Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Line spacing on Writer

On 2016-09-14 09:04, Richard Foulk wrote:
> ​​
> Thank you Brian, Bruce and Erik for your excellent advice on how to fix
> line spacing, and I don't know how in a billion kazillion years that I
> could ever possibly thank you!
>
>           So this horse walks into a bar and the bartender says -- "Hey,
>            why the long face?"
>
>
>
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> On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Erik Jan <ejvwaasdijk@msn.com> wrote:
>
> > Bruce Hohl schreef op 06-08-16 om 20:39:
> >
> > > Go to "View > Non-Printer Characters".  This will show the paragraph
> > > breaks, etc.
> > > Position the cursor within a paragraph or select (highlight) desired
> > > paragraphs.
> > > Open "Format > Paragraph" and go to the "Indents & Spacing Tab".
> > > You can view and change spacing setting here.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Richard Foulk <richardfoulk36@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I’m using LibreOffice Writer to write a novel and the line-spacing is all
> > > > messed up. Single, 1.5, double-spacing all on the same page.
> > > >
> > > > I’ve tried Format-spacing, Windows-paragraph and everything else -- but
> > > > nothing works.
> > > >
> > > > Can you please help me?
> > > >
> > > >   Thank you
> > > >
> > > > What I do, is the following:
> > When I have imported a file from MSOffice and get problems like you are
> > describing, I copy (Ctrl-C) the problematic paragraph, delete the
> > problematic paragraph, make a new one with the desired paragraph style en
> > paste the text with Ctrl-Shif-Alt-V. This way of pasting deletes all
> > formatting from the text and accepts the style of the chosen paragraph.
> > Later I delete al superfluous Windows styles that encumber the document.
> >
> > I hope this helps; good luck.
> >
> > Erik
I found my documents (LO) accumulated a pile of rubbish, styles, etc. 
from documents I import from. Copy/pasting from word docs copies the 
styles into the LO doc.
When I merge content from multiple documents (.doc, .docx, .odt, PDFs) 
into my documents I use an intermediary document to cleanse the 
copy/pasted content and apply the styles I want before copy/pasting 
again into my final document and this way my final document only has the 
look and styles I want.
steve

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