Hi all,
in my document I have some overlapping Drawing Objects like Shapes. When I save, close and reopen the document, some of those Drawing Objects disappeared. I can find them in the Window “Navigator”, but they are declared as “Hidden”. I can’t select them anymore. Printing them doesn’t work either. The
I didn’t find any setting to get them back as set bevor. Please help, the document is very important.
Thanks in advance
MSr
OS name, LO version, save format?
What is the purpose of your drawing objects? Illustration? Or arrows between elements of texts (or between other shapes)?
Usually, it is much better (and “comfortable”) to design your decorations in Draw, select the relevant shapes, group them and paste as a single unit in Writer. Remember that drawing objects can’t be controlled by a (frame) style and therefore are a pain to position. This must be done on each object individually.
For best diagnostic, attach a reduced sample file (1-2 pages long) still exhibiting the unexpected behaviour. In case text is private or confidential, replace it with “neutral” text.
Hi ajlittoz,
my OS ist macOS Mojave 10.14.6, the version of LO is 7.4.2.3. . See the 2 images maybe the problem becomes more obviously.
Images are really insufficient to diagnose your problem. The only guess I can make is the excessive use of direct formatting. This, alone, creates huge problems.
I’d say that your goal document is not of the “text flow” type (think of a novel). It looks rather like a commercial flyer where layout is more important than flow. Writer may not be the best tool. It wood be easier to do your job with a desktop publishing application (DTP) like free Scribus.
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