"Scott Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1. OpenOffice tends to get into this "group mode" where it tries to put > everything in a group. That is, the background of the text and lines > becomes ghosted and I have right click and select "Exit group". Is there > any way to turn this off?
I presume you are talking about the Draw component? Which version? I've not noticed that Draw "tends" to group objects by itself. You can certainly group objects deliberately, though. If you have objects that are grouped but you don't want that, select the grouped object, then Modify|Ungroup. Perhaps tell us more of exactly what you are doing. > 2. In my document, when I select the rectangle tool and expand a > rectangle, it is always choosing a square. If I hold down the shift key, > it allows me to create rectangles. How do I get it to stop this? Are you modifying an existing object, or creating a new one? I'm using 2.0.2 and when I create a new rectangular object it creates a rectange *unless* I hold down shift. Are you using the Rectangle icon, or are you selecting a square or rectangle from the "Basic Shapes" tool? -- Bob Long --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
