Re: Problem With Open Office and Windows 11 /11 Pro.

Hi Don, There are several posts on the user forum about similar problems. For example https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=536089#p536089 The suggested solution is: " Windows 11 has a new Clipboard Manager - go to Start > Settings, Click Clipboard on the System tab and turn off

Re: Issue DRAW has with Microsoft SNIP in Win 11

I suggest you turn off the Suggested Actions in the clipboard manager. Here is a quote from a post on the user forum dealing with a Copy/Paste problem in Calc: > Windows 11 has a new Clipboard Manager - go to Start > Settings, Click > Clipboard on the System tab and turn off *Suggested Actions*;

Re: When did File\Export... become nothing more than a default for Export PDF?

On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 3:12 AM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Keith, > > Am 14.10.23 um 23:24 schrieb Keith N. McKenna: > > F Campos Costero wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 2:42 PM Keith N. McKenna > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >>&g

Re: When did File\Export... become nothing more than a default for Export PDF?

On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 2:42 PM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > While reviewing Chapter 5 of the Writer User Guide (Printing, Exporting, > Faxing, and E-Mailing) there is a section on exporting to XHTML. When I > click on File Export..., instead of a list of possible formats to export > to,it

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Maintenance on Forum and Wiki Websites

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 9:01 PM Dave Fisher wrote: > We will be performing updates on wiki.openoffice.org and > forum.openoffice.org at 8AM PDT (-8) on Wednesday, September 27. There > may be some downtime if trouble occurs. > > You can reply on this thread with any problems you notice. > >

Re: Are Forum and Wiki down ??

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 12:15 PM Dave wrote: > > > On 21/09/2023 19:03, Dave Fisher wrote: > > Hi - > > > >> On Sep 20, 2023, at 7:29 AM, Daniel Gruno wrote: > >> > >> On 2023-09-20 06:55, Dick Groskamp via users wrote: > >>> We now are experiencing downtime on Apache OpenOffice fora (https:/ >

Re: Exploring OpenOffice Base

Hi Tee, This is a mailing list for developers and isn't a good place for user support. I suggest you register on the user forum (English version: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php) and ask there. Regards, Francis On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 9:12 AM TF F wrote: > Hi: > I am exploring

Re: Flat ODF

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 9:57 AM F Campos Costero wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 7:55 AM Matthias Seidel < > matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: > >> Hi Francis, >> >> Am 20.06.23 um 22:50 schrieb F Campos Costero: >> > On Tue, Jun 20, 20

Re: Flat ODF

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 7:55 AM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Francis, > > Am 20.06.23 um 22:50 schrieb F Campos Costero: > > On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM Matthias Seidel < > matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> > > wrote: > > > >> Am 20.06.23 u

Re: Flat ODF

On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Am 20.06.23 um 20:09 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > > Hi All, > > > > Am 20.06.23 um 19:25 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > >> Hi Damjan, > >> > >> Am 20.06.23 um 18:42 schrieb Damjan Jovanovic: > >>> On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 5:05 PM Matthias Seidel

Re: extension manager not working in 4.1.14

I'm sorry to hear you are having a problem. This isn't the best place for user support but let's see if the problem can be fixed quickly. The extension manager works for me on Windows 10. I tested it by removing and then reapplying an extension. What operating system do you have and what symptoms

Re: Complete 4.1 Getting Started Guide available on mwiki

Hi Keith, Thanks for all your work on this! Francis On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Keith, > > Am 04.12.22 um 21:50 schrieb Keith N. McKenna: > > The complete 4.1 Getting Started Guide is now available in PDF format > > on the mwiki at > > >

Re: Open Office Suite

Hi - I am glad you like the program. This mailing list is for the developers of OpenOffice and it is not a good place to get user support. I suggest you post on the user mailing list or the user forum. Here is some information about subscribing and posting to the user mailing list This list is

Re: error in opening the open office 4.1.13 calc

I am sorry tohear you are having trouble, This mailing list is for the developers of OpenOffice and is not a good place for user support. I suggest that you register on the user forum and ask your question there. The English forum's main web page is https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php.

Re: selected print range ignored

After you select the cells, choose the menu File -> Print. On the General tab, there is an area labeled Range and Copies where you can choose Selected Cells. Choose that option and you should get the printing that you want. Regards, Francis On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 2:53 PM Peter wrote: > > >

Re: Open Source Apache License

I am sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your devices. However, this mailing list is not the right place to get help fixing those problems. Let me explain why that is. The Apache Software License is just a legal text that sets out the conditions for using, copying, and modifying

Re: Installation

The instructions in the following forum tutorial may be a little easier for Linux novices: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50119 Regards, Francis On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 12:21 PM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi, > > NG talked about making the instructions for installing AOO on

Re: Warning macro with OXT

On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 1:16 PM Bidouille wrote: > > I installed the extension Set Picture as Comment, restarted > > OpenOffice, > > opened a Calc file, selected the menu Insert -> Picture -> As A > > Comment. I > > got no warning. My Macro security is set to Medium. > > Most likely, you opens

Re: Warning macro with OXT

On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 8:15 AM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Francis, > > Am 23.05.22 um 04:52 schrieb F Campos Costero: > > On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 1:07 PM Bidouille wrote: > > > >>> There have been security fixes related to macros since 4.1.7. Please > >

Re: Warning macro with OXT

On Sun, May 22, 2022 at 1:07 PM Bidouille wrote: > > There have been security fixes related to macros since 4.1.7. Please > > take a look at the security reports. It’s likely this warning is a > > result. There is a white list and possibly this type needs to be > > added. > As I said before: not

Re: Github

I am not a developer but I can point you to a couple of links that should be helpful for getting and building the code. https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO https://github.com/apache/openoffice/tree/trunk/main The second link provides access to several branches of the

Re: Opening OpenOffice documents as attachments to an e-mail

Hi William, This is a mailing list for developers and isn't a good place to get user questions answered. There is no phone number for users. There is a Users mailing list ( us...@openoffice.apache.org). You can find instructions for registering here:

Re: important file lost while typing on Apache

I am sorry to hear you are having trouble. This is not a good place to get user support because it is a mailing list for the product developers. Please post a question on the user forum at https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/ You will have to register as a member to post a question. Regards,

Re: Apache for big sur

Hello Miranda, You can download OpenOffice from http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html You should see three dropdown lists where you can pick the operating system you want, which would be *OS X (version >= 10.7) (DMG)* in your case, the language and version 4.1.10. Then click Download Full

Re: Enhancement request from Facebook

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 8:12 PM Peter Kovacs wrote: > Hello all, > > We have the issue 20655 [1] which is about a setting on how many last > documents are kept. > > Does anyone have pointers what to do? Where would we add this setting? > > > All the best > > Peter > > > [1]

Re: Hyperlink Warning Message

I downloaded the test document and tried the links using 4.1.10. I saw the expected warnings. Closing the file and reopening via the drop down list on the Open button worked with no problem. I then installed the 4.1.11 linked above (Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.11_Win_x86_install_en-US_6652b2eb2e.exe

Re: open office questions

If you truly mean the doc format and not docx, OpenOffice does read and write that. It reads docx but does not write it. There is no fee for OpenOffice, just download it from www.openoffice.org. I would recommend saving your documents in OpenOffice's native odt format and saving as doc only when

Re: Log On info

Thank you for downloading OpenOffice. OpenOffice runs locally on each computer and there is no account to log into. The first time you start the program, there is a registration process but that sets up a user profile for that machine. The user profile stores your document templates, menu

Re: Problmes useing changes with Writer

more of that tomorrow. So, the image handling problem I saw on Windows does not seem to happen on Linux Mint but I do see a problem with the Navigator. Francis On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 10:15 AM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > On 2021-04-15 19:57, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > > On 2021-04-15 18:42,

Re: Problmes useing changes with Writer

I had considerable stability problems with the Getting Started Guide's files. My problem may be different than Keith's but it was fixed by running my Windows 10 system in Safe Mode. The instability was most commonly associated with manipulating (copying/pasting) images in frames. A related symptom

Re: No files found under recent documents

Your documents are still wherever you saved them. What has been lost is the list of the names of recent documents kept by OpenOffice. If you know the folder where your files were saved, you can use the menu File -> Open to navigate there and open them. If you do not know where the files are saved,

Re: Multiplying %

This mailing list is for the software developers and is not the best place to get user support but I will try to help you. If I understand you correctly, you are trying to multiply two numbers, one of which is written as a percentage, and you are getting a #VALUE! error. That is probably due to

Re: Macro book

Hi Carl, Andrew Pitonyak's website [https://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php] lists a 4th edition, which I suppose is up to date. Francis On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 7:05 AM Carl Marcum wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Where can I find the english version for the 4th edition? > > Thanks, > Carl > > On 1/29/21

Re: What happens if you save a Calc file as Microsoft Excel 2003 XML (.xml) in Windows

4 in A1:A4 and it still failed to save. I suspect a file-specific problem. regards, Francis On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:56 AM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Francis, > > Am 01.03.21 um 05:10 schrieb F Campos Costero: > > I do not get a crash saving in the "Microsoft Excel 2003 XM

Re: What happens if you save a Calc file as Microsoft Excel 2003 XML (.xml) in Windows

I do not get a crash saving in the "Microsoft Excel 2003 XML (.xml)" format using AOO 4.1.9 on Windows 10. I tested with a very simple file containing only a few numbers. Francis On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 6:29 PM Dean.Webber <2018001...@student.sit.ac.nz> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > What happens if

Re: Reporting broken download link

I just tried the Windows download link at http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html and it worked. Is that the link you are referring to? On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 3:28 PM wrote: > > Being told that there is a broken link when trying to install release 4.1.9 > sco...@reachone.com > >

Re: Colour Printing

Hi Michael, This isn't the best place to get user support but I will make an attempt to help. Select the menu Tools -> Options. On the left of the dialog that opens, expand the OpenOffice list by clicking the + sign (The list may already be expanded when the dialog opens). Select Print from the

Re: photo by text ....

This is not the best place to get user support but I will try to answer your question. If you still have trouble, please try asking at the user forum (https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/). I suggest you try using a frame to hold the image. Place the cursor at the end of the text line where you

Re: Contribution to open office development

Hi Juan, I am not a developer but I have often seen the suggestion that new developers try to build OpenOffice from the source so they can begin to contribute. The build process could be politely described by "nontrivial" from what I have seen on this list. There is a guide here

Re: java run timer

I think a JRE you can use is here. Francis On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 12:54 PM Pedro Lino wrote: > Hi Pete > > If you are using OpenOffice under the Windows OS, please notice that the > only

Re: GNU Linux install guide - 6 pages....

Marcia, I am very sorry you have had a bad experience trying to contribute to the docs team. I have just gotten involved myself and my views certainly do not represent any official or team perspective. The docs group has made very little progress for a long time due to many obstacles but I think

Re: Website not available

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 8:27 AM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi all, > > Am 04.02.21 um 16:09 schrieb Pedro Lino: > > It was down for some time, then recovered and now it reports > > > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access this resource. > > Confirmed from Germany. > > > > > > >> On

Re: Testing for Big Sur

Thanks for volunteering! There are binaries here dist - Revision 45792: /dev/openoffice/4.1.9-RC1/binaries (apache.org) . I believe the release vote has been taken and the new version should be out very soon. However, more

Re: [proposal} Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

Quoting from the ASF Category X page [ASF 3rd Party License Policy (apache.org) ] : *The following licenses may NOT be included within Apache products:* - *Not OSD-compliant:* - *Binary Code License (BCL)* - *Intel Simplified

Re: Request of support for open office calc

You can register for an English forum here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/index.php regards, Francis On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 12:11 PM Eliodoro MIRANDA wrote: > I am studyng now CALC but i need support. > I have been searching in the web but I dont get the solution. > I have found a forum

Re: potential problem with version 4.1.8 RC2

I just installed the en-US build from the link Jim provided ( https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/openoffice/4.1.8-RC2/binaries/en-US/) and it starts with no problem. I am on Windows 10 build 2004. Regards, Francis On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:56 PM Matthias Seidel wrote: > Hi Keith, > > Am

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

Hi Keith, I have been playing with DocBook and it certainly takes a while to learn. I suspect that once it was figured out, it would be a workable way to produce documents in various formats. I say that based on the progress I made in about a week starting from zero knowledge. I am, however, still

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

in that position if necessary. Francis On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:32 PM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > On 6/11/2020 10:24 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > > Keith, > > The only changes I made to the xml to make the second > > pdf, Proposaltoreinvigerate_fjcc_myStyles2.pdf, were to change fr

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

wrote: > On 6/11/2020 2:48 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > > Keith, > > I understand you may be busy with other things. Did you get the > documents I > > sent? I would be interested to hear your thoughts on how to proceed. > > Francis > > > Francis; > >

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

Keith, I understand you may be busy with other things. Did you get the documents I sent? I would be interested to hear your thoughts on how to proceed. Francis On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 1:34 PM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > On 6/8/2020 3:17 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > > Keith, > >

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

rv.ms/f/s!AsMYmStvrJNJinVnnJWlYCHrxzmc just right click on the > XML file and chose download on the fly out menu. It is a draft of my > analysis document. Thanks for the work you are putting in on this. > > Regards > Keith > > On 6/8/2020 12:46 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > >

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

Looking at my first post, I should not have said "[not] even remotely close to high quality material". Let me amend that to "definitely needs work". Francis On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:03 AM F Campos Costero wrote: > Keith, > I would not say it was a disappointing resu

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

t 7:29 AM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > On 6/7/2020 11:28 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > > Keith, > > I have played with generating DocBook files from odt files and then > > producing HTML or PDF from the DocBook. None of the output is even > remotely > > close to hig

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

Keith, I have played with generating DocBook files from odt files and then producing HTML or PDF from the DocBook. None of the output is even remotely close to high quality material but I was pleased to get something readable. Rather than spending more time on what may be a dead end, I will wait

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

list and that might be the place for further discussions about how to get the documentation work active again. Francis On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:40 AM Keith N. McKenna wrote: > On 6/1/2020 10:51 PM, F Campos Costero wrote: > > Peter - I regret that my suggestion came across as wanting

Re: Trying to re-generate the Documentation effort

ct feel lost and would appreciate getting more direction at first. It would be natural for them to become more independent after making a contribution or two. I hope Keith will express his opinion on this. Francis On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 5:42 PM Peter Kovacs wrote: > Hi all, > > Am 02.

Re: Open office issues

I am sorry to hear you have been having stability problems. If you would like some help debugging them, please register at the user forum ( https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/) and start a topic there or ask for help on the user mailing list. Regards, Francis On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:48 AM

Re: OpenOffice use

I have no reason to doubt the quality of the CD sources mentioned by Jörg but I would avoid CDs available from English speaking sources unless you have independent evidence that they are not packed with malware. Downloading from http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html is the best source.

Re: How do you drag a formulae down a column.

I am happy to answer your question but this is not the best place to ask user questions. Please use the users mailing list or the user forum ( https://forum.openoffice.org) in the future. To drag a formula down a column, first left click on the cell containing the formula. It will then have a