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Subject: Re: OT: re AbiWord and margins
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Gary Kline wrote:
> 	Apologies up front for this genral question; this time I 
> 	*have* searched for a solution, but to no avail.
> 
> 	With OpenOffice's WP I can change typeface, margin, &c
> 	by dragging mouse over read-in file.  Once entire file is
> 	highlighted, altering fonts and margin is easy.  With 
> 	Abiword, mousing the file is extremely slow.  Is there 
> 	an easier way of resetting the margin to be much narrower?
> 	This would save paper and handling in my early drafts.
> 
> 	OO is outstanding++, but takes too long to build/rebuild.
> 	Be nice to have a lighter-weight WP on my servers.  So if
> 	there is a magic answer, I'd be much obliged for some
> 	clues!
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 
> 
Hi Gay

You can always click "edit" then "select all".

I'm really not sure if this is what you are asking about.

Robert