Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
Hi :) Is it something to do with "Styles and templates"? Chapter 3 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice Even if not then it still might make formatting much easier Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 25/5/12, Jay Lozier wrote: From: Jay Lozier Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 25 May, 2012, 22:34 Wanda On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote: > I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to > matter to LO. I choose a font, but it changes on me. I cut or copy and > paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing. > Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here. And the size always > changes. Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually > use. What paste method are you using? > > The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change > them back. Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word > up to the last line. And I can't move the first word (indent it). If I > click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little > triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph. > There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will > be fixed. You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template > > I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you > beforehand. > > Wanda Moore > Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS. -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
On 05/25/2012 05:55 PM, Wanda Moore wrote: > I use the right click menu or edit in the toolbar. I've never used styles > or templates, as I don't really understand them, and just want to be able > to take notes and write things down for myself and my kids. (I homeschool, > so I'm always writing something and printing them out.) > > I have LO 3.4.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.8Hope this helps. Wanda you can set the default fonts for LO documents using TOOLS>OPTIONS>LibreOffice Writer>Basic Fonts (Western). You can select any installed Western font as the default font. If you are pasting from the another document which has its own font, etc. try using EDIT>PASTE SPECIAL and select unformatted text. LO will use the document default for the text formatting. When you use the normal PASTE LO assumes the formatting of the text to be pasted should override the document defaults. We like to know version and OS for reference and in case the issue is specific to a version or OS; normally the issues are not. > Wanda > > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: > >> Wanda >> >> On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote: >>> I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to >>> matter to LO. I choose a font, but it changes on me. I cut or copy and >>> paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing. >>> Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here. And the size always >>> changes. Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I >> usually >>> use. >> What paste method are you using? >>> The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change >>> them back. Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a >> word >>> up to the last line. And I can't move the first word (indent it). If I >>> click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little >>> triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph. >>> There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all >> will >>> be fixed. >> You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template >>> I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you >>> beforehand. >>> >>> Wanda Moore >>> >> Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS. >> >> -- >> Jay Lozier >> jsloz...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
I use the right click menu or edit in the toolbar. I've never used styles or templates, as I don't really understand them, and just want to be able to take notes and write things down for myself and my kids. (I homeschool, so I'm always writing something and printing them out.) I have LO 3.4.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.8Hope this helps. Wanda On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: > Wanda > > On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote: > > I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to > > matter to LO. I choose a font, but it changes on me. I cut or copy and > > paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing. > > Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here. And the size always > > changes. Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I > usually > > use. > What paste method are you using? > > > > The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change > > them back. Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a > word > > up to the last line. And I can't move the first word (indent it). If I > > click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little > > triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph. > > There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all > will > > be fixed. > You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template > > > > I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you > > beforehand. > > > > Wanda Moore > > > Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS. > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
Wanda On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, Wanda Moore wrote: > I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to > matter to LO. I choose a font, but it changes on me. I cut or copy and > paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing. > Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here. And the size always > changes. Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually > use. What paste method are you using? > > The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change > them back. Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word > up to the last line. And I can't move the first word (indent it). If I > click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little > triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph. > There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will > be fixed. You may want to modify the styles used and update the default template > > I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you > beforehand. > > Wanda Moore > Just for reference please advise the LO version and your OS. -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Documents do strange things
I write simple documents all the time, but my preferences don't seem to matter to LO. I choose a font, but it changes on me. I cut or copy and paste, and the font changes, even though I copy the exact same thing. Times New Roman seems to be the dictator here. And the size always changes. Lines will suddenly become a 24 pt rather than 11 that I usually use. The spaces between lines and paragraphs will change, and I can't change them back. Most of the time I can't even use the backspace to move a word up to the last line. And I can't move the first word (indent it). If I click on a word that starts in the wrong place, there are no little triangles up in the top ruler, so I can't move the line or paragraph. There are other things, too, but if you can help with this, maybe all will be fixed. I understand that I may have done something unawares, so I thank you beforehand. Wanda Moore -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
