Disabling Automatic Formatting

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-	=== To Turn Off Word-Complete in NeoOffice/J or OpenOffice.org/X11 ===	+	==Disabling Automatic Formatting in NeoOffice/J or OpenOffice.org/X11==
-	# From the '''Tools''' menu, choose '''AutoCorrect/AutoFormat'''.	+	===To Turn off Automatic Word Completion===
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		+	# From the '''Tools''' menu, choose '''AutoCorrect/AutoFormat...'''.
	# Next, if it is not already selected, choose the '''Word Completion''' tab from the top of the window.		# 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.		# Make sure that '''Enable word completion''' is unchecked.
	# Press '''OK''' at the bottom of the window.		# Press '''OK''' at the bottom of the window.
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		+	===Turning off other automatic formatting===
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		+	You can disable other common autoformatting annoyances in the same '''AutoCorrect/AutoFormat''' dialogue.
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		+	# From the '''Tools''' menu, choose '''AutoCorrect/AutoFormat...'''.
		+	# Choose the '''Options''' tab from the top of the window.
		+	# Uncheck '''Apply numbering - symbol: •''', for instance, to disable automatic list numbering.
		+	# Uncheck '''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.
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Revision as of 04:40, 25 September 2005

Disabling Automatic Formatting in NeoOffice/J or OpenOffice.org/X11

To Turn off Automatic Word Completion

1. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect/AutoFormat....
2. Next, if it is not already selected, choose the Word Completion tab from the top of the window.
3. Make sure that Enable word completion is unchecked.
4. Press OK at the bottom of the window.

Turning off other automatic formatting

You can disable other common autoformatting annoyances in the same AutoCorrect/AutoFormat dialogue.

1. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect/AutoFormat....
2. Choose the Options tab from the top of the window.
3. Uncheck Apply numbering - symbol: •, for instance, to disable automatic list numbering.
4. Uncheck 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.
5. Press OK at the bottom of the window to save your changes.