How do I recover an opened document after a power outage or system crash?
Automatic Save is the best chance of file recovery within Lotus Symphony.
- Choose File > Preferences.
- Expand the IBM Lotus Symphony preferences by double-clicking it or selecting its plus (+) sign.
- Under File Supervision, select Enable file recovery to save open files every [?] minutes.
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Does Lotus Symphony Documents support nested tables?
Lotus Symphony Documents has a workaround to provide nested tables.
Lotus Symphony Documents provides the capability to create a frame within a table cell, and further, to create a table within that frame. Simultaneously, when loading nested tables, a frame will be created for the nested table, and the nested table will be located within the frame. However, since a frame cannot span pages, the nested table will truncate if it does not fit within the frame on a single page.
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Can I share data between Lotus Symphony Documents and Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets?
You can share data from Lotus Symphony Documents with a Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets document.
You would need to copy an area of content from a spreadsheet and then paste the copied content as a special "DDE Link" item into the word-processing document. Any change within the pasted area will be updated in the word-processing document synchronously.
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Does the graphic object feature of Lotus Symphony Documents support the "In Background" Wrap type and multi-selection?
You can select the Wrap type In Background for a graphic object except when its anchor type is As Character. Keep it in mind that anchored graphic objects cannot be multi-selected at all.
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Why the input fields are displayed when open an MS doc file in Symphony?
It is due to the field shading configuration. By default, the field shading is turned off. When the input fields are empty, the field will not be displayed. To show them, turn on the field shading by clicking View > Field Shadings or pressing Ctrl+Shif+X. Then you can see these input fields are in grey color.
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How can I add page counter to document except the cover page?
Click the page number in the cover page, then click Edit > Fields,
change the offset from 0 to -1, then the page number will start from the second page.
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Where can I find feature like "Format Painter"?
The equivalent option in Symphony is "Duplicate Formatting".
Firstly, select the text which you want to copy style from,
Then, click Edit > Duplicate Formatting, then you will see the Format Painter.
Now move cursor to the paragraph you would like to apply the format, click and brush it over, it will be set.
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How do I create different page orientations (portrait or landscape) in the same document?
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Create a new page style and apply it to your document.
- Click Layout > Style list.
- In the Style type field, click Page Styles.
- Click New to create a new page list.
- In the Style window, define the style name and other properties, such as font and color.
- Click the Page tab and set the Orientation value that you want, and then click OK.
- Apply this new style to your document:
- Create a new page by clicking Create > Manual Break.
- In the Insert Break window, select Page Break.
- In the Style field, apply the page style that you want, and then click OK.
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How do I disable date formatting in tables in documents?
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By default, dates that you enter into a table are automatically formatted according to the regional settings specified by your operating system. To disable this formatting, right-click a table cell and clear Number Recognition.
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