Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 128474
Guides are not displayed while moving an object
Last modified: 2021-08-20 18:22:53 UTC
In a fresh install of AOO the vertical and horizontal guides during movement of objects are not displayed by default. - Writer, Calc 'Tools - Options - [ Component Name ] - Guides while moving' - Draw, Impress 'Tools - Options - [ Component Name ] - Guides when moving' Steps in Writer, Calc, Draw and Impress (prerequisite: displaying guides when moving an object is OFF): 1. open a new document 2. insert a rectangle 3. turn on displaying guides when moving an object 4. move the rectangle Result: Guides are displayed in Writer, Draw and Impress. In Calc - NOT. Workaround in Calc: e.g. scroll the view to and fro (horizontally or vertically).