Thank you -- I should have been able to find that. I had looked at autoformatting but hadn't found the right X. Works great! Thanks.
On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Frank Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Helen wrote: > >> OO insists that I should have an outline when I don't want one. >> >> I want several paragraphs under item 1, and then several under item >> 2, and OO will not let me! It insists that if I type a 1, and then >> hit return, the next thing I type must be 2! >> >> I've tried many times to turn off the auto-formatting, but, other >> than unchecking the check, which does no good, I don't see any way to >> stop it. >> >> How how I tell OO that I do not want help with formatting? >> > > Tools > AutoCorrect > Options > Uncheck "Apply numbering - symbol" > > Did you check the help? It says: > > Apply numbering - symbol >> > > Automatically creates a numbered list when you press Enter at the end >> of a line that starts with a number followed by a period, a space, >> and text. If a line starts with a hyphen (-), a plus sign (+), or an >> asterisk (*), followed by a space, and text, a bulleted list is >> created when you press Enter. To cancel automatic numbering when you >> press Enter at the end of a line that starts with a numbering symbol, >> press Enter again. >> >> The automatic numbering option is only applied to paragraphs that are >> formatted with the "Default", "Text body", or "Text body indent" >> paragraph style. >> > > > Works for me > Frank > > -- > Frank Peters > Documentation Project Co-Lead > > The OOo Documentation Project: > SIGN UP - PARTICIPATE - CONTRIBUTE > IT'S FREE! NO OBLIGATIONS! > http://documentation.openoffice.org > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Helen Etters using Linux, SuSE11
