On Mon May 1 2006 22:20, + Ben Cowden wrote: > I am getting ready to uninstall openoffice from my computer and install > MSOffice > I really wanted to give your program a chance but it is frustrating me to > no end. > The auto format tool is difficult at best to understand. There is no clear > way to turn it off (I understand that somehow under autoformat-while typing > it turns on or off, but which is on and when is never explained and neither > seems to make any difference in the document). I had finally thought I > could live with it when the program started messing with my line spacing, > making it wider while claiming it was still at single line spacing. I can > find no function to correct this and I am fed up. > > If you really want to create an alternative to MSOffice, learn from them: > install a function where anything autoformatted, when hovered over with the > mouse, shows an option to reverse the formatting. And install a clear > option to turn autoformat off (hint: it should say "on" and "off").
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Tue May 2 2006 02:07, Bill Flanagan wrote: > You can uncheck "while typing" from /Format/AutoFormat. I agree that > "toggle" functions are bad: better to say "on" and "off" or similar or > have separate buttons. > I also uncheck all the AutoCorrection features because my technical > material doesn't conform the the rules and gets mashed. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
