Re: [libreoffice-users] calc

2024-06-06 Thread James
Thanks, got vlookup to do what I want. :-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre office writer

2024-06-06 Thread James
Is the long list in any other file? I think it is gone from Writer and you need to restore it from a backup. translate.google.com On 2024-06-05 18:31, Harry Stoller wrote: Hello. During data recovery, I recovered Libre office writer. Almost everything from it recovered. Some writing isn't how

[libreoffice-users] calc

2024-06-05 Thread James
Say I have column A with the numbers 1, 2, 3: A1 (1) A2 (2) A3 (3) and column B with the numbers 11, 22, 33: B1 (11) B2 (22) B3 (33) Column A Row 4 contains a reference to one of row 1, 2, or 3 (I switch which row is referenced so I can see the effects of different choices). Is there a calc

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing the color of the selected cell in calc

2024-05-06 Thread Fred James
for the time during which it is selected? Regards Fred James -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive

Re: [libreoffice-users] Labels created in Writer shifts downward while printed

2024-03-25 Thread Fred James
e/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy Is it possible that there is a page size to paper size mismatch? Regards Fred James -- To unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Emailing calc spreadsheet

2024-03-20 Thread Fred James
Sus Spencer Send the spreadsheet file as an attachment to the email Regards Fred James Sue Spencer wrote: Good afternoon I have made a spreadsheet using Libre calc. When I print the spreadsheet off, it runs to 19 pages. However, when I email the spreadsheet to another party, only the first

Re: [libreoffice-users] pdf forms (OT?)

2024-02-08 Thread Fred James
Mike Scott wrote: On 08/02/2024 18:14, Fred James wrote: Mike Scott wrote: Hi all. I've just been looking at making pdf forms with Writer. Easier than I'd thought. I've been able to create a sample form with text fields and open this with xreader, evince or firefox. Firefox is able

Re: [libreoffice-users] pdf forms (OT?)

2024-02-08 Thread Fred James
, on a Windows system as I don't have one. Regards Fred James Mageia 8 64bit, Plaama desktop $ uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 5.15.126-desktop-1.mga8 #1 SMP Fri Aug 11 21:17:00 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux LO 7.4.5.1 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cross ref problem

2023-11-18 Thread James
Nov 18, 2023 2:20:22 PM Pat Brown : Hi, I have just installed the latest version of LO but when I opened an .odt document none of my cross-references work. None of them are greyed out to indicate they are cross-references. When I hover the cursor over them they change colour to indicate

Re: [libreoffice-users] I paid for my Libre Office

2023-11-13 Thread James Knott
On 2023-11-13 18:57, Jose David Alcantara wrote: Dear LO,11 13 23 I am getting this message and cannot really use my LO Writer: The lock file could not be created for exclusive access by LibreOffice, due to missing permission to create a lock file on that file location or lack of free

Re: [libreoffice-users] CalcGuide auto sum

2023-11-01 Thread James
I could find it but the help says it is somewhere. I have always put a sum formula on the last row I wanted to total. It would be easier if we find the button. :-) On 2023-11-01 09:46, Jackie Beauchamp wrote: Good morning I am unsure where the total (auto sum) feature is in order to total my

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't open PDF on Mac

2023-10-31 Thread James Knott
On 2023-10-31 12:41, Chris J. wrote: How come I can’t open a PDF on my Mac? I just purchased LibreOffice for the sole purpose of editing PDF. Uh, you purchased LibreOffice? It's free unless you give a donation. Is that scam back?  Years ago, we'd commonly hear about people paying for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: trying to make a date box in a form, tried loads of times and I can't get it to work

2023-10-31 Thread James
Can you access a flash drive? Maybe you can download the help and save it to a flash drive you can then take home? Does the library have anyone that can help? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Watermark

2023-10-28 Thread Fred James
Cool!  I add my thanks for that ... and I also saw the "watermark" option under "Format/Page style" as well (LO Version 7.4.5.1, under Mageia 8 Linux) ... thanks again Regards Fred James Tom wrote: On 10/28/23 2:41 PM, Joe Conner wrote: I want to use one of my images (.j

[libreoffice-users] Fwd: Draw and Writer

2023-10-25 Thread James
It is a bit map picture if you scan it as a jpg. Are you sure you did that before? Maybe Writer can edit the text of pdfs, I don't know, try and scan it as that. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing the way a document opens

2023-10-19 Thread James
What OS? On 2023-10-19 12:50, Kenneth Groninga wrote: I have a document that I try to open in Libre Office Writer and it opens in Libre Office Draw. It is a .doc document. How can I get it to open in Libre Office Writer? Kenneth Groninga -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] LO 7.6.2 cross-ref problem

2023-10-03 Thread James
Does pressing control and then clicking work? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

[libreoffice-users] how to generate a re-scaled column

2023-10-02 Thread James
I think you can do =a1/max($a). I'm not sure of the format but you can specify shortform for the whole row. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-users] text to date

2023-10-01 Thread James
The shortform of a day (eg. Sun) is not recognized as a date but the fullname (eg. Sunday) is. Sun, Jan 1, 2024 isn't a date Sunday, Jan 1, 2024 is a date. Does anyone know how to converttext in the format NN, MMM D, to a date? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] shrink size and font size of styles sidebar

2023-09-30 Thread James
Maybe there is no write permission to registrymodifications.xcu. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] shrink size and font size of styles sidebar

2023-09-29 Thread James
I have no idea what this is Calc? Minimum width of a column? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't insert citation (Zotero)

2023-09-28 Thread James
Sep 28, 2023 1:42:11 AM John Jason Jordan : I have recently installed SparkyLinux, based on Debian Stable, and it came with LibreOffice 7.4.7.2 installed without choice in the default. The default, however, did not install Zotero, which I absolutely must have. The distribution's repositories

[libreoffice-users] Read documents

2023-09-05 Thread James
I don't know if Writer has it built in but I'm sure there are screen readers for the OS you're using. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] alter appearnce hypertext

2023-08-20 Thread James
I think it is how the mailing list is set up that sets where replies default to. My opinion is that it is up to the user to check the recipients before hitting send -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-20 Thread James
Google "Targeted Individual in Singapore". The Singaporean government is out to get him. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-08-18 11:03, Gabriele Bertolucci wrote: Anyway I extremely suggest you to use Mozilla Thunderbird. I thought it split from Mozilla. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-08-18 10:14, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: By the way, does LibreOffice have the equivalent of Microsoft Outlook? Many people use Thunderbird. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Documentation of LibreOffice

2023-07-23 Thread James
The mailing list strips off attachments. You need to upload them to a file sharing platform (I use mediafire). -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] optimal width always

2023-07-12 Thread James
You need to turn on macros in the settings (google how, I forgot) and the setting is enabled to record it (google where :-)). I think you can assign the macro to a key. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] optimal width always

2023-07-11 Thread James
It's a great idea for a feature. I don't know how hard it would be to add a checkbox beside column type to make the column the automatic width. You can record a macro and see if that works but it is probably easier to manually do it each time. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] MY DOCX WAS AUTOMATICALLY REDECTED

2023-07-09 Thread James
Restore the docx from your backup. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] How can I rejoin this list please?

2023-07-07 Thread James
Jul. 6, 2023 11:03:22 Budge : Hi DaveB, Just a line to say thanks but also be aware that something strange happened in the background when I first asked how to renew. I had from postmas...@outlook.com the following message:- *mx.google.com rejected your message to the following email

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Can't highlight a column and set background shading

2023-07-02 Thread James
Jul. 2, 2023 11:33:27 lo.harald.ber...@t-online.de: Formatting with toolbars is also called direct formatting, and is not well suited for larger documents. To format cells (or columns/rows), cell styles should be used. How to do that you can find here:

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
Done. On 2023-06-28 17:09, Steve Edmonds wrote: It depends how you want the sheet to function. If you use Edit>Find and Replace... find a.m. replace with AM, find p.m. replace with PM it automatically converts. On 29/06/2023 08:31, James wrote: I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
lumn type" list and pick the "Hide" option. Finally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operatio

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
type" list and pick the "Hide" option. Finally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operat

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
ally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operation. On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 4:32 PM James

[libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8:57:36 p.m. How do I convert them to 24-hour time fields? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu messed up LO!

2023-06-26 Thread James
I would stick to the ubuntu one unless there is a bug you need fixed. Then try to upgrade. https://www.debugpoint.com/libreoffice-upgrade-update-latest/ I wonder if it can run from a usb flash drive. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu messed up LO!

2023-06-26 Thread James
Why do you need the most recent as opposed to the ubuntu one? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu messed up LO!

2023-06-26 Thread James
Uninstall the installed packages and install the downloaded one. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

[libreoffice-users] problems with border menu

2023-06-20 Thread James
The borders menu is hard to read. 1. The shadow lines up the top and left of each box look like an actual border. 2. Is the setting of the selected cell highlighted because I can't see anything. I uploaded a screenshot here: https://www.mediafire.com/view/d8h07ti16gnbpt8/borders.jpg/file

[libreoffice-users] Lost file content

2023-06-16 Thread James
Just copy it back from the backup you made. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help finding the last piece of writing

2023-06-06 Thread James Knott
On 2023-06-06 11:26, Tom wrote: This is a long shot but maybe use your operating system's file manager/explorer and sort various folders where you save documents (Desktop, Documents, etc) by date and see if you can locate the file that way? On Linux, you could probably use the find command.

[libreoffice-users] Get rid of- Inserted: Author unknown...

2023-05-21 Thread James
I think that is a comment. Turn off track changes. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Impress and Speaker's Notes With pptx Files

2023-05-19 Thread James
Can PowerPoint save to something like docx? I think that is a more opensource file format. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Draw

2023-05-06 Thread James
On 2023-05-06 15:04, charles meyer wrote: Hi All, I have a PNG I wish to remove, delete or erase a vertical line which goes down the entire page of a one page flyer. Would you please share the precise steps of how I can remove that line? Must I choose something like a Rectangle Tool and

Re: [libreoffice-users] does this work for you?

2023-05-05 Thread James
) James wrote: Hello James, be the date in the first cell but only display the month. Currently, the formatting clones cell A2; You need to change it. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] does this work for you?

2023-05-05 Thread James
I want the date in the first cell to display as day month year but the sec cell be the date in the first cell but only display the month. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] does this work for you?

2023-05-05 Thread James
-05-05 16:14, Brian Barker wrote: At 15:41 05/05/2023 -0400, James Lockie wrote: Does this work for you? The A1 cell contains a date with a date format (NN, MMM D, ) that displays the weekday month day year. The B1 cell contains a reference to the A1 cell but has a date format (

[libreoffice-users] does this work for you?

2023-05-05 Thread James
Does this work for you? The A1 cell contains a date with a date format (NN, MMM D, ) that displays the weekday month day year.. The B1 cell contains a reference to the A1 cell but has a date format () that is only supposed to display the month. I uploaded a sample file to:

[libreoffice-users] Sort issue qustion

2023-04-25 Thread Fred James
uld assume that addressing it in one might effect the other? Anything I am missing here?  Any help or advise? Thank you Regards Fred James -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Postin

Re: [libreoffice-users] libreoffice portable

2023-03-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-03-18 14:06, Larry Sanders wrote: I have been able to run libreoffice portable off a thumb drive successfully of of my PC at work. At home I have a Mac Pro and need to access the same files (for me mainly the database) and I would like to do so without having a virtual machine (i.e.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows 11 - Desktop Icon for Libre Writer

2022-12-13 Thread James Knott
On 2022-12-13 15:39, charles meyer wrote: How do I do that? I have never used W11, but on W10 it's easy, at least with Open-Shell, which provides a normal Start menu, instead of those d*mn tiles.  Under All Programs there's a folder for LibreOffice. In there, are icons for the various

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about Saving Doc

2022-11-10 Thread James Knott
On 2022-11-10 12:08, ddalem...@aol.com wrote: I recently installed LibreOffice on my laptop and find that I cannot Save to a USB flashdrive for possible future editing AND delete the document from my laptop. Deleting document on my laptop (in LibreOffice) leaves anything I think I’ve Saved to

[libreoffice-users] export to pdf with frozen row

2022-04-22 Thread James
I froze the first row so it shows up as a header on each page. When I export it to pdf I want it to show up as the first row of each page. Can I do that? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Question About Security

2022-01-27 Thread James Knott
On 2022-01-27 3:08 a.m., NE NE wrote: Hi, My name is Hatice from Turkey. First of all, thank you for making free software available to people. And my question to you is: "When we use the programs included in your software, for example; When we write a document, no one but us can access this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about testing changes made to MS Word documents

2021-09-14 Thread James Knott
On 2021-09-13 11:38 p.m., Tom Williams wrote: So, what's a good/reliable way to test changes saved in DOCX format in Writer?   Is using Word online, as I did, akin to loading it in MS Word 2016?  I believe the document was last edited in MS Word 2016 before it was sent to me. What I did was

[libreoffice-users] accent characters - RESOLOVED

2021-09-13 Thread Fred James
RESOLVED - compose key was mapped to a key that was being used for something else Regards Fred James Mageia 8 Plasma LibreOffice 7.0.4.2 Liberation Serif In older versions this worked by pressing stuff like , letter but not now? How does one add accented characters to a text document today

[libreoffice-users] accent characters

2021-09-13 Thread Fred James
Mageia 8 Plasma LibreOffice 7.0.4.2 Liberation Serif In older versions this worked by pressing stuff like , letter but not now? How does one add accented characters to a text document today? Thanks Regards Fred James -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open two sheets from the same spreadsheet on Mac

2021-07-14 Thread Fred James
I just tested that on Mageia 7, HP p6-2419 ... Linux 5.10.46-desktop-1.mga7 #1 SMP Thu Jun 24 14:55:57 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ... using LO 6.4.7.2 ... works well Regards Fred James Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Eric, Eric Beversluis schrieb am 15.07.2021 um 00:24: Is there a way

Re: [libreoffice-users] Download version 6.7.4.2.

2021-06-09 Thread James Knott
The current version is 7.1.3 https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download On 2021-06-09 4:00 a.m., Italo Vignoli wrote: LibreOffice 6.7.4.2 does not exist, you are probably referring to LibreOffice 6.4.7.2, which is an old version and can be downloaded from the following link:

Re: [libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
parameter is the > interval Calc should use, which is days here, hence "d".  Note that if you > use 2020-01-01 as the start date, then the 27th day of January would actually > only be the 26th day since Jan 1st, so you need to use a starting date of the > last day of the pri

Re: [libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
e last day of the prior year. Hope this helps! On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 3:59 PM James <mailto:bjloc...@lockie.ca>> wrote: How do I get the number of days since the beginning of year? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
How do I get the number of days since the beginning of year? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reducing extra space in a jpg scanned in Writer

2021-02-22 Thread James Knott
On 2021-02-22 4:31 p.m., charles meyer wrote: Is there a quick/easy way to eliminate all that wasted white space around the business card? I adjust the scanned area, before the scan. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-29 Thread James
Another problem. Some of the numbers display as 0 but are calculated so have fractions like 0.000812344372353 I want to find the last row that displays as non-zero. On 2021-01-29 6:30 a.m., Rob Jasper wrote James, Since a MINIF function does not exist you can use MINIFS

[libreoffice-users] re: calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-28 Thread James
I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of a value in column B. eg. rowAB 1 10 22 2 20 15 3 30 3000 4 40 10 =some_function('A',minimum_function(B)); where

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-24 Thread James
Great, thanks. On 2021-01-24 5:59 p.m., Rob Jasper wrote: Is this what you mean: =INDIRECT("$A"(MIN(B:B);B:B;0)) Op 24 jan. 2021, om 23:14 heeft James <mailto:bjloc...@lockie.ca>> het volgende geschreven: I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of

[libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-24 Thread James
I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of a value in column B. eg. row    A  B 1      10   22 2      20   15 3      30   3000 4      40   10 =some_function('A',minimum_function(B)); where minimum_function(B) returns 4 and

[libreoffice-users] Re: Suggestion: 3D spreadsheets

2020-12-22 Thread James
On 2020-11-24 9:45 a.m., PaddleS wrote: Something new an that would be really great is to add implementation for 3 (and potentially more) dimensional spreadsheets. What it would look like : Basically the same as a 2D spreadsheet. But by holding Alt+scrolling with the mouse, you could change the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing Many Columns

2020-10-17 Thread Fred James
orientation of the page (Portrait - Landscape) ... Format -> Page, select the "Page" tab ... the radio buttons for Portrait and Landscape are a little less than 1/2 the way down Hope that helps Regards Fred James -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org P

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] Good way to turn hours+minutes into minutes?

2020-07-17 Thread James Knott
On 7/17/20 8:56 AM, James Knott wrote: On 7/17/20 8:37 AM, Gilles wrote: I have a spreadsheet where time is formatted as HHhMM. In the next column, I'd like to show this in minutes. What would be a good way to achieve this? Many years ago, when copying records to  cassettes (remember them

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] Good way to turn hours+minutes into minutes?

2020-07-17 Thread James Knott
On 7/17/20 8:37 AM, Gilles wrote: I have a spreadsheet where time is formatted as HHhMM. In the next column, I'd like to show this in minutes. What would be a good way to achieve this? Many years ago, when copying records to  cassettes (remember them?), I used the decimal degree to degree,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux users might find themselves paying money to use LibreOffice one day

2020-07-08 Thread James Knott
On 2020-07-08 01:05 PM, John Kaufmann wrote: Umm... when you begin this way: "... LibreOffice ... is actually quite good, although Microsoft's Office is far superior." you lose all credibility. [FWIW, in my experience, LO is more capable than MSO.] Yeah, I noticed that too.  I guess he

[libreoffice-users] Linux users might find themselves paying money to use LibreOffice one day

2020-07-08 Thread James Knott
I came across this article: https://betanews.com/2020/07/06/libreoffice-money/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-users] Re: date strings to date

2020-07-02 Thread James
On 2020-07-02 2:50 a.m., Luuk wrote: On 2-7-2020 00:53, James wrote: I have a column of date strings like "Thu, Aug 1, 2020". I want to convert them to a real date column. Suppose the date is in B2, then: =DATE(RIGHT(TRIM(B2);4);(FIND(TRIM(MID(B2;FIND(&

[libreoffice-users] date strings to date

2020-07-01 Thread James
I have a column of date strings like "Thu, Aug 1, 2020". I want to convert them to a real date column. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Second reply with a REAL answer: WAS: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing 18 labels per sheet on Avery A4 sheet L7161

2020-06-08 Thread Fred James
chieve your desired formating, edge spacing, etc. Click on the Synchronize Labels button. Done Here is the URL for the YouTube that supplied this knowledge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=278=qP3NCdRlO8Q=emb_logo Hope that helps Regards Fred James -- To unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing 18 labels per sheet on Avery A4 sheet L7161

2020-06-08 Thread Fred James
ugh the answers I found (once again) point to stuff that is not in LO, at least not in the version I have.  Possibly out of date answers? Possibly the answer would vary a lot between OS's? Regards Fred James -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? ht

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows Vista?

2020-06-06 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-06 02:57 PM, Office User wrote: I have a client who would like to run LO on Vista. Should I advise them to go with AOO instead? Advise them to move to Windows 10.  Even Windows 7 is pretty much out of support now, which means they don't even get security updates. -- To

[libreoffice-users] Re: key to default formatting

2020-06-02 Thread James
On 2020-05-22 3:13 p.m., Philip Jackson wrote: On 22/05/2020 18:08, Brad Rogers wrote: On Fri, 22 May 2020 10:30:56 -0400 James wrote: Hello James, I used to use ctl-m to clear direct formatting of a cell but this key closes the document. Has the key combination changed? -M still clears

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to get LO to open document at full screen width

2020-06-01 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-01 02:35 PM, Philip Jackson wrote: Have you tried that ^ to the left of the close button?  It's remembered on my openSUSE system. Yes, that is the problem. I always have to click that icon to get full screen but LO's idea of full screen is about 3/4 of the width of my screen.

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to get LO to open document at full screen width

2020-06-01 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-01 09:42 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: I have searched for a way to force them to open at full screen width but with no success. Is there some setting(s) buried somewhere in the 'advanced' settings which can be arranged to force full width opening? Have you tried that ^ to the left

Re: [libreoffice-users] Logic of headers (and footers) or my lack of it!

2020-05-31 Thread James Knott
Perhaps you're being proactive, but the time on your post is still a couple of minutes from now. ;-) On 2020-05-31 03:52 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: Looking at your requirements I was curious if using captions for the images could give you what you want. If the caption was the name of the document

[libreoffice-users] key to default formatting

2020-05-22 Thread James
I used to use ctl-m to clear direct formatting of a cell but this key closes the document. Has the key combination changed? Version: 6.4.3.2 Build ID: 1:6.4.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: qt5; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc:

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James
On 2020-05-17 4:47 p.m., James Knott wrote: On 2020-05-17 04:42 PM, James wrote: Can everyone use LO for Windows? Yes, it's a free download from https://www.libreoffice.org.  You can use it for business or personal use.  You can also give it to others. I meant as a solution to the OP's

[libreoffice-users] Re: IF problem

2020-05-17 Thread James
On 2020-05-17 4:46 p.m., Wade Smart wrote: Make sure there is no spaces at all in the C column. I removed all formatting and your formula result is .014648438 Very weird, I just closed the file and reoponed it. Maybe it needed to do a recalculation. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James Knott
On 2020-05-17 04:42 PM, James wrote: Can everyone use LO for Windows? Yes, it's a free download from https://www.libreoffice.org.  You can use it for business or personal use.  You can also give it to others. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James
Can everyone use LO for Windows? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

[libreoffice-users] IF problem

2020-05-17 Thread James
A    B C D    E 3/10/2020    15    KB    0    15 E1 contains this: =IF(C3="KB",B3/1024,B3) It displays 15 I tried: =IF(C3="KB") It displays TRUE My formula works elsewhere. Any ideas? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Test

2020-05-10 Thread James
On 2020-05-10 12:22 p.m., Jim wrote: I am using gmane.io. I switched to it when the original gmane stopped working. The problem started on the original gmane and continued to gmane.io. I have always been able to read the group but at some point in  time I could no longer post to it. At

[libreoffice-users] template to set default font and font size problems with 6.4.3.2

2020-05-09 Thread James
I have 3 problems: 1. I made a template to set the default font for new Calc documents. Is there a way to set the default font for existing documents instead of selecting them all and increasing the size? 2. A new Calc document defaults to the new size I saved in a template but the rows are

[libreoffice-users] Re: Test

2020-05-09 Thread James
On 2020-05-09 9:44 p.m., Jim wrote: For some time now I have been unable to post to this list using gmane, so I decided to try subscribing to the list and using email. Hopefully this gets posted. Regards,  Jim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmane Use gmane.io -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
On 2020-05-07 6:04 p.m., Remy Gauthier wrote: Hi, If your values takes up, for instance the range A2 to A29, you can enter this formula as an array formula: =SUM(VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2:A29," KB","")," MB",""))) The only trick is to hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER instead of just ENTER at the end of

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
On 2020-05-07 4:17 p.m., Malcolm Jaros wrote: In Cell C1 put =IF(B1="MB",A1*1000,A1) How can I have 2 IFs in case there are GBs? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

[libreoffice-users] sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
My cell phone provider only provides me a CSV with a text field for the usage. I want to =sum( it so I need it to be numbers. Is a macro the easiest way to make a new column of common unit of measure (GB?) numbers? 15 KB 5 KB 10 KB 15 KB 5 KB 5 KB 5 KB 1.8 MB 5 KB 5 KB 15 KB 215 KB 130.2 MB

Re: [libreoffice-users] Assistance with electronic signature

2020-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 2020-03-02 05:25 AM, M Henri Day wrote: I'm not a Mac user myself, but according to Jack Wallen at *Tech Republi*c ( https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-sign-libreoffice-6-documents-with-gnupg/), if one has installed a PGP tool for MacOS (he suggests GPG Suite), one can sign documents

Re: [libreoffice-users] filter bank transactions and then sum

2020-01-13 Thread Fred James
James wrote: I've got a spreadsheet of all my bank transactions and I want to filter them by type and them the results. eg. Tran Type Amount 1 A   1.5 2 B   2.0 3 A   3.5 I can use Data/More Filters/Standard Filer to get: Tran Type Amount 1 A   1.5 3 A   3.5 but sum(C1:C3

[libreoffice-users] filter bank transactions and then sum

2020-01-13 Thread James
I've got a spreadsheet of all my bank transactions and I want to filter them by type and them the results. eg. Tran Type Amount 1 A 1.5 2 B 2.0 3 A 3.5 I can use Data/More Filters/Standard Filer to get: Tran Type Amount 1 A 1.5 3 A 3.5 but sum(C1:C3) gives 7.0

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