This is a pretty cool solution, I'll have to give it a try. So far this is the solution/workaround that I like the most. Thank you very much for this information.
On 9/19/07, Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 14:08 19/09/2007 -0500, Robert Dailey wrote: > >I'm making my resume in Writer and I'm wondering how to make better > >Horizontal lines. Right now I go to Insert >> Horizontal Ruler..., > >which provides either "Plain" or what looks like bitmaps for lines. > >I don't like this. The Plain one is double lined and isn't easy to > >move around in the document. It must be for compatibility with HTML. > >It is really ugly so I can't use that one. As for the horizontal > >lines that appear to be bitmaps, they're ugly too. They're not very > >professional looking. They use fancy fading and coloring. These too > >are difficult to move around in the document as they don't lock to > >any sort of grid. It's very hard to place them. > > > >Is there a better way to create horizontal lines in my document for > >my resume? They need to be black (preferably) and I would expect > >them to clamp to lines in the document so they're easy to place in > >the document. I need lines that look professional enough for a resume. > > One - probably better and certainly more flexible - way to do this is > by applying borders to your paragraphs. With the cursor in the > relevant paragraph, go to Format | Paragraph... (or right-click | > Paragraph...) and then the Borders tab. Use "Line arrangement" to > select a border above or below the paragraph, or both. Choose the > line style and colour and, on the right, the spacing from the paragraph > text. > > You cannot move the resulting lines around the document, of course, > as they are borders attached to the paragraphs themselves. But you > hardly need to: you can very easily adjust the spacing from preceding > and following material. > > There is also an AutoCorrect option that you may or may not find > helpful. If you type three identical characters from this set: > minus, underscore, equals, asterisk, swung dash, hash mark, in a new > paragraph and then press Enter, a (different) border will > automatically be added beneath the previous paragraph. > > I trust this helps. > > Brian Barker > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
