Barry Gershenfeld wrote:
>When working with Open Office word processor whether it's a new document
>or I'm editing a completed document, everything under anchor, wrap,
>arrange, flip, group and object are greyed out. I especially want to
>re-wrap text to fit the entire page but can't. The help section says
>select Format -> wrap to page. How can I do this when every thing is
>greyed out?
The commands you are attempting to use are applied to graphic
objects. For text, you usually want to look under "Format /
Paragraph". This contains similar kinds of formatting. Note that
fitting text in this context usually means you have to adjust the
margins and related page properties.
You can, if you want, put text (and probably anything else) in a
"box", which would make it behave like a graphic object. Indeed, when
I tried this, the items you mention became active, and the "paragraph"
selection went gray.
The command to do that is "Insert / Frame", with the desired text
highlighted. You'll have to try it and see if does the job for you.
The paragraph way makes more sense, but only up to the point where it
won't handle what you need to do.
Barry
Thanks for all the help. I need a class on how to use Open Office to
its fullest potential. The program is too powerful for intuitive self
teaching. Thanks again.
Jim
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