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Solid lines are created automatically under LibreOffice Writer

SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Gloops1 Posted messages 303 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
I have been dragging a text file in LibreOffice Writer for a long time that has continuous lines that have been created from time to time as I was typing (after hitting Enter).

Every time I want to select one or more lines from this file (which is a large reference file) to copy/paste into a new file, even if the selected text is not surrounded by these continuous lines, I still find them imported into my new file.

Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
Thank you so much for your help!

Configuration: Windows Vista / Firefox 49.0

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    C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 250
     
    Hello SALIXE,

    Right-click in the paragraph that has the border just below, "Paragraph", tab [Borders] and remove the border by clicking on it in the small thumbnail on the left side of the dialog box.

    --
    C-Claire
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  2. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    I positioned myself in the paragraph where the border is below, then right-clicked on the paragraph. I chose to click on the bottom border of the square on the left, which eliminated it.
    But the result was that the line continued in my text has moved up a notch and is now positioned above the paragraph.
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    1. C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 250
       
      SALIXE,

      In this case, select all the paragraphs that precede and redo the manipulation.
      If your text has no particular formatting (bold, color, etc.), I would suggest you press [Ctrl] [M] to remove those borders.

      These lines are usually created when you type a few ---- and press Enter. Writer turns them into borders.

      C-Claire
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  3. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    Yes, that's exactly what I did in my file a long time ago; I typed a few ---- and Enter to separate my paragraphs properly.

    I can't select all the paragraphs as you suggest because there are dozens and dozens of paragraphs, my file is very large.

    I will duplicate it and do CTRL M, and I'll keep you updated. Too bad for all the bold titles.
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  4. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    I duplicated it, opened it and did CTR M.
    The lines are still there, the titles in bold too, and the lines that were bold and red as well.
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  6. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    Well, I just started over, but before doing CTRL M, I selected all the text.

    Ouch! I don't have any lines anymore, that's already something.
    I just have to get to work on all the titles and colors.

    What's curious is that for some titles, I find them with the same font and size as the rest of the text.
    And other titles are bold and absolutely huge.
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    1. C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 250
       
      SALIXE,

      since it's free, I hope you're using the latest version of LibreOffice (5.2.1).

      If you want to put an excerpt of the document with the markings on https://www.cjoint.com/ and come back to give us the link obtained here, we can take a look to see why [Ctrl] [M] didn't work.

      As a reminder, you can use the shortcut [Ctrl] [A] to select the entire document.

      C-Claire
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  7. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    I downloaded version 5.2.0.4 at the beginning of the month

    I wrote at 12:38 what procedure I followed, and that I have no more lines, meaning no more strokes.
    So, it's a win.
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  8. SALIXE Posted messages 129 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
     
    Thank you, but is it serious if I don't download 5.2.2.2?

    Another question, how do we know when new versions are released? And how often are they released?
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    1. shunesburg69 Posted messages 1061 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   221
       
      It's not very serious, but it's still better to have the latest fixes to minimize bugs as much as possible.
      Major versions are released every 6 months and patches every 2-3 weeks.
      To understand, let's take a version number: 5.2.2.2
      5.2.x.x is the version number and x.x.2.x is the patch number (the last digit is the number of release candidates, but that's not important).
      In short, there have been two patches since the version you are using (5.2.1.2 and 5.2.2.2).
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  10. salixe
     
    Hello everyone,
    It's been a while since I last returned to my post.
    I had written "won," a bit higher up, but not won at all.
    Because looking at my new file, plenty of paragraphs have disappeared.

    Fortunately, I didn't delete my original file.
    I don't know what to do to get rid of these lines.
    If you have any new ideas... thank you very much!
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  11. Gloops1 Posted messages 303 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   12
     
    Hello,

    A few random ideas ...
    Apparently, it's the autocorrect feature that introduced unwanted formatting: it would be a good idea to check its settings to ensure it matches what we want to achieve.

    When I started reading the topic, I thought about the track changes feature, which can also introduce formatting during edits, but apparently that's not it.

    If the problem lies only with the formatting, wouldn't it be simpler to start from an unformatted document? Copy everything, and in a new document, Edit, Paste Special.

    And ... afterwards, we roll up our sleeves and redo all the formatting, but the right one this time.
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  12. salixe
     
    Thank you for your response, Gloops1, but I didn't understand anything at all.

    To recap:

    C-Claire replied to me on October 3rd "These lines are usually created when you type some ---- and press Enter. Writer turns them into borders.

    and I replied to her "Yes, that's exactly what I did in my file a long time ago; I typed some ---- and Enter, to clearly separate my paragraphs."

    That is exactly the origin of this problem. And now, how do I transform this large file with those borders removed?
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  13. Gloops1 Posted messages 303 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   12
     
    Hello,
    Borders are part of the formatting, just like bold and colors.
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