"Go to Tools > Autocorrect. Click the middle tab, "Options". About 2/3 of the way down the list, you'll find "Apply numbering - symbol: *" Click the checkbox to uncheck it, and your problem will be solved." Thanks, that fixed it. I re-enabled the 'While typing' option to keep the other autocorrect functionality.
Richard Detwiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem with the writer module in OO 2.0.4. > > When I start a list off with "1)", enter my text, and press enter, OO assumes > I would like to make a nice indented list, so it indents "1)", and > automatically types "2)" directly under the text of the first entry, with no > white space. This is not the case. I hate both the forced indenting and lack > of at least one blank line between entries. > > After reading about the AutoFormat function in OO help, I went to the > "Format" menu, moved to the "AutoFormat" option, and unchecked "While > typing", as the help file instructed me to do. > > This did not help. OO still insists on reformatting all my numbers and typed > text in lists, popping up the "Bullets and Numbering" toolbar at the top of > the workspace. I wish to also disable the automatic activation of this > toolbar. > > OO is trying to be helpful, but is instead greatly hindering the process of > transcribing my thoughts. Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > Fortunately, this (and most other instances where OOo is trying to be "helpful" but the help is not wanted) can easily be turned off, if you know the process. Go to Tools > Autocorrect. Click the middle tab, "Options". About 2/3 of the way down the list, you'll find "Apply numbering - symbol: *" Click the checkbox to uncheck it, and your problem will be solved. While in the Tools > Autocorrect > Options menu path, you might want to look through the rest of the option to find ones you'd like to have either on or off. By the way, I just tried the Format > Autoformat > uncheck While Typing approach that you tried, and it "works for me" as far as keeping the autonumbering or any other autoformating features that I tried from happening. I tried the autocorrect (typing in "teh" which would normally be corrected to "the") and the correction of two initial capitals (typing in "THe" which would normally be corrected to "The"). I tried switching the "While Typing" on and off a few times, and it did switch these features on and off. So I'm puzzled why it didn't work for you. The problem, though, with unchecking While Typing is that it turns EVERYTHING off. In most cases, people like some features and don't like other features, so it's better to turn them on and off selectively, through Tools > Autocorrect > Options. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
