Re: Opening an excel file that is password protected

[Maurice Howe]

Oh, that's easy.
Send the file to a trusted friend and have him/her unravel it for you.

Maurice Howe

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On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 5:03 PM John Jay  wrote:

> Is there a way to open an excel file that has been password protected. I
> no longer have Excel so I can't remove the password that way. When I try to
> open the file in Spreadsheet it opens up a filter selection box. I have
> chosen several of the excel formats but nothing seems to work.
>
> Thanks
> John Jaworski
>
>

Re: Opening an excel file that is password protected

[Maurice Howe]

Oh, that's easy.
Send the file to a trusted friend and have him/her unravel it for you.

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On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 5:03 PM John Jay  wrote:

> Is there a way to open an excel file that has been password protected. I
> no longer have Excel so I can't remove the password that way. When I try to
> open the file in Spreadsheet it opens up a filter selection box. I have
> chosen several of the excel formats but nothing seems to work.
>
> Thanks
> John Jaworski
>
>

Re: Recovery of lost info

[Maurice Howe]

Do you have an AUTO-SAVE set to save your work often -- such as every 10
minutes, every 3 paragraphs, every xxx ??  Your note suggests that part of
your doc was recovered.  That says that your autosave setting (if even set
ON at all) is set for far too long an interval. Maurice

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 3:27 PM Laura Jimenez 
wrote:

> Hi!  I lost some info and was wondering if there is a way to recover it?  I
> recovered the document but it was missing a lot of information.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Laura
>

I was hacked...

[Maurice Howe]

My email acct was hacked.  Please ignore junk being sent as if it was from
me.  Maurice Howe

Re: OpenOffice 4.1.8 release

[Maurice Howe]

Keith, just a language nit: "on there free time" should be "on their free
time".

Maurice, the official nitpicker...


On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 12:22 PM Keith N. McKenna 
wrote:

> On 11/23/2020 8:44 AM, Hugo Costa wrote:
> >  for them, they do not let  us...On Monday, November 23, 20
> Hugo;
>
> Apache OpenOffice does work on Windows 10 as I have it open on Windows
> 10 right know and I also did extensive testing with it before it was
> released. Windows Defender is getting very aggressive about not allowing
> you to install applications not from their app store without extra
> rigamarole.
>
> Also this is not a bug tracking system, it is just users of the software
> like your self offering support on there free time. I have seen more
> than once on both here and on the Forum that people will suggest that
> someone enter a bug in Bugzilla or will do it themselves.
>
> Regards
> Keith
>
>

RE: Open Office Writer

[Maurice Howe]

Hi, Cuz.
Don’t think yer fussin’ @ me, but if ya’are, try to fergive me.  
After all, my name is HOWE, and all HOWE’s are doomed to make misstrakes, ad 
nosium…
   PS – Latin ain’t my first langrurage…

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: mick howe
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:56 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Open Office Writer

My first thought is that the 'dictionary' you are using is corrupt. Search
your system backups for the version you were using
before the upgrade and restore it. Because no one ever does back ups these
days the alternative would be to reinstall openoffice.
mick in glen innes 2370

On Wed, 19 Aug 2020 at 09:39, Christine MEEHAN 
wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> I have been using Apache Open Office for what seems like forever and I
> have found it a wonderful suite to replace Microsoft Office.
>
> However, my computer was upgraded by Windows 10 the other day and since
> then my entire Writer documents have had a wavy red line under each word.
> I have tried every way possible to remove these lines but they remain.
> This means that if I misspell a word I cannot tell as the whole document
> has these red lines under each word.  If I open an old document it opens
> without the lines but then within a couple of seconds they appear
> throughout the whole document.  Is there anything that can be done to fix
> this annoying problem.  I have been online and searched for all the ways to
> remove these lines but nothing so far has worked.
>
> Regards
> Christine Meehan
>
> Sent from Mail for
> Windows 10
>
>

RE: Lost work

[Maurice Howe]

This is why we urge users to save copies of files OFTEN (!!), using different 
names (such as with today’s date).  Maurice Howe

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: Johnny Rosenberg
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 5:59 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Lost work

Den sön 16 aug. 2020 kl 23:29 skrev Bec Koshak :

> Your update this morning corrupted 25 pages of my next novel and it now is
> all useless hashtags. Thanks s=
> o very much.
>

Just restore it from your daily incremental backups, and you'll only need
to redo the work you did since then, hopefully not all 25 pages.


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg

Re: tired of the crashes

[Maurice Howe]

Any "coincidences" in the crashes?  Like when using a particular sequence
or format?  Any clues in the resulting display / file / messages?
Are you using any macros (especially "home-grown" macros)?
Have you asked a local friend to try the exact same text & routines (using
a different computer), to see if it's some curiosity about your text, or is
it a "David Carrol" anomaly?

Maurice Howe


On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 5:12 PM David Carroll <3...@epbfi.com> wrote:

> Every week I have to write a radio show.  Every week, Open Office crashes,
> and I have to rewrite.  I have tried finding a way to back up my text, but
> nothing works.
>
> Is there a cure for this?
>
> David Carroll
>
> 3...@epbfi.com
>
>
>
>

Re: acount removal

[Maurice Howe]

Wade, are you the "Hallway Monitor" this week??

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 11:45 AM Wade Smart  wrote:

> Haim, you are not the original poster and you have
> said nothing about being unable to unsubscribe.
>
> --
> Registered Linux User: #480675
> Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> Linux since June 2005
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 10:41 AM Haim Giloh  wrote:
> >
> > How come? My mail address (gilo...@gmail.com) should be somewhere, open
> or
> > hidden, in the memory of an AOO users' mailing list. Daily I get almost a
> > dozen mail copies from AOO users, and replies from AOO experts. Please
> help
> > me to get unsubscribed!
> >
> > Sincerely.
> > Haim Giloh
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 3:16 PM Hagar Delest 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Just in case someone wonders, there is no account with this mail
> address
> > > in the EN forum.
> > >
> > > Hagar
> > >
> > > Le 02/08/2020 à 14:13, Wade Smart a écrit :
> > > >
> > >
> https://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#users-mailing-list-public
> > > >
> > > > Everything you need is there.
> > >
> > >
> > > -
> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org
> > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
> > >
> > >
>
> -
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>
>

Re: I registered for your forum but no email to me

[Maurice Howe]

Hagar, I'm not having trouble.  But I wanted to commend you and other
"helpers" for your collective & commendable dedication, knowledge,
forbearance and perseverance(!).  So, THANK YOU from the Novice Community.

Maurice Howe
(who retired 25 years ago from IBM after 35 productive [I hope] years)

On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 2:06 PM Hagar Delest  wrote:

> I can't activate the account because it has been already it seems.
> Have you tried to log in Mike?
>
> Hagar
>
> Le 21/12/2019 à 18:08, Rory O'Farrell a écrit :
> > On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:01:26 +
> > Rory O'Farrell  wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 16:42:58 +
> >> Mike Wind  wrote:
> >>
> >>> I registered for your forum. I’m supposed to get an email to confirm
> but
> >>> I didn’t get the email.
> >>> Its to the same email this is sent from
> >>> User id  : travistee
> >>>
> >>> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
> >>>
> >> Your user name is not registered on the Forum database, nor is your
> email listed as being in use.  Please check your Spam folder in case a
> confirmation email has been filtered there.  If not, please try registering
> again.  If it refuses, please let me knows and I'll pass your case to a
> Forum administrator, as I do not have all admin rights.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rory O'Farrell 
> > On further searching I found a registration entry for you, awaiting
> confirmation.  If the email is not in your spam folder I will pass your
> request to and administrator.
> >
>
>
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>
>

Re: Printing issue

[Maurice Howe]

I've found that it is far simpler to PRINT ALL (and discard what's
unneeded) than to futz around with the nitty-gritty.  Yes, the N-G works,
but it's often not worth the bother.  Paper is cheap.  Your time ain't.

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On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 6:01 PM Girvin Herr  wrote:

> Dave,
>
> In addition to these good replies, may I ask if you tried Ctrl-P and
> selected "All sheets"? Calc seems to default to printing the "selected"
> sheet, which is the one you are currently looking at. Using the "quick"
> print icon on the toolbar will also default to the "selected" sheet and
> not print the others. This is not controlled by the Print Ranges, except
> that if a sheet is not in the print range, "All Sheets" will still not
> print it. Calc likes to _not_ print stuff. Very frustrating at times.
>
> HTH.
>
> Girvin
>
>
> On 10/27/19 12:00 PM, Christel Lugo wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having a problem with Calc-specifically, it won’t print the pages I
> need printed. I keep trying to print three specific pages and it will only
> ever print one of them. The print preview only shows one of them, too.
> >
> > I have tried defining the print range via format and highlighting to no
> avail. I have also tried simply selecting a page number range in the print
> screen. I have tried deleting the print range under format, but nothing
> works.
> >
> > Can you help?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave Lugo
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > -
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> > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
> >
>

Re: Linux Mint install (DEB)

[Maurice Howe]

What?  I'm just another user, but...
Nothing in your cryptic msg made sense.

On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 1:59 AM Ryan Johnson  wrote:

> Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: openoffice-ure (4.1.7)
>
> The deb installer for ure 4.1.7 file is in the same folder as the deb for
> all of OO.
>
> --
> Ryan Johnson
> Free Software Foundation
> 
> Electronic Frontier Foundation 
>

Re: CD Availability

[Maurice Howe]

Sure.
Using another computer, download Apache Open Office onto a flash drive.
Then use the flash drive to load Apache onto your stand-alone computer.

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On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 2:15 PM JIM Van Auken  wrote:

> I have a computer that is not able to be hooked up to the internet.  I had
> it intentionally set up to not be able to be hacked, as I have checking
> account info, tax returns, etc.  Do not want to chance a hack or ransomware
> issue.
>
> Is OpenOffice available on a cd I can use to load onto this computer?
> Please advise.
>
> Jim Van Auken
>
> Sent from Mail for
> Windows 10
>
>

Re: open office questions

[Maurice Howe]

Jon, Apache Open Office is totally free.  It does everything that Microsoft
does, except bleed your cash reserves.  It would be ideal for your needs.
I, and 1000's like me, use it all the time and love it.  Google "apache
open office" for full info.

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On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:04 PM jonathan smith
 wrote:

> Hi,
> I am a young artist who needs word to do invoices and general use for
> business uses, can you tell me please:
> 1. is your downloadable free software legal, because you have to buy
> Microsoft Office?
> 2. Is it simple to download as I am not technologically minded at all.
> Many thanks for your time,
> Jon

Re: buy used replacement hp pavilonn

[Maurice Howe]

Please adhere closely to capitalization & punctuation rules.  Otherwise,
your msgs are very difficult to read.

Maurice Howe

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On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 3:04 PM Gary ketcham  wrote:

> i have many open office files and drawings, laptop komput.i  want to buy a
> used replacement hp paviion laptop to reload openoffice, for my existing
> files.
> gary ketcham 314 502 5022  1530 pine apt 809
> --stlouis mo 63103 id like the computer to have vista home premium
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> dv7 it was. home vista premium software
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Re: Downloading problem

[Maurice Howe]

Just a suggestion, Peter.
Emails to this kind of forum
should never include adverts
(or a lot of personal contact
info, or that matter).
If omitting that means
getting a separate email
acct, then do that.

On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 5:09 PM Peter Harris 
wrote:

> I am trying to get a template (basic address label
>  Size: 2.625" x 1", 30
> labels
> per US letter size sheet). After I download it, I open it and it is
> formatted in a Notebook style. Just a lot of gibberish. I need the actual
> template. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thank you,
>
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Fwd: Youtube: Douglas Ducote - The Caravan Is Coming To America

[Maurice Howe]

Whatever your views about legal, illegal, or quasi-legal immigration, these
poor blighters deserve a voice.  They are desperate -- no home, no food,
nowhere to go, no hope.
   Should the USA (and Canada & other countries) welcome them?  We all have
long-standing provisions for LEGAL immigration.  Is it enough?
   Put yourself in their awful circumstance -- wouldn't you move heaven &
earth to better your blight?  For yourself; for your family?
   And it's only gonna get worse...
Wish we could do MORE.
Maurice


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Re: Have a question please

[Maurice Howe]

If you take R. Funnell's advice BE DAMNED SURE YOU MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO A
*C*O*P*Y* (not the original) !!!

On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 12:06 AM W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. <
robert.funn...@mcgill.ca> wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Oct 2018, Cindy Wardle wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have Openoffice and have loved it for several years now.  But just
> recently
> > when I went to open up my saved document spreadsheet it takes about 5
> minutes
> > to open up my saved copies.  They are just stand spreadsheets with a
> > description line, cost, sold, fees and ending total.  The entire file so
> far
> > this year is 2.0 MB.
> >
> > Once it does open up and type any more information to it and then click
> > Save..it takes that same length of time to save the information.
> >
> > On the community forum they want me to upload the file but I don't want
> to
> > share all of that information.  Any ideas of what else could be wrong
> that I
> > could check on my end?
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> > Cindy
>
> It is possible to remove your private information before uploading the
> file. For example, in Find & Replace, make sure 'Regular expressions'
> are enabled and ask it to replace all '[a-z]' by 'x'. All of the
> lowercase letters will be replaced by 'x'. You can also replace
> '[A-Z]' and '[0-9]' if you want. Make sure the problem still occurs
> after doing it.
>
> - Robert
>

Re: Please recover my document soon

[Maurice Howe]

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS make frequent backup copies.  That's the REAL answer
to your question.

On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 1:24 PM Jenny  wrote:

> Hello!
> I did not turn off my laptop suddenly or etc but one of my writer document
> showed me all # characters & before the document is opened, one pop up
> ASCII Filter Options message appears.
> How to fix the problem soon?
> Thank you.
> Yours sincerely,Jenny
>

Re: Administratos approval

[Maurice Howe]

Good grief !!!

Cease adding acres of religious text to posts.  If that means using a
separate (gmail?) acct just for blog posts, then BY ALL MEANS do that.

What you elect to send to OTHE recipients is, of course, your own affair.
But religion HAS NO PLACE in Apache OpenOffice (or any other blog) posts.

It's a colossal nuisance to have to wade through all that stuff, looking
for relevant blog material.

So please CEASE !!!

Maurice Howe

On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 1:39 PM, Jackson Snyder  wrote:

> Did it work?  Not an administrator, but I have been working with computer
> word processing programs since the 70s, and have in that time run into all
> kinds of bugs and snafus.  I try to remember solutions ro write them down
> because if it happens once, it will surely happen again.  Thank you.
>
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>
> > Why you are not an Administrator?
> >
> > Jackson Snyder  於 2018年8月12日 週日 上午9:01寫道：
> >
> > > I would try it from the DOS run COPY command.  It is easy to do - just
> > look
> > > that up in a search engine.  Then I would copy it several places (if it
> > > worked, and it should), including to a SD card or thumb drive.  Also
> > would
> > > try sending it up to the cloud.  I have had the same problem in the
> past
> > > with MS Word, and learned to write my books in pieces using the Master
> > > template to put them together.
> > >
> > > Join in the Ministry!  Join the Yahad!  Information at this link
> > > <http://joinyahad.org>.
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> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 7:56 PM, Richard Beeston 
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Users
> > > >
> > > > I have recently created a 3 word document in Open Office 4.1.5
> and
> > > > have been trying to transfer/copy to an External Hard Drive for back
> up
> > > > purposes but each time I try to copy it a window comes up saying “
> > unable
> > > > to copy - Administrators approval required. “ I am still editing this
> > > > document and want to copy each edited document back to the back up
> on a
> > > > twice daily basis. This situation is making the editing so precarious
> > as
> > > I
> > > > do not want to lose the whole document if I have a crash.
> > > >
> > > > I am using Windows 7 and would appreciate any comments that may come.
> > > >
> > > > Many Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > >
> >
>

Re: Open windows says I am misspelling everything.

[Maurice Howe]

Keith, give 'em the link.


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On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 4:32 PM, Keith N. McKenna 
wrote:

> On 7/2/2018 3:43 PM, Evan Powell wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am having a problem with Open Office. After a recent update, The
> program is saying that all my words are misspelled even though I know for a
> fact they are all correct. My set language for the Dictionary is still
> English. And I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, updating it, etc. So
> I am at my wits end. Is there anything you can think of to help me through
> my situation? Otherwise I'm just gonna have to get a new program to work
> with. Thanks.
> >
> > Evan
> >
> Download the script and follow the instructions to at this link to
> alleviate the problem.
>
> Regards
> Keith
>
>

Re: where one ends a document

[Maurice Howe]

Rory (and Christina & others), that should be USER DATA (not GENERAL).

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On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:12 AM, Rory O'Farrell  wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:26:42 +0200
> Christina Colosimo  wrote:
>
> > I've noticed that in the forum I was looking at for the OO problem that
> I'm
> > having, it says "solved" but the problem seems to be very far from
> solved.
> > I noticed that users have been irritated by this problem for many, many
> > years and so I can't understand why your programmers for Apache Writer
> have
> > not fixed this highly irritating problem.  The problem is that I have a
> > document which is over 200 pages long and every damn time I open it to
> > continue where I left off, it does NOT show me where I left off,  it is
> > always irritatingly at the beginning of the document.  This is not
> > helpful.  It causes people to begin with negative feelings for OO.  Not a
> > good way to start the day or any time of the day.  I wonder how many
> years
> > it will take to fix this problem.  I sure hope that someone there will
> soon
> > come up with the necessary knowledge to do so.
> >
> > --
> > *Christina Colosimo*
> > chri.colos...@gmail.com
>
> The document doesn't "know" where you left off, because you have not
> identified yourself to OpenOffice as the author of the document.  You
> should use /Tools /Options (or Preferences /Options if on a Mac) and in
> /Tools /Options /OpenOffice /General enter your Name and Initials.
> Thereafter, OO will open at your last editing position.
>
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Re: Incomplete/Incorrect Template Name is Shown via Use of Splash Screen

[Maurice Howe]

To Toki and others --
Most computer applications abhor blanks in filenames.  Instead,
UseCapOr-Dashes-Or_Underscores_Or%Special$Characters.

On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:12 PM, toki  wrote:

> On 05/28/2018 02:50 PM, Vince wrote:
> > No, I did not use File | Save As.  Perhaps I have misspoken, made a typo
> > or experienced an unwarranted PC auto fill.   I used File | Templates> |
> > Save ... while having the revised (blank numerical data) file opened; to
> > place the new template into AOO's template folder, (%AppData%). I chose
> > to name the newly created template: IRS Income Tax CalculationsTEMPLATE
> > (no space between Calculations and TEMPLATE).
>
>
> What name is in the ODT file?
>
> jonathon
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Re: RUDE

[Maurice Howe]

Beautifully put.  And right on target.
  Yes, "Open Source" products (like Apache OpenOffice) aren't for
everyone.  Millions of AOO users (I doubt if anyone really knows how many)
dearly LOVE it.  Part of that "love" is not paying anything except your own
initiative & talents in making it work for YOUR chores.  That, and the joy
in knowing you're no longer pouring cash into Bill Gates bluejeans.
  Spend a few minutes learning what AOO can do for YOU.  And by all means,
contribute by helping others like yourself sort out the quirks for the
benefit of us all.

Maurice


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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Shari Lynn Smith 
wrote:

> Dear Dennis, I'm not sure where you received your copy of OpenOffice, it's
> a free OpenSource program, so there isn't really a company you're dealing
> with. You received responses from people just like you. Your initial email
> was kinda rude itself, so you received kinda rude responses.
>
> OpenSource isn't for everyone, it takes a bit of individual responsibility
> in learning, using, and a simple bit of respect when asking for help.
>
> It seems you may be more lucky with buying a product that includes paid
> support. I personally haven't gotten great support for paid programs
> either, however I still try and be as respectful of those I'm contacting
> paid or free. You might want to try engaging in a conversation from that
> perspective.
>
> With OpenSource you too should understand ANYONE can send ANYTHING they
> want to you, so be ready for the delete button, and keep an eye out for the
> emails that are the gold that do indeed help you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Shari
>
> just a regular gal who loves OpenSource the community and those who have
> made it what it is today.
>
>
>
> On 4/30/2018 9:09 AM, d L wrote:
>
>> I sent an e mail last evening about a problem I have experienced and
>> instead
>>
>> of getting any kind of e mail asking for further details I get a rude e
>> mail from
>>
>> one of your employee's so this shows me that open office exactly what I
>> thought
>>
>> it was when I sent the e mail last night some flakey company that does not
>>
>> care so I have deleted your program from my system and will be sending a
>> copy
>>
>> of your response to my e mail to the local news papers
>>
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
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Re: PROBLEM SOLVED Re: problem remains Re: [Issue 127728] SPELLCHECK/DICTIONARY NOT WORKING AFTER UPDATE INSTALL to 4.1.5

[Maurice Howe]

This guy makes it indelibly clear why users are sometimes encouraged to try
LIBRE or ANYthing ​else.

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Chris Addington  wrote:

> 1. file manager, address bar; (select): /app data/roaming/open
> office/4 -> rename user.old.
>
> 2. start openoff
>
> 3. fm user.old - copy 'wordbook', 'template'; paste into new user folder.
> if you copy all the folders you wind up with same problem, but this way you
> keep your dictionary, templates.
>
> can also get techs to find out by elimination which folder is causing
> problem.
>
> but, this does not alleviate responsibility to WARN people attempting to
> download
>
> sincerely
>
> Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
>
> On 10/03/2018 13:50, Chris Addington wrote:
>
>>
>> hi andrea
>>
>> i tried that - doesn't work (but not sure what is meant by
>> 'quickstarter', what is it? where is it? close it? how?)
>>
>> the point is that the bug was KNOWN - had a WARNING been given i would
>> NOT have installed - and i would not now be 3 days behind on work.
>>
>> *i appreciate you are volunteers - i am a volunteer also (in other areas)
>> - i do NOT get paid - BUT, BUT, BUT - volunteers still have a
>> responsibility to inform correctly - oxfam etc. ignore their
>> responsibilities.*
>>
>> what do i do?
>>
>> sincerely
>>
>> Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
>> On 10/03/2018 13:07, Andrea Pescetti wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Chris,
>>> this is not an OpenOffice bug, but a Windows bug. Do as advised at
>>> https://s.apache.org/g4NG
>>> and it will be fixed.
>>>
>>> You can now understand why we strongly prefer to use the standard
>>> support channels: answers are archived and available to all future similar
>>> cases. We are all volunteers and personal support is unsustainable.
>>>
>>> You have been referred multiple times to the public channels. I will be
>>> unable to continue answering private mails due to time constraints, but I'm
>>> confident that the procedure above will fix your issue.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>   Andrea.
>>>
>>> Il 10/03/2018 12:12, Chris Addington ha scritto:
>>>
 hi andrea

 the other key point is that *it is was KNOWN that there was this bug -
 yet there was NO WARNING given against downloading & installing 4.1.5 *- i
 had purposefully delayed installing 4.1.5 for some weeks just to
 avoid/minimise another install-headache.


 but, NO WARNING !


 sincerelychris

 Chris Addington Pr.Eng.

 On 09/03/2018 11:39, Chris Addington wrote:

> hi andrea, bugzilla
>
> - i received the mail below saying 'resolved' - downloaded & installed
> 4.1.5 again - PROBLEM REMAINS
>
> you also won't explain 'user profile' - where do i change this - the
> forum simply references 'user profile' but doesn't say where to find this.
>
> 
>
>
> Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
>
> On 09/03/2018 10:37, bugzi...@apache.org wrote:
>
>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127728
>>
>> oooforum (fr)  changed:
>>
>> What|Removed |Added
>> 
>>
>>   Status|RESOLVED|CLOSED
>>
>>
>

>>>
>>
>

Re: Possible Fraudulent Seller

[Maurice Howe]

TO: Robert Alvord (and others who "bite").
Plix we have with us always.  Especially the greedy ones who relish
profiting on the work of others.
   Advice?  Stick to the Tried & True from the only valid AOO source​ (
https://www.openoffice.org/download/).
   Don't fall for "repackaged" rubbish in lieu of the REAL THING.  Peek to
see if there's "value added" but the "Real Deal" is only at
https://www.openoffice.org/download/.

Maurice

On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 2:39 PM, Robert Alvord 
wrote:

> Hello.  I'm a big fan of your Open Office software and have used it
> occasionally for personal work.  I just ran into a seller's site on Amazon
> who is making money off your work, but I wasn't sure if it was legit.  I
> thought I would bring it to your attention.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Markt-Technik/b/ref=bl_dp_s_
> web_15352299011?ie=UTF8=15352299011_brands_
> browse-bin=Markt%2BTechnik
>

Re: Unable to Insert a row or a column in Calc

[Maurice Howe]

Hey, this is how we learn, and learn, and learn, and...
Many of us wake up confused, and sometimes stay that way for days.  [For
me, that's often "weeks".]​

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 3:06 PM, WA.TWORSX via AOL 
wrote:

> Problem solved.
>
> I had to close the file, then reopen it.  Although Windows File Manager
> showed the file w/o the Read Only attribute applied, the title bar
> indicated "(Read Only)".
>
> Sorry for wasting bandwidth; happy that I can now insert row/column again.
>
>
>
> On 11/19/2017 2:31 PM, WA.TWORSX via AOL wrote:
>
>> AOO 4.1.3, WIN10-64 bit desktop
>>
>>
>> I have one Calc file that is not allowing me to insert row/column.  When
>> highlighting (selecting) a row, and then clicking "Insert" on menu bar,
>> most items (row, column) are greyed out. Manual Break, Formatting Mark,
>> Function List, ... are available.
>>
>> When selecting a row or a column, and then right-click, only "Copy" is
>> available. Other Calc files appear to be working normally for me. The
>> problematic file was initially "Read Only"; I have removed the RO
>> attribute, however.
>>
>> Is this possibly related to a recent "profile" problem? Any suggestions;
>> I need to update this Calc file.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> VinceB.
>>
>>
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Re: Subscription

[Maurice Howe]

Diane, in your last line, you've given your phone # to the entire world!!!
That's like painting it on the Empire State Bldg.  Not a good idea.
Recommend you (a) get rid of that UserID​ and (b) change your phone # NOW!!

Maurice Howe


On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Diane Posell <dianepos...@yahoo.com.invalid
> wrote:

> HP signed me up and said that it is free forever.  I want to know if that
> is correct and if there is a charge how much is it?  I have also started
> using it and find it a little difficult to navigate.  The screen said that
> I have a 14 day trial version.I need to figure out how to highlight a print
> area that isn't an entire sheet and to get my worksheet back to "normal"
> from a little tiny schedule in the upper left hand corner.  I don't know
> what made it change but the format changed to small type and a very large
> sheet and my section is tiny.  I'm sure that it is as easy to navigate as
> Excel, once I understand all of the commands.  I tried to find help, but
> nothing sounded like what I needed.  Do I have to pay for a technician to
> help me through it?  Will the Help Agent be of assistance ?  I was signed
> up on September 21, 2017.Jean posell526-984-3728dianepos...@yahoo.com

Re: Close my OpenOffice account

[Maurice Howe]

Good luck with THAT !!
Once stuff is posted, it;s PUBLIC forEVER!!  The term "delete" is
meaningless.
If you don't want something propagated, don't post it.

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 9:04 AM, philipp_friedr...@freenet.de <
philipp_friedr...@freenet.de> wrote:

> Dear Sir or Madam,
> I hereby ask you to close my OpenOffice account and delete all my data on
> your servers.
> Thanks.
> My OpenOffice account data is:
> user:   philipp_friedrich
> email:  philipp_friedr...@freenet.de
>
> Please send me a confirmation email when account is closed and data
> deleted.
> Thanks.
>
> Kind regards
> Philipp
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Re: Red Underlining

[Maurice Howe]

Couldn't this routine be encapsulated into an auto-response to the
never-ending spellcheck blather, and "be done with it"?

Maurice Howe

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:42 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:

> I am informed that this problem has now been solved.
>
> RoryOF
>
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 21:13:29 +0100
> Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:49:54 -0500
> > Pat Carroll <pcarr...@cardacsystems.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am a very happy user of the Open Office package and have been for
> quite
> > > some time!
> > >
> > > I encountered something today that is mystifying me! As you can see in
> the
> > > clip below, there is a Squiggly Red Line under virtually every word
> (The
> > > same marking for spelling errors).  I would like to correct this.
> > >
> > > I am assuming it has to do with a dictionary, but I cannot seem to
> correct
> > > it! Any help would be appreciated
> > >
> > > Thank You
> > >
> > > Pat
> > >
> > > [image: Inline image 1]
> > >
> > > --
> > > __
> > > Patrick (Pat) Carroll
> > > President
> >
> > Start by renaming your OpenOffice user profile.
> >
> > If you are using Windows close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File
> > Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer
> (sometimes called Windows Explorer)
> > Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder - "user.old" is a
> > good choice. Start OpenOffice.
> >
> > This cures most spellcheck problems; the red underlining is caused by a
> spellcheck problem.
> > .
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Re: writer

[Maurice Howe]

Just one file, or any?
Had you just done a large "move" of other lengthy action?
Did Writer eventually close?  How did you finally do?

Is this on a PC or Mac?

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 1:52 PM,  wrote:

> Recently, my Writer won’t close. Everything else seems to work fine.
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>

Avoid losing files

[Maurice Howe]

Lost a valuable info file?  You only have to lose your royal ass once to be
cured.  There's frequent backups, of course, but here's a simple way.
Rename a file being revised by including today's date in the filename,
such as "XYZ 2016-11-25".  For multiple updates per day, add an alpha
suffix.
Never fail to rename a file when you change it.
The "downside" is using disk space but you can later delete older
versions.

Maurice Howe

Re: READ ONLY

[Maurice Howe]

Dealing with balky read-only files is quite simple.  Just open the file to
view it, do "select all" (usually ctrl-A), copy it to the clipboard
(ctrl-C), open a new file using whatever file extension/file type applies,
do a paste (ctrl-V), then do "save as" with a new filename.   Then you are
free to edit the new file any way you want.

Maurice

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Rory O'Farrell  wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:35:37 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
> "ap...@telus.net"  wrote:
>
> > How come HELP does not deal with READ ONLY to open and add/edit
> spreadsheets
> >  Instructions refer to EDIT-SELECT TEXT. There no such selection
> available
> > under EDIT
> >
> > Cannot understand why there is such a problem in dealing with READ ONLY
> and
> > why it is even applied to a spreadsheet in the first place. It should be
> an
> > option for the USER to protect data as one sees fit. PERIOD.
> >
> > Will changing EXTENSION problem? If so to what and how? THNXS for a FINAL
> > resolution (have been trying to solve for a long time.
> >
> > ANDREW POPOVIC
> > BOX 2334
> > FORT MCLEOD AB T0L 0Z0
> > 403 553 4589
> > ap...@telus.net
> >
> >
> >
>
> In OpenOffice /Help /OpenOffice Help : Index tab enter "read-only
> documents" (no quotes)
>
>
> --
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Re: Avery 6871

[Maurice Howe]

Oh, that's easy.  Just Google "Avery 6871" and you'll see jillions of
options.

Maurice

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 4:04 PM,  wrote:

> I am in need of the Avery 6871 format in the drop down menu on my Open
> office. It is not listed under the labels. How can I get it?
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>

Re: Fwd: [OFF-LIST] RE: End of AOO

[Maurice Howe]

Thanks, Andrea.  You surely know how dull-witted we Americans are, so...

Again, I want to applaud the work you guys & gals do to keep AOO humming.
It's a great product (although not a "product" in the usual sense).  Brian
Barker is a "standout", as are Dennis and many others.  My Thanks!

I've done lots of volunteer work over the years -- Rotary International
(Youth Exchange chair for a 7-county area in upstate New York), long-time
president and treasurer of a Rotary Club, officer and councilor for Mended
hearts (a heart patient support group), Meals on Wheels, a local Historical
Society, local Neighborhood Watch leader, and others.

*More* people should volunteer.  True -- Mended Hearts is a bit different
from AOO but both are better off thanks to our efforts & yours, eh?

Maurice Howe


On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>
wrote:

> Maurice Howe wrote:
>
>> Apologies.  Hope he wasn't offended.  Every language has its quirks
>> (American English sure does!), and as in the case of "Andrea" in Italy --
>> norms.  Again, my apologies.
>>
>
> No problem at all. I don't see why one should be offended be a simple and
> common misunderstanding, but for sure I'm not offended.
>
> Andrea
>
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Fwd: [OFF-LIST] RE: End of AOO

[Maurice Howe]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Maurice Howe <mauriceh...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OFF-LIST] RE: End of AOO
To: Dennis Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org>


Apologies.  Hope he wasn't offended.  Every language has its quirks
(American English sure does!), and as in the case of "Andrea" in Italy --
norms.  Again, my apologies.

Maurice

On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org>
wrote:

> The *Italian* name "Andrea" is commonly a male name.  As in Andrea
> Bocelli.  And Andrea Pescetti.
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea>.
>
> In general, it is probably best not to assume a gender at all, especially
> on an international list.
>
> Just for future reference [;<).
>
>  - Dennis
>
>
>
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Maurice Howe [mailto:mauriceh...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 13:27
> > To: Apache OpenOffice <users@openoffice.apache.org>
> > Subject: Re: End of AOO
> >
> > Atta girl!
> > Few things are perfect, but AOO is mighty good, thanks to you and all
> > the
> > other volunteers.
> > "Long Live Apache!"
> >
> > Maurice Howe
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > user wrote:
> > >
> > >> closing the door forever and let OO die.
> > >>
> > >
> > > This (Apache letting OpenOffice die) is not going to happen soon, and
> > > maybe it is never going to happen. We've already elaborated on how an
> > > unfortunate procedural message has been badly misunderstood, but new
> > > releases continue to be in the plans.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >   Andrea.
> > >
> > > -
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> > >
> > >
>
>

Re: End of AOO

[Maurice Howe]

Atta girl!
Few things are perfect, but AOO is mighty good, thanks to you and all the
other volunteers.
"Long Live Apache!"

Maurice Howe


On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:

> user wrote:
>
>> closing the door forever and let OO die.
>>
>
> This (Apache letting OpenOffice die) is not going to happen soon, and
> maybe it is never going to happen. We've already elaborated on how an
> unfortunate procedural message has been badly misunderstood, but new
> releases continue to be in the plans.
>
> Regards,
>   Andrea.
>
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Re: [Issue 127072] dictionary is installed but contains no words

[Maurice Howe]

This whole "spellchk" & "delete profile" is utter nonsense.  Surely,
SURELY!, AOO is smart enough to handle this with a simple macro.  Maybe
even with a "tab" pointing to the macro.

This "*spellchk is busted*" mess has gone on long enough.  Garden variety
users shouldn't be burdened with this crap.  I'm not bright enough to write
such a macro, but I'll bet 60 or 100 (10,000?) other users/developers are.
C'mon, guys & gals -- FIX this dumbass problem!

Thanks for listening (again)...

Maurice

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Keith N. McKenna  wrote:

> chuck ef wrote:
> > No Andrea - I received for copies too. Someone wants to make a point. 
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Aug 15, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Andrea  wrote:
> >>
> >> I got this mail 4 times ... Does my mailer have a problem? If not, no
> problem at all ;-)
> >>
> 
> No it is SeaMonkey giving me a hard time today. Sorry for the noise.
>
> Keith
>
>
>

Re: a question about openoffice and docx format.

[Maurice Howe]

Including religious material in a FORUM note is inappropriate.

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:03 AM, nasrin khaksar 
wrote:

> hello every one again.
> i have a very valuable documents saved in microsoft office with docx
> format.
> when i opened them with openoffice writer and if i change even one
> character,
> openoffice instead of saving the changes, actives the save as dialog
> and wants to change the extention of format.
> for example: converts my documents to .odt or .doc.
> how can i prevent this problem?
> i realy appreciate your help.
> this is a very critical problem for me.
> i pray for you and request devine mercy and blessings for you.
>
>
> --
> Those who follow the Messenger-Prophet, the Ummi, whom they find
> written down with them in the Taurat and the Injeel [who] enjoins them
> good and forbids them evil, and makes lawful to them the good things
> and makes unlawful to them impure things, and removes from them their
> burden and the shackles which were upon them; so [as for] those who
> believe in him and honor him and help him, and follow the light which
> has been sent down with him, these it is that are the successful.
> holy quran, chapter 7, verse 157.
> best website for studying islamic book in different languages
> al-islam.org
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Re: ApacheCon: Getting the word out internally

[Maurice Howe]

I sure hope someone steps forward to address inclusion of the newer MS
Office filetypes, such as DOCX.

Maurice Howe

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Melissa Warnkin <
missywarn...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

> ApacheCon: Getting the word out internally
> Dear Apache Enthusiast,
>
> As you are no doubt already aware, we will be holding ApacheCon in
> Seville, Spain, the week of November 14th, 2016. The call for papers
> (CFP) for this event is now open, and will remain open until
> September 9th.
>
> The event is divided into two parts, each with its own CFP. The first
> part of the event, called Apache Big Data, focuses on Big Data
> projects and related technologies.
>
> Website: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-europe
> CFP:
> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-europe/program/cfp
>
> The second part, called ApacheCon Europe, focuses on the Apache
> Software Foundation as a whole, covering all projects, community
> issues, governance, and so on.
>
> Website: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-europe
> CFP: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-europe/program/cfp
>
> ApacheCon is the official conference of the Apache Software
> Foundation, and is the best place to meet members of your project and
> other ASF projects, and strengthen your project's community.
>
> If your organization is interested in sponsoring ApacheCon, contact Rich
> Bowen
> at e...@apache.org  ApacheCon is a great place to find the brightest
> developers in the world, and experts on a huge range of technologies.
>
> I hope to see you in Seville!
> ==
>
> Melissaon behalf of the ApacheCon Team
>

Re: e-mail client

[Maurice Howe]

PLEASE stop adding religious text to messages to this kind of forum.
That is totally inappropriate, and is utter clutter.
A simple way to avoid this?  Use a separate email facility (like free
GMAIL) for forum work.

On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 6:09 AM, nasrin khaksar 
wrote:

> hi.
> i am not shure but i think because mozilla thunderbird is an email
> client and also is the open source program.
>
> On 6/11/16, Hans van Vliet  wrote:
> > Why does Open Office not have an E-Mail Client?
> >
> > H. van Vliet
>
>
> --
> Those who follow the Messenger-Prophet, the Ummi, whom they find
> written down with them in the Taurat and the Injeel [who] enjoins them
> good and forbids them evil, and makes lawful to them the good things
> and makes unlawful to them impure things, and removes from them their
> burden and the shackles which were upon them; so [as for] those who
> believe in him and honor him and help him, and follow the light which
> has been sent down with him, these it is that are the successful.
> holy quran, chapter 7, verse 157.
> best website for studying islamic book in different languages
> al-islam.org
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Re: W/10 and DOC files

[Maurice Howe]

I kept clicking things and the problem suddenly "corrected itself".  I
can't recall which click did the trick.  I'm reluctant to "unclick"
whatever I did, for fear of being stuck in the original mess.

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 1:22 AM, Martin Groenescheij <
mar...@groenescheij.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 30/05/16 2:45 AM, Maurice Howe wrote:
>
>> Installed AOO on a new HP running Windows/10.  I think I have it set up to
>> accept MS Offfice files as well as Apache OpenOffice  files.  I get
>> message
>> saying "You tried to use OFFICE but don't have OFFICE".  If I try to use
>> "Open with", WRITER is not shown as an option.
>>
>
> But it shows "More Options" and if it's still not listed it shows "Look
> for another app on this PC"
>
>>
>> Maurice Howe
>>
>>
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W/10 and DOC files

[Maurice Howe]

Installed AOO on a new HP running Windows/10.  I think I have it set up to
accept MS Offfice files as well as Apache OpenOffice  files.  I get message
saying "You tried to use OFFICE but don't have OFFICE".  If I try to use
"Open with", WRITER is not shown as an option.

Maurice Howe

Re: Change read only files to allow me to edit and save revisions

[Maurice Howe]

Aren't we overcomplicating things?

Couldn't you simply OPEN and SAVE files under new names anywhere you'd like
in your file structure (desktop, etc)?  Then you can edit THOSE versions as
if you had authored them.

Maurice

On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Eldon Fredericks  wrote:

> Should have described operating system. I’m using a mac with os x 10.11.4
> (el Capitan). Any suggestions? The files were created with the Seagate
> drive connected directly to my laptop. Now I have the Seagate connected to
> the router so I can get at the files from both my laptop and my iMac.
>
> Thanks,
> freder
>
> > On Apr 22, 2016, at 1:06 PM, Johnny Rosenberg 
> wrote:
> >
> > 2016-04-22 18:47 GMT+02:00 Eldon Fredericks :
> >
> >> I have a whole bunch of files, both Open Office Writer and Open Office
> >> Calc files created by me and stored on a Seagate drive connected to my
> >> wireless router.
> >>
> >> I can see those files and I can retrieve them but I cannot modify nor
> save
> >> them.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to modify read only files to allow editing and saving?
> >>
> >
> > Depends on why you can't modify them and what operating system you are
> > running. If those files belongs to a different user (root, for instance),
> > then you probably wouldn't be able to open them at all, unless you have
> > group read rights. If, for some reason, your files doesn't have any write
> > rights, the same problem will occur. This is easily fixed for all your
> > files with a one-liner in Bash, if you are on Linux or similar, using a
> > combination of find and chmod. For instance by looking for all files in a
> > certain directory (and sub directories) named (using regular expressions)
> > ”.*\.od[st]”, and change their permissions with chmod +w.
> >
> > And don't forget to do the same on your backup to AFTER you made sure
> your
> > one-liner actually works…
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Johnny Rosenberg
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help.
> >>
> >> freder
> >>
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Re: Euro Symbol...?

[Maurice Howe]

More about "usual" & "special" characters:

There are a lot of symbols available through using the ALT+ method, the
thing is that the codes you use depend on your system locale. The symbols
shown on this site have nothing to do with my locale. Perhaps the best way
to see what's available is to start the Character Map (Windows) application
(START > Programs > Accessories > Character Map) and see what's available.
Things become a little confused when you go above the 255th character; you
may need to experiment, but they are available by using ALT + n (i.e. a
five digit code). For instance, ALT + 12556 = ♀, ALT + 2556 = ³, ALT + 0255
= ÿ and so on.

If you Google "alt key codes", you'll find many other sources.

Maurice Howe

On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Martin Rosenfeld <rosenfel...@ca.rr.com>
wrote:

> Thanks all who responded. I can now get the euro symbol in eCS (OS/2) as
> Alt+213. I will try changing to International English KB and finding a way
> to define a AltGR which does not work on my KB.
>
> Martin
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Re: Euro Symbol...?

[Maurice Howe]

Martin, you're using RoadRunner so I assume you're in the USA.  If that's
so, I can help by snail-mailing a chart that gives the kybd codes for all
of the usual alphanumeric characters, plus €, ¥, æ, Ø, and a great many
other useful symbols.  You simply use the ALT key with a 4-digit
numeric-pad combo (ALT-0128 for €).

Or, go to www.alt-codes.net for even more "ALT-n" symbols.

These codes may also works for other "national" kybds -- I don't know.

Email your postal address.

Maurice Howe
mauriceh...@gmail.com

On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Martin Rosenfeld <rosenfel...@ca.rr.com>
wrote:

> Thanks all who responded. I can now get the euro symbol in eCS (OS/2) as
> Alt+213. I will try changing to International English KB and finding a way
> to define a AltGR which does not work on my KB.
>
> Martin
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Re: please

[Maurice Howe]

I (and others) have yelled for years about this.  The "unsubscribe" things
is taking WAY too much time and resource.  It's easily (in theory, anyway)
fixed: just build a macro with the req'd steps -- one that's generalized &
easily executed -- and end this nonsense once for all.

Maurice Howe

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 3:29 PM, John Hart <jh...@testra.com> wrote:

> The math was way off, the point wasn't. Most mail lists have unsubscribe
> links that aren't so problem prone.
> What would be much better is a blog, with mail notification of responses
> to one's post. That way people would
> get answers to their question, with out all the NOISE, and it would be
> easier to form a data base of queries.
>
> Support is the most important part of any software project, be it open
> source or not. If volunteers of this project
> want it to be successful, they must get their act together.
>
> jrh
>
> Tax credits for contributions to open source software is the answer.
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Re: [ PROPOSAL ] A new REVERSE string function for Spreadsheets

[Maurice Howe]

Oh, that's easy.  The facility already exists -- No need to "add" a
feature.  I often have lists of names that need sorting is various ways.
TABLES are the answer.  It may be cumbersome to make a table from a list,
but it really pays off for applications like yours.  Table elements are
usually separated with tabs but spaces work, as well.  And it's easy to
convert a table to text when that's appropriate.  Play around -- you'll
find a way that fits your need.

Maurice Howe


On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Ross Murray <rossmurray.a...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I hope my suggestion reaches its intended target, and meets your
> community's standards for submission of additional functions.
>
> I would like to see a REVERSE function, which returns a new string with
> characters in reverse order to the target string.
>
> I am attempting to remove duplicates after merging many files to create a
> very large list of names. Names may or may not have middle names; and/or
> initials which may or may not be follows by full stops. I would like to
> extract the last names and use those the primary sort key. While feasible
> with existing functions, it would seem easiest to - REVERSE the full names;
> FIND the first space; RIGHT to extract the last names; and REVERSE those to
> their original form.
>
> It seems like a simple new tool that the imaginations of users could create
> more effective ways to complete many different objectives.
>
> ... From a devoted and appreciative user,
>
> Ross Murray.
>

Re: Windows 11

[Maurice Howe]

No, there isn't.
See:
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-confirms-there-will-be-no-windows-11-1293309

There is an Internet Explorer 11.  Could you have confused the non-existant
W-11 with IE-11?

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Richard Beeston 
wrote:

> Hi Jim
>
> Sorry to inform you but Windows 11 was launched the day before yesterday
> and is in stores now.
>
> Regards Richard
>
> -Original Message- From: Jim McLaughlin
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 7:55 AM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org ; ar2l...@bigpond.com
> Subject: Re: Windows 11
>
> There is, as yet, no Windows 11.  If your question was meant to refer to
> Windows 10, which does exist, AOO is reportedin many posts on this list,
> be compatabl with Windows 10.   I have not, yet, personally used AOO 4.1.2
> with Win 10.
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Richard Beeston 
> wrote:
>
> Dear all
>>
>> Does anyone know if Open Office is compatible with Windows 11.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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Re: Windows 11

[Maurice Howe]

Take a moment and read what that site is saying.

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Richard Beeston <ar2l...@bigpond.com>
wrote:

> Well what is this then
>
>
> Image result for windows 11
>
>
> Windows 11 Release Date, Feature Concepts, Update And ...
>
>
>
> windows11update.com/
>
> Get all Windows 11 news, and update. Also find Windows 11 release date,
> features concepts, news and video of operating system.
>
> -Original Message- From: Maurice Howe
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 8:37 AM
> To: Apache OpenOffice
> Subject: Re: Windows 11
>
> No, there isn't.
> See:
>
> http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-confirms-there-will-be-no-windows-11-1293309
>
> There is an Internet Explorer 11.  Could you have confused the non-existant
> W-11 with IE-11?
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Richard Beeston <ar2l...@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim
>>
>> Sorry to inform you but Windows 11 was launched the day before yesterday
>> and is in stores now.
>>
>> Regards Richard
>>
>> -Original Message- From: Jim McLaughlin
>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 7:55 AM
>> To: users@openoffice.apache.org ; ar2l...@bigpond.com
>> Subject: Re: Windows 11
>>
>> There is, as yet, no Windows 11.  If your question was meant to refer to
>> Windows 10, which does exist, AOO is reportedin many posts on this list,
>> be compatabl with Windows 10.   I have not, yet, personally used AOO 4.1.2
>> with Win 10.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Richard Beeston <ar2l...@bigpond.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if Open Office is compatible with Windows 11.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
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Re: My Preference For Version 3.4.1 of OpenOffice

[Maurice Howe]

You might also want to try WRAP if cells have multi-word strings, or
"foldable" arithmetic strings.

Maurice Howe

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Anthony Roske <anthonyro...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> I found that with both version 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 of OpenOffice the basic
> spreadsheet used cells that were incredibly small and the text size was
> equally small to fit the cells. This led me to have to reformat the sheet
> prior to use so that I could see what I was doing.
> I have therefore reverted to version 3.4.1 which does not have this
> "problem". Furthermore this version has an constant SUM function at the
> bottom of the screen which automatically  shows the total of whichever
> cells have been selected. I find this very useful.
> I will watch for future versions to see if the above have been remedied.
> A. Roske

Printing adrs labels

[Maurice Howe]

I can't print address labels from an ODT or DOC file.  All I get is 30
images of the mask that should be 1st name, last name, etc.  Please point
me to detailed steps.

Re: Printing adrs labels

[Maurice Howe]

Thanks a lot, Rory.  That should get me out of this mess.  'Preciate it.
Maurice Howe

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:18:39 -0500
> Maurice Howe <mauriceh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I can't print address labels from an ODT or DOC file.  All I get is 30
> > images of the mask that should be 1st name, last name, etc.  Please point
> > me to detailed steps.
>
> I don't do labels, but on the OO Forum, this article is frequently
> recommended as being helpful with labels
>
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org
>
> --
> Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie>
>

Re: Confirm

[Maurice Howe]

There was no msg in your "msg" so please try again.

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Joan Carlin  wrote:

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Re: Change Read Only Document

[Maurice Howe]

Just SAVE it using a new name (such as to your desktop).  Then edit the the
new file.

Maurice

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:52 PM, Linda Hull 
wrote:

> I got a form to fill out. It's a Word .doc. I have Apache Open Office
> 4.1.1. On Windows 7.
>
> I've saved it as, but that doesn't change it from read-only, and I need to
> fill it out.
>
> Linda
>

Re: Textshapes

[Maurice Howe]

GOOGLE this: "text shapes in apache open office"
(with or w/o the quotes).

Maurice

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 3:49 PM, wilg...@gmail.com  wrote:

> Working with a text document, on the "Gallery" page, under "New Themes"
> you have an item called "Textshapes."  I wanted to learn how to put text
> inside of one, BUT THERE IS NO ITEM CALLED "TEXTSHAPES" IN YOUR "HELP"
> INDEX!  It seems to me that EVERY term that appears in your menus should be
> somewhere in the HELP index!
>
> Sent from my LG Optimus G Pro™, an AT 4G LTE smartphone
>

Re: Copy text from doc filled with frames

[Maurice Howe]

*-First, store the original file using a new name (so it can be recovered
if needed).
*_If the formatting is unimportant (or easily restored), select (CTRL-A)
the entire document (or a page or paragraph if that's all that needs
fixing), then copy it to the CLIPBOARD  delete it (CTRL-X), then open
NOTEPAD and paste the data (CTRL-V).
*-Now select the NOTEPAD (CTRL-A), copy the data to the CLIPBOARD (CTRL-C),
move cursor to original now-empty document and paste the data into it
(using (CTRL-V).
*-Now apply formatting and you're done.

Maurice

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 9:15 AM, DaveMainwaring davemainwar...@gmail.com
wrote:

 I have  adocument filled with frames. How do I get rid of the frames and
 copy the text inside the frames?

Re: Please help

[Maurice Howe]

Couldn't we, as I and others have suggested, write a routine (maybe call it
Reset Profile) that resets a user's profile?  This problems has taken up
more space  energy than any other, and seems so simply (on the surface,
anyway) to solve once and for all.

Maurice

On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 12:16 AM, Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote:

 On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:19:46 -0600
 Norma Tech nht_t...@yahoo.com wrote:

  I don’t know what I have done,  but spellcheck is not working in my Open
 Office program.   Can you help me?
 
  Norma Tech
  nht_t...@yahoo.com
 
 
 You should start by deleting or renaming your OpenOffice user profile. As
 you are using Windows do this by:
 Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste
 %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter.
 Rename the user folder. Start OpenOffice.
 --
 Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie

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Re: Using mobile to dl

[Maurice Howe]

Write AOO to a flash drive.  Then you can put it on any computer, any time.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:52 AM, kaemon bonet kaemon.bo...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Hey, I like the open office and got a new computer but I don't have Wi-Fi
 access at work so I need to download the installer with my phone and
 transfer it manually. This is a problem because the site doesn't want to
 let it download on phones, can you guys do something about that?

Re: OpenOffice Calc problem

[Maurice Howe]

You've given the whole world *way* too much private info.  Stand back for
an avalanche of crapmail.

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Old West Graphics 
oldwestgraph...@gmail.com wrote:


 Hello,

 I use OpenOffice for spreadsheet applications. Some started from an XLS
 file (imported file), then I save them as an ODS file. My problem is that
 MOST of the time the spreadsheet will NOT close when I want it to close. I
 usually have to force it to close, which means I always have to run the
 recovery for the file when that happens. Can you tell me why this almost
 ALWAYS happens in OpenOffice and if there is anything differently I can do
 so I won't always have this experience?

 I am running OpenOffice.org Calc, V3.3.0, OS is Windows Vista Home 32 bit
 on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop.

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Re: Spell check

[Maurice Howe]

Why not add a Reset user profile tab (perhaps on the TOOLS menu, near the
Spelling  grammar tab) that invokes a routine to locate a user's
Profile, rename it, and tell the user to do a Restart?

On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 5:10 PM, elderdanlewis elderdanle...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Has anyone renamed the user profile, restarted AOO,and then compared the
 renamed profile with the newly created one? (There should be a difference,
 but it would be rather time consuming to find any. There is the possibility
 of more than one difference. )

 Dan

  Original message 
 From: Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org
 Date:05/24/2015  3:40 AM  (GMT-05:00)
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: Spell check

 Martin Groenescheij wrote:
  On 23 May 2015, at 5:36 pm, toki wrote:
  The major reason for not fixing it, is that it is _not_ a reproducable
  bug.   There is no sequence of steps I can take, that produces the bug.

 Exactly. We had a variant of the bug that occurred upon installation and
 profile migration from version 3.x; that one was fixed. These, much more
 limited from the numbers we see, other occurrences are even harder to
 track and diagnose.

  add an option to reset the user profile from a toolbar.

 That has been the favorite option so far, together with an option for
 resetting the profile when one (un)installs the program. You will find
 the full discussions on the dev list, but technically the complexity is
 that you can't delete the profile from a running OpenOffice (so this
 would have to be scheduled for the next restart and coding it becomes
 more complex) and that you (un)install the program system-wide, but your
 profile is a per-user setting.

 Regards,
Andrea.

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Re: Pringing adrs labels

[Maurice Howe]

That worked like a charm, Alan.  Thanks so much for your help.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Alan B abo...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Maurice Howe mauriceh...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  I need help printing mailing labels for a newsletter.  My data is a
 .doc
  file comprised of a TABLE with names, addresses, etc.
 
  Using writer/tools/mail-merge, I get as far as use-current-doc/letter but
  the insert address block fields are grayed-out.  The
 select-address-list
  tab shows my filename but I can't get past that.
 

 Hello Maurice -  I've tried a few experiments to perform mail merge. I have
 not been able to find a way to have the source of the data be in a .doc
 file (or a .odt file for that matter).

 The instructions I found provide reference to using a text file or a
 spreadsheet as the data source.

 https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Creating_Mail_Merge_Documents_From_Text/CSV_or_Spreadsheets

 My suggestion would be copy the address table from the Word document into a
 spreadsheet. (I tested copy from Word table into Calc spreadsheet and that
 preserved the column and row layout.) Then use the spreadsheet as the data
 source.

 This method worked in my tests.

Re: Pringing adrs labels

[Maurice Howe]

Thanks, Alan.  I'll give that a shot.  I appreciate your time  advice.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Alan B abo...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Maurice Howe mauriceh...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  I need help printing mailing labels for a newsletter.  My data is a
 .doc
  file comprised of a TABLE with names, addresses, etc.
 
  Using writer/tools/mail-merge, I get as far as use-current-doc/letter but
  the insert address block fields are grayed-out.  The
 select-address-list
  tab shows my filename but I can't get past that.
 

 Hello Maurice -  I've tried a few experiments to perform mail merge. I have
 not been able to find a way to have the source of the data be in a .doc
 file (or a .odt file for that matter).

 The instructions I found provide reference to using a text file or a
 spreadsheet as the data source.

 https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Creating_Mail_Merge_Documents_From_Text/CSV_or_Spreadsheets

 My suggestion would be copy the address table from the Word document into a
 spreadsheet. (I tested copy from Word table into Calc spreadsheet and that
 preserved the column and row layout.) Then use the spreadsheet as the data
 source.

 This method worked in my tests.

Pringing adrs labels

[Maurice Howe]

I need help printing mailing labels for a newsletter.  My data is a .doc
file comprised of a TABLE with names, addresses, etc.

Using writer/tools/mail-merge, I get as far as use-current-doc/letter but
the insert address block fields are grayed-out.  The select-address-list
tab shows my filename but I can't get past that.

What am I doing wrong?  A detailed how to would be appreciated.

Re: OpenOffice 4.1.1

[Maurice Howe]

This complaint is voiced *way* too often.
Couldn't a routine be built-in that could not only sense this condition
but repair it, as well?

Maurice Howe

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Bob sme...@yahoo.com.invalid wrote:

 To whom it may concern,I am at my wits end with the spell check in OO.I
 can find nothing in the forum about the problem of the spell check does
 not work. the only thing I can find is for V 3.4. I repeatedly searched
 for solutions for the issue in V 4.1.1 and am referred back to the same
 page in the forum regarding V3.4 issues. The answers there are NOT
 applicable to my version. I have re-installed the program several times and
 it seems that NO ONE HAS FIXED IT YET! What do I have to do to make this
 program work? I write a doc and everything I write is underlined and I must
 either add every word to the DIC or use Ignore all. There are no
 suggestions in the spell checker!
 Robert Smith

Re: Way of reporting nastiness in your forum?

[Maurice Howe]

Never, ever, include religious stuff in forum remarks.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Lester Stiefel nissen...@earthlink.net
wrote:




 Lester Stiefel

 Where there be prophecies, they shall fail (cease). The prophecy we had on
 the last says was found in error on the overall time by as much as 40
 years. I deducted this after careful study of Moses with ancient Israel's
 deliverance from bondage. Read Exodus in the 'Old Testament' of your Bible
 and you will find this. I believe this is where we are at now after being
 shown this by my creator.

 Visit Family Radio Today.


 -Original Message-
 From: Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org
 Sent: Jan 23, 2015 3:45 AM
 To: users@openoffice.apache.org
 Subject: Re: Way of reporting nastiness in your forum?
 
 Julian Thomas wrote:
  On Jan 22, 2015, at 00:18, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
  Oh, and I have also heard some very strong opinions that PDF export
 support should be pulled; another minority opinion.
  PLEASE - do not pull that!
 
 Nobody will. Removing features takes a lot of work too! This is not even
 worth being taken seriously.
 
 Regards,
Andrea.
 
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  What I've noticed is that this needs to to be 2 way - ODFPDF and PDFODF
 (import at least) so should one have a PDF document, and require reading
 without the Adobe product, the document, if not encrypted/protected, can be
 imported to the ODF and saved, without having to use or read in huge
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Re: Please take me off your support email reply list.

[Maurice Howe]

I just now found your note in my spam folder.  I have no idea why it landed
there, but...

To unsubscribe, simply do what it says at the end of every message sent
from the AOO folks.

It is your job to unsubscribe because it was you (or someone on your
behalf) who subscribed in the first place.  Be sure to use the same email
account that was used to subscribe.

Maurice Howe
[Another AOO user]

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RE: Office Writer forum page

[Maurice Howe]

Really?  I don't have any of those nifty buttons.  I'm using OUTLOOK, fed
through Time-Warner's RoadRunner email gadget.  To post, I just address an
email to the list (such as users@openoffice.apache.org).

Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:52 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: conc...@localnet.com
Subject: Re: Office Writer forum page

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:21:13 -0400
conc...@localnet.com wrote:

  
 
 Dear Open Office, 
 
 I've been using computers since the 1990's and
 the internet since 1998. I can find my way around on a website. However,
 I want to post to your forum on Office Writer but I do not see, any
 where on that page, the word 'Post' or anything that indicates in some
 way that I can post a message to the forum. Why is there not a large
 word - POST - on that page? So the question is, how does one actually
 POST a question? 
 
 Thank You, 
 
 Christine 
  

The last post in an existing thread has a Quick reply button centred under
the post and a PostReply button below the post to the left side. The
PostReply botton allows extra facilities.  If you need to start a new
topic (i.e., for your problem) open the apropriate subforum and click on the
Newtopic* button near the top; this is in red text to be more visible.

-- 
Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie

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RE: translate

[Maurice Howe]

Hmmm.  You didn't include any text to translate.
There are lots of free translations schemes: Google, Windows 8.1, and
others.

Maurice Howe

-Original Message-
From: weaverb...@gmail.com [mailto:weaverb...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:09 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: translate

can anyone translate for me out there?  I believe  subscriber is trying to
tell me my files have been breached but I don't speak what I believe is
Duthc






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Opening TXT files is sluggish

[Maurice Howe]

TXT files are taking a lot longer to open - at least, the first one during a
logon session.  Subsequent TXT files open more quickly.  DOC files open
normally.

I'm running W/7 Home Premium on a Dell PC.

Any ideas?

 

Maurice Howe

Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.

 

 

RE: Change default browser

[Maurice Howe]

I think the default browser applies to the operating system
(Windows/Linux/etc), not an application (such as Apache OpenOffice).
Maurice 

-Original Message-
From: J. Van Brimmer [mailto:jerry...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 3:12 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Change default browser

I have OO-4.1.0 on Xubuntu Linux. I just installed it, and when I started up
Writer, after a few seconds it presented me with a notification saying that
there was updates for an installed extension.
So I clicked on the button. After it found the extension update, I clicked
on the Install button. The first time this happened, it then presented me
with a list of installed browsers and asked me to select one. I clicked on
chrome, because I do have Chrome installed. It failed saying that it
couldn't find the default browser. Now, every time I try to rerun the
process, it doesn't present me with a list of installed browsers, it just
fails, saying again that it can't find the default browser.

So, I can't find where to change the default browser in Writer. Does anybody
know? I tried renaming the profile folder, that didn't work, it still
failed.

--
Jerry

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RE: Alleen vandaag 70% korting op officepakket

[Maurice Howe]

Cute.  Now, they're using AOO's own blog to advertise a way to rip novices off. 
 Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Bert Verschaeve [mailto:bert.verscha...@me.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 4:09 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Fwd: Alleen vandaag 70% korting op officepakket



 Van: Officepakkek office...@justanormal.eu
 Datum: 29 juli 2014 21:30:39 CEST
 Aan: bert.verscha...@me.com
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 bewerken. Open kan zelfs op iPhone, iPad of Android.
 
  
 
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What's this Warning from users@openoffice.apache.org

[Maurice Howe]

This isn't the first time I've gotten a msg like this.  Why does this
happen?

And the promised ...attached copy of the bounced message... isn't.

Maurice Howe
maur...@stny.rr.com

~~

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From: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
[mailto:users-h...@openoffice.apache.org] 
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 5:36 PM
To: maur...@stny.rr.com
Subject: Warning from users@openoffice.apache.org

Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I'm managing the
users@openoffice.apache.org mailing list.

I'm working for my owner, who can be reached
at users-ow...@openoffice.apache.org.


Messages to you from the users mailing list seem to
have been bouncing. I've attached a copy of the first bounce
message I received.

If this message bounces too, I will send you a probe. If the probe bounces,
I will remove your address from the users mailing list,
without further notice.


I've kept a list of which messages from the users mailing list have 
bounced from your address.

Copies of these messages may be in the archive.
To retrieve a set of messages 123-145 (a maximum of 100 per request),
send a short message to:
   users-get.123_...@openoffice.apache.org

To receive a subject and author list for the last 100 or so messages,
send a short message to:
   users-in...@openoffice.apache.org

Here are the message numbers:

   8297
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Is dnld broken?

[Maurice Howe]

I'm trying to download AOO to an HP Pavilion running Vista.  Several
SourceForge hubs appear to dnld AOO but then say ...could not be
downloaded...   
Surely all the dnld sites can't be broken.  More like operator error, eh?
Any ideas?
 
Cheers,
Maurice Howe
 
 

RE: saving as doesn't let me see destination options

[Maurice Howe]

Run to your nearest gadget store, buy a regular mouse, plug it in and
you're done going nuts with that damnable touch pad.  Logitech has a nice
wireless mouse (# M325).

Maurice Howe

-Original Message-
From: Don Daugherty [mailto:ddaughe...@sunflower.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 10:20 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: saving as doesn't let me see destination options

On 4/1/2014 8:37 AM, Joan E. Penzenstadler wrote:
 In open office writer, I try to save a new document; I can type in the
name of the document, but in the destination space I can no longer get a
choice of destinations.  It only offers documents but clicking on that
doesn't give me the sub-levels any more.  Same when I try Save As.  This
just started recently and I'm going crazy trying to find a way to get that
document into the right folder.

 Did I hit something somewhere?
   

 Also, in my Documents page, when I was trying to move a document there
into an existing folder by dragging it, it knocked that folder into another
folder and now I have a hell of a time finding where it went.
 How can I find it without having to open every folder in Documents?

   The problem seems to be with my hellaciously oversensitive touch pad
that keeps opening up everything it crosses or even gets near.  I am 76 and
sometimes have an unsteady hand.
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I am 78 and also sometimes have an unsteady hand.  Try double-clicking if
you can (I had to adjust my mouse settings in Control Panel to be able to
double-click.)


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RE: OpenOffice Weekly News #2

[Maurice Howe]

My RoadRunner acct gets 404s on both of those links.

Maurice Howe 

-Original Message-
From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:14 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: ddaughe...@sunflower.com
Subject: Re: OpenOffice Weekly News #2

On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:09:04 -0500
Don Daugherty ddaughe...@sunflower.com wrote:

 On 4/28/2014 7:24 AM, Rob Weir wrote:
  The new issue is out and you can find it here:
 
  https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/apache_openoffice_weekly_news_2
 
  Remember, this is powered by your submissions.  So be sure to add 
  new stories to the wiki, so we have material ready for next week:
 
  https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=405
  08638
 
  Regards,
 
  -Rob
 
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 Still getting 404's on these links!!!  Is someone checking them from 
 OUTSIDE the Apache.org domain?
 

Just now tested: cwiki link is working, other one 404s - I think the server
is down again.

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HeartBleed bug

[Maurice Howe]

According to MalwareBytes, Apache is very vulnerable to the HeartBleed bug.
Any truth in that?  Here's what they say:
 
Cheers,
Maurice Howe
 
It is a bug in OPEN SSL. It affects version 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f
(inclusive), and it affects servers that run Apache and NGINX mostly. Open
SSL is used in a lot of things and the complete list of what is affected has
yet to be tabulated, so there's probably other stuff too. Apache and NGINX
are the most important ones to start with.
 
 

RE: James Ho is on leave from 21 April to 27 April 2014.

[Maurice Howe]

I sent his boss, Aero Pang, a note asking him to kindly intercede.  
Maurice Howe

-Original Message-
From: Doug [mailto:dmcgarr...@optonline.net] 
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 4:17 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: James Ho is on leave from 21 April to 27 April 2014.

On 04/19/2014 03:43 PM, Rochelle wrote:
 can we block james ho's message. irritating to receive daily and 
 probably until april 27th.



 On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 5:19 PM, jam...@datalink.com.hk  
 jam...@datalink.com.hk wrote:

 Dear All,

 I am on leave from 21 April to 27 April 2014.

 For urgent issue, please contact:

 Sales manager: Mr. Aero Pang (ae...@datalink.com.hk)
 Presales: Mr. Ivan Au (iv...@datalink.com.hk)

 All could be reached at 852-2364 0317.

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RE: Problem with tables

[Maurice Howe]

I hit SEND too quickly.  The line below should have read, Your time is
better spent on more pressing issues.  Sorry...  Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Maurice Howe [mailto:maur...@stny.rr.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 6:16 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: RE: Problem with tables

Thanks for your comments, Alan.

My problem with tables is evidently so rare that it's not worth pursuing.
It's easy to avoid the issue by sticking with AOO (odt), so it's no
biggie.  I'm also using MS Word 2003.  The failures occur with any
vanilla table (no cell formula, etc).

Let's just forget my problem; at least for now.  Your time is better spent
on my pressing issues.

Thanks again.

Maurice Howe


-Original Message-
From: Alan B [mailto:abo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 10:33 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: maur...@stny.rr.com
Subject: Re: Problem with tables

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Maurice Howe maur...@stny.rr.com wrote:

  When I build a DOC table using A00, it looks fine while I'm working 
 on it, but if I save it and then retrieve it, it's a total mess (see
 attached) and cannot be edited.  It can't be opened with MS Office, or 
 anything useful.  Any ideas?


As for save and retrieve, if retrieving in AOO after building in AOO, I
couldn't say. I haven't encountered that problem. My questions for you would
be:
- is it one particular file or every file that has a table in it?
- is it any table or only tables that  use a particular feature, eg, cell
borders, bullets within cells, cell formulas

If MS Office won't open the file my first impulse would be to forget about
it until the problem with AOO opening the file is resolved. Once the .doc
file can be built, saved and opened again in AOO then try opening with Word.
I expect it will open once AOO is also able to open it.

fyi - I built a simple test table in AOO 4.0.0 with four rows and four
columns, put values in each cell, autoformated the table using the default
autoformat style and saved it as an MS Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) file. Then
opened it in MS Word 2003. It opened with no problem. In Word I added
another table with the same number of rows and columns, applied one of
Word's auto formats and saved the file again. Then went back to AOO and it
opened no problem.

My version of Word is old (haven't used it routinely for quite a few years
now so haven't gone to the later versions). My lack of problems makes me
think you're encountering a problem with one of the following
- the particular file you're working with
- the MS Word version the file is being saved as
- a feature used in the table design

Each issue must be troubleshot to try and come to a solution.


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RE: All open office emails

[Maurice Howe]

Your post was empty.  Did you forget to say something, or... ?? 

-Original Message-
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Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:11 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: All open office emails



Sent from my iPad

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RE: language

[Maurice Howe]

Here's a couple of free translation programs.  They are intended for modest
clips of text but you could try paragraphs, chapters, etc, and see if it
works.  [Modify the from/to languages whenever you want.]

http://www.freetranslation.com/en/translate-english-portuguese

http://translate.google.com/

Enjoy!

Maurice Howe

-Original Message-
From: Kay Schenk [mailto:kay.sch...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:38 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org; lloy...@cogeco.ca
Subject: Re: language

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Lloyd lloy...@cogeco.ca wrote:

 When I try to use a document I downloaded I can't bring it up in the 
 english language.  How do I do that?


If what you are asking about is the ability to translate a non-English
document to English from within OpenOffice (not something that is supplied
natively), there is some discussion about what can be used here:

https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30t=54107



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RE: Open office

[Maurice Howe]

You sent nothing.  Try again.  Maurice 

-Original Message-
From: Derek Berry [mailto:derekj...@sky.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:47 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Open office



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RE: Question?

[Maurice Howe]

Do you mean justified text?  That should be one of the tabs to the right
of 'u' (for underscore).  Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Зограф Оризовски [mailto:zogra...@abv.bg] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:17 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Question?

Thanks for the reply, but my question is really about another. Is there an
option for automatic distance between words in a sentence such as this:
OpenOffice --- is-
много--хубавапрограма-редактор,-но--поради-това,-че---не--е--на-
български - Difficult --- is - Finding ---in options. This is a copy of
a page of the site set for editing, but not just one, but hundreds of pages.
Hyphens between words consider them points. I hope my question this time is
more accurate description.


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RE: Warning: [Was Re: How Do I Get Rid of Searchconduit?

[Maurice Howe]

I was blessed with both Conduit and MySearchDial when I downloaded something
using CNET.  It cost me over 400 US$s to get untangled.  Needless to say,
I'm forever done with CNET.  I've had no such problems with FileHippo. 

Cheers,
Maurice Howe
Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.


-Original Message-
From: Kay Schenk [mailto:kay.sch...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 1:04 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Warning: [Was Re: How Do I Get Rid of Searchconduit?

On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote:

 On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:19:42 +
 Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote:

  On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:27:14 -0700
  Bernie H bjhade...@gmail.com wrote:
 
   It seems Apache OpenOffice has deposited this search engine on 
   my computer, along with Mysearchdial. I don't want or need either 
   one of
 these
   annoyances. Please advise how I can kill them both, as I've tried 
   to
 delete
   Mysearchdial from Internet Options (where it highjacked my home
 page!), but
   can't find either program listed so I can uninstall them. Thanks.
 
  Details on removal are given at
 
 http://www.malwareremovalguides.info/start-mysearchdial-com-removal-gu
 ide/
 
  and at
  http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-conduit-search-malware/
 
 
  --
  Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie

 The two sites I pointed to in an attempt to help this user clear 
 mysearchdial are unfortunately bogus. They resolve to commercial links 
 and may be part of an extended mysearchdial scam. Do bot access them 
 in any attempt to remove mysearchdial.

 I suggest using Malwarebytes and Adaware to remove the malware, then a 
 remote virus scan using housecall from trendmicro.
 I leave the location of these sites to the users. Google is your friend.

 --
 Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie


This is at least the second incident we've had reported regarding
mysearchdial. I tried to assist someone with getting rid of this also a
while back.

It would be nice to know how this malware is originated -- from what
download, etc.


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RE: Forgot my password

[Maurice Howe]

My answer (too late to help you much, but...) is to avoid passwords like the
plague unless you have untrustworthy users on your computer (or for Internet
links, etc).  You've learned why, the hard way.

Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Mads Kalb Møller [mailto:king...@icloud.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 4:42 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Forgot my password

Hi. I forgot my password, to my open office document. How can I get it back?
I have really important things in that document… 


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RE: Restore Windows message

[Maurice Howe]

Isn't there some way for PGP users to make that annoying PGP Signature msg
go away when writing AOO posts?  To non-PGP users, it's just 12 lines of
noise that we have to stumble over.  Hanks for anything that can be done.


Maurice Howe
A hapless, but very satisfied, AOO user.

-Original Message-
From: Keith N. McKenna [mailto:keith.mcke...@comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 5:09 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Restore Windows message

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1

Henry Rappaport wrote:
 I cannot delete this message from my open office 4.0.1. I've tried
everything including reinstalling but nothing works. Any suggestions?
 
 Thanks
 Henry
 
Henry;

This sounds like a known problem with later versions of the mac OS X
operating system. If you are experiencing this on a mac please see the Known
Issues section of the Release Notes at
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0.1+Release+Notes
#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues
or See this post on the user forum for detailed instructions:
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17t=55755#p244931.

If you are not using a Mac please post back with the following information.

Name and revision(if known) of the operating that you are using for instance
Windows 7 Ubuntu 12.04.

Version of Apache OpenOffice that you are using. This is available from
directly from OpenOffice by clicking Help/About OpenOffice.

The exact wording of the message you are receiving.

Regards
Keith McKenna
-BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-
Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJS9/yOAAoJEH0fu5UhGmBCkb4H/2pS3779wFsycP64eaMZlWT9
6P/izS7DEmKd52sMTqaJ5Ewsn4SPlvO2M+UtMjxo1x9tUVEwhP7mWAg/fjKU/oHa
DdZRU2kKLeoid+5jMXGrgqGOvXfVsns9/gLtv0U/WzraAuN+fYWO6MrW3nzlfRA3
VBPH+JHsopbs8FUL6pcLWOOcUqCobVB4VAfTDTR0ukzRBckRBDp7QFp1BrpY2iBc
d+V4SEJG3qrBu5NBptLsjBlsHpLrbxepgA6yi2VHMgrGs/OcMOTCJJUEqzhnXen0
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RE: Intersting Problem related to remote access to openoffice 3.1.1

[Maurice Howe]

My suggestion isn't very OpenOffice friendly but it may serve your need
perfectly.  Look into Google's DRIVE facility.  It lets multiple users
operate on a file simultaneously without any conflict.  I've used it with
great success in maintaining a very large membership file.  It is very easy
to use, and it's feature rich.

Maurice Howe

-Original Message-
From: Gregory P. Ennis [mailto:po...@pomec.net] 
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 2:47 PM
To: OpenOffice Users
Subject: Intersting Problem related to remote access to openoffice 3.1.1

Everyone,

I have a server with centos 5.10 that has openoffice 3.1.1.  I am trying to
use openoffice as a text editor trough a gui interface with various versions
of fedora.  The fedora machines connect remotely via ssh -Y
util...@server.com through a konsole window.   The problem that is
present occurs when two different users connect to the same account on the
server ie util...@server.com or if the same user connects twice to the
server using the same account and starts openoffice in both konsole panels.
When this occurs the temporary files that openoffice creates get corrupted
which causes both edits to fail.  

Is there a way to cause openoffice to create different temporary files when
two or more users are opening files via openoffice on the same account on
the server.  I did not want to be required to create different accounts on
the server for each remote user, and I would like the users to be able to
open more than one openoffice on the same account.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  
--
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RE: duplex pages upside down

[Maurice Howe]

When you use short edge is there an apply tab or anything like that?

Maurice Howe 

-Original Message-
From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie] 
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 5:15 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: Gary Aitken
Subject: Re: duplex pages upside down

On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 14:48:38 -0700
Gary Aitken openoff...@dreamchaser.org wrote:

 I'm not sure what caused this, as I haven't printed any duplex pages 
 for a while, but now the back side of double-sided pages is printing
upside down.
 The printer is an hp officejet pro 8500.
 
 I'm on a freebsd (*nix) system, using gutenprint/cups as the print driver.
 
 If I look at the page preview, the second sheet is properly oriented.
 
 Anyone have any ideas?
 

Change the flip option from 'long edge' to 'short edge' or cohtrariwise.

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RE: Updated List Conduct Guidelines

[Maurice Howe]

Whatever that was, ain't anymore.  Maurice 

-Original Message-
From: DaveMainwaring [mailto:davemainwar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 6:36 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Updated List Conduct Guidelines

meet your main moderator
http://tinyurl.com/kdp3gvxhttp://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2
Ftinyurl%2Ecom%2Fkdp3gvxurlhash=G-u0_t=tracking_disc

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 Updated List Conduct Guidelines have been posted to the website:

 http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html

 The main addition is item 10, which describes the role of list moderators.

 Regards,

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RE: Next st.. (another unsubscribe problem)

[Maurice Howe]

I took it upon myself (ahem...) to pound on this potty-mouth twit by
reporting him to his org, since he supplied the link and isn't too well
suited to his profession.  Haven't heard back -- Gee, wonder why?

Maurice

-Original Message-
From: John Hart [mailto:jh...@testra.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 5:29 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Next st.. (another unsubscribe problem)

On 1/10/2014 8:07 AM, Andrew Kinsella wrote:
 Hagar-- how can I unsubscibe from this fucking list?
 3 attempts so far--- all wasted.
 Every single damn message that I get from your list is marked as 
 spam-- but I am suffering spam button finger fatigue syndrome.
 Go figure.

 Dr Andrew Kinsella
 General Practitioner
 *Victorian Counselling  Psychological Services*
 62 Wellington Pde, East Melbourne 3002
 Phone: 03 9419 7172  Fax: 03 8678 3880
 Mobile: 0414954103
 www.vcps.com.au


There's something strange about this email, it doesn't have the unsubscribe
message and it's the first post by the sender and every time I've checked
out a How do I get off this *** list
request, it's been the same. How can an email be distributed to the list
without an unsubscribe?
And how do those people get on the list without answering a request to be on
it?

sent to users@openoffice.apache.org

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RE: sending resume using open office

[Maurice Howe]

Bravo, Rob!  

I don't know if you have some magic to blot out political, religious,
racial, etc, material but I hope so.  Most of us simply want to get to the
meat is issues, not wade through a lot of off-topic stuff.   

Thanks for all you guys  gals do.  It's terrific!  Case in point: The
Community Forum (https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/) that Hagar pointed
us to is a real help when looking for particulars. 

Maurice Howe
Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.
 


-Original Message-
From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] 
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:09 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: sending resume using open office

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:47 AM, James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote:
 jcish...@suddenlink.net wrote:
 To whom it may concern,
 My name is John, I have been using open office for some time now and fine
it as good or better than windows office.
 I have a problem with  AOO, every time I send a resume to a potential 
 employer, it always comes back.  What is the problem I am having ?  I
always need to move to the laptop, where I have saved Word for this occasion
and then send the document.
 Please tell me what the answer to this problem is.  I can not find it.
Thank you.  John   Please reply to jcish...@suddenlink.net
 Are you saving in .doc format?  Many employers are clueless about the 
 .odt format that's default in OO.

 Thank you and may God Bless



 Many people, myself included, find expressions of religious delusion 
 offensive.


We need to stop this, now.  Supporting OpenOffice users is challenging
enough without also trying to resolve all outstanding questions in religion,
science, politics, and the proper status of disco music ;-)

I cannot guarantee that this list will be an offense-free zone, since there
are some pretty weird things to be offended about.  But I will work to make
the list be free of off-topic disruptions that waste everyone's time.  We
need to appreciate that there are over 500 subscribers to this list, and we
need to avoid sending time-killing posts that do not advance the purpose of
the list:  answering questions from users related to Apache OpenOffice.

Thanks, everyone, for your understanding!

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RE: A suggestion for those un-interested in off-topic arguments

[Maurice Howe]

Ummm.  And I can do that how?? 

Cheers,
Maurice Howe
I'm retired. Go around me.

 
 

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From: e-letter [mailto:inp...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 5:03 PM
To: users-dig...@openoffice.apache.org; users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: A suggestion for those un-interested in off-topic arguments

Readers,

Occasionally read this mailing list; this time was amazed and amused at the
recent nonsense occurring.

For novices to mailing lists, a suggestion: subscribe using the digest mode.
You receive a delayed, single combined message of a group of messages. It is
an easy and convenient way to avoid the nonsense polluting your e-mail
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RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion

[Maurice Howe]

BEWARE !!!
The download of FreeOCR from CNET brought along a huge mess of excess
baggage.  After 3 attempts at System Restore, running Malware Bytes, Spybot,
RegCure and Stinger got rid of (what I hope is all of) 243 infections.
There may be a clean version out there but this exercise scared me off.

I'll try Dave's Google Drive method.  Thanks to all, but I thought this
warning was in order.  Hope it saves others a lot of grief. 

Cheers,
Maurice Howe
I'm retired. Go around me.

 


-Original Message-
From: Dave.Mainwaring [mailto:davemainwar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 5:11 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion

I use Google drive for conversion.{Not the desktop version.} I copy or
upload the file directly to Google drive.
https://drive.google.com/

Then I select convert and down load, choose the type of file wanted, then
download.

{more button}
Convert and Download
Choose how you want to download each kind of file:
Change all formats to:   MS Office  -  Open Office  -  PDF




On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Allen Schaaf, CISSP 
netsecur...@sound-by-design.com wrote:

 There is another another possible solution that works for me when I 
 get a
 PDF: FreeOCR

 This free OCR software uses the Tesseract OCR engine. Tesseract OCR 
 code was developed at HP Labs between 1985 and 1995 and is currently 
 with Google. It is thought of as one of the most accurate open source 
 OCR engines available. Works very well for me both for PDFs and images.

 Allen

 On 11/29/2013 12:18 PM, Clarence Weaver wrote:

 Maurice,

 Another alternative to the last two options is to save the PDF as a 
 text file from the free Adobe Reader XI.

 Cheers,
 Clarence


 On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe maur...@stny.rr.com
 wrote:

  Thanks to Brian  Rory for their help.  They gave 4 answers: find 
 the
 original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan 
 the PDF, or hammer on the keyboard.

 Thanks again!

 Maurice

 On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500
 Maurice Howe maur...@stny.rr.com wrote:

  How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?

 Cheers,
 Maurice Howe



 
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RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion

[Maurice Howe]

Hmmm.  McAfee's Stinger32 anti-malware pgm said that it was the FreeOCR.exe
ITSELF that was the sort of all the grief.  I took Stinger's word for it,
and let Stinger delete the offending exe file.

Looks like my original inquire created quite a stir.  Sorry to have taken so
many of you from more important tasks.

Maurice Howe 

-Original Message-
From: Dave.Mainwaring [mailto:davemainwar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 1:07 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion

It took me hours to clean up the trash that came with the free OCR, the
program does work.


On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote:

 On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:09:09 -0500
 Maurice Howe maur...@stny.rr.com wrote:

  BEWARE !!!
  The download of FreeOCR from CNET brought along a huge mess of 
  excess baggage.  After 3 attempts at System Restore, running Malware 
  Bytes,
 Spybot,
  RegCure and Stinger got rid of (what I hope is all of) 243 infections.
  There may be a clean version out there but this exercise scared me
off.
 
  I'll try Dave's Google Drive method.  Thanks to all, but I thought 
  this warning was in order.  Hope it saves others a lot of grief.
 
  Cheers,
  Maurice Howe
  I'm retired. Go around me.

 The comments on the cnet freeocr page indicate such infestation.

 You could try Calibre, downloading only from http://calibre-ebook.com/ 
 which will convert a PDF into text. Anything I have ever downloaded 
 from that calibre site has been clean.

 As a general rule I suggest only to download from an application's own 
 site.

 --
 Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie

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PDF-to-ODT conversion

[Maurice Howe]

How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
 
Cheers,
Maurice Howe
 
 

RE: Writer, ouline numbered list

[Maurice Howe]

You receive them because you (or someone acting on your behalf) subscribed
to them.  
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org and do
whatever the response tell you.  It's quite easy.

Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Malcolm Doughty [mailto:doughty.malc...@googlemail.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 1:53 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Writer, ouline numbered list

I DO NOT WANT THESE EMAILS!!

-Original Message-
From: Tom Backer Johnsen
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:50 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Writer, ouline numbered list

Yes, this worked, something that did not when the default distances was set
to points.  When I changed that to centimeters, everything worked fine. 
Thanks!

Tom

On 18. Nov 2013, at 18:21 , johnny smith ka...@krovatka.su wrote:

 On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:37:07 -, Tom Backer Johnsen 
 bac...@psych.uib.no wrote:

 I am having problems with formatting an outline numbered list.  What 
 I would like to have is a list where the number of the item is on the 
 same horizontal position av the text of the level above.  About like
this:

 1 Text
 1.1 Text
 1.1.1 Text
 2 Text
 2.1 Text

 i followed this procedure:

 1 go to format - styles and formatting - list styles - right click 
 - new - position
 2 select level 1
 a numbering followed by tab stop at, e.g., 1cm b numbering alignment 
 left c aligned at, e.g., 0cm d indent at, e.g. 1cm
 3 select level 2
 a numbering followed by tab stop at, e.g., 2 b numbering alignment 
 left c aligned at the same as 2d, i.e. 1cm d indent at, e.g., 2cm
 4 and so on

 the point is to set 'aligned at' of the i-th level to the same value 
 as 'indent at' (and 'numbering followed by tab stop at') of the 
 (i-1)-th level. everything works fine.

 a sample file is attached, and i hope the attachment won't be filtered 
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RE: Trying to open a .doc document

[Maurice Howe]

HooRay!  The self-serving (me, my, I, mine) pompous ass finally recognized
himself as others see him. 

-Original Message-
From: Dr Donald Zarlengo [mailto:zarle...@me.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:31 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Trying to open a .doc document

You are more naive than I first thought.

I am probably they only professional on this list that has created software
for interchange of compatible files.

Since none of you seem to be interested. You will be happy to know that I
will leave this list serv.

OpenOffice has everything to do with the software/hardware platforms.

Dr Z


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 a Windows security thing and has nothing to do with Open Office 4.
If you search the web with the message text you wil find what to do.

Herman

Kay Schenk schreef op 14-11-2013 3:11:
 On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, bch...@qtm.net wrote:
 
 When I try to open or print a .doc document that I have received as 
 an attachment I get the following message:
 
 The requested operation requires elevation
 
 What does this mean or how can I get this document to open in Open 
 Office 4?
 
 Bruce
 
 Are you trying to open or print directly FROM your e-mail without 
 saving first?
 
 If this is the case, it may be a configuration issue with your mailer.
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RE: Don´t ansver

[Maurice Howe]

Why not suggest to Göte that he write in his native Swedish and ten use
Google to translate to English?  That could resolve many of the questions
raised.

Maurice 

-Original Message-
From: Brian Barker [mailto:b.m.bar...@btinternet.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 3:04 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: Göte Thurgren
Subject: Re: Don´t ansver

At 18:35 05/10/2013 +0100, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
Göte Thurgren schrieb:
Why do openoffice always tell me when I open it that it don't answer? 
No other program on my computer does that.

Also, if the don't answer is a translation of the actual message, 
please give us the untranslated message.

I'm guessing, of course, but by don't answer 
does the questioner perhaps mean that the title bar or Windows Task Manager
says what in English versions of Windows is Not Responding?

Brian Barker


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RE: AOO can't open .xlsx spreadsheet at Cornell site

[Maurice Howe]

I opened that 32,000+ row Cornell file as an XLSX in 15 to 20 seconds.  To
peek at it, I turn CELL WRAP on, and saw that some cells had massive amts of
text.  I'm running W/7 on a 5 or 6 year old HP.

Maurice

-Original Message-
From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] 
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 1:01 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: AOO can't open .xlsx spreadsheet at Cornell site

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote:

 On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Dick Hoffman old...@ix.netcom.com
 wrote:
  I downloaded a fairly large spreadsheet from this location 
  http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  but when I try to open it with AOO the progress line shows about a
 quarter
  of it being loaded and then AOO stalls and I have to use the Task
 Manager to
  cancel soffice. This is using AOO 4.0 on a Windows XP Pro/SP3 
  system. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong will be appreciated.
  Dick Hoffman


 Hi Dick,

 I can confirm the problem you report with AOO 4.0.0.   But I then
 tried with AOO 4.0.1, a newer version which should be officially 
 released soon.  It was able to load that XLSX file.  It was slow, but 
 it did fully open.  When I saved it as an ODS file, OpenOffice's 
 native format, subsequent opens were much faster.

 I can send you the ODS version if you want.  Or you can try again 
 with AOO 4.0.1 once that releases.

 Regards,

 -Rob


 @Rob -- what OS are you using, given Julian's comment on this as well.


Windows 7, 32-bit.

 I tried 4.0.1., Linux-32, and well basically gave up at the (about) 
 25% load status.

For me it stopped there as well.  I took a phone call, and when I checked
again the document was open.  Check your CPU and see if it is still showing
the soffice process as active.

-Rob


 I will try again.



 
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RE: Alphabetizing when using a spread sheet as an index for parts storage.

[Maurice Howe]

I think all (most?) spreadsheet programs require that you select [highlight]
the entire range of data to be sorted (which may or may not be the whole
spreadsheet), then click DATA, then SORT, then tell it which major/
intermediate/ minor columns to use, then press ENTER.  If you simply select
a column and do SORT, it will sort THAT column only, leaving the rest of the
data as was.  (Why?  Because that might actually be what you wanted to do.
In most cases, including yours, it isn't.)  The same logic applies to
sorting TABLEs when using the TEXT part of OpenOffice.

Yes, you can give the range a name but it's so simple to do the above.

Maurice Howe


-Original Message-
From: Vincent Juliano [mailto:vjuli...@optonline.net] 
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 3:15 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Alphabetizing when using a spread sheet as an index for parts
storage.

In using  a spreadsheet , using two columns where the first column contains
the part description and the second column indicates where the part is to be
found alphabetizaation was tried..

This feature hasn't been used in quite some time. When activated the
alphabetizing is done using the SECOND column.  This puts all the part
descriptions in chaos but the placement in alphabetical order.

To accomplish the alphabetization properly the parts list was cut and placed
in the second column behind the position the part is to be found. 

It works and then the columns are then changed into proper placement and all
is well.

It's necessary to upgrade the spreadsheet because of constant additions and
removals.  

What is the necessary procedure to get the alphabetization of the
spreadsheet based on the first column?

Thank you

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