Solved Libre Office Writer Document 'Deadline' &Font Issue

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I've been working on a business letter and a spreadsheet all day in Libre Office.

There is a dead line I have to meet in 24 hours.

I've tried what AI said to make the font of the document change but the options are all greyed out.
I've copied and pasted an e-mail with all the important text however the text is all different kinds of font through the letter.

Anyone know how I can make all of the font in the letter the same?
 


I've been working on a business letter and a spreadsheet all day in Libre Office.

There is a dead line I have to meet in 24 hours.

I've tried what AI said to make the font of the document change but the options are all greyed out.
I've copied and pasted an e-mail with all the important text however the text is all different kinds of font through the letter.

Anyone know how I can make all of the font in the letter the same?
When pasting the text did you press ctrl+shift+V and then select unformatted text? I don't see why you wouldn't be able to change the font if you did that.
 
Just hi-lite all the text you want changed, go to font, then go to go to size. Pretty easy.
 
Just hi-lite all the text you want changed, go to font, then go to go to size. Pretty easy.
That worked.

How do I remove blocks of code or areas where there are these boxes that don't belong in the letter?
See screenshot.
 

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That worked.

How do I remove blocks of code or areas where there are these boxes that don't belong in the letter?
See screenshot.
When you paste use ctrl+shift+v then select unformatted text it will paste without all that stuff (plain text only or whatever format your document is using) and then make your changes.
 
When you paste use ctrl+shift+v then select unformatted text it will paste without all that stuff (plain text only or whatever format your document is using) and then make your changes.
I made a cp of it. I'll try what you said holding down ctrl+shift+v be back in a minute.
 
The letter is now correct following your instructions MzQ1NjExN2 thank you!
That saved me hours of re writing the whole letter.

I'm headed to my Debian file in my /home to add these instructions so I won't forget.

 
The letter is now correct following your instructions MzQ1NjExN2 thank you!
That saved me hours of re writing the whole letter.

I'm headed to my Debian file in my /home to add these instructions so I won't forget.

ctrl+shift+v usually pastes as plain text in other applications as well. FYI. Useful keyboard shortcut.
 
ctrl+shift+v usually pastes as plain text in other applications as well. FYI. Useful keyboard shortcut.
In vim too?

I normally just right click paste.
 
I just tried it in neovim and vim and it works but I think that is the only keyboard shortcut to paste it seems. You can't use ctrl+v. So yes it works in vim.
 
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I just tried it in neovim and vim it works but I think that is the only keyboard shortcut to paste it seems. You can't use ctrl+v. So yes it works in vim.
Thanks for the confirmation.:)
If I mess the letter up (not used to Libre Office) I can always copy and paste it into vim.
 
Somehow the text copied over from page 2 or 3 was applied however in a different font.
So I simply copied the whole letter all over again and started a fresh new doc in Libre Office writer.

The 4 page business letter is now as it should be, thanks to all of you. :)

I'll refine/re-read it tomorrow before the deadline.
Will mark it solved once the letter is sent.
 
There's also usually a right-click menu option to 'paste as plain text'. In LibreOffice Writer, it's 'paste special' > 'unformatted text'.
 
There's also usually a right-click menu option to 'paste as plain text'. In LibreOffice Writer, it's 'paste special' > 'unformatted text'.
Thanks David.

I had 'the worst time' with the spreadsheet. Clicking on each cell and changing the font 50 plus times was not a good experience.
Under this kind of time pressure, (no prior education on spreadsheets) I did the best I could.

The documents have been sent and the stress has ended for now.
Thanks for the help :)
 
Alex, was the spreadsheet in Calc, or like a table in Writer?

If the former, I'll give you a tip.

Cheers

Chris
 
@Alexzee :-

Heh. I tend to agree with Ray:-

Just hi-lite all the text you want changed, go to font, then go to go to size. Pretty easy.

As you say, it's clear you're not used to word-processors.....are you? :D

Having SAID that, though:-

I did a basic 'business course' several years ago; the sort of stuff any home user would need to know in order to keep a 'home office' running smoothly.

Quite a lot of instruction was given vis-a-vis written correspondence; getting the forms of address right, the 'correct' way to write a letter, etc.....and my senior-school English teacher - many years ago! - had been a real stickler for getting everything just right, so it's not like I wasn't already used to doing things 'properly' in any case. The course also gave plenty of tuition on actual WP operation & usage. I seem to recall it was all mostly in Windows XP - M$ Word, naturally! - but ever since then, I've found this stuff immensely useful for home use.

Mama, at the age now of nearly 92, has a lot of trouble with arthritis in the hands.....so if she needs to reply to someone, or send correspondence, I'm the one who actually types out the letters, envelopes, etc, for her. And this is somebody who, in her youth, held the junior speed-typing title in the county of Norfolk, where we live.....able to type accurately at the speed of 180 WPM (words per minute), on a mechanical typewriter. That's FAST.

You can imagine how frustrating she finds it to have to get someone else to do this stuff FOR her nowadays!

(I bought her one of these wee hand-held digital voice recorders a while back - tiny little thing! - so now she simply dictates what she wants to put in the letter, then I type things out for her. I've become pretty good at interpreting exactly what she's trying to say, so.....it "works" for us!)

I make a good secretary, apparently! :p

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I've been packaging up stuff for the Puppy community for a long time now, but office suites didn't used to be something I covered. A few years ago, I researched into all the available Linux office suites - there's quite a number of them - and made it my business to use each of them thoroughly, in order to understand the different 'work-flows'. As it turned out, most office suites are surprisingly similar in operation, though certain operations are frequently under different sub-menus, depending on the developer, but.....nothing that can't be handled.

I tend to use Libre Office myself most of the time, though I quite like its "parent", Open Office too. And learning this stuff also helps with things like composing a post on an on-line forum, as well.....it's quite unbelievable how many English users 'murder' the very language they speak every day!!

My own countrymen are often amongst the worst "offenders" in this respect...
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I also concentrate on the GUI stuff as much as I do for one simple reason.....because it helps to make the transition easier for Puppy newcomers, who are invariably Windows "refugees" & have never known anything else. And, truth to tell, despite being perfectly capable of doing things via command-line in Linux, I also prefer GUI-based operation myself.

That's what 30-odd years of using Windows will DO to you!

(shrug...)


Mike. ;)
 
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@Alexzee It's possible to instead of editing to topic title to "[Solved]" you can selected the prefix "Solved", this will be marked in green.
 
As you say, it's clear you're not used to word-processors.....are you? :D
You would be surprised at how many people are not. I spent like an hour on the phone two weeks ago helping a coworker on how to copy and paste and save a file. We are up to like 50 hours total so far and we are not even talking about several others in my office.

I did a basic 'business course' several years ago; the sort of stuff any home user would need to know in order to keep a 'home office' running smoothly.
Everyone should take a course (or watch some youtube videos) on how to use a word processor and spreadsheet. I see many people waste many hours doing stuff they can have a spreadsheet do for them much more efficiently.
 


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