Re: [users] Styles Question
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote: > Let me preface this by saying that when I hit F11, and saw "list styles" > I thought it was a 'list of styles'; (like a list of files) , not styles > applied to lists. That's just to give you a frame of reference of my > knowledge level. > > After asking a question about "tabs" earlier this year, I hit Amazon for > some reference books that had been recommended. It was cheaper than > printing them myself, and I just have to have a hard copy to highlight, > etc. > > I've been reading "Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3 (Published by > Friends of OpenDocument, Inc)" and "Writer Guide (Published by SoHo > Books)" both of which appear to be hard copy versions of the docs at the > OOo Author's Site). I've checked out the on-line references a good old > "google" search got me. I can not tell you how confused I am. > > Here's what I want to do: > > Create a list of test questions numbered 1 through 10. Each number will > be flush left just like the first letter of a paragraph would be. My out- > of-the-box set-up of 3.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 keeps wanting to assign a number > style and indent the number. I get the first question written and the > form is correct. When I hit return to begin a new paragraph, the > previous number is indented. > > Do I need to set up a list style? A page style? Why, if I don't want > any style, do I get one by default? Shouldn't it be the other way > around? > > If you could point me towards which specific "style" I need to work with, > that will be a big help. It may be just me, but this isn't very intuitive. > > mcm > -- > Mark C. Miller, Indianapolis IN, USA > > Just as a matter of curiosity, without knowing the answer to your question, I decided to experiment. That's the way I learn a new application, by the way. I created a list of ten questions. They had the default list style, of course, which indents each number. I then opened the list styles toolbar and applied each numbered list style in turn. When I got to Numbering 3, I had what I wanted - a numbered list that had the numbers aligned with the left margin. I then adjusted the tab (since the default tab was too far to the right for my taste and made a new style from the selection named questions. My experiment took all of five minutes. John
[users] Styles Question
Let me preface this by saying that when I hit F11, and saw "list styles" I thought it was a 'list of styles'; (like a list of files) , not styles applied to lists. That's just to give you a frame of reference of my knowledge level. After asking a question about "tabs" earlier this year, I hit Amazon for some reference books that had been recommended. It was cheaper than printing them myself, and I just have to have a hard copy to highlight, etc. I've been reading "Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3 (Published by Friends of OpenDocument, Inc)" and "Writer Guide (Published by SoHo Books)" both of which appear to be hard copy versions of the docs at the OOo Author's Site). I've checked out the on-line references a good old "google" search got me. I can not tell you how confused I am. Here's what I want to do: Create a list of test questions numbered 1 through 10. Each number will be flush left just like the first letter of a paragraph would be. My out- of-the-box set-up of 3.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 keeps wanting to assign a number style and indent the number. I get the first question written and the form is correct. When I hit return to begin a new paragraph, the previous number is indented. Do I need to set up a list style? A page style? Why, if I don't want any style, do I get one by default? Shouldn't it be the other way around? If you could point me towards which specific "style" I need to work with, that will be a big help. It may be just me, but this isn't very intuitive. mcm -- Mark C. Miller, Indianapolis IN, USA - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Styles question
jonathon wrote: David B Teague wrote: suggests it has to do with a Hebrew word processing utility but that doesn't fit this context. Nikki tell one how to pronounce the word. "cantillation". It has to do with singing by dissection of the word. Cantillation tells one how to sing the word. Both of these are standard Hebrew functions. jonathon I understand. Thanks! David - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Styles question
David B Teague wrote: suggests it has to do with a Hebrew word processing utility but that doesn't fit this context. Nikki tell one how to pronounce the word. "cantillation". It has to do with singing by dissection of the word. Cantillation tells one how to sing the word. Both of these are standard Hebrew functions. jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Styles question
Jonathon jonathon wrote: Has anybody been able to configure character styles to cover specific glyphs in Unicode, using _any_ version of OOo? (FWIW, I'm trying to figure out the simplest way to have nikud one colour, cantillation a second colour, and the letter a third colour.) Uh... What does this mean? I don't know the word, "nikud", Google suggests it has to do with a Hebrew word processing utility but that doesn't fit this context. I also don't know this usage of "cantillation". It has to do with singing by dissection of the word. I suspect the "Non-OO.o content" Nazi group will have something to say about this but "what the hey" tell me about these words, please. --David jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Styles question
Has anybody been able to configure character styles to cover specific glyphs in Unicode, using _any_ version of OOo? (FWIW, I'm trying to figure out the simplest way to have nikud one colour, cantillation a second colour, and the letter a third colour.) jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
