When a List is NOT a list.

[gwpriester]

I was trying to add some text to a piece I was writing in Pro+ in which I was referring to A. Smith, which is how a friend refers to herself.

Except Pro+ took the liberty of assuming the A. was part of a numbered list starting with A. and would not let me override this formatting.

[Acorn]

I was trying to add some text to a piece I was writing in Pro+ in which I was referring to A. Smith, which is how a friend refers to herself.

Except Pro+ took the liberty of assuming the A. was part of a numbered list starting with A. and would not let me override this formatting.

Gary, you press the ESC key immediately after and you stop it dead.

Acorn

[handrawn]

I see what Gary is saying

I am not sure when and whether esc mitigates this 'smart'

[Acorn]

My mistake, it should be Backspace+Backspace.

All thumbs tonight!

Acorn

[handrawn]

I am not sure that works

if I type A. Smith and then hit return I get the B. - if I hit backspace once it removes the B. but leaves indent - hit backspace again it returns me to the end of the A.Smith line - if I then hit return to continue back comes the B. - am I doing something wrong?

[Acorn]

I am not sure that works

if I type A. Smith and then hit return I get the B. - if I hit backspace once it removes the B. but leaves indent - hit backspace again it returns me to the end of the A.Smith line - if I then hit return to continue back comes the B. - am I doing something wrong?

handrawn, I tried and it worked. It was a Text Area.
Yet to try the bullet control. I think that is cheating though.

Acorn

[DanFelix]

I was trying to add some text to a piece I was writing in Pro+ in which I was referring to A. Smith, which is how a friend refers to herself.

Except Pro+ took the liberty of assuming the A. was part of a numbered list starting with A. and would not let me override this formatting.

Try a Hard Space after the period. Type capital A, then a period, then a Ctrl-Spacebar, then Smith.

[gwpriester]

Try a Hard Space after the period. Type capital A, then a period, then a Ctrl-Spacebar, then Smith.

My head is spinning, Dan.

Steve - I have produced 9 paperback books in Designer Pro. Bottom line, I know how to make the program do the things I was trained to do and do the things I did when I was in advertising and then graphic design. So while I complain about missing features, it's a matter getting the tools to do what I want them to do.

Of the 5 books I have produced for Mary, 3 have won best in category in the New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards, and one for another author got a best cover design in the same contest.

[Acorn]

In extremis, use Ctrl+Space, if you can remember.

Try a Hard Space after the period. Type capital A, then a period, then a Ctrl-Spacebar, then Smith.

Snap!

Acorn