On 05/27/2012 12:44 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote: > On 27-05-12 04:04, NoOp wrote: >> On 05/25/2012 03:48 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote: >> >> The Business card& label templates use frames (instead of a table). If >> you were lucky you rememeberd to select 'syncronize' when you created it >> so that you can easily sync the rest of the cards/label. Anyway, to >> modify, I highly recommend that you keep a backup of your original, and >> then: 'View|Text boundries'. You'll then be able to see the frame >> outlines. Right-click on the frame boarder and select 'Frame|Options' >> untick the Protect items 'Position' and 'Size'. You can then modify the >> frame as you wish by using the 'Type' tab, or exiting the Frame function >> and then move/resize the frame with the mouse. When finished, don't >> forget to go back and retick the Protect items 'Position' and 'Size' so >> that you lock the frames back down. >> >> However, IMO it's easier just to create a new one, adjust the sizes that >> you need, and then copy the data from the first frame over to the new one. >> > Gerry, > Of course I synchronize as otherwise a sheet of 10 cards is difficult to > produce. My problem is actually that the - often difficult - process of > aligning the sheet with the pre-formatted paper in the printer is not > easy with LO. I only want to use the original view where the dimensions > are given. I cannot imagine that's so difficult.I have "View|Text > boundaries" always on as I want to see the boundaries but if you want to > adapt that and examine the result it takes a lot of paper and ink: I > would like to see only the outline to edit as in many label programs is > customary. > But it is only a minor nuisance and I have it solved. > Thanks anyway for the input, > Joep
Joep, I fully agree. I just don't have a better answer. Might be a good time to put in a bug report and see if someone has exerience with the UI and that wizard. I seem to recall discussion regarding this over on the old OOo list(s). I'll look them up later to see if I can find any added info. Gary -- 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
