openoffice-impress
I have created several nested indents on one slide, and then I want to create a bullet back at one of the higher levels. But if I just backspace, it deletes the line. How can I decrease indent?
Another question is, if the text doesn't fit on the slide, can I have it auto go to the next?
Edit: For newer versions of OpenOffice and LibreOffice it's sufficient to just select a new font color for the text. The bullet-point will change with the text now.
Yeah, that's not really intuitive like it should be.
First of all i should say i do this with LibreOffice (and not OpenOffice) so i don't know if the following also goes for OpenOffice.
In "Writer" the bullets take the color of the text. In "Impress" they do not.
You need to set the color of the bullets manually. You can do this by selecting all the text (and thus the bullets). Click Format, Bullets and Numbering and the Tab Customize. There you can change the color of the bullets. (Don't leave it on Automatic) (See below if this options is not there)
Since this option is only available in LibreOffice (and not OpenOffice) there is another method:
You need to create a new character style (open the Stylist - F11 - right click the Default entry then New) give it a name and in the Font Effects tab, select the color you want. Now you can select your bullet-line and choose the correct Character style (select your new style).
Edit: Please note that in the newer versions of OpenOffice and LibreOffice it's sufficient to just select a new font color for the text. The bullet-point will change with the text now.
Best Answer
If you place the cursor on or just to the right of the bullet and press
shift-tab, you will decrease the indent.I don't know how to automatically extend text to another slide, but if you use the outline menu, you can see the text on several slides and can copy/paste or select/drag lines from one slide to another. You can also use the promote icon on that menu to decrease the indent.