Open Office 4.1.1
Sir or Madam: Does anyone out there know if OO 4.1.1 will respond to Dragon Speech recognition Softwre? James Lambert
Re: OpenOffice is unreliable
Where did you get your copy of Open Office. If it was not fro Apachie Openoffice.com, It is no wonder you had trouble. James Lambert -Original Message- From: Fernando Cassia Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 11:22 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: OpenOffice is unreliable On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 5:09 PM, geoffrey.schulz @dslextreme.com geoffrey.sch...@dslextreme.com wrote: For the last time, OpenOffice crashed and deleted all my hard work. I say the last time, because I am uninstalling it and will never use it again! Open Office has been over 15 years in the making (counting only from the time Sun Microsystems bought Stardivision) . All software has bugs, and bugs are fixed. That's why Windows downloads updates via WindowsUpdate every Patch Tuesday and why Linux is updated all the time via your package manager/system updater. If you look in the changelog for the soon-to-be-released version 4.1.1, you will see several bug fixes related to crashes too. http://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/milestones/4.1.1-rc3-r1617669/AOO4.1.1_fixes.html Why don't you wait a few weeks and then try the updated 4.1.1? It would be silly to make a drastic determination based on a handful of nasty bugs that have been already fixed. FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell - 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
James: Have you tried just loading an MS file directly? James Lambert -Original Message- From: James Plante Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 7:32 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Calc issues, Mac OS X 10.9.4 Reply interleaved: On Jul 24, 2014, at 12:24 PM, chuck ef chuck...@hotmail.com wrote: I am an OO newbie so bear with me. I am on an iMac using 10.9.4 and I have never used OO before. I downloaded 4.1.0. I am trying to migrate an MS Excel spreadsheet to Calc. It will be nice to get away from MS. Anyway, I have noticed two problems right off the bat - maybe they are known already and I simply need to be vectored to the appropriate Apache site. But in the even that they are not known already 1.) I seem unable to cut-and-paste large amounts from my current MS Excel file into OO Calc. I can do a small set of cells. When I do a 'select all' in Excel and try to paste into Calc, however, nothing happens. This is likely because when you Select All, you're selecting the entire range of the spreadsheet's capability, not just the cells that contain data. That's a LOT of cells, and a copy/paste could take a lot of time. Work around: Open the Excel spreadsheet from within Calc. That is OK but not particularly satisfying when I later have to paste more in from some other source. But it is OK for now. I find that trying Insert-From file... will work, but it often replaces what I've already imported. Workaround (for me) has been to open each Excel file in Calc, then save as an .odt. After doing that, opening inserting and copying work as expected within AOO. 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). Work around: Use the Calc scroll bar at the bottom of the Calc spreadsheet. Again, that is OK but not very satisfying. I was also able to recover by reloading (from the Calc menu) but that would probably not be a good solution for this apparent column tracking problem if it occurs before I have had a chance to save my work - I have not tried that though. Has anyone seen this before? Am I retracing old issues? Another workaround: Use the address box in the lower left corner of the window's title bar. Click in it, type A1 and return. It should take you immediately to cell A1. I have no idea what causes the squirrely behavior, but it is present with Apple's touch pads, too. Jim - 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
Re: Printing problems
Auda: Are you sure that your printer is HP or a clone from some some other company that makes clones. I Searched HP's web cite and got a NOT FOUND message. Are you sure that you typed the model number without an error. Jim Lambert -Original Message- From: KW Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 1:38 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Printing problems Buy a Mac! On 21 July 2014 12:25, Auda Fjodorova fjodor...@gmail.com wrote: To whom it may concern, I have installed Windows 8.1 and openoffice 4.1.0. I have used openoffice for couple of months successfully, but last Monday (14.07.2014.) openoffice did not print any documents of any kind. The problem is - when I send the file to print, the printer (type - HP Deskjet F2280) actually prints, but a blank page, however, files generated from Internet or pdf are printing without any problems. I uninstalled openoffice, I tried to use repair option, tried to create another user's profile on the Computer - nothing helped. Can you advice what to do? -- Best Regards, Auda Fjodorova -- He who loses money loses much; He who loses a friend loses more; He who loses his spirits loses everything The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing [Socrates] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Printing problems
Auda: Be certain that you are not printing to a file. Be certain that your printer is highlighted in the print window. I had somewhat the same problem with my HP Deskjet 1000 except that after the blank page It continued to print my document. The people at HP told me to remove the cartriges and clean the contacts. I have since cleaned the contacts again using rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab. I hope that this helps. Jim Lambert -Original Message- From: Auda Fjodorova Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 11:25 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Printing problems To whom it may concern, I have installed Windows 8.1 and openoffice 4.1.0. I have used openoffice for couple of months successfully, but last Monday (14.07.2014.) openoffice did not print any documents of any kind. The problem is - when I send the file to print, the printer (type - HP Deskjet F2280) actually prints, but a blank page, however, files generated from Internet or pdf are printing without any problems. I uninstalled openoffice, I tried to use repair option, tried to create another user's profile on the Computer - nothing helped. Can you advice what to do? -- Best Regards, Auda Fjodorova - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Saving files where I want them
Sir: I am having a terrible time saving files. They never go where I want them so that I can load them again. They go to Skydrive, skydrive.old, never to thispc/documents. How can I specify where I want files saved? The only way I can find them is by doing a search with “windows C” and clicking on search. I cannot always remember the exact file name. I want the files to always go to ThisPC/Documents and they seldom do. James Lambert
Re: Saving files where I want them
Brian: The search function of Windows 8.1 may not accept wild cards but it does accept partial file names. Jim Lambert -Original Message- From: Brian Barker Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:29 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Saving files where I want them At 15:39 20/07/2014 -0400, Doug McGarrett wrote: On 07/20/2014 02:34 PM, Brian Barker wrote: Th[e]n you have been conned! No, I haven't. My comment was based only on what you *wrote*, of course, which was The sort of thing you [sc. Mr Lambert] complain of is the reason many of us have turned to Linux. What was complained of by Mr Lambert was that Windows somehow saved files randomly instead of in predictable and controlled destination folders. It is simply untrue that any operating system does this, of course. If your reason for changing was indeed this untrue statement - as you told us - then you were surely conned. I used Windows from almost the first days of Windows 3.0. It was quite usable, ... I wasn't arguing for or against any operating system, of course - just suggesting that any decision should be made on the facts, not hilarious fiction. You have a large readership on a list such as this, and it's inappropriate that Mr Lambert's belief that OpenOffice behaves irrationally should be seen as true, let alone blamed irrelevantly on his operating system. Then why is the OP having such a problem finding them [his saved documents]? Probably because he takes insufficient care when saving them - imagining that somehow OpenOffice (or any other application) will guess where he wants them to be. My guess - and it is just that - is that he opens files from other sources (e-mail, shared drives, cloud drives, removable drives), modifies them, and then saves the resulting new documents without perhaps taking any care over where they are. His new document files will end up distributed all over his system. Like in unzipping files? When you unzip a package, rather than one file, you never know where the rest of them went! I know where they went. Other people know. If you didn't, the problem wasn't with your operating system. (If you wanted to save a music file to a Documents directory, you could.) Er, in any operating system. I doubt it. I'm glad you said that, since readers will be able to estimate your fluency with any operating system. So then when you go to that clear space in the start system and enter a filename to find, how come it opens the file? It doesn't. It lists the matching files on the Start menu - the panel above the box. You can open any of them if you wish. Not only that, it opens the file in what IT thinks you should be working on it with! Most people find associations helpful. If they didn't exist, you'd have to do two things to open any document: select (remember) and start the application as well as open the document. Again, that is a feature of all operating systems (applicable when you are choosing to open the document, as your declared technique implies). I won't swear that it doesn't accept wildcards, but I don't think it does. Dare I say you've been conned again? It will accept partial names, which is much the same. In any case, the proper way to find files and folders is via Windows' file manager (Windows Explorer or Computer); this accepts partial names, wildcards, what have you. I am not one of those fanatics who have removed Windows from their computers. Good - and I didn't suggest you were. I merely asked that you should not attempt to aggrandise your preferred system by misrepresenting another. Brian Barker - 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
Pay for Open Office
Sir: I had an argument with a technician at HP Last month. She claimed that I will be charged for Open Office after one year of use. I disagreed with her. Is there any truth in this? I would also like to see an upgrade in the user manual. Any possabilities? I will consider a donation if I knew how to proceed. James Lambert jlamb...@inebraska.com
Re: Abus et escroquerie sur site SMS pour l'obtention de code de téléchargement
I do not know your language. -Original Message- From: DENIS Sylvain Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2014 1:49 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Abus et escroquerie sur site SMS pour l'obtention de code de téléchargement Bonjour, Apache OpenOffice est bien gratuit. Certains sites en profitent pour arnaquer les gens. Le site officiel de Apache OpenOffice est : www.openoffice.org ou si vous le souhaitez la version française du site est fr.openoffice.org Désolé pour l'arnaque, mais nous ne sommes pas responsable de cela. Bien à vous Sylvain DENIS Conseiller Pédagogique TICE// Le 03/07/14 11:01, Maurice-Michel Franck a écrit : Bonjour Madame Merci pour votre courriel du jour, je viens de faire une réclamation auprès des services de mon opérateur téléphonique qui à pris en considération ma demande. En effet, il s’agit bien d'une escroquerie au détriment du consommateur faite par SMS au n°81174 lors tu téléchargement d'OpenOffice dit gratuit! Cela pour obtenir des codes d’ouverture. Je suis vraiment abuser et victime de 33€. Recevez Madame mes respectueuses salutation. M.FRANCK Message du 03/07/14 08:59 De : Andrea Pescetti A : users@openoffice.apache.org Copie à : franck@wanadoo.fr Objet : Re: Abus et escroquerie sur site SMS pour l'obtention de code de téléchargement I'm answering in English since this is very important and we don't want any confusion about this issue. OpenOffice is completely free. We never ask users to send SMS messages or to pay for using OpenOffice. Make sure you download OpenOffice from the official site: http://www.openoffice.org/ and from nowhere else. Read http://s.apache.org/genuine-openoffice for more information. Regards, Andrea. On 02/07/2014 Michel FRANCK wrote: Bonjour, Je viens de télécharger open office hors les SMS pour les codes sont payant sans que cette information soit indiqué sur le site SMS. Je demande le remboursement des connexions soit 31,65€ frais facturé sur mon compte mobile. Sans réponse immédiate, je déposerai une plainte auprès de la Direction des fraudes Française. Mes respectueuse salutation M.FRANCK - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
