I tried that ten seconds ago (due to this thread, of course). It didn't work like expected for me either, however it could be done.
Here's a step by step list which I now write while I am testing this: - Start OpenOffice.org Writer from scratch. In my case a template is loaded, but it doesn't differ that much from the original one. Only some changed fonts and things that has nothing to do with the font colour. - Write some text, press Enter. This first line was black. - Click the little triangle of the button with a big fat capitalized A on it. Select a non black colour. I clicked pink. - The mouse pointer now changed to a färgburk-symbol. Sorry, I don't have a clue what färgburk is in English... when you buy paint, you get it in some kind of can or something, sometimes even some kind of bucket, right? That's a färgburk or a färghink or whatever, I don't even know what it's called in my own language..! Ha ha ha... - Now type some more text, then Enter again. It's still black. - The font colour button, the one with the big fat capitalized A, is highlighted. Click it. - Not the font colour button is not highlighted anymore. - Enter more text, then Enter. Still black, isn't it? - Actually, whatever you do, it's still black, isn't it? - Okay, let's not give up here. Write some more text. Enter again. - Click the font colour button so it's highlighted again. - The mouse pointer is now a färgburk again. - Use the färgburk to paint the text pink. Just click and move it over the text, then release the mouse button. The text you painted is now pink. - Place the cursor just to the right of the last pink character. - Enter some text. This new text is pink. Well, as I said, this wasn't what I expected to happen. I would have guessed that this would happen with the background colour button, since it's symbol is a färgburk, but no, it doesn't. Clicking it's small triangle and then selecting a colour seems to change the background colour of the current row, and not only for every character, but for the entire row! From the left margin to the right margin. Ok, this is strange to me, but maybe for no one else, I don't know. Now I have a suggestion, concerning font colours and background colours: Always use styles! - Create a new style based on a style that come close to what you want to do. Pressing F11 is a good way to start. - Make sure this new style has the font- and background colours you want. - Give the new style a name so you will remember what it is, in this example something like "Pink". - Now the new style is ready to be used whenever you like. - If you want to use your new style in future documents, save your document as a template (I think you need to remove all text, pictures etc from it, otherwise all new documents based on that template will include that) using File - Templates - Save. - You can make this new template the default template. If you do, every new document you create will use this template, unless you don't tell OpenOffice.org to use another one. You can also make a shortcut to your new template and place it on your desktop or Start menu (I assume your OS is Windows). Clicking that shortcut icon will then open a new document in OpenOffice.org, based on that template. Johnny Andersson 2007/6/10, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 06/10/2007 10:23 AM, Anna Ghazouani wrote: > Dear People! > I am using Open Office version2.2.Wen I want writing with color,i don't get a color its allways only black.I think i make all right to take the color.Also don't get a behind color. There was writ don't filling.Where is the problem? Sorry my english is not good.Please give me a good advice. > Thank you for your answer. Anna Ghazouani > E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tools|Options|OpenOffice.org|Accessibility|Options for high contrast... Make sure that "Use automatic font color for screen display" is *not* checked. cc'd to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
