Bob, Try opening OpenOffice from the Applications Folder. If it does open successfully, close OpenOffice, delete the icon on your Dock and drag a new copy of the icon from the Applications Folder to the Dock.
Steve Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2018, at 7:04 AM, Robert James <ja...@bobnsue.plus.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > My username is BobJames40 > > I used to be able to write and open files with OpenOffice software, although > I don’t use it very much. I cannot remember the last time I used it > successfully, but it was probably before I upgraded the MacBook to High > Sierra. I am now running version 10.13.5. I have version 4.1.5 of > OpenOffice. My MacBook is a mid 2010 model. > I log on as the Administrator when using my MacBook. When I try to open a > file the OpenOffice icon appears in the Dock with the small dot flashing > underneath, but after a few seconds it disappears and the file does not open. > The same thing happens if I try to open from the OpenOffice icon in the > Applications folder. > Having looked at some of the help on your forum I noticed a comment about > logging on as a Guest user. I set this up (not having done this before) and > I find that I can use OpenOffice this way. > I do not understand why I cannot use OpenOffice when logged on as the > Administrator. Can you suggest how I can overcome this problem, please? > > Bob James > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
