what works:
1) Create a frame, then open the Frame formatting dialog on it.
2) Set the frame anchor to Page, then set a minimum for the horizontal &
vertical size, set both Horizontal Automatic and vertical AutoSize
options, and set the alignment to Center horizontally and vertically. I
chose "to Page Text Area"
Note: if you don't want the horizontal size to change, uncheck the
Automatic option on the Frame dialog.
3) Begin filling the frame with text. After the text reaches the
minimum width, the frame will expand horizontally until it reaches the
margins, then begin to expand vertically, until it fills the page, not
stopping at the margins. At this point it will be overflowed, and you
will not see further entered text.
4) If you create another frame (on the next page, possibly) and link the
two frames, the overflow text from the first frame will flow into the
second frame, and the first frame's AutoSize property will be
deactivated. Essentially, this will happen to all further linked frames
in a chain, except the last frame in the chain.
Conclusion: Yes, you can do what you want with frames.
Matt
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Steven Cox wrote:
The text stayed up in the upper left-hand corner where it started.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [users] Re: Centering text on a page using a Frame
Steven Cox wrote:
I followed the instructions and can't make this work. Will someone
else try it for me? Windows XP and OOo 2.0.2.
Using a Frame to Center Text on a Page 1.Select the text that you want
to center on the page.
2.Choose Insert - Frame.
3.In the Anchor area, select To page.
4.In the Size area, set the dimensions of the frame.
5.In the Position area, select "Center" in the Horizontal and Vertical
boxes.
6.Click OK.
--Steven Cox
Mectek - Inetprime
www.inetprime.net
Louisville, KY
Followed the instructions, ended up with the text in a frame centred
vertically and horizontally on the page, just as expected.
OOo 2.0.0, Win XP
So what happened when you tried it?
Andy
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