disabling DoWhatIMean behavior in OpenOffice Writer
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Mar 15, 2026142 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I type "2-5" in a table column in OpenOffice Writer, it automagically converts it to 02/05/09. How do I give this program a dope slap and tell it to stop trying to figure out what I mean, and just let me type what I want?
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Fix for: disabling DoWhatIMean behavior in OpenOffice Writer
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To stop OpenOffice from autoformating cells to dates and so forth, right click on the table and disable the "Number Recognition" checkbox. You can re-enable this later if you want, any previously filled in cells will stay unformatted.
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