2015-06-26 17:37 GMT+02:00 Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net>: > > > On 06/26/2015 11:26 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: > >> On 06/25/2015 08:26 PM, Anthony J. Rudgers wrote: >> >>> What do you do if most every document you create with your word >>> processor (WP) is in a different "style," & you don't know its "style" >>> until you finish creating it? For my personal use, I create a lot of >>> specialized lists & inventories w/ my WP, in addition to creating documents >>> & written articles in many & varied formats. To address the responder of >>> my initial posting, let me say: I've invested a lot of time in trying to >>> become proficient in Writer "styles" w/o much success. Also, I bought >>> every reference I could find on 'Writer,' but still couldn't get that >>> Writer WP to produce the documents I needed in the format I wanted. What >>> is more, when I was required to re-edit a Writer document at a later time, >>> I found the re-editing often undid all the formatting I thought I had built >>> into the Writer document. I don't mind investing in computer programming >>> technology that serves my needs. (For a "selfie" "aside," I started in >>> the computer business in 1961, & was, at >>> various times, fluent in 7 ea. different computer languages. So I know >>> what it means to "invest" one's time & effort to acquire proficiency w/ a >>> particular software product.) I decided w/ Writer that I wasn't making >>> progress getting my work done. Therefore, I decided to invest my time & >>> eanergy elsewhere. In consistency w/ my previous experience, I chose to >>> invest my time & energy in the so-called "tried & true"--in this case MS >>> Word. My priority has always been on getting my work done efficiently, & >>> not on learning to become proficient w/ any particular software product. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Anthony J. Rudgers >>> Orlando, FL >>> Posted: June 25, 2015; 8:25 pm >>> >> >> > As I mentioned before, I have given up on OO and LO becasue of the style > problem. However, it occurs to me that the style problem could be easily > fixed (by the devs) if there was a simple > bypass arrangement that could be invoked when you want to evade the style > momentarily--say ALT-F12 or something like that, which would allow you to > type whatever you want,
Styles has never prevented me from typing whatever I want. Auto correction has, some times. > where you want it. > It could be set to remain in force until the end of line, or perhaps until > the end of paragraph. Or perhaps both options--say, one under F11 and the > other under F12. > > --doug > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
