Writer Guide

Figure 39. Choosing Formatting Aids options
Note
Direct cursor lets you enter text, images, tables, frames, and
other objects in any blank area in your document. OOo inserts
blank paragraphs and tabs to position the text or objects.
This feature is incompatible with rigorous use of styles and can
lead to many formatting oddities, so it should be avoided by
professional writers.
Grid options
Specifying “snap to grid” can be very helpful when you are trying to
align several objects such as graphics or tables. If the grid intervals
(subdivisions) are too large, you may find that you do not have enough
control in placing the objects.
On the OpenOffice.org Writer – Grid page (Figure 40), you can choose
whether to enable this feature and what grid intervals to use.
Figure 40. Choosing Grid options
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