OpenOffice.org Writer Options

These settings determine the way text documents that are created in OpenOffice.org are handled. It is also possible to define settings for the current text document. The global settings are automatically saved.

General

Specifies general settings for text documents.

View

Defines the default settings for displaying objects in your text documents and also the default settings for the window elements.

Formatting Aids

In OpenOffice.org text and HTML documents, defines the display for certain characters and for the direct cursor.

Grid

Specifies the settings for the configurable grid on your document pages. This grid helps you determine the exact position of your objects. You can also set this grid in line with the "magnetic" snap grid.

Basic Fonts (Western)

Specifies the settings for the basic fonts.

Basic Fonts (Asian)

Specifies the settings for the basic Asian fonts if Asian language support has been activated under Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages.

Basic Fonts (CTL)

Specifies the settings for basic fonts for complex text layout languages if their support has been activated under Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages.

Print

Specifies print settings within a text or HTML document.

Table

Defines the attributes of tables in text documents.

Changes

Defines the appearance of changes in the document.

Compatibility

Specifies compatibility settings for text documents. These options help in fine-tuning OpenOffice.org when importing Microsoft Word documents.

AutoCaption

Specifies the settings for captions that are automatically added to inserted objects.

Mail Merge E-mail

Specifies the user information and server settings for when you send form letters as e-mail messages.

Index

links, updating options (Writer)

updating, links in text documents

updating, fields and charts, automatically (Writer)

fields,updating automatically (Writer)

charts, updating automatically (Writer)

captions, tables/pictures/frames/OLE objects (Writer)

tables in text, captions

pictures, captions (Writer)

frames, captions (Writer)

OLE objects, captions (Writer)

tab stops, spacing in text documents

spacing, tab stops in text documents

guides, showing when moving in text documents

simple handles in text documents

handles, displaying in Writer

large handles intext documents

scrollbars, horizontal and vertical (Writer)

horizontal scrollbars in text documents

vertical scrollbars in text documents

smooth scrolling in text documents

displaying, pictures and objects in text documents

pictures, displaying in Writer

objects, displaying in text

displaying, tables in text

tables in text, displaying

limits of text tables

borders,viewing text table boundaries

boundaries of text tables

table limits in text documents

showing, drawings and controls in Writer

drawings, showing in text documents

controls, showing in text documents

field codes display in Writer

displaying, notes in text documents

non-printing characters (Writer)

displaying, non-printing characters (Writer)

paragraph marks, displaying (Writer)

characters, displaying only on screen (Writer)

optional hyphens (Writer)

hyphens, displaying custom (Writer)

custom hyphens (Writer)

spaces, displaying (Writer)

spaces, showing protected spaces (Writer)

protected spaces, showing (Writer)

non-breaking spaces (Writer)

tab stops, displaying (Writer)

break display (Writer)

hidden text,showing (Writer)

hidden fields display (Writer)

paragraphs, hidden paragraphs (Writer)

cursor, allowing in protected areas (Writer)

grids, defaults (Writer/Calc)

defaults, grids (Writer/Calc)

snap grid defaults (Writer/Calc)

pictures, printing

tables in text, printing

drawings, printing in text documents

controls, printing

backgrounds, printing

printing, elements in text documents

text documents, print settings

printing, text always in black

black printing in Calc

printing, left/right pages

even/odd pages,printing

printing, text in reverse order

reversing printing order

brochures, printing several

printing, brochures

notes, printing in text

printing, creating individual jobs

faxes, selecting fax machines

inserting, new text tables defaults

tables in text, default settings

aligning,tables in text

number formats, recognition in text tables

automatic captions (Writer)

AutoCaption function in %PRODUCTNAME Writer

adding,automatic captions (Writer)

captions,automatic captions (Writer)

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