Re: [libreoffice-users] flip columns in calc

2011-11-03 Thread Stefan Weigel
Hi Jason, Am 03.11.2011 05:12, schrieb Jason Paul Joines: Is there any way to reverse the order of columns in a Calc spreadsheet? For example, if I have columns A through Z, I want to re-order them so that the contents of Z are in A, Y in B, X in C, ..., A in Z, B in Y, C in X. (1) Insert

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-03 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote (03-11-11 05:30) -Original Message- From: ESChamp [mailto:esch...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 17:15 To: Libre Office Subject: Do the LO developers read this list, or is there an official channel for requesting changes? I think making

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph Styles Not Updating

2011-11-03 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Don, Don Parris wrote (01-11-11 02:19) I am having to update a couple documents (contact directories) I created under OOo some years ago. I had to save the documents in MS Word format (*.doc), but used paragraph styles to maintain uniformity of style and ease of maintenance. I wanted to

Re: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

2011-11-03 Thread Stephan Zietsman
Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: The Zip-related message may be a warning, not a fatality. It also may be related to up-/down-level compatibility among the PKWare Zip specifications. When I use WinZip 9.0 SR-1, there are no problems reported.  I haven't checked the files against the PKWare APPNOTE

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embed OLE draw in writer

2011-11-03 Thread Marcus Moeller
On 11/02/2011 06:59 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Marcus, Marcus Moeller schrieb: Hi all, I am trying to embedd an Draw page into a Writer document, using OLE. Is it really necessary? Are there any other options? The problem is that the page is not inserted in the original size/zoom

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-03 Thread Stephan Zietsman
Cor Nouws wrote: For the component field, you may choose LibreOffice. And for the severity field, you may choose enhancement. Regards Stephan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

2011-11-03 Thread Charlotte18
Yes, but the OP states that he knows how to set the Load/Save settings in the GUI. He wants to use a configuration file to push MS defaults to all users. I responded with instructions to accomplish his specific request. Many other responders here berated the OP and, although they're obviously

[libreoffice-users] Live Word Count - still missing after how many years?

2011-11-03 Thread Daemon
Can somebody PLEASE put in an optional live word/character/etc counts in the status area? Word counts are tremendously important to just about everyone who writes professionally, whether they are academics, novelists, students, reporters or what have you. People have requested it probably a few

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

2011-11-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Short(ish) answer. Using Doc rather than DocX avoids a lot of fighting and awkwardness. Not all because Save As ... is too geeky for many MS users and they just can't cope. Lengthy and tiresome answer ... The professor probably has no control over what gets installed. That's more

[libreoffice-users] Re: Live Word Count - still missing after how many years?

2011-11-03 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 03/11/11 03:42, Daemon a écrit : Hi, Can somebody PLEASE put in an optional live word/character/etc counts in the status area? Word counts are tremendously important to just about everyone who writes professionally, whether they are academics, novelists, students, reporters or what have

[libreoffice-users] Re: Live Word Count - still missing after how many years?

2011-11-03 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 03/11/11 03:42, Daemon a écrit : There has even been a blog post mention by Michael Meeks : http://planet.documentfoundation.org/ -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] flip columns in calc

2011-11-03 Thread David S. Crampton
I would think of each column as a row of a database. Add a row above the db range. Populate it with characters in a sequence which, when sorted in ascending order, will put the data columns in your desired order. Use Data | Sort GUI processes to sort the columns as columns in that

[libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph Styles Not Updating

2011-11-03 Thread Erik Jan
Cor Nouws had de volgende lumineuze gedachte op 03-11-11 09:09: Hi Don, Don Parris wrote (01-11-11 02:19) I am having to update a couple documents (contact directories) I created under OOo some years ago. I had to save the documents in MS Word format (*.doc), but used paragraph styles to

[libreoffice-users] Importing SVGs

2011-11-03 Thread Marcus Moeller
Hi all. I am trying to import an SVG file which contains text and forms. The forms are displayed correctly but the text is not shown at all. Greets Marcus -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Charlotte18 has written on 11/2/2011 9:23 PM: Yes, but the OP states that he knows how to set the Load/Save settings in the GUI. He wants to use a configuration file to push MS defaults to all users. I missed that. I responded with instructions to accomplish his specific request. It seemed

Re: [libreoffice-users] DOCX file from Android Office Suite will not open

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Got an email this morning from MobiSystems, the folks who wrote Office Suite Pro, that said that they have been able to duplicate the problem and will start working on a fix!! :-) Pete Holsberg has written on 10/28/2011 12:53 PM: Hi, I created a file with the Android app Office Suite Pro and I

Good work chap :) Re: [libreoffice-users] DOCX file from Android Office Suite will not open

2011-11-03 Thread Tom Davies
WoH!! :) I thought they might be helpful but i didn't realise they would start on it so soon! Good work chap Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 3/11/11, ESChamp esch...@gmail.com wrote: From: ESChamp esch...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] DOCX file from Android Office

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO Conflicts with OOo

2011-11-03 Thread Harold Fuchs
NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote in message news:j8q5dk$scb$1...@dough.gmane.org... Sorry for the delay, been out of action for a few days. On 10/31/2011 02:31 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote in message news:j8i8on$g8u$1...@dough.gmane.org... snip You can run the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Live Word Count - still missing after how many years?

2011-11-03 Thread Jason Paul Joines
Original Message Subject: Live Word Count - still missing after how many years? From: Daemon daemonwo...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: 2011.11.02.Wed.21:42:29 Can somebody PLEASE put in an optional live word/character/etc counts in the status area? Word

[libreoffice-users] Libreoffice crashes because of nwe fonts

2011-11-03 Thread Mauro Sacchetto
I installed Libreoffice in Ubuntu 11.10 and in Debian Testing and I incontered the same problem. In both distros I added soma additional .ttf fonts, but when I try to change font in Writer, the program crash. If I launch the program fron console, I don't read anything Is there anything wrong?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

2011-11-03 Thread Tom
Hi :) I thought Charlotte's answer looked excellent. ES Champ's is the one i am more familiar with. I think both only set-up for a single machine? If so then you could copy the config folder as that contains all the settings, templates, galleries and extensions/add-ons/plugins and so on.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embed OLE draw in writer

2011-11-03 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Marcus, Marcus Moeller schrieb: On 11/02/2011 06:59 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Marcus, Marcus Moeller schrieb: Hi all, I am trying to embedd an Draw page into a Writer document, using OLE. Is it really necessary? Are there any other options? You can use the clipboard and insert

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum function in libreoffice calc doesn't seem to work

2011-11-03 Thread joshsimpson
So after some experimentation I've hit upon an easy fix for importing CSV files with numbers ... changing the text delimiter to ' and selecting Quoted field as text and Detect special numbers does the trick. Of course you have to save the file before you can SUM or do anything else. The nice

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

2011-11-03 Thread ESChamp
Stephan Zietsman has written on 11/3/2011 4:14 AM: Cor Nouws wrote: For the component field, you may choose LibreOffice. And for the severity field, you may choose enhancement. Regards Stephan OK, filed. Thanks, guys. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph Styles Not Updating

2011-11-03 Thread Don Parris
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 04:09, Cor Nouws oo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: Hi Don, Don Parris wrote (01-11-11 02:19) I am having to update a couple documents (contact directories) I created under OOo some years ago. I had to save the documents in MS Word format (*.doc), but used paragraph styles

[libreoffice-users] Re: Live Word Count - still missing after how many years?

2011-11-03 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Jason, Le 2011-11-03 13:47, Jason Paul Joines a écrit : There is also an extension, Instant Word Count, on the extensions website that seems to do what you want. http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/instant-word-count. It is listed as compatible with LibreOffice 3.3 and 3.4.

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum function in libreoffice calc doesn't seem to work

2011-11-03 Thread joshsimpson
I'm having this same problem and I must admit, this is a deal breaker for LibreCalc for me and possibly for Linux since I can't use VMWare on kernel 3.0.o.1. Going to try Google Docs but I am stunned that LibreOffice makes you jump through so many hoops to using the SUM function on a column of

[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

2011-11-03 Thread Charlotte18
It seemed to me that your instructions required the OP to visit each machine and carry out your steps. Unless you're suggesting that the OP create new files and copy them to each machine? My impression is that the OP intends to build an image with the configuration file for cloning multiple