Configuring KPresenterAuto correction is a system for correcting common typing errors, converting abbreviations to their full spelling and adjusting capitalization. As you could guess from its name, this all occurs automatically, while you are editing your document.
To toggle autocorrection on, select ->-> from the menubar. When enabled, autocorrection makes changes to your document as you type. You can determine which changes to make by configuring autocorrection, as explained below.
To toggle autocorrection off, select ->-> from the menubar. When disabled, autocorrection changes are not made. You can, however, apply autocorrection manually, using the ->-> menu.
To adjust the options for autocorrection, select -> from the menubar.
A dialog window appears to help you set your options, with four tabs: Simple Autocorrection, Custom Quotes, Advanced Autocorrection and Exceptions.
- Convert first letter of a sentence automatically to uppercase
When selected, KPresenter will automatically capitalize the first letter after a period. You can tell KPresenter when not to alter capitalization in certain instances (i.e. “Sr.” or “Jr.”). For more details, see the section entitled Autocorrection Exceptions.
- Convert two uppercase characters to one uppercase and one lowercase character
When selected, KPresenter will automatically convert a double capital letter (a common typographical error), into a single capital letter. You can tell KPresenter when not to alter capitalization in certain instances. For more details, see the section entitled Autocorrection Exceptions.
- Autoformat URLs
When selected, KPresenter will scan text for patterns which suggest a certain section of text is a URL and automatically creates a link.
- Suppress double spaces
When checked, KPresenter will ignore the second space typed. This prevents users from adding double spaces between words or sentences
- Remove spaces at the beginning and end of paragraphs
When selected, KPresenter will automatically remove spaces at the beginning and/or the end of a line of text.
- Automatically do bold and underline formatting
When selected, KPresenter will look for words surrounded by asterisks ( * ). It will remove the asterisks and change the font of all words in between the two asterisks to bold face.
KPresenter will also look for words surrounded by underscores ( _ ). It will remove the underscores and underline all words in between the two underscores.
- Replace 1/2... with ˝...
When selected, KPresenter will automatically change 1/2, 1/3 and 3/4 to their single character equivalents.
- Use autonumbering for numbered paragraphs
If you start a paragraph with a number and a symbol ( 1) for example), KPresenter will automatically convert that paragraph to a numbered paragraph. All future paragraphs will be consecutively numbered.
- Replace 1st with 1^st...
When selected, KPresenter will automatically change 1st to 1st.
- Capitalize name of days
Automatically capitalize the days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc...).
- Use list-formatting for bulleted paragraphs
When selected, KPresenter will look for lines that begin with - , and automatically convert the paragraph style to a bulleted list. The bullet is selected with the left button below this option.
Select the tab labeled Custom Quotes
- Replace double quotes with typographical quotes
When selected, this option will replace the standard keyboard double quotes, with typographical quotation marks. If you want to change the quotation character, click on one of the buttons. Clicking on , restores the default quotation marks.
- Replace single quotes with typographical quotes
When selected, this option will replace the standard keyboard single quotes, with typographical quotation marks. If you want to change the quotation character, click on one of the buttons. Clicking on , restores the default quotation marks.
To switch to the Advanced Autocorrection, click on the tab labeled Advanced Autocorrection.
This allows you to automatically have KPresenter replace one string of text with another. This can be useful for special symbols, commonly used abbreviations that you want spelled out, or common typing errors.
KPresenter uses different autocorrection strings depending on the language. Set the correct language using the combo box labeled Replacement and exceptions for language:.
The check box labeled Enable word replacement is used to toggle on and off the autoreplacement features of KPresenter. If there is no mark in the check box, then KPresenter will not perform any autoreplacements from the list in this dialog.
If there is a mark in the check box labeled Replace text with format KPresenter will not only change the text when it finds a match, but it will change the formatting of the new text. If there is no mark in this check box, then KPresenter uses the same formatting options for the replaced text as it found in the search text. For more information on setting the format options for replacement text, see the section on Changing the format of the autocorrection string.
To add an autocorrection string, simply type the text you want KPresenter to check for in the text box labeled Find:, then enter the text you want KPresenter to substitute in the text box labeled Replace:.
Note
If you want to insert symbols or special characters not available on your keyboard, you can click the buttons with three periods on them and select a special character from the table provided.
When these are entered, click . Your text strings are now added to the table.
Changing the text you want to find.
KPresenter does not allow you to change the text to search for. This is to prevent disastrous mistakes.
Instead, you must delete the current autocorrection rule and add a new text string with the corrected text to find.
Changing the text you want to replace.
Begin by clicking once on the string you want to edit. It will be highlighted and the find and replace text will be listed in the text boxes above. You can alter the replacement text. When you are done, simply click on the button.
Simply click on the string you want to delete. Now click the button. The string is removed.
Warning
Be aware that KPresenter does not give you a chance to back out once you have deleted a string. Be sure you have selected the correct string before you click the button.
Note
Currently, you must create the autocorrection string before you can format it.
Once the autocorrection string has been created, simply click on it once with the mouse button.
Now click on the button. A small dialog will appear:
You can use this dialog to select the format of the replaced text.
The left column consists of 13 check boxes. If there is a mark in the check box, then KPresenter will change any replaced text to match the property selected. If no mark is in the check box, KPresenter does not consider that property when replacing text.
- Family:
Use this combo box to select the font family you want your replacement text to use.
- Size:
Use this spin box to set the font size you want KPresenter to use for your replaced text.
- Color: and Background color:
Clicking on either of these two buttons allows you to select the font color and/or background color respectively, you want KPresenter to use.
- Bold: and Italic:
Use these Yes/No radio buttons to determine whether you want KPresenter to change the fonts to boldface or italicized fonts.
- Strikeout:
You can select None, Single, Double or Simple Bold to use for the replacement text.
- Underline:
You can select None, Single, Double, Simple Bold or Wave to use for the replacement text.
- Vertical alignment:
You can select Normal, Superscript or Subscript to determine what font alignment you want KPresenter to use.
- Shadow: and Word by word:
Use these Yes/No radio buttons to determine whether you want KPresenter to use shadow text and/or word by word underlining and strikethrough in the replacement text.
- Capitalization:
You can select Normal, Uppercase, Lowercase, or Small Caps to determine what capitalization to use for the replacement text.
- Language:
You can select the language of the text you will use to replace the found text.
Once you have selected your options, click to accept your text options.
Click to ignore all changes.
Click to restore the options dialog box to the initial values prior to making any changes.
Click to remove all marks from the checked options.
There are instances where KPresenter will make autocorrection changes that are inappropriate. You can use the fourth tab of this dialog to define exceptions to the rules previously discussed.
The dialog for exceptions is shown below:
To prevent KPresenter from deciding an abbreviation or other text is the end of a sentence, simply enter the text fragment in the text box below Do not treat as the end of a sentence:. Then click .
As an example: Adding “Jr.” to this dialog prevents
“Robert Jones Jr. is a friend of the family.”
from being changed to:
“Robert Jones Jr. Is a friend of the family.”
To remove an erroneous entry, simply click once on the wrong entry with the mouse button and click on the button.
The second set of boxes performs a similar function to the first except text entered in these boxes will allow two capital letters in a word if it is entered in this text box.
Simply enter the word in the text box below Accept two uppercase letters in:. Then click .
As an example: Adding “CD” to this dialog prevents
“CD”
from being changed to:
“Cd”
To remove an erroneous entry, simply click once on the wrong entry with the mouse button and click on the button.
If autocorrection is turned off in your document, you can manually enable autocorrection.
To manually apply autocorrection, first configure your options by using the autocorrection dialogs.
Then select ->-> from the menubar.
KPresenter will start at the beginning of the document and apply all selected autocorrection options to the entire document.
When KPresenter is finished, it will return you to your document for further editing.
For more information on enabling and disabling autocorrection, see Enabling/Disabling Autocorrection.