Re: [libreoffice-users] Chapter Numeration

Ho hum, this was intended for OOo users.  Where Andrés asked the same question.  I'll resend it 
there.  

//James

On Oct 28, 2010, at 09:59 , James Wilde wrote:

> Hi Andrés:
>
> On Oct 27, 2010, at 20:52 , Andrés Necochea wrote:
>
> > Hi, all you people.
> >
> > I want to know something. I think that the chapter numeration in OOo is
> > fine, but there is some things that I can't do.
> >
> > For example an chapter numeration like:
> >
> > 1.- Tittle
> > 1.1.- Subtitle
> > 1.2.- Another Subtitle
> > 2.- Another Thing
> > 2.1.- Another Subthing
> > Appendix 1.- Something
> > Appendix 2.- Something More
>
> Not sure if I understand your needs correctly, but the only things I can see that are not 
> standard in numbering systems are:
>
> 1. You want a dash (hyphen) after the number, thus: 1.-  1.1.- etc.
> 2. You want all the numbers left aligned with no indent.
> 3. You want the Appendices to have the word Appendix 1.- (or Annex 1.-) instead of just numbers.
>
> It seems to me that all three of these are possible in LibO, but not all of them if you click on 
> the numbering button on the toolbar.
>
> Under Format on the menu (I don't know what that will be in Spanish) you will find Bullets and 
> Numbering.  
>
> Hop over the Bullets tab and choose your format on the Numbering Type tab (on the English version 
> it would be the second on the top row).
>
> I don't know whether you need to do anything on the Outline tab, but I don't think so.
>
> Hop over the Graphics tab and on the Position tab select the "Aligned at" and "Indent at" values 
> to zero.
>
> On the  Options tab in the After field you will see a period "."  Replace this with period and 
> hyphen ".-".
>
> These steps will solve points 1 and 2 above.
>
> In order to get the word "Appendix" or "Annex" in front, you will have to start a new section of 
> your document after the last chapter.  In the new section you will have to go through the above 
> process again, and on the Options tab you will additionally have to add either Appendix or Annex 
> in the Before field.
>
> Hope this helps.  If I've got it wrong, either someone else will correct me, or you'll have to 
> come back and tell us what happened, and which bit didn't work.  In that event, it would be good 
> to know what operating system you use and which version of LibO.
>
> > sorry, I'm from Chile, and I don't speak english.
>
> Don't worry,  There's nothing wrong with your English.
>
> //James
>
>
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