Thank you! On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote:
> -------- 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 > > > -- Teri V. (LaCaille) Markanson - Live Laugh Love
