Re: WordPerfect on PC vs. OpenOffice on IMac
On Thu, 07 May 2015 16:10:44 -, Eugene Baranowski eugs...@magma.ca wrote: I’ve data available on a memory stick from a PC in WordPerfect. When I open these data in OpenOffice, I see the text in a code which is impossible to read. apache openoffice has dropped support of wordperfect file format because of licence incompatibility. pre-apache versions of openoffice, known as openoffice.org, do support wordperfect. so, you can download openoffice.org 3.3 from the openoffice.org website. also, libreoffice, which is another openoffice.org's successor, supports the format. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Outlook
On Fri, 01 May 2015 20:48:48 -, Dan Kusel danku...@rogers.com wrote: I currently use Microsoft Office and would like to try Open Office. I did no see anything about an equivalent of Outlook for my e-mail. Does the product have this functionality? no, it does not. however, there are plenty of free email clients you are welcome to choose from. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Help with deleted content
On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:29:09 -, kayla samuel dearkay...@gmail.com wrote: OpenOfffice has now deleted the content of 2 very long documents that I saved multiple times and created backups for. Each time I opened the document, all of the content was replaced with page after page of pound keys. I haven't found any useful information through forums or on your website on retrieving these documents, and I would like to know if there's anyway to save my work instead of having to start over again. Please get back to me soon. below are the answers you received from the list members. please not that you can miss other answers if you do not subscribe to the list. some details on mailing lists are here: http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html On Fri, 01 May 2015 00:40:47 -, Jim McLaughlin jjim.mclaugh...@gmail.com wrote: Operating system? Version of OpenOffice? Did you download your cop of OpenOffice *only from *www.openoffice.org? It is extremely unlikely that your files have been deleted. On Fri, 01 May 2015 00:44:32 -, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: Are you working with ODF? This is important since using DOC or DOCX might be lost in convertion, specially if you are using some odd content in the document (like flash inserts or something similar) also known as binary objects. On Fri, 01 May 2015 22:11:30 -, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak and...@pitonyak.org wrote: I usually see this when I open a text file using the wrong character set... Please also include the file type when saved... What was the file name with extension. If the file extension is wrong, most programs open it incorrectly. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Recovery/ crash of my document: please send response to imanfgib...@icloud.com
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:53:59 -, Cody Gibson macbook...@gmail.com wrote: I have an Acer computer and my son downloaded open office 4.1.1 . I was writing in this program and I received a message that the document needs to be recovered and I pressed on the recovery .then next came on and I pressed next,then the document came up then right away a messagecame up saying crashed . So I pressed ok to save the document. I did this for two hours because the messages kept coming on the screen to recover the document.i kept recovering the document about 100 times. And now I can not open my document at all. I called Acer and they said it is open office 4.1.1 application caused this crash not Acer. if your operating system is mac osx, then the following may help: On recent versions of Mac OS X it might happen, especially after a Force quit, that the following error message appears: Restore Windows - The application OpenOffice.org was forced to quit while trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?. If you cannot get rid of it: Option-click the Go menu; choose Library from the menu to open the folder in the Finder; click on the folder Saved Application State; delete the file org.openoffice.script.savedState. if that doesn't help, please say what operating system you use and what is the exact wording of the error messages (do not send screenshots because they are often stripped off by the list antispam engine). - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Recovery/ crash of my document: please send response to imanfgib...@icloud.com
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:23:47 -, Larry Gusaas larry.gus...@gmail.com wrote: Acer computers are not Macs and do not use OS X operating system. oh. i'll read twice next time. however, everything is possible since apple switched to i386: https://www.google.com/search?q=mac+os+x+acertbm=isch - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Importing PDF form into OO 4.0.1
Jim McLaughlin jjim.mclaugh...@gmail.com: I am looking for a way to import into OO a form created by a third party with Adobe in PDF format. I want to be able to fill out the form with my computer, rather than print a blank form and fill in by hand. For reasons not known to me, the third party did not create a fillable PDF form, which I can fill out with the 'puter, either within OO or with Adobe reader. so, the form is just a compilation of field labels and series of underscores or drawn lines or rectangles instead of meaningful input boxes. in such a case, i think, the easiest way is to take snapshots in good resolution, insert them into a writer document in background and place frames on top of those lines or rectangles. i used to do so. another way is to insert typewriter comments over the input lines in a pdf reader. adobe's latest reader allows typewriting. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: I hope someone can help
Mark Harris imm...@bigpond.com: Openoffice is the best thing since sliced bread. However, I cannot insert a music character on its own such a Semibreve, Minim, Chrotchet, Quaver etc. on their own without being attached in a staff. It is very frustrating when I'm writing notes. Is there any way of doing this without using a staff so I can put these characters on their own. the unicode character codes for musical characters are summed up here: http://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1D100.pdf if your fonts support them, then you are welcome to insert them throuh 'insert - special character'. however, the topic is rather specialised, so most of the list members are likely to have never touched it and thus not quite catch what you need if you do not be more specific. eg, i do not even know how you attach notes in a staff. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Word completion
Vivian Cotton vivian.cot...@yahoo.com: I am using open office 4.1 on windows 8. I am using the spreadsheet and want to use word completion. It works if I use enter but goes to next row. I want to go to next column. If I use tab it won't go anywhere just beeps and I have to finish typing whole word. Any help would be greatly appreciated. i do not have openoffice at hand right now, but as far as i remmember, you could just use the right arrow key instead of the enter key. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Page renumber problem
On Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:58:59 -, Dennis B. Jensen dbj1...@msn.com wrote: Johnny: Thanks for your reply. The photos are anchored to the page. I have found that I must anchor them to the page to keep them from migrating to the wrong page, as they have a tendency to do. But thanks for your insight. Do you have a suggestion about how to prevent photos from migrating to the wrong page, unless they are anchored to the page? If there is a different method of keeping the photos on the page where I put them, then I wouldn't need to anchor them to the page. unfortunately, i can't reproduce the bug. could you attach a small sample file in the odt format or upload it to a file-sharing sevice? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Page renumber problem
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:26:18 -, Dennis B. Jensen dbj1...@msn.com wrote: I put the cursor in the heading; click format/paragraph/text flow and change the page number. When I click OK on the files I have a problem with, the page number changes; BUT the heading moves to the end of the file. In some cases the first page content is deleted also. So the result is the heading either at the end of the file, or at the beginning of a blank last page. what is the picture ancored to? if it is anchored to page rather than to paragraph or character, then page number switching could cause something similar to your problem. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Trying to update, I have 4.1.0 and I am trying to download 4.1.1
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:44:14 -, Jeff Gordon jeffando...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks all very much. Your answers omit to say you should log-in first before the DOWNLOAD may start. sounds strange. try the direct link: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openofficeorg.mirror/4.1.1/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Win_x86_install_en-US.exe?r=ts=1421261808use_mirror=heanet - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Using Open Office
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:19:52 -, Brian Moore bwmoore4173...@btinternet.com wrote: Can anyone point me in the right diction to create some of the attached samples using open office. unfortunately, this mailing list accepts attachments only if they are in the open document format (odt, ods etc). you should better upload your files to some file-sharing server, such as wikisend.com, and provide us with the link to them. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Inability to access my open office documents
John johntre...@hotmail.com horacetreui...@gmail.com: I am a writer. Something is going on with my Open Office 3.4.1 program. I am unable to access any of my Open Office documents. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. by which means do you try to access them? by double-clicking in the explorer, or through the file - open dialogue, or somehow else? what does happen when you attempt opening a document? is there any error message? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: spreadsheet transpose
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:32:19 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: I did search AOO help for both transpose and rotate - no useful results. after i had selected 'openoffice calc' from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the help window, a search for 'transpose' retrieved the following, among others: Rotating Tables (Transposing) In OpenOffice Calc, there is a way to rotate a spreadsheet so that rows become columns and columns become rows. 1. Select the cell range that you want to transpose. 2. Choose Edit - Cut. 3. Click the cell that is to be the top left cell in the result. 4. Choose Edit - Paste Special. 5. In the dialog, mark Paste all and Transpose. If you now click OK the columns and rows are transposed. Related Topics Paste Special - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Uninstall
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:52:52 -, Stefan Boroda imnotashr...@gmail.com wrote: To uninstall this software from your Macbook: 1. Click on your desktop. 2. In the menu bar, select *Go Applications*. 3. Select the *OpenOffice *file. 4. Move that file to the Trash. It will be completely removed from your system the next time you empty the Trash. Depending on your browser, there are different options to change your starting page. Usually, you can do this from the *Preferences* panel, which you'll find in the leftmost menu that has the same title as the browser you're running. For example: *Safari*, *Chrome*, *Firefox*, *Opera*, etc. It's pretty simple, but if you're still having trouble, I'd recommend asking a friend who can walk you through these steps. however, a good copy of openoffice, that is one downloaded from http://openoffice.org/download/, would not hijack your home page or cause any problems uninstalling. if it did, then you have probably downloaded it from some predatory source. so please write back if you problem persists. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Help!
On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:12:44 -, Stroma Leith stromale...@talktalk.net wrote: Whenever I try to open my Open Office files I get the following message in a window, with the option to ‘reopen’ or ‘don’t reopen’. the snag is that it won’t do either. I force quit but back it comes when I try again. I have restarted the computer (Apple Mac) with same result. I cannot use or print my document 'The last time you opened OpenOffice.org, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again?’ On recent versions of Mac OS X it might happen, especially after a Force quit, that the following error message appears: Restore Windows - The application OpenOffice.org was forced to quit while trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?. If you cannot get rid of it: Option-click the Go menu; choose Library from the menu to open the folder in the Finder; click on the folder Saved Application State; delete the file org.openoffice.script.savedState. See bug 119006 and bug 123681 for more information. with links here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0.1+Release+Notes#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: finding content in cells
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:47:47 -, vdven vd...@tele2.nl wrote: My question is about searching for a situation where in two columns in the same row the same information appears, and then putting this information in another column, but in a different row. -I have a column with names A , and then several columns (B-F) with formula's that result in an empty cell or the name in A. -On another page I want columns (H-L) that give only those situations when a name in A is also found in B-F, but i do not want all the empty cells. So if for example in a1 and in b1 the name john appears, and in a5 and b5 the name susan. I want in h1 john and in h2 susan So a long list with only a few names and many blancs is reduced to a short list of lets say 3 or 4 names see the attached spreadsheet for an example. bryan.ods Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Blank extra-pages
On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 05:07:33 -, Pietro Moras studio...@hotmail.com wrote: Ever heard that, when dealing with long OO-documents, you can get some blank extra-pages randomly added before some inserted .jpg images (that is, not a precisely reproducible behavior)? Is it a known OO-Writer's oddity? Any fixing action to suggest? there may be some legitimate causes and some bug-related causes. the former include at least the following: (1) the jpg is so large that only a blank page can hold it, while the page before it is not really blank but contains some whitespace characters, such as spaces or empty paragraphs; (2) the jpg is anchored to a page rather than to a character or paragraph, and there is not enough text in the document to fill all the preceding pages; so, some blank pages are added. however, i have also experienced the random addition of the pages. they are cured by switching to the page preview mode, possibly because openoffice does more precise computing at that time, which would be impossible in the 'as fast as you type' mode. also, openoffice does some reformatting when it saves a document for the first time. for example, i often have less lines fitting a page after saving and reopening. i think that is because it transfers the more precise 64-bit numbers which the program itself uses to the less precise #.### format that the odt document uses. moreover, i used to find after examining the odt's content.xml that what i type in as, eg, 1.25 cm tab-stop position is conveerted to, eg, 1.251 cm by some malfunctional rounding procedure. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.1.1
Hi, today I downloaded Apache Open Office. Unfortunately, the thesaurus is not available. Why ? If I subsequently download Thesaurus, in which Directory must he be placed? you can download a thesaurus from extensions.openoffice.org and place it anywhere you want. after that you should launch openoffice, go to 'tools - extensions manager', click 'add', navigate to the directory where you placed the thesaurus extension, choose that file and press 'open'. a wizard will start and guide you through the rest of the thesaurus installation process. after it has been installed, you should activate it under 'tools - options - language settings - writing aids'. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Help please.
On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:37:34 -, skydiv...@aol.com wrote: I've been using Open Office Writer for almost a year and now when I try to open a document I keep getting a ASCII Filter Options window asking me to set the properties for Character set - Default font - Language and Paragraph break. This happens every time I try to open an older document. I go through the process but all I see in the document instead of letters is hashtags (pound signs) ie. ## # # ###. that sounds not very optimistic; your document may have gone forever. this problem used to be discussed in the past: http://markmail.org/message/ia7lklvwvnsxemqo it would be nice if you acomplish the survey to give more information about your issue: http://survey.openoffice.org/index.php/334187/lang-en it may help prevent analogous problems in future. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: accented characters and regex ...
On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:12:12 -, Albretch Mueller lbrt...@gmail.com wrote: Sometimes I need to write up or edit text in Spanish or German, so I need to be able to replace accented characters at once. A'lgebra I: ?'Do'nde encuentro una gui'a de te'rminos Matema'ticos u'nicos para el an~o? Should become at once: Álgebra I: ¿Dónde encuentro una guía de términos Matemáticos únicos para el año? i have written a macro that does the job. it is in the attached file (tools - macros - organise macros - openoffice basic - replaceAccentedChars.odt - User - replaceAccentedChars - Main). you can transfer it to your 'my macros' folder and run either directly through the 'run macro' dialogue or by assigning a key accelerator. replaceAccentedChars.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Auto-word Fill
On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:17:15 -, Martin Groenescheij mar...@groenescheij.com wrote: In Calc Select Tools -- Cell Contents -- AutoInput many thanks! i did not know about this feature and was sometimes very irritated by autofill. occasionally, reading the list proves useful even if one does not ask. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Field Shading
On Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:42:24 -, andrew shearer solarsai...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: After searching the forum I've managed to find a way to get rid of the irritating shading of hyperlinks by selecting 'white' as the field shading colour. However, while this overcomes the problem in cells that have a white background colour anyway, the downside is that cells with an individual fill colour now have hyperlinks shaded in white. Judging by the number of results I got when 'Googling' for a fix to this I would suggest that a lot of people find this issue rather annoying, so I'd like to suggest that a future update might include the addition of a 'no colour' option in the Field Shadings colour selection menu of the ToolsOptionsAppearance section. you can uncheck 'view - field shadings'. am i missing something? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: OO Writer 4.1.1, cross references
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:37:20 -, Susanne Ott s@listec-gmbh.de wrote: I m checking the cross references in my document at the moment. The software is doing the jump, but I can t find any tool or command to go back to my reference. How it is to realize to go back to the last one? unfortunately, openoffice does not have a 'go back' button. not a very convenient workaround is to set a reminder on the navigator before following the link and then to go back to the reminder. a simpler option is to export as pdf and check the references in a pdf viewer, where the links are preserved and the back-button usually exists. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Calculation error
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:35:31 -, Lonnie Vann lv...@centurytel.net wrote: I have a column, in this case, I want the MAX function to choose the largest. I click the MAX function, then in the First Number choice, I enter B5. In the Second Number choice, I enter B31. I have numbers in B5 through B11 and it chooses B5, even though each successive number in the column is larger than the previous. you should enter 'b5:b31' into the 'first number' box. indeed, the boxes' names are a bit misleading; they would better be 'first range', 'second range' etc... when you enter 'b5' to the first box and 'b31' to the second one, the program searches for the maximal value among these two cells, not within the whole b5:b31 range. by the way, microsoft excel's max function behaves the same way. sorry for the late reply. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Calculation error
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:25:11 -, Lonnie Vann lv...@centurytel.net wrote: While using OpenOffice Calc. (Spread sheet) 4.1.0 and 4.1.1, I found the MAX function does not work. could you please give some more details or an example where the function fails? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Issues with exporting as microsoft doc after update
On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:03:40 -, oh kairong ohkair...@hotmail.com wrote: I have just updated my open office software on my Macbook pro and I am now unable to export my files in the Microsoft document format. please be more specific. what does happen when you attempt saving as '.doc'? does 'microsoft word 97/2000/xp (.doc)' still appear in the 'file type' list of the 'save as' dialogue? or, maybe, the files are saved but cannot be read? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: A question about OO Writer
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:51:12 -, Barbaros Akkurt akku...@itu.edu.tr wrote: I have a document in which I must use a different page number than usual. To do this, I enabled a footer, inserted a page number, and it was 1. I right clicked the highlighted area, clicked Fields..., and tried to play with the offset value below. I needed number 10 for the first page. I believe I managed to see 10 at the first page, but no luck for the others. Any help? yes, offset is not the best deal here. better, place the caret somewhere in your first paragraph, open 'format - paragraph - text flow', tick 'insert page', choose 'before' from the drop-down list, tick 'with page style', choose the style you need and set the 'page number' field to 10. the bad side is that page 10 will be not the first but the second page of the document. the first page will be invisible when editing but may reappear on printing, previewing or exporting as pdf. to prevent this, uncheck 'print automatically inserted blank pages' under 'file - printer settings - options' or in 'print' or 'export as pdf' dialogue. another defect is that the 'page count' field will also be incremented by one. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: A question about OO Writer
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:13:02 -, Barbaros Akkurt akku...@itu.edu.tr wrote: I could not find the option to exclude the first generated (blank) page in the PDF output unticking 'export automatically inserted blank pages' under 'file - export as pdf - general' has worked for me. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: hacked?
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:15:49 -, Kay H. kayh...@gmail.com wrote: I downloaded 2 items yesterday, Adobe Reader for Windows and Open Office. I assume it was from one of those two items that my system was infected with animated pop-up ads that proved to be rather sticky to get rid of. You may have been hacked... it is safe to download openoffice only from sourceforge.net, where you are redirected from openoffice.org/download. files from other lockations may be bundled with not wanted software. it may be lawful (though unethical) and may be not. more info here: http://s.apache.org/genuine-openoffice - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problems with Open Office
On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:30:21 -, Christopher O'Brian chriso...@hotmail.com wrote: I have recently tried downloading Apache Open Office and am having problems right at the start. It downloaded in a foreign language without my being able to alter the language to English. Can you send me info on how to correct this ASAP please. you can download the us english version here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.1/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.1_Win_x86_install_en-US.exe/download also, you may choose between different operating systems and languages here: http://www.openoffice.org/download/other On the download page I wasn’t able to input the language preference, system used, or anything as the drop down menus for this were blank! that is unusual. your browser may be outdated or somehow misconfigured. Will this downloaded, but not yet installed, version of Open Office effect my computer operations in any way. no. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problems with Open Office
On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:30:21 -, Christopher O'Brian chriso...@hotmail.com wrote: On the download page I wasn’t able to input the language preference, system used, or anything as the drop down menus for this were blank! for the community: javascript-based input boxes have never been very reliable. where has gone the old plain link to http://www.openoffice.org/download/other/? it seems to employ an easier script and contains other valuable information. it would be quite precious in the original poster's case. the only substitute i have found is the link 'Alternative download mirrors (binaries)' pointing to sourceforge's list of files. that list is good but not at all user-friendly, especially when compared with the /download/other page. also, the link's name is misleading because it actually provides the same sourceforge-chosen mirror. the link provided within the noscript tag, http://www.apache.org/dyn/aoo-closer.cgi/openoffice/, is not very reliable too. for my location, it suggested the http://apache-mirror.rbc.ru/pub/apache/openoffice/ mirror, which does not host the binaries. to sum up, i think what is desirable is an alternative download page based on plain html or server-side script. also, the link to http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/ should be accompanied by some instructions like these: from the list of files at the bottom of the page, navigate to the folder version/binaries/language and download the file Apache_OpenOffice_version_os_platform_installation_type_language.ext where version is the version number (eg 4.1.1), language is the code of your language (eg en-US), os is the name of your operating system (Win, Linux or MacOS), platform is 'x86' for 32-bit computers and 'x86-64' for 64-bit ones, installation_type is 'install' for a full installation set and 'langpack' for a language pack (for linux there are also suffixes '-deb' and '-rpm' depending on the distribution you use) and ext is the file extension (eg '.exe'). - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: conflict with MSWORD
On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 09:48:13 -, Tom Boyde t...@boyde.com wrote: Having installed OpenOffice 4.1 on several computers which already had a version of MSWORD installed, I find 1] Microsoft Word is no longer usable on each of those computers, in fact seems to have been uninstalled. word is still on your computer, but the '.doc' files are now opened with with openoffice, most probably because you have chosen to make such an association during the installation process. to open a '.doc' file with word, either: (1) right-click the file and choose word from the 'open with' list or (2) launch word from the start menu and make use of the 'file - open' menu item or an analogous item on the ribbon. if you want to restore the association of the '.doc' files with word, choose 'other program' (or similar; my windows is not in english), select word and tick the 'use this program by default' option. 2] A document opened and edited in OpenOffice, then transferred to another computer on which is installed MSWORD, can not be opened in MSWORD. most likely, you have saved the file as '.odt' rather than '.doc'. word can open the '.odt' files only if the appropriate plugin is installed. to save as '.doc', choose 'microsoft word 97/200/xp (.doc)' from the drop-down list in the 'file - save as' dialogue. to set '.doc' as the default format, choose the same from the 'tools - options - load/save - general - always save as' list with 'text document' in the 'document type' list. I wish to have access to both word-processing programmes on the same computers and to convert documents from one to the other at will. now you can see that it is posible. however, the more times you transfer from one program to another, the grater is the chance to get an error. you should remember that microsoft does not publish the '.doc' format's specification, and it is therefore impossible to follow that specification exactly. it is a good practice to keep backups of important files somewhere to prevent data loss. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problems with Open Office
andrea, thanks for the speedy action. one note below. On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:25:55 -, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote: javascript-based input boxes have never been very reliable. where has gone the old plain link to http://www.openoffice.org/download/other/? The URL is http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html and you will find it there as usual (it's linked from the main download box too). actually, it opens without '.html' as well. however, i cannot find a link on the download page, although i recollect it having been there. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problem installing Open Office on an IBM Thinkpad T30
On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 16:36:39 -, Carl W. Entemann kokopel...@ncweb.com wrote: For the record, I am preparing this problem description in WordPad because I cannot get Open Office installed on my IBM Thinkpad T30 with 2 meg of RAM. After downloading the install software and running it I get the usual setup messages and then I get the following screen: I click OK and things proceed in what seems to be a normal manner until I get this screen: Can anything be done so that I can install Open Office?? you may try uninstalling microsoft visual c++ redistributable 2008 through the contol panel and then attempting to install openoffice again. openoffice includes the 2008 redistributable and the installed version may conflict with the one to be installed. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Non-subscriber questions
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:50:14 -, Scooter st...@scootersdesk.com wrote: May I suggest that only LIST subscribers should be allowed to ask questions. That would reduce all those folks who ask questions and don't receive answers, because they are non-subscribers. it should be noted that when i send a copy of the message to the sender, it is sometimes attenuated by their mail server as being spammy. so, the one who asks the question may not receive an answer even if the one who replies is aware of their non-subscriber status. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.1.1 Download problems
On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:23:58 -, Janis Langins j.lang...@utoronto.ca wrote: I checked for updates and was told that version Open Office 4.1.1 was available for download. To do this I was to open and run a downloaded zip file. When I tried to do this my Malware program blocked the file as harmful and it has disappeared from my Downloads folder. Anything louche going on? Janis you can download the full installation set from openoffice.org/download. by the way, it is an '.exe', not a '.zip'. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office Tool problem
On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:23:10 -, pietrof...@aol.com wrote: Dear Sirs: I have a HP Compaq computer recently purchased from a store. It has Apache Open Office on it, which works except I cannot turn off that horrible line numbering, list making thing, and I have no user's guide. it keeps screwing up lines, inserting numbers and it took me two hours trying to write a simple letter. Please tell me how to turn this awful nuisance OFF and keep it OFF!! go to 'tools - autocorrect options - options' and uncheck 'apply numbering'. you may wish to uncheck something else there. i, personally, prefer disabling everything exept using replacement table while typing. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: making edits
On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:16:07 -, Buergler, Emily M. ebuer...@ryland.com wrote: I am trying to make edits to a map my company has created. I am using your using your program and it will not allow me to 'copy.' I am clicking on the different layers on the map and it seems to not allow me to make any changes. Can someone please assist? what are the format of the map and the program it has been created with? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Word program crashed
On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:04:33 -, Eleanor Lawrie eleanorlawr...@gmail.com wrote: I have had trouble lately opening documents. This morning it was suddenly impossible. Finally a screen told me the program (I guess the whole Open Office although I only use the word part) had crashed and by restarting my computer it would right itself. However, before that message about the crash came up I followed a troubleshooting directive and when it finished it asked me to say OK to something it changed. Now when I try to open a document it says Error, this operation needs elevation. this link may be of use: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/the-requested-operation-requires-elevation/4d45a50e-2e5d-49f7-950c-e6281057491f - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Inserting pictures
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:03:01 -, Donna Stanley donna.stanley...@gmail.com wrote: Hi again, Still trying to figure out this very mysterious problem and I've been wondering about something. Could this be a glitch in the program? Here is what I found and can plainly see, both the From File/Graphics, checked. To me, there is no reason at all this does not work and all I get is what you see here. This is beyond frustrating because I've read everything I can find and talked to one other person (not the best experience I might add) but still, no picture. What do you think? do you have 'graphics and objects' enabled under 'tools - options - openoffice writer - view - display'? disabling it leads to just what you describe. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: SEE: List administrators (was Re: Continued spell check issues.
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:30:50 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: Any chance that the list could be configured to allow attachments? It would save quite a bit of hassle. actually, it does. at least, some small '.odt' files are allowed. even pictures are sometimes. i think, they just should not be 4.11-megabyte 24-bit 1600x900 bitmaps. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: copy/paste goes to TABLES?????
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:37:29 -, Dee Drill spinn...@flash.net wrote: I tried to copy a very short sentence from an Arabic Bible to OO so that I could enlarge it for use on a t-shirt. It copies and pastes just fine but automatically goes into Tables and won't get out of that format! It won't let me enlarge the text. I tried clearing it and starting over several times. I have had this problem before using english text as well. what do you mean by 'goes into tables'? and which application are you copying from? after all, why not type the sentence manually if it is short? if you have no arabic keyboard, make use of the 'insert - special character' dialogue. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Why cant I download Open Office?
On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:16:20 -, dennis dorney ddor...@ihug.co.nz wrote: I tried looking for where the download files might be on my computer and found them so I started trying to Run as requested. the problem may have originated from here. you should not run the '.exe' file but download and save it to some known location and then navigate to it and execute it manually. also, knowing your operating system and browser versions may be of use, as well as the exact wording of the error messages you receive. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4
On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:24:17 -, chuck ef chuck...@hotmail.com wrote: 2.) I use a so-called Apple Magic Mouse. Excel often is jittery when I accidentally slide a finger across the top of the mouse - columns zoom by but it is recoverable, though irritating. However, Calc does not seem to be able to recover so easily. It can get confused quickly (by a minor though quick finger swipe across the mouse - speed of swipe seems to be the issue) and head off into columns unknown. I try scrolling back with the mouse (sliding a finger across the top of the mouse like a track pad) but it does not seem to be able to get back to Column 'A'. It just seems lost (three-letter columns will come down to two-letter columns but then go back to three-letter and so forth, sort of drifting even though I am making a determined effort to scroll back to the origin). this is indeed a known issue described here: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191 the fixed version may be found here: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191#c11 it is likely to be merged into the upcoming openoffice 4.1.1. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: [ENHANCEMENT] Provide 180 degree rotation for characters in text
On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:21:54 -, Arthur Schwarz aschwarz1...@att.net wrote: In logic for all can be written as an 'A' rotated by 180 degrees. I didn't find this character in the special characters the character is included with good fonts, such as those of the dejavu family. its unicode number is 0x2200. Same logic for a 'union' which is either a 'U' or an upside-down intersection operator (which is in the special characters). analogously, 0x22c2. the symbols are also accessible in the math editor (insert - object - formula). alternatively, you can insert a text box as character and rotate it by any amount of degrees through the 'position and size' dialogue. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: What's this Warning from users@openoffice.apache.org
On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:52:51 -, Maurice Howe maur...@stny.rr.com wrote: This isn't the first time I've gotten a msg like this. Why does this happen? most probably, the messages in question were filtered by your mail provider's antispam engine. the ezmlm program checks if the engine rejects everything or just some portion of mail that it considers suspicious. in the first case, it would strike you out from the mailing list; otherwise, it will take no action. And the promised ...attached copy of the bounced message... isn't. well, here it is (only the headers, not the whole message): Return-Path: Received: (qmail 61646 invoked for bounce); 3 Jul 2014 16:20:18 - Date: 3 Jul 2014 16:20:18 - From: mailer-dae...@apache.org To: users-return-82...@openoffice.apache.org Subject: failure notice - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: trouble loading OpenOffice
On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 14:57:19 -, John barbus...@hotmail.com wrote: I get a message saying please wait while windows configures C++ 2008 redistributal - x649.0.30729.6161 and with 0 seconds left it never ends loading and times out. try downloading c++ redistributable 2008 from the internet and installing it separately. if the problem persists, then it seems to come with c++ rather than with openoffice. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Impress odp file - notes view
On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:29:20 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: Maybe I'm being dense here - if I go to print from Impress, I get an OO dialog that allows me to select which view I want to print. If in that dialog I select Presets, current, orientation is set to portrait. is it possible to create your own setting instead of using the current preset? Also if it's relevant, I'm on a Mac OSX 10.9.4 that is quite probable to be relevant. i'm on windows xp. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: OpenOffice.org on Terminal Server
On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:32:09 -, Saman, Roabi sam...@rki.de wrote: Could you please send the relevant license terms and answer, if a support is offered. openoffice is provided under the terms of apache license 2.0, see here: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html and here: http://www.openoffice.org/license.html support is offered through this and other mailing lists and the user forum, www.forum.openoffice.org, as well as by the third-party professional consultants, the list of which may be found here: http://www.openoffice.org/bizdev/consultants.html more info on the support here: http://www.openoffice.org/support/index.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Impress odp file - notes view
On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:24:07 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: Not sure which printer settings you are referring to. Can you walk me through step by step? I'm on OO 4.1.0 that depends on the model of your printer. the settings are those of the printer, not of openoffice. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: New Version O.O.
On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:02:54 -, Michaela Rosar i...@rosar-design.de wrote: There is a bug in the new release (4.1.0): used with the Magic Mouse on Mac OS 10.8.5, you can´t scroll to the left side! this is a known issue: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191 the fix is reported in comment 11: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191#c11 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: WordPerfect documents
On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:10:52 -, B. de Lange bert.dela...@tiscali.nl wrote: Can someone tel me how to open Word Pefect documents (*.wpd) in Open Office Writer? I have a lot of these documents from version 4.2 till 8. apache's version of openoffice (since 3.4) does not support wordperfect files because of licence incompatibility. to convert the files you should temporarily or permanently switch either to oracle's version (3.3 or earlier, available from www.openoffice.org) or to libreoffice. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Impress odp file - notes view
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:35:16 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: I don't seem to be able to print slides with notes (1/page). If I select notes, I get the slide and the notes but in a landscape format where the notes run off the bottom of the page. i was able to solve this by switching from landscape to portrait format in the printer settings (the 'properties' button in the 'print' dialogue's 'general' tab). - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Please I am stuck
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:03:17 -, Lisa Paris 6258l...@gmail.com wrote: I have a document that first of all the page numbers dissapeared when I changed the page breaks and I can't seem to get them back. maybe your first page had no number and you deleted the page break between it and the second page having thus applied the first page's no-number page style to all other pages. to bring page numbers back, enable header or footer in your page style's preferences (format - page - header or footer - header or footer on), place the caret into the header or footer area and insert the page number field (insert - fields - page number). if you want the first page not to be numbered, then you should apply different styles to it and to subsequent pages. to do that, place the caret somewhere in the second page's first paragraph, switch on the option 'format - paragraph - text flow - breaks - with page style' and choose the page's current style (it is displayed on the status bar at the bottom of the screen between the page number and the language) from the list. then place the caret somewhere on the first page, open the panel 'format - styles and formatting', go to the 'page styles' tab on the panel, choose some other style for the first page or create a new one and delete the page number from the header or footer. Worse though, the document is stuck in some kind of page break view and won't go back to normal view no matter what I do. what do you mean by 'page break' and 'normal' views? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: SV: Please I am stuck
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:22:15 -, vitio55 viti...@hotmail.com wrote: Iam not a Office support iam a private person you have subscribed to the mailing list 'users@openoffice.apache.org'. to unsubscribe, send something to 'users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org' and follow the instructions which you receive in the follow-up message. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: uninstall
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:48:20 -, david...@ojooo.com david...@ojooo.com wrote: I can not find how to uninstall Apache Open Office 4.1.0 it does not show up in my uninstall programs and there is no uninstall option with open office that 's not typical behaviour. could you please specify your operating system and the way you have installed openoffice. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: uninstall
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:44:00 -, david...@ojooo.com david...@ojooo.com wrote: Thankyou for your reply I am running windows 7 and I installed it from an upgrade link in version 3 search for the string 'openoffice' within contents of the files (not just in filenames) residing in 'c:\windows\installer'. if an msi file is found, launch it. in case this doesn't work, users also advise revo uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/), which is available for free or as a more aggressive 30-day trial. On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:48:20 -, david...@ojooo.com david...@ojooo.com wrote: I can not find how to uninstall Apache Open Office 4.1.0 it does not show up in my uninstall programs and there is no uninstall option with open office that 's not typical behaviour. could you please specify your operating system and the way you have installed openoffice. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: scatter plot
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:42:19 -, John Hanly jmha...@me.com wrote: i’m new to this list so i apologize in advance for stupid questions. i trying to use the scatter plot option in the spreadsheet and i can’t get anything to plot. I’ve done this successfully with other spreadsheet packages. I’ve tried OO v.3 and v.4. no luck. Any suggestions? I’m using an iMac w/ OSX 10.9.3 this forum topic may be of use: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9t=29053 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: 4.1.0 Crashing
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:06:33 -, Joey Shadel joseph.p.sha...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using Open Office 4.1.0 for weeks, and it has been fine. Suddenly now it begins crashing and THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR THIS PROBLEM. Not a single forum is helpful and there is absolutely no way to get in touch with someone to help. Open Office Calc sucks - absolutely sucks - because it should not crash when I'm deleting data from cells. could you please be more specific? as of now, your complaint is pointless and cannot be dealt with. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: flowcharts
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:33:08 -, Carl Mesaros carlmesaros7...@outlook.com wrote: How do you use the flowchart app in the OpenOffice Draw portion of the OpenOffice suite (v.4.0.1)? first, you draw flowchart elements from the 'flowchart' panel. second, you connect the elements with connectors that you take from the 'connectors' toolbar. when you choose a connector and place the mouse pointer over a flowchart element, anchors appear on edges of the element, which let you snap the connector to the edge beautifully. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Re. Spell Check
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:17:50 -, daffysur...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Spell check for 4.1.0 just stopped working. Perhaps since downloading a dictionary update. Should I removed 4.1.0 from my computer and download it again? try resetting all the settings to defaults by renaming your user profile. to detect the profile, open 'tools - options - openoffice - paths'. the profile is the '...\openoffice\4\user' folder where autocorrect, autotext, backups, gallery and graphics reside. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Re. Spell Check
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:50:03 -, Maggie Butler mbut...@southgaylord.com wrote: This way to reset may work on Windows, but on a Macbook there is no Options tab under Tools. Anyone know the OSX path? on mac, options are under 'openoffice' menu. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Strange behaviour with OpenOffice 4
On Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:25:12 -, francesco.zivi...@surftech.it wrote: o Do the column headers appear? No value is displayed but I see some cells with gray background on the second row of the worksheet (not on the first row as it should be). But, the column H does not have this gray cell. o Do the grey and yellow background colours appear? No cell with yellow backgound. Some cells with gray backgound on the second row as written above o If you select a cell that should show a value, what do you see in the Input Line? Nothing is displayed in the Input line, the cells looks empty. o If you double-click a cell (or press F2), can you the select hidden text within the cell by dragging the cursor? No, the cell look empty o I notice that the font colour is (generally) set to Black; what happens if you change it to Automatic? I tried to change the color to Automatic buy nothing is displayed yet o What happens if you select the sheet and change the font? Or change the font size to something smaller? I have tried different options for font and size but nothing is displayed. you may have customise openoffice's settings in some unusual way which causes the problem. try resetting all the settings to defaults by renaming your user profile. to detect the profile, open 'tools - options - openoffice - paths'. the profile is the '...\openoffice\4\user' folder where autocorrect, autotext, backups, gallery and graphics reside. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Copy/Paste Issue
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:37:27 -, krista.rangl...@xtl.com wrote: So for example, the user copies the word cat, its pastes fine in Clac, then the user copies the word dog, and it still pastes cat, even though the clipboard shows dog as the last and most recent item copied. is it possible to disable the clipboard's queueing functionality through windows' control panel or the application's preferences? the feature may be local to ms office (or wherever you are copying from) and not work outside it. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Text and pictures
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:06:17 -, Darren Smith darren.smith_1...@yahoo.com.invalid wrote: I need help in either transferring text from writer into draw in draw, select the 'text' tool on the 'drawing' toolbar, create a text box of the desired size and paste enything you want into the box. or layering in write so that I can add pictures. insert the picture in the document, right-click on it and open the 'picture' dialogue. then choose 'anchor to page' on the 'type' tab, switch to the 'wrap' tab, choose 'through' and tick 'in background'. after that you may have to return to the 'type' tab and adjust the picture's position. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: How to prevent very long text in a cell overlap the footer in Calc?
On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:02:13 -, Hung Mark mark...@gmail.com wrote: using writer arise other inconvenience despite it solves formatting problem you can make the table in calc and copy-paste it to writer each time before printing through 'edit - past special - dde link'. in writer splitting rows between pages is a trivial task. as far as i know, formatting has never been the strongest side of spreadsheet editors. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Recovering a document
On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 00:17:54 -, Elizabeth Forster (S) elizabeth.fors...@coloradocollege.edu wrote: I am trying to recover a document that (supposedly) was damaged or lost. Whenever I try to open it, it has a command window asking what language and what font I want the document to appear as it means that openoffice cannot recognise the document's type (doc, odt, rtf etc) and therefore treats it as a plaintext file. it may be of use to know what format the file originally had. then it asks whether I want to open a read-only document or a copy document because an unknown user has blocked my access to the document. check the folder in which the document resides for a tiny file with a name like '.~lock.filename.ext#' and delete it to unlock your file. Whenever I select either, it opens a document with 6 pages of hash-tags and no text. that sounds not very optimistic; your document may have gone forever. this problem used to be discussed in the past: http://markmail.org/message/ia7lklvwvnsxemqo it would be nice if you acomplish the survey to give more information about your issue: http://survey.openoffice.org/index.php/334187/lang-en it may help prevent analogous problems in future. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PROBLEMS WITH THE OPEN OFFICE VERSION 4.10
On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 05:27:44 -, Merina Matthew merinamatt...@gmail.com wrote: The files simply do NOT open that's not enough to diagnose the problem. how do you try to open them: by double-clicking or through the openoffice's 'open' dialogue? what extensions do those files have: 'doc', 'odt' or something else? do they have openoffice-style icons? and once more: what does your computer say to you when you attempt at opening a file? i have never heard of a computer simply not responding to double-clicking on a file, except when the system has hung. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Fwd: Re: PROBLEMS WITH THE OPEN OFFICE VERSION 4.10
merina's problem has been solved; see the forwarded message. --- Forwarded message --- From: Merina Matthew merinamatt...@gmail.com To: johnny smith ka...@krovatka.su Cc: Subject: Re: PROBLEMS WITH THE OPEN OFFICE VERSION 4.10 Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 07:57:14 - Someone else also responded to my e-mail. I had to completely close down my computer and start fresh. My open office is finally working again. Thank you for trying to help me! On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 12:45 AM, johnny smith ka...@krovatka.su wrote: On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 05:27:44 -, Merina Matthew merinamatt...@gmail.com wrote: The files simply do NOT open that's not enough to diagnose the problem. how do you try to open them: by double-clicking or through the openoffice's 'open' dialogue? what extensions do those files have: 'doc', 'odt' or something else? do they have openoffice-style icons? and once more: what does your computer say to you when you attempt at opening a file? i have never heard of a computer simply not responding to double-clicking on a file, except when the system has hung. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: OpenOffice 4.1.0
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:02:46 -, Timothy M Sullivan ces1...@aol.com wrote: Recently upgraded to OpenOffice 4.1.0 but I've encountered a problem with the left scroll function. It appears that the input buffer is not able to keep up with mouse input. The program begins bouncing left and right oscillating back and forth but eventually the program becomes confused and translates the left scroll commands for right scroll commands shifting the display right. This sounds like https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191 Try https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191#c11 or https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124191#c21 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PROBLEMS WITH THE OPEN OFFICE VERSION 4.10
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 23:27:46 -, Merina Matthew merinamatt...@gmail.com wrote: Ever since I've downloaded version 4.10, I can no longer open spreadsheets or letters! Something doesn't want to work on my computer (acer). I use Windows 7. please be more specific. do you receive any specific error message? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Moving a frame - graphic
On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:19:51 -, Colleen McCartin fruitofthespirit...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I'll try. Let's start from the email side. Normally I open an email to compose, write it, and then go to my file that is an open office doc and cut and paste the business signature (Living Waters..) to emails that it is appropriate. Now, I went into the doc and made some changes, then cut and pasted it as I normally do, but the spacing changed. I tried to delete possible formatting, etc but it still came up with the same wide spacing. So, I thought if I inserted a frame (text box) on an open office doc then cut and pasted the email sig (text) from the original doc into the frame, that I could then cut and paste it into the email and all format would stay the same because it is in the frame. So once the frame had the text pasted in it, fonts sizes etc (see the attached sent previously), I tried to copy the frame to paste onto the email as my sig. i think i have an idea. when you copy something from one document to another, all the attributes of that text are also copied, including manual formatting (font, size, line spacing etc) and that applied by means of the styles. however, if a style in the source document has the same name as one in the destination document, and if the copied text is formatted with that style, then it is not the style which is copied but only its name, whereas the attributes associated with the style are taken from the destination document's style having that name. suppose you have some text in a document, to which the paragraph style 'default' is applied, and that style has single line spacing. in another document there also exists the paragraph style 'default', but it has double line spacing. when you copy the text from the first document to the second one, it switches from the first document's 'default' style to the second document's one and therefore becomes double spaced. that seems to be your case. to fix it, you should apply some style other than 'default' to your frame. alternatively, you may apply another style to the destination text or remove expanded spacing from the destination's 'default' and set it manually where necessary. note that if you used some custom style instead of 'default', it would be enough to simply rename it, while renaming automatic styles, such as 'default', is not allowed. that is a case against the use of the automatic styles. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Field delimiter when saving a file as text.csv
On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:29:51 -, ennio nasr.la...@tin.it wrote: No, as I said in my original post I would simple like to fix for ever my preferite delimiter as '|' without having to change it every time AOO asks me what I want to use ... you may record a macro for that: start recording, then save your file with the required settings and stop recording. after that you may assign a keyboard shortcut or a button on a toolbar to it. however, when i tried it, everything worked perfectly except the fact that there was no dialogue to enter a name to save the file with. it is certainly possible to create the dialogue, but unfortunately i do not have time to read the openoffice basic manual in the nearest weeks. maybe someone else will help you finish the task. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Moving a frame - graphic
On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:37:16 -, Colleen McCartin fruitofthespirit...@gmail.com wrote: I created a frame with text because when I create a text piece (lines of text) which is to be inserted at end of email - is my company name the spacing because all skewed. So, I inserted the text in a frame (text box) thinking it would lock the format and I could just copy and paste it to the ends of emails as needed. However, when attempting this it did not work. I am attaching the doc with the frame for your guidance with this. i can't catch what's wrong. please be more specific: say what actions you perform, what you expect to happen and what actually happens. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Please remove my info
On Sat, 31 May 2014 17:32:42 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: In Apache OpenOffice, go to the menu option File-Properties, and in the General tab remove the check box from Apply user data. It looks like that has to be done on a document by document basis. Any way to make it global default? tools - options - openoffice - security - options - remove personal information on saving - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF export defaults background page color
On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 06:53:54 -, Tony Gallas tony.gal...@spin.net.au wrote: I created a simple text page with a black background and white text, red text, green text, then exported as a .pdf file. The colours were not changed. please check 'tools - options - openoffice writer - print'. 'page background' should be checked and 'print text in black' unchecked. these options apply to exporting as pdf as well as to printing on paper. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: xlsx
On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:00:52 -, Robert Schmidt robertschm...@w-s-d.at wrote: Hallo und guten Tag! Habe mit den Excelformat xlsx ein Problem. Die Dateien brauchen ewig bis sie sich öffnen. Woran kann das liegen? Deutsch-sprachige Mailingliste finden Sie hier: users...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF export defaults background page color
On Sat, 31 May 2014 00:04:27 -, Chris Szott chrissz...@gmail.com wrote: Trying to export an .ODT file to .PDF. I have the background colour for all pages set to black. When I export to PDF it reverts everything to white, and even inverts some of my text (white text is now black.) Also, some of the link colours have reverted back to their defaults. i cannot confirm this behaviour. could you please upload to some file hosting service a sample odt file demonstrating the issue? (if you post it on the list directly, there is a chance that it be filtered by the antispam engine.) --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: AOO 4.1 presentation looks fine in AOO, skewed background exported to PPT and played w MS Ppoint Viewer 2007...
On Sat, 31 May 2014 02:55:33 -, Fernando Cassia fcas...@gmail.com wrote: I created a multi-slides (66 slides so far) presentation using one of the templates. When I preview the slideshow in AOO 4.1,everything looks fine. As soon as I export the presentation to MS Powerpoint, and load it in MS Powerpoint Viewer 2007, the background bitmap, which looked stretched to fill the whole screen and as such with text centered on it, becomes 1/3 of the screen on the powerpoint viewer 2007, and as such text gets overlaid over the borders of the bitmap. What is going on here?. Obviously something having to do with AOO 4.1 Impress making the background bitmap stretched to fill the screen, and on the contrary, that attribute is not carried over to the PPT export, so MS Powerpoint Viewer 2007 just shows the bitmap with its original absolute pixel size (not stretched) and as a result text gets over the borders... if the autofit option does not work properly, you may set the background image size directly: open 'format - page - background', uncheck 'autofit' and 'original' and set width and height as you wish. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: AOO 4.1 presentation looks fine in AOO, skewed background exported to PPT and played w MS Ppoint Viewer 2007...
On Sat, 31 May 2014 09:02:20 -, Fernando Cassia fcas...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know the screen size of the playback system beforehand (could be a dozen different screen sizes). you need not know the screen size but only the page size of your slide (format - page - page), which is fitted to the screen automatically (the exact size matters only if the presentation medium is paper). so it is enough to set the background size equal to the page size (or set it 'relative' and width and height 100 %). I just want the Powerpoint export to retain the autofit attribute of the background bitmap. Currently, that doesn't seem to be the case... i see; it seems to be a bug to file with bugzilla, and a workaround i suggest is nothing more than a workaround. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: AOO 4.1 presentation looks fine in AOO, skewed background exported to PPT and played w MS Ppoint Viewer 2007...
On Sat, 31 May 2014 10:14:34 -, Fernando Cassia fcas...@gmail.com wrote: This is what I see in AOO 4.1 when editing the presentation (notice the background, from the AOO template) http://www.imagebam.com/image/bfb67b330098558 This is what the slide looks like in AOO Impress, when played back http://www.imagebam.com/image/00ca69330098560 And this is what I see when I export to PPT and load the presentation in the MS Powerpoint Viewer 2007 http://www.imagebam.com/image/f9fb05330098563 Any ideas of what might be going on? Can someone confirm? I just used one of the built-in templates in AOO 4.1 to start my presentation I expected the exported PPT to look exactly the same as in AOO... i checked that template. it seems to be the 'blue border' background chosen on the 2nd step of the presentation wizard. it is not autofitted at all, but rather tiled (see format - page - background). because its size is exactly the same as the default slide size (which is 28 x 21 cm), it fills the entire screen. however, when exporting to powerpoint, everything is messed up because powerpoint's size handling is somewhat flawed. eg, when i create a rectangle in powerpoint and set its width to, say, 10 cm, it appears to be about 9 cm according to the ruler at the top of the slide (at least in powerpoint 2000 installed on my organisation's computers). if after that i set the page width to 10 cm too, the rectangle does not take the full width of the page, just like your slide's background. so, powerpoint seems to use different units for page sizes and object sizes: the centimeters of page width are larger than those of a rectangle width. it is quite idiosyncratic, but you have to stay with it. i do not think that openoffice should adopt this unnatural measuring convention only to be compatible with powerpoint, although some size adjustment while exporting may be of use. in your case, try unticking the 'format - page - background - tile' box and ticking the 'format - page - background - autofit'. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Please remove my info
On Sat, 31 May 2014 11:02:37 -, Linda Hull chalcedony6...@gmail.com wrote: I'm quite interested to find out that there might be hidden data in my .doc and other AOO pages, which can be read by anyone. How do we read this in other documents? Not just by clicking a box, but to see what might be there? the easiest way is to check the properties of a file in your system's explorer program. there would be author, title, subject, keywords, creation date and so on. the user data is taken from 'tools - options - openoffice'. however, it is not specific to openoffice. every program does that and it is usualy possible to switch it of if you are of secretive nature; see fernando's reply to learn how. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Unwanted notice
On Thu, 29 May 2014 14:08:38 -, Brian Moore bwmoore4173...@btinternet.com wrote: For some reason I have got a notice on my screen as follows:- The last time you opened Open Office, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to reopen its windows again? It has two choices Don’t reopen and Reopen. Whichever one I press nothing happens and I cannot get rid of it off my screen! On recent versions of Mac OS X it might happen, especially after a Force quit, that the following error message appears: Restore Windows - The application OpenOffice.org was forced to quit while trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?. If you cannot get rid of it: Option-click the Go menu; choose Library from the menu to open the folder in the Finder; click on the folder Saved Application State; delete the file org.openoffice.script.savedState. more information here: http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/4.0.1.html#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues this problem is reported to be fixed in the latest openoffice version, 4.1, which may be downloaded from here: http://www.openoffice.org/download/ --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: can no more use Open office
On Tue, 27 May 2014 09:11:22 -, Olivier Cahen olivier.ca...@aliceadsl.fr wrote: I was currently using Open Office, because it looks much more easy than Microsoft Word, namely for adding images to a text. It was up to the time, this morning, when I received an advice from you to download the new edition 4.1.0. I downloaded it, and replaced my old edition by the new one. But finally, when I tried to use it, I received the message: Not compatible with Mac OS X 10.6.8. sad but true, openoffice 4.1 is not compatible with pre-10.7 mac osx systems because apple switched from 32bit to 64bit since 10.7, and openoffice developers cannot afford supporting both versions. however, openoffice 4.0.1 is good too, and you may continue using it on your 10.6 system. i used even 3.4.1 up to a week ago and was quite happy with it. I did not find how to recover my previous edition of Open Office. Thanks for explaining what I should do for using again Open Office. please download from here: http://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.0.1/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.0.1_MacOS_x86_install_en-US.dmg or in french: http://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.0.1/binaries/fr/Apache_OpenOffice_4.0.1_MacOS_x86_install_fr.dmg --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: problem with office org
On Mon, 26 May 2014 02:49:59 -, wilhelmina fisher wilmafis...@optusnet.com.au wrote: When I open open office.org I get a message which says it unexpectedly quit while re-operning windows. It asks I choose a) don’t reopen b reopen however no matter which one I press nothing changes. On recent versions of Mac OS X it might happen, especially after a Force quit, that the following error message appears: Restore Windows - The application OpenOffice.org was forced to quit while trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?. If you cannot get rid of it: Option-click the Go menu; choose Library from the menu to open the folder in the Finder; click on the folder Saved Application State; delete the file org.openoffice.script.savedState. this problem has been fixed in the latest version, 4.1.0, which you may download from openoffice.org/download. however, it does not work with mac osx 10.6 and earlier. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Writer
On Fri, 23 May 2014 19:18:35 -, Schmidt, Louise louise.schm...@doc.mo.gov wrote: I now use MS Word 2007. I use the Lock ICON to lock a certain section in my Word document. What do I use in Open Office writer to lock and unlock a form that was created in Word? when you create a section, you may tick the options 'protect' or 'protect with password'. on the other hand, you may specify that it be editable even in a document opened read-only. after the section has been created, the settings are still editable through the 'format - sections' dialogue. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Language pack English GB not working
On Wed, 14 May 2014 12:44:11 -, Anthon-Pieter Wink anthon.pie...@gmail.com wrote: I run a Dutch version of Open Office 4.1.0. I cannot seem to get the British English version of the language pack installed properly and I have no idea why not. I have installed the language pack correctly (I believe), but in Writer it does not show English as installed. I was hoping you could help me out. you mean that english is absent from the drop-down list 'tools options language settings languages language of user interface'? --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: ANN] Apache OpenOffice 4.1.0 released
On 1 May 2014 12:23:16 UTC, la...@akeonet.com la...@akeonet.com wrote: Ever since I installed 4.0.1 I get a message (Opening an exel / word file, that an update or something similar is required - tiring ! A Microsoft gag ? most probably, that message comes from a trial version of microsoft office that has been once installed on your computer and whose trial period has run out. you still may open .doc and .xls files through the 'file - open' dialogue or you may change the file associations in your system: right-click on a .doc file, choose 'open with', select openoffice from the list that appears, tick the option 'always use this program for this filetype' (or something similar) and click ok; then repeat for .xls and other types of files. (i assume you use windows because the problem looks microsoft specific.) --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office for Mac
30 April 2014 05:07:09, Teng Johnny tengjoh...@gmail.com: How is it that the downloaded application file for Window and Mac OS is the same file Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.0_Win_x86_install_en-US? when i go to the download page i see this for windows: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.0/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.0_Win_x86_install_en-US.exe/download and this for mac osx: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.0/binaries/en-US/Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.0_MacOS_x86-64_install_en-US.dmg/download the files starting to download when i click on these links are named accordingly. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Printing
On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 02:04:41 -, Gloria Grenga kel...@numail.org wrote: I have, up until today, been able to write letters and print them using Open Office. I wrote a letter today and printed it. Some of the letter printed, but not all of it. A message came on the computer screen suggesting that I download a program. There was a cost involved. My question is: Do I now have to pay for a program to print Open Office? no, you need not pay. if you have downloaded your copy of openoffice from a malicious site, you should better redownload and reinstall it from www.openoffice.org. if that is not the case, then the message seems to originate somewhere between openoffice and the printer driver. what exactly does it say and what program does it want you to install? also, do you print directly from openoffice or from other program? --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: need help with excel file
On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 03:20:36 -, Julian Thomas j...@jt-mj.net wrote: I have an excel file (names and addresses) where the previous user(s) have marked the processed row items by coloring the entries yellow. Is there an easy way to select these rows to delete them and get a file with only entries needing processing? brian is right that in calc you cannot do that. however, in writer it is possible. just copy one column of your spreadsheet, create an empty writer document, past the table thereto as html (edit - past special - html). the text colour should be copied as well as the text itself. then you may find all yellow text (edit - find and replace - more options - format (with the cursor in the 'search for' box) - font effects - color) and replace it with some marking word such as 'for deletion'. after that you may copy the column back to the spreadsheet and follow brian's advice to sort the marked rows out and delete them. (note that all the formulas in the copied column will be lost, so you will have to create a backup of it if necessary.) --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: desktop icon shortcut`
On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:56:18 -, LEON FAGER dese...@swcp.com wrote: i downloaded Apache Open Office and it seemed to download ok. But i cannot seem to get a shortcut icon on my desktop as i had on another computer where i could open and it would ask me if i wanted a text document, etc. Could you please tell me how to do this? well, first of all, you should install it (usually by double-clicking on the downloaded file). Have you done that? if yes, then it must be in the start menu (the headers of your message suppose you use windows 7). you may also search for 'soffice' on your disk and create a shortcut for the 'soffice.exe' file that you hopefully find. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: I can't see the command
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:42:45 -, Ane Olkotz aneolk...@outlook.com wrote: I have a problem; when I want to impress a document, I can´t do it because of the huge window that you can see. it seems that the mailing list manager has filtered the screenshot out. please describe it in words. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: difficulty with spacing
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:40:17 -, Rupa Westbrook rupac...@gmail.com wrote: i'm not sure if i hit something but i can't get out of double spacing mode. i tried all the help topics but couldn't find a solution. choosing 'single' from 'format - paragraph - indents and spacing - line spacing'. you may also double-click on the style of your double-spaced paragraph in the 'styles and formatting' list (format - styles and formatting) and change line spacing there. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: I'm new to open Office
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:23:41 -, Darryl Collins dextercollin...@gmail.com wrote: I was just curious how to change the measurement settings from metric to imperial? tools - options - openoffice.org writer - general - measurement unit - inch (it may be 'edit - preferences - ...' or 'openoffice.org - preferences - ...' if you are on linux or mac) --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: OpenOffice Corrupted
*Today I had a big problem with OpenOffice. A couple of days ago, I had to force quit OpenOffice, because it was preventing me from shutting down my computer. I used an OpenOffice file today, when I initialized OO, I got a dialogue box that read: The last time you opened OpenOffice, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again? The box gives the options to reopen, or don't reopen. I've tried clicking on BOTH of those options, and the same thing happens, *NOTHING!* I can't get rid of this dialogue box, and I tried deleting Open Office, and re-installing it does no good, the box keeps coming back. it's a known issue, see here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0.1+Release+Notes#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Resetting Password
On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:31:26 -, Yuvi yuvrajcha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using open office for a while now and I have set up password for on of my file but I am not been able to open it as it says incorrect password even though I am using the same password I have been using. Can you please reset the password for me it is not possible to 'reset' the password; if it were, what for would one set it? however, if the password is simple enough, then you have chances to recover it by a brute-force attack; see this thread: http://markmail.org/thread/iz2e5gr7xvptiren and in particular this message: http://markmail.org/message/epzm5sr7bzwpyqv2 --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problem with downloaded 'Apache_OpenOffice_4.0.1_MacOS_x86_install_en-US.d
On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 05:42:11 -, Anthony Patience fgl...@gmail.com wrote: The last time you opened OpenOffice, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again? this is a known issue, see here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0.1+Release+Notes#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues as for the rest, all i know about macintoshes is that it is a sort of apples. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Last Time artifact messages
On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:40:07 -, Don Hall dr123h...@gmail.com wrote: Every save file leaves a The Last Time you opened OpenOffice, it unexpectedly quit ... On recent versions of Mac OS X it might happen, especially after a Force quit, that the following error message appears: Restore Windows - The application OpenOffice.org was forced to quit while trying to restore its windows. Do you want to try to restore its windows again?. If you cannot get rid of it: Option-click the Go menu; choose Library from the menu to open the folder in the Finder; click on the folder Saved Application State; delete the file org.openoffice.script.savedState. See bug 119006 and bug 123681 for more information. copied from the release notes - known issues: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.0.1+Release+Notes#AOO4.0.1ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
