On 05/03/2008, Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:05 05/03/2008 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >In OOo 2.3 I see that I can make table with two keyboard shortcuts: > >1) +++ 2) ||| These methods give me tables with columns so thin that > >I must resize them with the mouse, negating the usefulness of the > >keyboard shortcut. > > It seems that the idea is that you separate these characters by > hyphens or tabs to indicate the widths of the columns you need.
Thanks. > >How can I configure OOo to create a table the width of the page, as > >it does with the Create Table icon? > > > One way would be to put a right tab at the right margin and the type > plus-tab-plus. But that would probably not count as a shortcut! It would count as a shortcut, as it keeps my hands on the keyboard. However, it does _not_ create a table the width of the page. > >And what is the difference between these shortcuts? > > > Don't know. I suspect none. The help text mentions only plus signs, > hyphens, and tabs, but lots of other characters appear to work. Oh. > >I tried finding the differences in the documentation, but I could > >not find it. So feel free to RTFM me with the exact location, it > >will be appreciated. > > > This is an element of AutoCorrect, so there is a setting at Tools | > AutoCorrect... | Options | Create table. And there is an entry in > the help text at AutoCorrect function;options. I will look through there, thanks. > I trust this helps. Very much so. Thanks. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
