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Can you help me?
I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to
change it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica
every time automatically.
2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I
want to number things and place them where I want them, not where
someone else thinks they should go.
3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to
change my mind. How do I undo the columns?
4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I
go to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is
grey instead of black.
Many thanks!
Marge
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by Joost Andrae <Jo...@gmx.de>.
Am 13.06.2012 10:48, schrieb Marge Schlitt:
> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
>
> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
> it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
> time automatically.
>
You don't necessarily need to define a document template for this but at
menu item /Tools/Options/OpenOffice.org Writer/
there's a sub menu where you can set base font settings for text documents.
Kind regards, Joost
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>.
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:48:59 -0500
Marge Schlitt <ma...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
>
> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to
> change it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica
> every time automatically.
In the Help file: search for "Default Template"
and read entry "Changing the Default Template"
>
> 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
> numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I
> want to number things and place them where I want them, not where
> someone else thinks they should go.
In the Help file: search for "Paragraph styles"
and read entry "Indenting Paragraphs"
>
> 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to
> change my mind. How do I undo the columns?
Select the columnar text and /Format /Columns, reset the column count to 1
>
> 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I
> go to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is
> grey instead of black.
/Format /Page : Page Tab, choose Landscape.
You should examine the various tutorials at
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewforum.php?f=71
and at
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewforum.php?f=74
for much useful information.
OpenOffice is Style oriented; you need to consider your use of formatting, encapsulate it into a predefined Style and suddenly you will start to live in Formatting Heaven! This won't happen overnight and it may be a struggle to break free from habits acquired using other word processors.
--
Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by Dan <el...@gmail.com>.
Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi Marge,
>
> Yes, we can help you.
>
> But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
> writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
> subject line.
>
> Marge Schlitt schrieb:
>> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't
>> overcome:
>>
>> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
>> it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
>> time automatically.
>
> When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to
> 'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are used
> for the default document template.
>
>>
>> 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
>> numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want
>> to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone
>> else thinks they should go.
>
> Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
> consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
> indent as default setting.
>
> Ways out:
> 1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog
> page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
> 2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style. Type
> your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting" window
> (e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double click on one
> of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the style, click
> 'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred style.
>
> If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter
> its appearance, then right click a list item and choose
> "Numbering/Bullets" from that context menu. In the dialog itself goto
> tab 'Position' and set the indent as you want.
>
>>
>> 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change
>> my mind. How do I undo the columns?
>
> While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections. Click
> on 'Remove' and OK.
>
>>
>> 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go
>> to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey
>> instead of black.
>
> Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left,
> likely 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you double
> click that field, you can alter settings like margins, header and
> footer area.
>
> There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will
> find by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the
> information in the Wiki and the forum archive too.
>
> If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
> started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether the
> tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
The Getting Started with Writer and the Writer Guide are available at:
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/
The basics for both Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice are the
same as mentioned above. I suggest downloading Getting Started with
Writer to start with. It will guide you in learning how to use Writer.
--Dan
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by David B Teague sr <da...@comporium.net>.
MS office is stable YES.
OO.o are quite stable and useful. I have not had stability problems
with ANY recent version of OpenOffice.org.
I have found very little that I cannot do with OO.o that I can do with
MS Office. And I the incredible price of OO.o is exactly right" $0.00,
less than the $200, to $500 cost of MS Office (depending on the version
and feature set.)
I was a user of of Star Office, and I have used OpenOffice.o,
LibreOffice, AND Microsoft Office since SO 1.0 and since MS Word 6 for
Windows 3.1.
Do your pocket book a favor and avoid Larry's advice here, UNLESS you
are being required by an employer as I was when I wrote for Addison
Wesley, to use MS Word.
With Warmest Regards
David Teague
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Western
Carolina University,
I speak only for myself.
On 6/13/2012 6:39 AM, Larry Moore wrote:
> Do yourself a real favor and stick with MS office. I have had several versions of both OO and LO and they are a far cry from having the features and stability of MS Office.
>
>> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:08:15 +0200
>> From: rb.henschel@t-online.de
>> To: ooo-users@incubator.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Can you help me?
>>
>> Hi Marge,
>>
>> Yes, we can help you.
>>
>> But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
>> writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
>> subject line.
>>
>> Marge Schlitt schrieb:
>>> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
>>>
>>> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
>>> it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
>>> time automatically.
>> When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools> Options. There to
>> 'OpenOffice.org Writer'> Basic Fonts. This personal settings are used
>> for the default document template.
>>
>>> 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
>>> numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want
>>> to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone
>>> else thinks they should go.
>> Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
>> consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
>> indent as default setting.
>>
>> Ways out:
>> 1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools> AutoCorrect Options> Dialog
>> page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
>> 2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style. Type
>> your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting" window
>> (e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double click on one
>> of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the style, click
>> 'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred style.
>>
>> If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter its
>> appearance, then right click a list item and choose "Numbering/Bullets"
>> from that context menu. In the dialog itself goto tab 'Position' and set
>> the indent as you want.
>>
>>> 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change
>>> my mind. How do I undo the columns?
>> While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format> Sections. Click on
>> 'Remove' and OK.
>>
>>> 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go
>>> to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey
>>> instead of black.
>> Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left, likely
>> 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you double click
>> that field, you can alter settings like margins, header and footer area.
>>
>> There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will find
>> by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the information in
>> the Wiki and the forum archive too.
>>
>> If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
>> started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether the
>> tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Regina
>>
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RE: Can you help me?
Posted by Larry Moore <el...@hotmail.com>.
Do yourself a real favor and stick with MS office. I have had several versions of both OO and LO and they are a far cry from having the features and stability of MS Office.
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:08:15 +0200
> From: rb.henschel@t-online.de
> To: ooo-users@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Can you help me?
>
> Hi Marge,
>
> Yes, we can help you.
>
> But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
> writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
> subject line.
>
> Marge Schlitt schrieb:
> > I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
> >
> > 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
> > it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
> > time automatically.
>
> When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to
> 'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are used
> for the default document template.
>
> >
> > 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
> > numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want
> > to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone
> > else thinks they should go.
>
> Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
> consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
> indent as default setting.
>
> Ways out:
> 1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog
> page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
> 2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style. Type
> your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting" window
> (e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double click on one
> of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the style, click
> 'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred style.
>
> If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter its
> appearance, then right click a list item and choose "Numbering/Bullets"
> from that context menu. In the dialog itself goto tab 'Position' and set
> the indent as you want.
>
> >
> > 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change
> > my mind. How do I undo the columns?
>
> While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections. Click on
> 'Remove' and OK.
>
> >
> > 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go
> > to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey
> > instead of black.
>
> Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left, likely
> 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you double click
> that field, you can alter settings like margins, header and footer area.
>
> There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will find
> by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the information in
> the Wiki and the forum archive too.
>
> If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
> started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether the
> tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
>
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by upscope <up...@nwi.net>.
On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 06:35:22 PM Marge Schlitt wrote:
> Regina - you are a lifesaver! I hardly slept last night cause I
> couldn't figure out how to proceed with my problems, but I took your
> advice and it worked! For the most part. Actually, on the way to get
> "Landscape," I went to the "Default" button and it shows only
> Clear formatting
> Default
> Heading 1
> Heading 2
> Heading 3
> Text Body
> More . . .
>
> When I touch "More" I get a long list of other things. Nothing about
> "landscape."
>
> I think there is something else I should do. Any ideas?
> Thanks muchly!
>
> >Hi Marge,
> >
> >Yes, we can help you.
> >
> >But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
> >writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
> >subject line.
> >
> >Marge Schlitt schrieb:
> >>I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't
> >>overcome:
> >>
> >>1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to
> >>change it every time I start a new file, but I want to have
> >>Helvetica every time automatically.
> >
> >When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to
> >'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are
> >used for the default document template.
> >
> >>2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
> >>numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I
> >>want to number things and place them where I want them, not where
> >>someone else thinks they should go.
> >
> >Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
> >consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
> >indent as default setting.
> >
> >Ways out:
> >1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog
> >page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
> >2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style.
> >Type your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting"
> >window (e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double
> >click on one of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the
> >style, click 'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred
> >style.
> >
> >If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter
> >its appearance, then right click a list item and choose
> >"Numbering/Bullets" from that context menu. In the dialog itself
> >goto tab 'Position' and set the indent as you want.
> >
> >>3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to
> >>change my mind. How do I undo the columns?
> >
> >While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections.
> >Click on 'Remove' and OK.
> >
> >>4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I
> >>go to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape
> >>is grey instead of black.
> >
> >Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left,
> >likely 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you
> >double click that field, you can alter settings like margins, header
> >and footer area.
> >
> >There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will
> >find by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the
> >information in the Wiki and the forum archive too.
> >
> >If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
> >started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether
> >the tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or
> >LibreOffice.
> >
> >Kind regards
> >Regina
> >
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I use LibreOffice but this should be the same in AOO. If your trying to
set a landscape page go to Format --> Page --> Page and half way down
you should see Orientation. Select Portrait or Landscape. I am assuming
Apache has not changed that.
Hope that helps.
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by Marge Schlitt <ma...@mindspring.com>.
Regina - you are a lifesaver! I hardly slept last night cause I
couldn't figure out how to proceed with my problems, but I took your
advice and it worked! For the most part. Actually, on the way to get
"Landscape," I went to the "Default" button and it shows only
Clear formatting
Default
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Text Body
More . . .
When I touch "More" I get a long list of other things. Nothing about
"landscape."
I think there is something else I should do. Any ideas?
Thanks muchly!
>Hi Marge,
>
>Yes, we can help you.
>
>But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
>writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
>subject line.
>
>Marge Schlitt schrieb:
>>I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
>>
>>1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
>>it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
>>time automatically.
>
>When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to
>'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are
>used for the default document template.
>
>>
>>2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
>>numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want
>>to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone
>>else thinks they should go.
>
>Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
>consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
>indent as default setting.
>
>Ways out:
>1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog
>page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
>2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style.
>Type your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting"
>window (e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double
>click on one of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the
>style, click 'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred
>style.
>
>If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter
>its appearance, then right click a list item and choose
>"Numbering/Bullets" from that context menu. In the dialog itself
>goto tab 'Position' and set the indent as you want.
>
>>
>>3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change
>>my mind. How do I undo the columns?
>
>While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections.
>Click on 'Remove' and OK.
>
>>
>>4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go
>>to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey
>>instead of black.
>
>Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left,
>likely 'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you
>double click that field, you can alter settings like margins, header
>and footer area.
>
>There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will
>find by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the
>information in the Wiki and the forum archive too.
>
>If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
>started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether
>the tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or
>LibreOffice.
>
>Kind regards
>Regina
>
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Re: Can you help me?
Posted by Regina Henschel <rb...@t-online.de>.
Hi Marge,
Yes, we can help you.
But please make it easier for us and more useful for the archive by
writing for each topic a separate mail and put the topic into the
subject line.
Marge Schlitt schrieb:
> I'm new to Open Office, and there are a couple of hurdles I can't overcome:
>
> 1. How do I change the default font to Helvetica? I know how to change
> it every time I start a new file, but I want to have Helvetica every
> time automatically.
When a Textdocument is opened goto menu Tools > Options. There to
'OpenOffice.org Writer' > Basic Fonts. This personal settings are used
for the default document template.
>
> 2. How do I stop it from insisting that every time I enter a set of
> numbered paragraphs that they be indented instead of left flush? I want
> to number things and place them where I want them, not where someone
> else thinks they should go.
Here two things come together. There is an automatism that changes
consecutive numbered lines to true lists. This resulting list has an
indent as default setting.
Ways out:
1. Disable the automatism: Menu Tools > AutoCorrect Options > Dialog
page "Options". Deactivate the option "Apply numbering".
2. Do not type the numbering yourself but use a numbering style. Type
your first item without a number, open "Style and formatting" window
(e.g. via key F11), click on button "List styles", double click on one
of the predefined numbering styles. Right click on the style, click
'Modify' and change the settings to your preferred style.
If you will keep the automatically made list and only want to alter its
appearance, then right click a list item and choose "Numbering/Bullets"
from that context menu. In the dialog itself goto tab 'Position' and set
the indent as you want.
>
> 3. Sometimes I have put some text into columns and then I want to change
> my mind. How do I undo the columns?
While cursor is inside such column goto menu Format > Sections. Click on
'Remove' and OK.
>
> 4. How can I get it to lay out landscape instead of vertical? When I go
> to Format -> Flip, the Flip message for vertical or landscape is grey
> instead of black.
Look into the status bar. Right click the second field from left, likely
'Default'. Choose 'Landscape' from there. Tip: When you double click
that field, you can alter settings like margins, header and footer area.
There are a lot of information out there in the Web, which you will find
by a search engine. That gives you a quick access to the information in
the Wiki and the forum archive too.
If you like a systematical way more, have a look at the "Getting
started" guides. For the very beginning it does not matter whether the
tutorials are for OpenOffice.org, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
Kind regards
Regina
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