OpenOffice text boxes

[Andy Leeman]

Brian, I sent you a file. Is that what you mean? You can do it by
going to Insert > Floating Frame. Then you can edit it by right
clicking or stretching it. You can type the text in it directly and it
will auto expand.

> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:51:03 -0700
> From: "Brian Burger" <blurdesign at gmail.com>
> Subject: OpenOffice text boxes?
> To: Ubuntu-CA <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
>        <d9065c960809191851l7ae0bfedob67256b17accbd4c at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Any OOo gurus around? I'm trying to do pull quote-style text boxes in
> OpenOffice Write, and being defeated.
>
> OOo can set up graphics with text flowing around them, but I can't see
> a way to do a discrete box of text with the same properties.
>
> I'm sure it exists, but neither the web nor OOo's own help files are
> actually being helpful.
>
> Quick illustration of what I want, see the graphic here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_quote
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian

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Andy Leeman
Londonderry NS