[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] HELP AND ADVICE

> On Sat, 2011-07-09 at 12:47 +0100, Robert Richards wrote:
>
> > HELLO I downloaded   your OFFICE PROGRAMME, but the write page is very  
> > small  and have to have it on 40 or  44 font to use it even so and the  
> > page is too small it needs some done about , so i am going to try it on  
> > my laptop  later to see if it is the same. i normally use font 12/14  
> > and use  it's lovely if u use letter wizard  it comes like it should  
> > but don't alway want to use letter wizard for every thing.

As I understand it: The page in writer is very small on your screen and  
you can't even read regular sized (12 pt) letters, right?

First: The size of letters always refers to how large they're going to be  
on paper, so if you want 12 pt on paper, you should definitely use 12 pt  
in writer, too.

Second: If the page looks small, there can be two general reasons: Either  
the paper format is somehow set to something small (which I doubt), or  
your view of the sheet is all zoomed out.

Solution: You can change the zoom in several different ways. The quickest  
is just holding the "ctrl" key on the keyboard and turning the mouse wheel  
up. The easiest to remember is the slider in the lower right corner of the  
writer window. You can find a good description of it on pages 13 and 14 of  
the first chapter of the "introducing Libreoffice" document, right here:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/cgi_img_auth.php/c/c2/0101GS3-IntroducingLibO.pdf
If zoom is at 100%, the page on your screen should be roughly as large as  
an actual sheet of paper. (A4 or US letter, depending on where you live).  
Zooming in or out will not change the document, it is just a way for you  
to either see more detail or get an overview.
If the zoom is at 100% but everything is still too small, maybe  
LibreOffice has no correct information how large your screen is. But that  
should not need to bother you, just zoom in and you're good.

Also, if you're new to LibreOffice, it might be good to know about the  
documentation, which you can find here:  
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/
Of course you don't have to read all of that, but it comes in handy often.

Here's hoping this helps,

   Zak


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