Disabling Automatic Formatting

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Contents 1 Turning off automatic word completion 2 Turning off other automatic formatting 3 Turning off automatic number-to-date formatting in tables 4 Turning off all automatic formatting 5 Turning off auto-completion in Calc 6 Reverting automatic formatting on a “one-time” basis 7 Related External Links

Turning off automatic word completion

1. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect....
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 to save your changes.

Turning off other automatic formatting

You can disable other common auto-formatting annoyances in the same AutoCorrect window.

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

Turning off automatic number-to-date formatting in tables

1. From the NeoOffice menu, choose Preferences.
2. Expand the disclosure triangle next to NeoOffice Writer (if it is not already expanded).
3. Click on the Table item.
4. In the Input in tables section, uncheck the Number recognition checkbox.
5. Press OK at the bottom of the window to save your changes.

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.

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.

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.

Related External Links

Setting up OOo to Suit the Way I Work by Jean Hollis Weber
Configuring OpenOffice.org Writer by Bruce Byfield
How do I turn off automatic correction and formatting? in the OpenOffice.org wiki