Help,
I am using Open Office version 1.1.5. My problem is with the
"Compatibility" settings on Tools>Options>Text Document>General.
I am using two different computers. The first computer is an older
Pentium, running Windows 98se. On that machine, I have created a template with
custom styles and fields that I use to produce a number of documents. As part
of that template, on the "Compatibility" settings that I mentioned above, I
have:
"Use printer..." unchecked,
"Add spacing..." checked,
"Add paragraph..." checked,
"Align tab..." checked.
These settings produce the results that I want.
However, when I try to use the same version of Open Office (1.1.5) on a
laptop running Windows XP, the "Compatibility" settings take on a mind of their
own. I have imported the template that I use, yet, each time I open a
document, the settings keep changing to:
"Use printer..." checked,
"Add spacing..." unchecked,
"Add paragraph..." unchecked,
"Align tab..." checked.
Needless to say, this completely changes the layout of my documents. I
have changed the settings back to what I want them to be, and hit "Save" as
prompted. Yet, EVERY time I re-open one of the documents, those settings are
BACK to the way that I DON'T want them! Why? What am I missing? I have tried
editing the template, just in case it picked up an error during the import
process, but those settings still keep changing back.
Please help. This problem is extremely frustrating and time consuming.
This has proven to be so infuriating, that I have had to give up on using the
laptop for this work. I don't know what to do, as I got the laptop because
back problems would not let me sit at a desk to use my old computer.
Thanks for your help.
Dustin Logan
