Re: [libreoffice-users] Duplication/replacement of text attributes

On 14-07-12 10:56, Andrew Brager wrote:
> Greetings to you all.  I'm new to Libre Office.
>
> I'm wondering if there's a way to duplicate/replace attributes from one
> paragraph to another in so that they are formatted identically.
>
> A frequent problem for me (typically when I copy & paste from elsewhere)
> is that two sentences/paragraphs just won't line up properly (perhaps
> even in a numbered list), I assume due to various formatting reasons
> including different fonts, sizes, tabs, margins, alignment, and/or
> anything else that might affect placement and display on the page.  They
> seem to be the same in the original source as far as I can tell, but
> once copied and pasted to a document in Libre some of the paragraphs
> seem to get out of wack.
>
> Trying to apply the exact same attributes to the paragraph or sentence
> that's out of wack just doesn't seem to work - probably because I don't
> know what attributes have been applied and/or simply don't know how to
> get the same effect in a consistent way.
>
> Perhaps there is an "attribute tree" mode so that I can see what set of
> attributes has been applied?  Either just plain text or perhaps through
> a graphical representation maybe?  I guess I don't need to see it if I
> can simply apply from one to another - sort of like the eye dropper from
> a paint program copies the color from one spot so you can apply the same
> color to another spot only here instead of color, it would be text
> placement & display attributes.
>
> Thank you in advance.
Please don't hijack a subject.The possibility of a meaningful answer is 
much diminished.
Make a new E-mail with the correct subject header.
Joep



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