Open Office question

[Michael Laplante]

If anyone is familiar with this suite, can you answer me a question, or
point me to an ng that can?

One nice feature of Word, is the ability to split the window into two panes
so you can see different parts of the same document at the same time. I
can't seem to find this feature with OO. Please tell me it can be done and
let me know how.

M

 

[JC]

If anyone is familiar with this suite, can you answer me a question, or
point me to an ng that can?

One nice feature of Word, is the ability to split the window into two panes
so you can see different parts of the same document at the same time. I
can't seem to find this feature with OO. Please tell me it can be done and
let me know how.

M

Do you mean split it in to columns? If so, its under the format menu.

 

[ceg]

Do you mean split it in to columns? If so, its under the format menu.

I believe he means two viewports....usually one above the other...ideally,
both windows would show any edits made in either window.

 

[Michael Laplante]

I believe he means two viewports....usually one above the other...ideally,
both windows would show any edits made in either window.

Ceg is correct. Do you or anyone here know the answer though?

M

 

[ceg]

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Ceg is correct. Do you or anyone here know the answer though?

M

Decades ago I used to use a word processor in DOS that had multiple windows.
I can't remember the name, but it was the predecessor of Boxer. The renamed
Boxer version added the ability to have multiple columns as well as a couple
other odds and ends.

 

[Richard Kistler]

If anyone is familiar with this suite, can you answer me a question, or
point me to an ng that can?

One nice feature of Word, is the ability to split the window into two
panes so you can see different parts of the same document at the same
time. I can't seem to find this feature with OO. Please tell me it can be
done and let me know how.

M

Don't think that you can split windows like MS Office can. You can open a
new window with the same document in it: Window > New Window. However, since
Openoffice is freeware, such detailed questions can be best answered by
downloading the application and trying it yourself. The answer to your
question could have been found by searching the help index in the help
facility(that's how I found it).

Hope this helps.

Dick Kistler

 

[Michael Laplante]

Decades ago I used to use a word processor in DOS that had multiple
windows.
I can't remember the name, but it was the predecessor of Boxer. The
renamed
Boxer version added the ability to have multiple columns as well as a
couple
other odds and ends.

I guess they let you out on a daypass, huh?

Well, C, thanks for that sepia-tinged stroll down memory lane. . .

In the meantime. . . does anyone else have an answer to my original
question?

M

 

[Michael Laplante]

Don't think that you can split windows like MS Office can. You can open a
new window with the same document in it: Window > New Window. However,
since Openoffice is freeware, such detailed questions can be best answered
by downloading the application and trying it yourself.

Yeah, tried that. I was hoping maybe the feature was buried deep down and I
just hadn't found it.

There's no reference to any such ability in the help file so I guess it
doesn't exist.

M

 

[CharlieDontSurf]

Yeah, tried that. I was hoping maybe the feature was buried deep down and I
just hadn't found it.

There's no reference to any such ability in the help file so I guess it
doesn't exist.

No, it doesn't. If you want, you can petition for the feature in this
bug report thread:

http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=19291

Also, this probably isn't useful to you but I'll mention it just in
case, it was available in StarOffice 5.2. Why they dropped it, I have no
idea.

 

[spoon2001]

If anyone is familiar with this suite, can you answer me a question,
or point me to an ng that can?

One nice feature of Word, is the ability to split the window into two
panes so you can see different parts of the same document at the same
time. I can't seem to find this feature with OO. Please tell me it
can be done and let me know how.

M

The split window feature appears in Calc, and there is a help file entry for
it (window / splitting), but I don't see anything similar for Write.