Re: OpenOffice destroys Word documents

2022-07-01 Thread Peter Kovacs
Hi Helmuth, Am 02.07.22 um 00:07 schrieb Helmuth Adolph: The document was created with Word  97. Now, after repairing it, I transformed it to ODT. I think the bug should be fixed. I often tell people to use OpenOffice because it is compatible (and free). Helmuth I could not find the Issue

Re: OpenOffice destroys Word documents

2022-07-01 Thread Helmuth Adolph
The document was created with Word  97. Now, after repairing it, I transformed it to ODT. I think the bug should be fixed. I often tell people to use OpenOffice because it is compatible (and free). Helmuth Am 01.07.2022 um 14:45 schrieb ELAINE MURSZEWSKI: Why would you use Word 97 format? 

Re: Calc data sorting problem - cell formatting appears same but mustn't be?

2022-07-01 Thread David Deeks
Well Brian, here you go again - yes, ’twas indeed you last time! Thanks so much. A bit late tonight now for an oldie to try out your suggestions, but will certainly aim to do so tomorrow! All best David > On 1 Jul 2022, at 21:25, Brian Barker > wrote: > > At 19:20 01/07/2022 +0100, David

RE: "Sticking" instances of OO in Task Manager

2022-07-01 Thread aminanimator
Cut the tree and make a stick. -Original Message- From: David Koch Sent: Friday, 1 July 2022 10:06 pm To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: "Sticking" instances of OO in Task Manager For years, OpenOffice was, I thought, the "canary in the coal mine" for a needed restart of my

Re: Calc data sorting problem - cell formatting appears same but mustn't be?

2022-07-01 Thread Brian Barker
At 19:20 01/07/2022 +0100, David Deeks wrote: I am using Calc on a MacBook Pro running OS High Sierra 10.13.6 (the highest version this Mac will run). A long while back I had a problem sorting data on Calc spreadsheets which boiled down to cell formatting being different, solved by a friendly

"Sticking" instances of OO in Task Manager

2022-07-01 Thread David Koch
For years, OpenOffice was, I thought, the "canary in the coal mine" for a needed restart of my computer. When OO files stopped opening I knew it was time for a restart. Last year, due to a similar problem with Firefox on a new computer, I learned that if I opened Task Manager, found OpenOffice

Re: OpenOffice destroys Word documents

2022-07-01 Thread Amin Jack Pędziwiater
Standard Standard format reformation.doc On Fri, Jul 1, 2022, 14:45 ELAINE MURSZEWSKI wrote: > Why would you use Word 97 format? Personally, when I use a more recent > Word format there are never any changes to the document BUT using the Word > 97 format there have been. > Elaine > > The best

Re: OpenOffice destroys Word documents

2022-07-01 Thread ELAINE MURSZEWSKI
Why would you use Word 97 format?  Personally, when I use a more recent Word format there are never any changes to the document BUT using the Word 97 format there have been. Elaine The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~

OpenOffice destroys Word documents

2022-07-01 Thread Helmuth Adolph
Hello, I opened a formerly created writer document which contains pictures in jpg-format. After changing some text, I stored the file. When opening the document again, I found all pictures were smaller than before: the size changed from half page size to stamp size. This happens when I use