Re: Saving a file to a flash drive

On 9/27/2016 8:11 AM, Belton wrote: Could you please give me simple step by step instructions for saving (backing-up) an Open Office file to a flash drive? Thank you. Belton Method #1: 1. Open the file in the associated Open Office program. 2. Insert the Flash-Drive into a USB port on

Re: spreadsheet password

1. Sadly, your other responders are right: The task is close to impossible -- brute-force trial and error is the only way. 2. For the future, my suggestion is to either NEVER use passworded files, or use software like Keypass to create and store strong passwords that you won't forget. Just

Re: Conveting files from Word Perfect x7

Just be aware that Libreofice can't re-save as .wpd after editing. Expect to open .wpd and then after editing, save as .odt or any other format that Libreoffice can write. On 7/30/2016 1:33 PM, toki wrote: Grethe wrote: i would like to insure, that it is possible to convert files from

Re: Languages Office Writer

Can you edit the dictionary to include some Spanish words? On 7/5/2016 9:40 AM, chaxiraxi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I normally write in German, but as I am living in Spain, many words are spanish, too. But always the program put These red lines under the spanish words. As I know, I can´t use

Re: What is the email address

You've already got it, it's "users@openoffice.apache.org". Welcome aboard! On 6/28/2016 7:38 AM, Vincent A. Juliano wrote: What is the proper email address to get help for open office. Using Open office since version 2.0 and forgot almost everything, Thank you Vince Vincent Juliano

Re: Trouble downloading Open Office

Clicking on the downloaded file won't work. You'll need to either double-click or Right-click and select Open. On 6/12/2016 1:18 PM, Tracy Phillip McLellan wrote: I'm having problems downloading Open Office to my desk top. When I click on the download on the Open Office web site it loads to

Re: Quick Question

This won't solve your immediate problem, but how about getting a password manager -- like KeyPass -- and creating an entry there (Keypass can even generate the password if you like) before you assign a password to the file. On 6/24/2016 1:57 AM, Brandi Wingard wrote: Hi! I have been

Re: Quick question

Put any character (like a space) in the next cell to the right. On 6/10/2016 4:26 PM, i...@seofirepower.com wrote: Hello, I have looked all over for the answer to this question and cannot find it on the support forums or google anywhere. Is there a way to prevent text from

Re: Can default setting be changed?

On 4/12/2016 9:50 AM, John Caruso wrote: I have the same problem copying from web pages. You may want to use wordpad. -Original Message- From: B. Smith To: users Sent: Mon, Apr 11, 2016 4:02 pm Subject: Can default setting

Re: spell check just stopped working

On 2/1/2016 5:11 PM, ssarles wrote: My spell check just stopped working - in the middle of a big project. :( I use Apache OO 4.1.1 and Windows Vista. This is a known problem, if not really acknowledged by Apache, as far as I can tell. There IS discussion about this in the forum, but I

Re: docx default change

On 1/27/2016 4:35 PM, joebr...@aol.com wrote: This morning I updated to your new version 4.1.2. Apparently that new version is opening by default all of my .docx files. I do not want to use OpenOffice to open these type files. Can you please send me the directions to undo this default.

Re: Open Office 4 text problem

On 1/10/2016 12:31 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2016-01-10 16:49 GMT+01:00 Roy Noble : I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. It's too late now (I'm guessing) but if this sort of

Re: Question

On 8/6/2015 3:02 PM, Mary Alyce Langer wrote: I can no longer open my Lotus WordPro documents because an ASK screen appears which I cannot delete and with it open my document cannot be opened or revised. Could these LWP documents be converted to Open Office? I have hundreds of programs on

Re: Info for missing command

...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org You don't need such a command. The basic cell structure of a spreadsheet is automatically a table. In Writer there is a Table item in the main menu. Don Daugherty --- This email has been checked for viruses

Re: HELP WITH CALC

On 4/23/2015 5:06 PM, Dave Barton wrote: Don Daugherty wrote: On 4/23/2015 2:23 PM, Randall Whitsitt wrote: I'm a young man of 79, but I'll try to answer at least one of your questions. Another Kid! ;) 8-- snip --8 If the data is is in cell A3 of Page X and you want an automatic copy

Re: HELP WITH CALC

On 4/23/2015 2:23 PM, Randall Whitsitt wrote: I'm a young man of 79, but I'll try to answer at least one of your questions. Just spent two hours on site and forums only to be convinced your web designer should be fired. I didn't pay a penny for Open Office Calc, Writer, etc. so I haven't

Re: ABC Spelling does not work

On 1/30/2015 10:31 AM, John Jay wrote: HELP PLEASE My ABC Spelling and Grammer DOES NOT WORK. I have been repeatedly trying to get help to correct the problem to no avail. I have 4.1.0.last updated 1/29/15. It did not work before the update and does not work after, F7 shows F7 next to the

Re: Installing Apache Open Office

On 1/26/2015 5:16 PM, Cheryl Smith wrote: Hello, My brother told about Apache Open Office and I am thinking about installing it, but I have a few questions. I tried your Forum, but it was very confusing to me and I didn't see the question I have anyway. I currently have Microsoft

Re: data plot

On 11/28/2014 4:19 PM, Maximilian Bech wrote: Hello, Why is it not possible to plot datasets of different x- and y- values in one diagram in the Open Office calculator? Sorry, but I think that the diagram options are ridiculously limited. Cheers, Max

Moving beyond OOo 3.2.1

I've been clinging to version 3.2.1 of OOo and I'd really prefer to move from OOo 3.2.1 (2010) to 4.1.1 (2014)! My problem is that many of my spreadsheets don't work in the newer versions. I use a lot of linking to html files containing dates that 3.2.1 and before recognized as dates but

Re: problem

On 9/12/2014 4:59 PM, Frank Di Giacomo wrote: How the heck can I bet more than two pages some times just one page ? I t use to let me type multiple pages . Im writing a journal. Frank Di Giacomo Assuming you're using AOO Writer, maybe your styles are not quite right. Click Format

Re: How to open

On 9/6/2014 10:29 AM, abk...@aol.com wrote: I have downloaded openoffice on my computer, but can't find it. It does not show up under programs How can I open it? Many thanks, Al Kersbergen If you actually only downloaded, then it presumably is sitting in the Downloads folder (rashly

Re: letter writing

On 8/19/2014 8:51 AM, Christine wrote: I am trying to find how to set a right hand margin - always had mine set now cannot remember how to do thishave asked many but do not understand why I need one as there is a left margin box on screen but this does not work when writing something on

Macro Problems

For several years I have been using OOo Macros, running under Basic. Then a few months ago they stopped working, and I am unable to track-down the source of the difficulty. When I startup a particular Financial spreadsheet, which should trigger a Startup macro, OpenOffice Basic starts and

Java Run-time Environment

Something has happened to my Java Run-time Environment. When I click on Tools Options OpenOffice.org Java, I find No JREs to select from. (There used to be some, but something went awry.) How do I download a suitable one and install it into AOO? --- This email is free from viruses and

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

On 4/1/2014 8:37 AM, Joan E. Penzenstadler wrote: In open office writer, I try to save a new document; I can type in the name of the document, but in the destination space I can no longer get a choice of destinations. It only offers documents but clicking on that doesn't give me the

Re: OpenOffice Weekly News #2

On 4/28/2014 7:24 AM, Rob Weir wrote: The new issue is out and you can find it here: https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/apache_openoffice_weekly_news_2 Remember, this is powered by your submissions. So be sure to add new stories to the wiki, so we have material ready for next week:

Re: Calc Formula Question

On 4/7/2014 10:27 AM, japples wrote: When I enter a formula , and get #NAME? for the result, did I do something wrong? Maybe the problem is that you simply need to start the formula with an equal sign, e.g., =IF(A1=B75,OK;Not OK). Just a guess. --- This email is free from viruses and

Re: email address formatting in Calc

On 3/31/2014 7:21 PM, phalbe henriksen wrote: Hi. I have a Calc spreadsheet that contain about 400 email addresses. They are formatted as plain text, hyper-linked in blue and underlined, and hyper-linked in blue, underlined with a gray background. How can I change the special formatting and

Re: A shortcut to open just the Writer section

Ivan wrote: How can I create a desktop shortcut just for opening the Writer section of Open Office? Do I have to view all of the sub-programs before I can open Writer? Ivan Do it ONCE the long way. In Win 7 or 8 right-click on its icon in the taskbar and choose Pin this program to the

Re: Help with inserting and deleting rows in spreadsheet

On 3/7/2014 9:50 AM, Dixie Reinhardt wrote: I'm trying to use this product but find it full of complicated abilities and NO SIMPLE buttons for common things like inset a row delete a row etc. It is not apparent how to get the answer to a simple question on the support site. Can anyone point

Re: Folks seeking help

On 1/5/2014 9:43 PM, Timothy Wulf wrote: rant I came to this list a long time ago and have seen a great number of people simply berated for seeking help with what to them is a serious problem. If a user has made their way to this list they are already frustrated, most likely confused and

Re: can't open attachment

On 5/4/2013 11:10 AM, Erin Whipple wrote: Hi my name is Erin and I am trying to open attachment for apache open office and it goes right to Microsoft word. what should I do Save the file in a known location. Then in Windows Explorer right click and look for Open-With. That choice will either