[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc bug - when sheet is deleted, named ranges are un-defined

2012-11-20 Thread bblackmoor
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012, at 1:08, Jay Lozier [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > > On 11/21/2012 12:43 AM, bblackmoor wrote: >> I've found a bug in LibreOffice Calc. If I have named ranges in a sheet >> (let's call it Sheet 7), and I delete a sheet to the left of that sheet >> (let's call

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc bug - when sheet is deleted, named ranges are un-defined

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/21/2012 12:43 AM, bblackmoor wrote: I've found a bug in LibreOffice Calc. If I have named ranges in a sheet (let's call it Sheet 7), and I delete a sheet to the left of that sheet (let's call it Sheet 6), some (not all) of the named ranges in Sheet 7 disappear. The data is still there on th

[libreoffice-users] Calc bug - when sheet is deleted, named ranges are un-defined

2012-11-20 Thread bblackmoor
I've found a bug in LibreOffice Calc. If I have named ranges in a sheet (let's call it Sheet 7), and I delete a sheet to the left of that sheet (let's call it Sheet 6), some (not all) of the named ranges in Sheet 7 disappear. The data is still there on the sheet, but the name of the range is gone.

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Ten questions]

2012-11-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 15:11 20/11/2012 -0500, Charles Meyer wrote: Right now, I'd appreciate it if anyone can please share how to do the following in Writer? 1. Suppress header on the first page of a text document Use different page styles for the first and subsequent pages. Set the header only for the subseq

[libreoffice-users] Re: Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread NoOp
On 11/20/2012 03:17 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: > > > NoOp wrote: ... >> You can imagine what viewing the document will be like with multiple EPS >> images... >> > NoOp, > I'll second that! That was exactly my experience with many EPS images > in a Writer document I was working on. > I had an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread rost52
On 2012-11-21 01:04, Jay Lozier wrote: Truthfully the market has matured enough for office suites that improvements are incremental not fundamentalThe market growth for MS is much slower because for many there is no major reason to upgrade for many unless forced to by lack o

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread rost52
On 2012-11-21 04:18, M Henri Day wrote: It would be wonderful, for example, if the Commision were to mandate that any public documents in the Union would have to be couched in the latest current odt format so that they could be read by any standards-compatible editing programme, but I deem tha

Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart

2012-11-20 Thread rost52
Charles, Where do you want the answers to be sent to? On 2012-11-21 05:11, charles meyer wrote: Right now, I'd appreciate it if anyone can please share how to do the following in Writer? 1. Suppress header on the first page of a text document 2. Keep a dotted line across a page without it aut

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Girvin R. Herr
NoOp wrote: On 11/20/2012 06:08 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Okay, I was incorrect. I thought I did open a PDF in Writer. But it must have been Draw, not Writer. Sorry. I just did some work on this problem and discovered a way to do it. Here

[libreoffice-users] Re: Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread NoOp
On 11/20/2012 06:08 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Girvin R. Herr wrote: > >> Okay, I was incorrect. I thought I did open a PDF in Writer. But it must >> have been Draw, not Writer. Sorry. >> I just did some work on this problem and discovered a way to do it. Here is >> what

Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart

2012-11-20 Thread charles meyer
Webmaster... That would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure many on this list would discover new features/functions (or easier ways to do them) and I and other newbies would be grateful for a quick guide to Writer and even Calc down the road. How can we all help you? Perhaps, if we could share the

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 11/20/2012 02:02 PM, Don C. Myers wrote: On 11/20/2012 01:17 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: On 11/20/2012 10:21 AM, M Henri Day wrote: 2012/11/19 Paolo Debortoli hi all. i had the same problem receving via email from an office .docx files. when I try to import the file in libreoffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread M Henri Day
2012/11/20 Don C. Myers > > On 11/20/2012 01:17 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > >> On 11/20/2012 10:21 AM, M Henri Day wrote: >> >>> 2012/11/19 Paolo Debortoli >>> >>> hi all. i had the same problem receving via email from an office .docx files. when I try to import the file in libreo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/20/2012 01:33 PM, Walther Koehler wrote: Hi, in my office as a medical pracitioner, I probably had the same situation but sized down as Freiburg is having while switching to OO/LO. Yes, I had a lot of work invested into forms, autotexts, dictionary and many makros ("Fachanwendungen") to b

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread Don C. Myers
On 11/20/2012 01:17 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: On 11/20/2012 10:21 AM, M Henri Day wrote: 2012/11/19 Paolo Debortoli hi all. i had the same problem receving via email from an office .docx files. when I try to import the file in libreoffice it crashes and does not allow to import in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Girvin R. Herr
Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Eps?? Are you sure? I seem to have trouble with my Epses but that is probably either my fault or some weirdness of the program producing the Eps (i think Adobe Creative something, an expensive product that tries to force other people into buying it.) So, is there some

Fwd: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread Sandy Harris
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sandy Harris Date: Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS? To: webmaster-Kracked_P_P I have used O-O to edit dozens of documents created with MS-Word, and returned the out

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Steve Edmonds
In reality, probably all I am getting is an added discount for requesting a PC without windows and no license. The PC in all probability is made no different. Gennerally I can get close to the retail value of win off the price. Steve On 2012-11-21 07:22, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Errr, but i alw

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Walther Koehler
Hi, in my office as a medical pracitioner, I probably had the same situation but sized down as Freiburg is having while switching to OO/LO. Yes, I had a lot of work invested into forms, autotexts, dictionary and many makros ("Fachanwendungen") to be used with Word2000 and Access2.0+Works. Yes,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/20/2012 12:53 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's better if they make suggests rather than being dictatorial otherwise people make a determined stand to go another way. Prohibition didn't work in the US and other countries have tried to suppress this or that which has continued any

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Steve Edmonds
I use a lot of EPSs in my documents. These are usually the first to drop out with the lost image problem (resolved by turning auto save off). I have linux and mac, so not sure if EPS compatibility is reduced on win. I have a feeling on windows the thumbnail image in many EPSs is used instead o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Improper English hyphenation

2012-11-20 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I rarely use any hyphenations. I do know that you must go to "Tools>Options>Language Settings>writing Aids" and go to the "options box" and check the hyphen options, that I find at the bottom of the list there. The "Available language modules" show that my setup has "Libhyphen Hyphenator" l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, but i always avoid removing a Windows even if i think i'll never use it or need it.  Apparently with Win8 it's going to be even more important to keep the OS that is installed by the shop if you want to be able to return the machine for them to fix hardware issues.  At least if it's

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If it's for myself i do very little to the Windows side except perhaps install Firefox and LibreOffice.  I just don't use Windows if i can possibly avoid it.  However if it's for a colleague or friend that's when i do loads to make it more usable.  Regards from Tom :)  >

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 11/20/2012 10:21 AM, M Henri Day wrote: 2012/11/19 Paolo Debortoli hi all. i had the same problem receving via email from an office .docx files. when I try to import the file in libreoffice it crashes and does not allow to import in any way. the solution I found is to open such file with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it's better if they make suggests rather than being dictatorial otherwise people make a determined stand to go another way.  Prohibition didn't work in the US and other countries have tried to suppress this or that which has continued anyway despite a government outlawing it or eve

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 19/11/2012 at 14:34, Carl Paulsen wrote: > So is there a simple list of SPECIFIC ways users can contribute > (templates is a good example) that is easily found? Not sure if this is specific enough, but take a look here: http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2012/11/16/sgauti-digest/ Ther

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Eps??  Are you sure?  I seem to have trouble with my Epses but that is probably either my fault or some weirdness of the program producing the Eps (i think Adobe Creative something, an expensive product that tries to force other people into buying it.)  So, is there somewhere i can test an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmmm, i thought that machines without Windows cost more because of some weird marketing deal with OEMs Regards from Tom :) > > From: Steve Edmonds >To: VA >Cc: LibreOffice >Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 1:40 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Again that is something MS has been pretty clever about.  Their new format (the one that only works on the same machine, the same OS and the same version of MSO) has the same name as something they pushed through as an ISO standard and it has all the right words in it, such as Office and O

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I just installed LibreOffice on all our own machines so that everyone in this office can easily open ODF documents.  It's only when sending to outsiders that there might be an issue.  In those cases i save using the older "doc" format and send a Pdf.  The doc format has become such a cross

Re: [libreoffice-users] Improper English hyphenation

2012-11-20 Thread anne-ology
Are you referring to the characters?; if so, you can add the hyphen wherever by clicking on that in the menu --> choosing the character you desire; if not, then I haven't a clue as to what you're doing - I'm quite curious though. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 5:31 PM, J.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I tend to use Office either 1.  as a generic term covering MS Office, LO, Gnome Office and all the rest (incl ones i don't know) or 2.  meaning LO (unless chatting with colleagues) If i am chatting with colleagues and they use the term it's usually to say that something is broken or weird

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think MS have been really clever.  Their .DocX and such have been pushed through as ostensibly being an accepted ISO standard even though each of their programs seems to mis-implement it in strange and different way.  So, they can say the DocX is a standardised format and then that it

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Don C. Myers
On 11/20/2012 06:15 AM, James Knott wrote: Don Myers wrote: I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it comes on a computer. Microsoft charges computer companies less than what the public pays, but the last time I heard anything it was something like $50 per compute

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/19/2012 01:08 PM, enemy troep wrote: Hello! A girlfriend of mine was tired of windows and installed the latest Linux Mint on her netbook, which comes with libre office. Although Libre is working generally well, she noticed a problem when working with Docx and Doc. If the original file is m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: libre office calc spreadsheet function question

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/20/2012 10:16 AM, eddie arni wrote: I figured out how to convert the values in each of the cells at the same time, using the "paste special" function. Another question relating to the last post: Why use =C7*$A$4 rather than =C7*A4? If you are copying and pasting or using fill down the ref

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 11/20/2012 09:12 AM, P.J. Koeleman. wrote: VA, In reply to your E-mail from 20-11-2012, 14:05 with subject "[libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?". V> MS must use several different methods of pushing its Office. My Sony laptop V> came with Win7 and a "Starter" versio

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to edit MS doc(x) files without breaking it for MS?

2012-11-20 Thread M Henri Day
2012/11/19 Paolo Debortoli > hi all. i had the same problem receving via email from an office .docx > files. when I try to import the file in libreoffice it crashes and does > not allow to import in any way. the solution I found is to open such file > with gwoffice (google office app, you need

[libreoffice-users] Re: libre office calc spreadsheet function question

2012-11-20 Thread eddie arni
I figured out how to convert the values in each of the cells at the same time, using the "paste special" function. Another question relating to the last post: Why use =C7*$A$4 rather than =C7*A4? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/libre-office-calc-spreadsh

Re: [libreoffice-users] Charts in Writer

2012-11-20 Thread Dr. R. O Stapf
I just made a test and did not find any problem. insert chart saved opened - no problem changed some data saved opened - no problem LibO3.5.7 XP/SP3 On 2012-11-20 22:28, Malcolm Moore wrote: How do I insert a chart in Writer. If I go Insert / Object / Chart one appears which I can edit but a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 11/19/2012 07:04 PM, James Knott wrote: VA wrote: Nobody is forced to purchase MS products. Try and buy a computer without Windows. While there are some available, they're rare. Also, read up on the MS anti trust cases to see how they forced market share with illegal and near illegal m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread P.J. Koeleman.
VA, In reply to your E-mail from 20-11-2012, 14:05 with subject "[libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?". V> MS must use several different methods of pushing its Office. My Sony laptop V> came with Win7 and a "Starter" version of Office. I have a stripped down V> version o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Okay, I was incorrect. I thought I did open a PDF in Writer. But it must have been Draw, not Writer. Sorry. I just did some work on this problem and discovered a way to do it. Here is what I did: In Writer, Insert -> Object -> OLE Object ->

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, Steve Edmonds wrote: PDF is not listed as a type of image to insert in my LO 3.5. EPS is if you can convert the PDF's. Steve, That's a thought! Hadn't occurred to me. Thanks, Rich -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Charts in Writer

2012-11-20 Thread Malcolm Moore
How do I insert a chart in Writer. If I go Insert / Object / Chart one appears which I can edit but as soon as I save and close the file when I reopen it the chart is blank Ta M -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread VA
MS must use several different methods of pushing its Office. My Sony laptop came with Win7 and a "Starter" version of Office. I have a stripped down version of Word and Excel. Many advanced functions are missing and I have banner ad reminders to buy the full version, but the software doesn't see

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread James Knott
Carl Paulsen wrote: Here, here. But what about gov'ts mandating simply that the format structure be open (without mandating a specific one be used)? That's not political IMHO. http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20121119172623282 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-ma

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread James Knott
Don Myers wrote: I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it comes on a computer. Microsoft charges computer companies less than what the public pays, but the last time I heard anything it was something like $50 per computer that the computer companies pay Microsoft

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.6.3.2 build on Linux fail on dictionaries and help (localize.sdf not found)

2012-11-20 Thread piernov
Hey, Thanks, sorry for the mistake, so I'm forwarding it to the dev ML, and maybe later on the french one. And I might go to the IRC channel later too. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-3-6-3-2-build-on-Linux-fail-on-dictionaries-and-help-localize

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-20 Thread e-letter
On 19/11/2012, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > The OOXML specifications are at least as complete and rigorous as the ODF > ones. > > Every indication is that the ODF 1.2 support in Office 2013 is quite good. > Of particular importance to many users is that OpenFormula is now supported, > and this will

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding .pdf Images to Document

2012-11-20 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Rich , .pdf is not a accepted graphic format for LO or OO surly we urgent need that... in the mean time convert the PDF images to SVG (using Inskape) and then place the SVG in your writer Doc. For non-complex PDF files it works fine. I need to provide a client with a Word version of a repor