On Mon, 13 May 2013 06:59:02 +0100 Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
> On Sun, 12 May 2013 20:08:24 -0700 (PDT) > jerome strand <lesdan...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I recently began trying to experiment with openoffice 3.3 and I want to say > > it's AWESOME! However! There are some features I'd like to have that it > > doesn't offer. The fontwork gallery is great but some of the font works > > cannot be changed as to the solid color I want to use. Also when I want a > > different font to be typed in place, it reverts back to the arial font. I > > would like to be able to add certain font styles to the list of fonts but > > can't. I would like to scan a certain fontwork that I have a special > > project for and use but can't. I would also like to be able to change > > things to print in a landscape but can't. I would also like to set things > > up so I could make up an entire page, in landscape form, so that I could > > print it out on eight and half by fourteen inch paper but can't. > > > > > > I'm sure there is more that I'd like to do with this program but can't > > think of it at this time. > > > > I hope to hear from you soon. > > > > Jerome Strand > > You raise so many points in your posting but give inadequate details of your > method of working that it is not feasible to sort them out at this stage. I > recommend that you go to our forum (using whichever national language version > is most suitable) at http://forum.openoffice.org/ and post a series of your > questions: the forums prefer if only one question is posted to each thread, > as this keeps the conversation focused on the specifics of that problem.. > > I think that all the points you raise can be dealt with within the existing > facilities of OpenOffice; you might find it useful to read the existing > documentation on OpenOffice's components, linked off > http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/ (in bottom left quarter of screen) > > I can immediately answer your last point about a page 8.5 inches high by 14 > inches wide: use menu option /Format /Page : Page tab, drop the selector > under Paper Format : Format to Legal. You should see the dimensions change > to 6.5" and 14" (or metric equivalents) and then select the Landscape > checkbox. > Apologies: where I typed 6.5", it should have been 8.5" - too early in the morning (my time): my eyes are not yet in gear! -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
