Open Office Question

rugcat · Apr 30, 2009

I'm editing something in OpenOffice, which i never use. While looking for a name in the ms, I hit ctrl F, and found it.

But now, when i try to navigate down one page at a time, it thinks i'm still looking for the name and won't let me navigate. Nothing i do will remove the key word from the dialog box -- it just reappears. The page down button on the right now acts as a search button.

What am I overlooking?

Williebee · Apr 30, 2009

huh. Haven't seen that. And get my version to duplicate the description.

Ctl +F opens the find. Then Ctl + Shft + F repeats the same search.

My arrow key just takes me to the next line.

ETA: I mean, my page down just jumps me down a page.

Did I misunderstand your issue?

Did you perhaps do a "Find all" the first time, and it is showing you highlighted instances of the word?

Deleted member 42 · Apr 30, 2009

I dunno; but I'd save the file, and Quit, then go back to what you were doing.

Matera the Mad · Apr 30, 2009

A quit and go back can solve problems in a lot of software!

rugcat · Apr 30, 2009

Medievalist said:
I dunno; but I'd save the file, and Quit, then go back to what you were doing.

Thanks, all.

Well, like most things, it was simple. i'm just not familiar with OO.

I clicked on the navigation button, and it brings up a table which assigns various functions to the up and down arrows. For some reason it was set on the search function -- all i needed to do was click on the "page" icon.

Only took me an hour to figure out. The answer was too obvious for you guys. I miss my WordPerfect.

Deleted member 42 · Apr 30, 2009

rugcat said:
I miss my WordPerfect.

Oh, yeah. I notice that people are buying netbooks, and installing DOS so they can run Word Perfect. I can see that.

Me, I miss MacWritePro/MacWrite II on the Mac. Lord, do I miss it.

Priene · May 1, 2009

rugcat said:
I miss my WordPerfect.

If you install a DOS emulator like DOSbox you may still be able to use it.

rugcat · May 1, 2009

Priene said:
If you install a DOS emulator like DOSbox you may still be able to use it.

Oh I can use it, and do. But editors use Word these days, and although i can always save as a word doc, i need to use the track changes feature in Word when emailing back and forth for editorial revisions -- I no longer even submit a paper copy.

So want to or not, I'm joining the herd.

Williebee · May 1, 2009

mOoO 3.0

ComicBent · May 7, 2009

WordPerfect and Windows

There are versions of WordPefect for Windows! You don't have to revert to the klutzy DOS era. Yeah, yeah, I used WordPerfect 5.1 myself. But now I have WordPerfect 12, and there is an even newer version.

Word has only a copy of inherent advantages over WordPerfect: Styles work better in Word; and the "track changes" feature in Word is truly wonderful. I wonder at the fact that Microsoft came up with something so nice.

Open Office Question

rugcat

Lost in the Fog

Williebee

Capeless, wingless, & yet I fly.

Deleted member 42

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

rugcat

Lost in the Fog

Deleted member 42

Priene

Out to lunch

rugcat

Lost in the Fog

Williebee

Capeless, wingless, & yet I fly.

ComicBent