-------- Original Message -------- From: Teri Markanson <strshne...@gmail.com> To: Apache OpenOffice Users <users@openoffice.apache.org> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:58:55 -0700
> Hi, I do a lot of cut + paste things with Open Office Documents. But, > every time there are these gray lines that appear at end of paragraphs > and various other spots. It's a truly time consuming, tedious, and > seeming unnecessary thing to have to remove from a document. > Isn't there a way to NOT get those lines? I attached a document that > shows the lines I'm referring to. > > -- > Teri V. (LaCaille) Markanson - Live Laugh Love Hi Teri, To protect subscribers to this mailing list the server automatically removes potentially harmful attachments. Which is why most list subscribers will not be able to see your MS Word (.doc) format attachment. As a list moderator I get to see these attachments. What you describe as "gray lines" are "field shadings" carried over from the source (eg. web pages) from which you copied the original text. Web pages often contain formatting codes and extra spaces which are not visible in a web browser, but are still present in any text you copy from them. You can turn off field shading by clicking on "View -> Field Shadings" in Writer's main menu, or by holding down the keyboard "Ctrl" key and pressing the F8 function key. This will NOT remove those fields, it will just turn off the gray shading. eg. The 15 blank spaces after the bullet point "stereotype" on your first page will still be there. To remove the codes (not the blank spaces) from the text pasted into you document, use Writer's main menu "Edit -> Paste Special..." option and select "Unformatted Text" from the list. For more information about copy & paste options please see: https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/UserGuide/Writer/Text#Cutting.2C_copying_and_pasting_text I would highly recommend that you study the User Guides to understand how to employ the software's powerful "Styles" and "Templates" features. There is a learning curve involved, but the advantages outweigh the time and effort required. Hope this helps. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
