Disabling Automatic Formatting
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[edit] Turning off automatic word completion
- From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect....
- Next, if it is not already selected, choose the Word Completion tab from the top of the window.
- Make sure that Enable word completion is unchecked.
- Press OK at the bottom of the window.
[edit] Turning off other automatic formatting
You can disable other common auto-formatting annoyances in the same AutoCorrect/AutoFormat dialogue.
- From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect....
- Choose the Options tab from the top of the window.
- Un-check Apply numbering - symbol: •, for instance, to disable automatic list numbering.
- Un-check Apply border, for instance, to disable the transformation of a series of dashes, underscores, or asterisks into borders (lines).
- Most of the other options are self-explanatory.
- Press OK at the bottom of the window to save your changes.
[edit] Turning off all automatic formatting
To turn off the AutoFormat feature entirely, open the Format menu, then the AutoFormat sub-menu, and select (un-check) the While Typing option.
[edit] Turning off auto-completion in Calc
To turn off auto-completion in Calc, open the Tools menu, then the Cell Contents sub-menu, and select (un-check) the Autoinput item.
[edit] Reverting automatic formatting on a “one-time” basis
You can also revert most auto-formatting (including the conversion of straight quotes into curly quotes, e.g., for use in measurements, 3") on a time-by-time basis by pressing Cmd-Z (Undo) after the automatic formatting takes place, and your original text will re-appear.
[edit] Related External Links
Setting up OOo to Suit the Way I Work by Jean Hollis Weber
Configuring OpenOffice.org Writer by Bruce Byfield
