Help using OpenOffice.org Writer!

• hmsg

  7 Feb 06, 19:26

  Anybody familiar with using OO writer?
  
  Problem - when i write minutes of meeting (2 columns & many rows), the last row would always jump to the next page when the number of lines (sentences) exceed the space left in that page.... this creates an obvious gap ....
  
  in MS word, there is no such problem, the row automatically spill over to the next page...
  
  any expert advice? OO FAQ does not seemed to answer this....
  
  Thanks.
• martin_lim85

  7 Feb 06, 19:45

  u working in saf?
• launtpc

  7 Feb 06, 19:54

  Sorry, but I don't use OpenOffice... Maybe ndmm/lpx/chanff8 will help.
• hmsg

  7 Feb 06, 19:57

  Originally posted by martin_lim85:

  u working in saf?

  saving $$$$ for office.... but need to overcome these hiccups
• martin_lim85

  7 Feb 06, 20:05

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  saving $$$$ for office.... but need to overcome these hiccups

  wah ur problem too chim liao i also started using OO in my office. u try to rearrange those lines
• chanff8

  7 Feb 06, 20:05

  Sry I don't use Open Office either. Maybe mayi/lpx88 will be able to help
• hmsg

  7 Feb 06, 20:34

  Originally posted by martin_lim85:

  wah ur problem too chim liao i also started using OO in my office. u try to rearrange those lines

  tried.... apparently when inserting tables need to make sure u uncheck "don't allow tables to split over"... that will solve the nightmare....
  
  else too late... once the tables are inserted u can't ..... unless i am wrong..//
• ndmmxiaomayi

  7 Feb 06, 20:42

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  Anybody familiar with using OO writer?
  
  Problem - when i write minutes of meeting (2 columns & many rows), the last row would always jump to the next page when the number of lines (sentences) exceed the space left in that page.... this creates an obvious gap ....
  
  in MS word, there is no such problem, the row automatically spill over to the next page...
  
  any expert advice? OO FAQ does not seemed to answer this....
  
  Thanks.

  I also face the same problem when using OO.
  
  What I did to overcome was to manually do the columns and rows.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  7 Feb 06, 20:43

  Originally posted by chanff8:

  Sry I don't use Open Office either. Maybe mayi/lpx88 will be able to help

  lpx88 already taiji to you lah.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  7 Feb 06, 20:44

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  tried.... apparently when inserting tables need to make sure u uncheck "don't allow tables to split over"... that will solve the nightmare....
  
  else too late... once the tables are inserted u can't ..... unless i am wrong..//

  I didn't know of this option. I just manually do them.
• lpx88

  8 Feb 06, 18:50

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  lpx88 already taiji to you lah.

  wads taiji? anyway i don use open office either...so oni mayi can help you... or i can help u search for a solution..
• lpx88

  8 Feb 06, 19:07

  Originally posted by hmsg:

  Anybody familiar with using OO writer?
  
  Problem - when i write minutes of meeting (2 columns & many rows), the last row would always jump to the next page when the number of lines (sentences) exceed the space left in that page.... this creates an obvious gap ....
  
  in MS word, there is no such problem, the row automatically spill over to the next page...
  
  any expert advice? OO FAQ does not seemed to answer this....
  
  Thanks.

  possible to post screenshot by the way?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  8 Feb 06, 19:32

  Originally posted by lpx88:

  wads taiji? anyway i don use open office either...so oni mayi can help you... or i can help u search for a solution..

  That's mean push the problem to you.