This is what I mean: MS Word:
http://orst.edu/~ochsnerb/word.txt OOo: http://orst.edu/~ochsnerb/OOo.txt I hope that explains it a little better. As for online layout, I've been unable to figure out how to set margins or break lines unless I hit [Enter]. On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:32:39 +0000, CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 22 March 2005 18:38, + Benjermin Ochsner wrote: > > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > > One of my hobbies is writing FAQs for video games. Typically, these > > documents have no page breaks and are saved in .txt format at specific > > font sizes and page widths. > > > > Formatting: > > > > In MS Word, I can save as a .txt file, then make certain selections > > regarding the encoding (US-ASCII and CR&LF selected) that will > > preserve the line breaks made in the word processor. Regardless of the > > window-size of a program--like Notepad--the line breaks are still > > there. > > > > In OpenOffice, this does not occur, even with the same options > > selected when I save in encoded text. The line breaks disappear when I > > open the file in Notepad. Is there a way to resolve this? > > I'm reallyu not sur ewhat you mean here, but you can always view where a CR > appears by turning on "View" -> "Non-Printing Characters" > > > Display: > > > > I was wondering if there was a display in OO.o Writer that is similar > > or identical to that which appears as "Normal" in MS Word. This would > > be shown as white space where page breaks are indicated by dotted > > lines. This is convenient because FAQs are generally displayed as .txt > > files on websites with no page breaks. However, in Writer, the pages > > are distinctly seperated, which can be an especially annoying hassle > > when I am making ASCII tables and they end up appearing across two > > pages. > > You mean "View" -> "Online Layout" ? > > Please reply to users@openoffice.org only > > -- > CPH : openoffice.org contributor > > Maybe your question has been answered already? > http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
