Writer Guide

Figure 70: Autoformat choices on the Options page of
the AutoCorrect dialog box
The Help describes each of these choices and how to activate the
autoformats. Some common unwanted or unexpected formatting
changes include:
• Horizontal lines. If you type three or more hyphens (---),
underscores (___) or equal signs (===) on a line and then press
Enter the paragraph is replaced by a horizontal line as wide as
the page. The line is actually the lower border of the preceding
paragraph.
• Bulleted and numbered lists. A bulleted list is created when you
type a hyphen (-), asterisk (*), or plus sign (+), followed by a
space or tab at the beginning of a paragraph. A numbered list is
created when you type a number followed by a period (.), followed
by a space or tab at the beginning of a paragraph. Automatic
numbering is only applied to paragraphs formatted with the
Default, Text body or Text body indent paragraph styles.
Tip
If you notice unexpected formatting changes occurring in your
document, this is the first place to look for the cause.
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