Re: [libreoffice-users] What's with LO 7.3?

On 4/24/22 2:24 PM, MR wrote: I know, pretty general subject... I run Xubuntu 21.10 currently on my desktop and I've tried out LO 7.3 because I generally like to run the latest and greatest bleeding edge available. I'm planning to upgrade to 22.04, but I see that 7.3.2 is the default with Xubun

Re: [libreoffice-users] changing currency in a spreadsheet

On 4/24/22 5:26 PM, Dave Howorth wrote: I have a financial spreadsheet that was designed in the USA but I live in the UK. Is there any way in LO to change all the cells that are formatted as numeric $ amounts to be the same format but using the equivalent numeric £ format instead? I don't think

Re: [libreoffice-users] Proper forum for feedback.

This is the email list that you should use for this. So, please tell us what your problem is. Dan On 4/6/22 9:38 AM, Michael Tiernan wrote: I was recently working on a form for a database and I ran into some quirks that had me cursing and I wondered if anyone wants the feedback (more nicely w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Off Line Help Installation

On 3/22/22 2:09 AM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: On 22 Mar 2022 at 7:56, Robert Großkopf wrote: Date sent: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:56:46 +0100 Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Off Line Help Installation To: users@global.libreoffice.org From:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Parallel Install 7.2 +7.3

It is the last line of bootstrap.ini that needs to be modified. This is something that I have been doing for a very long time. This is the line:    UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/libreoffice/4. Since I am using Ubuntu, this is in the bootstraprc file. What I have been doing is to

[libreoffice-users] Import script problems

I use LibreOffice to connect to HSQLDB 2.6.1 on UBUNTU 20.04. The problem is with this SQL statement: PERFORM IMPORT SCRIPT DATA FROM { CONTINUE | STOP | CHECK } ON ERROR The following is one of the properties of my database: jdbc:hsqldb:file:/media/dan/Storage/.database/2020perso

Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of Ctrl while selecting text fields in LO Base forms

Have you tried Crtl+Shift to select separate elements? Dan On 2/23/22 6:52 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: While trying to edit form elements for LO Base I am expecting to be able to select individual form elements, e.g. to align them, and size them together. However, using the Ctrl button to select mo

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to print a section of a SS

On 10/15/21 8:25 PM, John R. Sowden wrote: I went to Format->Print Range--> define.  Failed Went to Help (when all else fails) read, follow instructions, blank screen (no examples) Help?, John What do you mean by SS? Which component of LibreOffice are you using? What version of LibreOffic

[libreoffice-users] DATEADD function in HSQLDB

   I have am using Base to connect to HSQLDB 2.60 so I can use functions like this one. I have this query which calculates my account balances for the last day of the present month.     SELECT "Data"."Account" "Account", SUM( "Data"."Amount" ) "Account Balance", SUM( "Data"."Budget" ) "Bud

[libreoffice-users] Re: Where are my files?

   You sent this request to the wrong mailing list. It should have been to users@global.libreoffice.org. where general questions like yours are sent. You sent it to the mailing list for developers, the people who work on the code for LibreOffice. I have done so for you. How have you searched fo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

ly unaffected by it. Yet another of life's little mysteries ;) Best Regards Dave On 08/05/2021 15:49, Dan Lewis wrote: I use LibreOffice 7.1.3.2 (x64) on Ubuntu (Debian version. I do not have the same problem at all when opening a new Writer document. I do see View > Toolbars > Mail Mer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

I use LibreOffice 7.1.3.2 (x64) on Ubuntu (Debian version. I do not have the same problem at all when opening a new Writer document. I do see View > Toolbars > Mail Merge when opening a new text document, but it is not checked as it appears yours is. Perhaps, it is the Window's version? Give me

[libreoffice-users] Fwd: LibreOffice Fonts

Forwarded Message Subject:LibreOffice Fonts Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:24:14 -0700 From: Carl Spitzer {L Juno} Reply-To: ly...@juno.com Organization: www.OCLUG.org Laptop To: libreoff...@lists.freedesktop.org I have a large collection of free fonts

Re: [libreoffice-users] Two parallel text flows in one document possible?

n the Character style Font tab. Every day is a school day. -John On 2021-04-16 08:50, Dan Lewis wrote: This requires knowing how to use styles. For the column in German, all of the styles you use (paragraph, heading, or character styles need to be modified to list German as the language. For the c

Re: [libreoffice-users] Two parallel text flows in one document possible?

This requires knowing how to use styles. For the column in German, all of the styles you use (paragraph, heading, or character styles need to be modified to list German as the language. For the column in English, all of the styles you use (paragraph, heading, or character styles need to be modi

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

It does not work for 7.0.5.2 (Debian) but it does work for AOO 4.1.7 as well. A bug report is a very good idea. Dan On 4/10/21 10:56 AM, Dave Barton wrote: On 10/04/2021 15:03, Dave Barton wrote: Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO not finding my scanner

   I also can scan something into Writer without any problem. I use 7.1.2.1 at the present time using Ubuntu 20.04. This is on a notebook.    My printer is connected through a network which also includes a tower computer. I have notice that when scanning to the tower does not have the ability

Re: [libreoffice-users] Crash creating DB from Spreadsheet.

What we need is a list of the steps you used to create the crash. They must be specific. Begin with what you did to connect to the DB. It maybe a problem associated with the Mac O/S. I used one of my spreadsheets with no links between cells. I then used Base to connect to this spreadsheet. I h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Field Date does not update

Right click on the date and select Edit Fields from the context window. In the middle column, you should see two choices: Date(fixed) or Date. Select Date. This should give you what you want. Dan On 3/10/21 3:43 AM, Jupiter wrote: Hi, I am running libreoffice in Ubuntu 18.04, I inserted the

Re: [libreoffice-users] multiple templates path and group policies

Yes, it is. But why would you want to do this? Using Control + Shift + N opens the Templates dialog. There you manage your templates including moving a template to the template of your choice. You can even create new categories or delete them. But you are still sure you want to do this, here is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Running LO 7.03 under xubuntu 18.04 32 bit

This link will take you to where you can download LO 6.4.7 for Windows. (As far as I know, there is not a Linux 32 bit version.) Dan On 11/13/20 22:00, John R. Sowden wrote: How is this possible. 1 paptop and one desktop, same setup-both 32 bit. Does the 64 bit LO 7.03 run on a 32 bit computer

[libreoffice-users] Modifying a decimal field in a Base form

I have a database which contains the test results for my blood work. Also included in the data I receive are the normal ranges for each test. For example, potassium has a normal range of 3.5 to 5.2 What I want to do is to have three colors when displaying my potassium level. One for values <3.5

Re: [libreoffice-users] Static vs. dynamic time

There is an option that I have found accidentally: If you want to enter the present time as static, use Insert > Time  or Ctrl+Shift+; But if you want to enter the present time as dynamic use =NOW(). Dan On 10/2/20 22:05, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: Was looking for options on this, but haven'

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create a relative hyperlink to file?

On 9/19/20 17:22, DaveB wrote: On 19/09/2020 20:01, Robert Großkopf wrote: Hi Dave, I am trying to create a Writer document with a number of links to files in the same directory as the odt file itself. Using absolute paths everything works perfectly, but relative links (eg. file://abc.xyz) al

[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc: how do I?

Thanks to all three of you for answering my questions. It was a refresher course to say the least. Dan On 9/16/20 10:29, Dan Lewis wrote: I have a dBase database with several tables. How do I open this database in Calc so that each table will have its own sheet? Dan -- To unsubscribe e

[libreoffice-users] Calc: how do I?

I have a dBase database with several tables. How do I open this database in Calc so that each table will have its own sheet? Dan -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidel

Re: [libreoffice-users] Narrow equivalent in margins in Writer

On 8/30/20 15:22, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:07:38 +0200 Kolbjørn Stuestøl dijo: Den 30.08.2020 20:12, skreiv Robert Funnell: In the page style you can modify the left and right margins in the same way as you modify the top and bottom margins. Does that not do what you w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Configuring LO

Perhaps _Getting Started with LibreOffice_ is the guide you need. Find, download, and study to find out how to make changes in this program. I thought LO already is by default: its appearance is someone's taste, and you are the other person that needs to override what you think stinks. LO is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thin Line under Heading - Border Line?

You are working with the wrong style. You need to change the style for the title heading. This style should have several Tabs which include Font Effects which is where you need. There look for the title underlining. The drop down list to its right contains the type of underlining, and the next

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Base (previously copying data from Calc to Base)...

Comments inline: On 7/31/20 20:14, zed wrote: Thank you to all the members who replied so promptly to my request for help.  It is very much appreciated. One member sent me advice of another method to achieve what I wanted and I am delighted to say it worked and I now have a database with the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Connecting to a MySQL database with native password using LO 6.4.6.1

On 7/29/20 10:41, Dan Lewis wrote: I am having problems connecting directly to the MySQL server (8.0.21) with this version of LibreOffice. I had no problems before upgrading to version 6.4.6.1. There is no problem while using the Mac OS nor when using the connector for MariaDB. I am wondering

[libreoffice-users] Connecting to a MySQL database with native password using LO 6.4.6.1

I am having problems connecting directly to the MySQL server with this version of LibreOffice. I had no problems before upgrading to version 6.4.6.1. There is no problem while using the Mac OS nor when using the connector for MariaDB. I am wondering if someone using the Windows OS has a problem

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer Table (drop-down list) Help

I suggest using LibreOffice Help. For this you must be either connected to the Internet when opening Help or have installed the Help download for your LibreOffice version. Using F1, open Help. Select Writer as the module. Enter "drop-down list" in the selection box. What you should see is one

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: question

April. The next due out is 20.10, not due until October 2020. On 7/28/20 8:43 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 7/28/20 05:31, Luuk wrote: On 27-7-2020 20:27, fudmier wrote: On 2020-07-27 11:39 a.m., fudmier wrote: On my linux 16.04 box .. each time i perform any function that involves switching

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: question

On 7/28/20 05:31, Luuk wrote: On 27-7-2020 20:27, fudmier wrote: On 2020-07-27 11:39 a.m., fudmier wrote: On my linux 16.04 box .. each time i perform any function that involves switching between tabs, or between certain activities within the same A tab my computer goes into Oh shit mode.

Re: [libreoffice-users] recovery problems

First of all, you should first open LibreOffice again. This time instead of clicking OK to file recovery, Click Cancel. There is something wrong with the last saved version of a document. When clicking Cancel, that version is deleted by LibreOffice. This may solve by itself. Otherwise you may n

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base/HSQL table with more than two dimensions?

What I see, you are talking about three tables which contain data: readings, days, and years. A fourth table should be created containing three foreign keys for these three tables. What you need for this data is a relational database which Base can create. Just make sure you normalize these tab

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tab stops

(pre-release versions). Dan On 6/14/20 20:09, Steve Edmonds wrote: Thanks Dan, I have been doing this since the ruler is not showing the tab stops, but each adjustment means adding a new tab and deleting the old one. Much easier if I could just slide the tab in the ruler. Steve On 15/06/2020 11:4

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tab stops

If you were to open the paragraph style that you use for your text, you would find several tabs (pages). One of them is labeled Tabs. There you can define the tab positions that you desire. Dan On 6/14/20 19:17, Steve Edmonds wrote: Hi, I could not see bugs listed so assume I am missing somet

Re: [libreoffice-users] Probem with LibreOffice 6.4.4 and Windows 10 2004

Could it be a lack of memory? I have a MacBook that does something similar. In my case, there is 2 GB RAM with a Ubuntu 16.04 32 bit OS. One of two things seem to make sense to me: either some of the sticks of RAM has become defective, or the OS wants to use more RAM than is available. Dan On

Re: [libreoffice-users] Bullets indentation

    Please be more specific with your complaint. Amount of indentation is controlled by a style. Each level of a bullet style can set at a specific distance from the left margin. But do you know how to use styles? Dan On 6/10/20 04:30, sundaresh wrote: The indentation of bullet's, which I nee

[libreoffice-users] [ANNOUNCEMENT]: Base Guide 6.2 is now available for download

   There are three formats to choose from: ODT, PDF, and EPUB. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide Base Guide 6.4 should be ready within the next few months. Dan -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting font color for a range of values (Base)

Yes, I am. Actually I do not think this can be done in an formatted field in an individual control. I know that negative currency is not red even when that property is selected. It does work for a table control though. I think I will try this a little later today. Dan On 5/6/20 12:56, Robert

[libreoffice-users] Setting font color for a range of values (Base)

I have a form with the results of medical test that are run each time I see the doctor. Each one of them has a "good" range. What I want to do is to have one color for those which are lower than the range, one in the range, and one which is above the range. I have seen this done in the past, b

Re: [libreoffice-users] The bootstraprc/bootstrap.ini configuration variables

On 4/14/20 01:28, John Kaufmann wrote: For "Installing several versions of LibreOffice in parallel" , the wiki discusses editing bootstraprc (Linux) or bootstrap.ini (Windows), changing the "UserInstallation" variable using configurat

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font colors on Windows vs. Linux

I use the Ubuntu O/S; LibreOffice 6.3.5.1 and 6.4.1.1 are from the LO website. In both cases, the standard pallet contains 12 columns and 10 rows. Dan On 3/1/20 2:36 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: I notice the same thing, but my linux version is 6.3 from the openSUSE repository and not the LO websit

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copying & Pasting PNG files into Libre Writer

Does Edit > Link exist? If so, use this to embed the PNG file in the Writer document. You should be able to copy the PNG from the message body and past to a Writer document. Then copy the text as well. Dan On 2/20/20 10:15 AM, charles meyer wrote: Hi All, I want to save my gmail messages whi

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 6.4.3

On 1/26/20 6:26 AM, H. Stoellinger wrote: Hello, I see that 6.4.3 is available. I cannot see any language versions. Am I missing something? Thanks for your help H. Stoellinger Actually it is 6.4.0.3. No, there are not language versions available for Windows. There are for Debian which I use

Re: [libreoffice-users] font formats

Two things come to mind when I reread your original email: "I am using 6.3, vanilla ubuntu". Is the default font the same one as the default font for the Ubuntu system? What happens if you change the Ubuntu default to the font you want to use? What happens if you download LibreOffice 6.3 from t

Re: [libreoffice-users] font formats

is predecessor for 15 years or so. I am very familiar with paragraph styles. This problem continues to beat me. On January 10, 2020 3:32:58 PM UTC, Dan Lewis wrote: On 1/9/20 11:39 PM, John Sweeney wrote: I am using 6.3, vanilla ubuntu. I continue to have a lot of

Re: [libreoffice-users] font formats

On 1/9/20 11:39 PM, John Sweeney wrote: I am using 6.3, vanilla ubuntu. I continue to have a lot of problems getting the font of a paragraph to obey the paragraph style instruction, instead it tends to default to a font called "Default paragraph font" or something else and no amount of removal o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre base report writer

are in the menu system. They no longer work and if I select them libre base stops working. My version of Libre Office was installed from the ububtu repository. Regards Peter On 13/12/19 11:48 pm, Dan Lewis wrote: On 12/12/19 8:31 PM, Peter wrote: Years ago when I first used Libre Base it had

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre base report writer

On 12/12/19 8:31 PM, Peter wrote: Years ago when I first used Libre Base it had a built in reporting software. Yhe later versions do not include this. Is this software still available and if so how do I get it and install it? Regards Peter Goggin When a base file is opened, the main window

Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

Looks like I made a mistake. A blank Writer document persists when opening a used Writer document using 6.3.2.1 but not when using 6.2.6.2. I may not have paid close enough attention as to which version I was using at that time. (I can actually run both at the same time.) Ubuntu 18.04 Dan On

Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

On 9/25/19 2:36 AM, waterbearer54@gmx.com9jK30(#own9Dhj wrote: Enviar: martes 24 de septiembre de 2019 a las 22:33 De: "MR ZenWiz" Para: LibreOffice Asunto: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1 Since 6.3.1 came out, the new blank document window persists, making it an annoying

Re: [libreoffice-users] Resize object symmetrically?

On 9/12/19 16:47, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Den tors 12 sep. 2019 kl 18:35 skrev Dan Lewis : Strange, when I create a square image, I can shift+drag to resize the image symmetrically. This is using 6.3.1.2. In my case, I released the mouse button *before* shift. I did this with a corner and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Resize object symmetrically?

Strange, when I create a square image, I can shift+drag to resize the image symmetrically. This is using 6.3.1.2. In my case, I released the mouse button *before* shift. I did this with a corner and both sides (top and bottom). The order of which (shift, mouse) is released does matter when usin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Resize object symmetrically?

On 9/12/19 08:27, Blue Upsilon wrote: Let's say I insert a square or image to my slide or document. I want to resize it symmetrically, like let's say I want to make it larger vertically and as click & hold and drag down I want it to not just get bigger vertically down but symmetrically up too;

Re: [libreoffice-users] List down?

I have been receiing several messages daily for months. Dan On 8/15/19 07:28, M Henri Day wrote: Den tors 15 aug. 2019 kl 12:45 skrev Thomas Blasejewicz : Good evening Is the list down? I have not received a single message in almost a week. Thomas I'm still receiving messages - save when I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table fields from Mariadb to Base

On 7/16/19 1:54 PM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: I am connecting a Base client (Version: 6.1.3.2) to a remote mariadb using the MySQL (JDBC) connector. A form I had generated in Base needed a new field that had to be added to the source (Base) query and the related (Mariadb) table. Having added the new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Reveal code, old macros convert them to LO

On 7/6/19 5:18 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Den tors 4 juli 2019 kl 18:16 skrev John : If you use styles the way it's intended, you won't have those problems in the first place. I have never had them (as far as I remember), even when I was not using styles properly. Direct formatting should generally

Re: [libreoffice-users] What happened to "My Templates"?

On 6/19/19 4:21 PM, James Knott wrote: I recently updated LibreOffice to v6.1.3.2 on openSUSE 15.1.  One thing I've noticed is my own templates are now mixed in with the provided templates.  Why was this done?  I now have to sort through several templates, that I have no use for, to find the one

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format fields?

What component of LO have you been using to do this? (Writer [mail merge], Calc, Base) More specifics would be nice in terms of the step you took to create the documents. Dan On 5/17/19 4:32 AM, Oszkó Albert wrote: Hi all, I have quite a few certificates containing several data. I inserted

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Add to dictionary" doesn't work

Tools > Options > Language settings > Writing Aides. Under User-defined dictionaries, click New. Name your new dictionary. You do not have to select a language for this dictionary unless necessary. [All] will work in all languages. Click OK. Now when you right click on a new technical term, yo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tabs in selection of text

On 4/3/19 8:37 PM, Carl Paulsen wrote: I have a number of "paragraphs" of text (job listing section of a resume) for which I'd like to add tab stops.  I select the lines and click the tab stop I want, then click in the ruler, but nothing happens.  I see no menu item to format tabs, though I di

Re: [libreoffice-users] Auto recovery problem

Two things are needed to help you: your version of LibreOffice, and  your operating system. Dan On 2/4/19 4:43 PM, Carl Paulsen wrote: I'm trying to create a mail merge document for a letter.  I'm adding fields directly to retain formatting control and NOT have to deal with a text block which

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base/Firebird Queries broken

To begin with, what is the query's SQL. Someone might be able to discover the problem from there. In addition, knowing the properties of each one of the tables could also help solve it. On 1/14/19 6:23 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: I have shifted one of my database to Firebird using the advanced

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cell style background colour

On 1/3/19 11:14 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: Inline post On 1/2/19 7:17 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Den tis 1 jan. 2019 kl 23:29 skrev Brian Barker : At 22:58 01/01/2019 +0100, you wrote: ... I can't find how to add colours to the background colour palette. In older LibreOffice versions, or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cell style background colour

Inline post On 1/2/19 7:17 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Den tis 1 jan. 2019 kl 23:29 skrev Brian Barker : At 22:58 01/01/2019 +0100, you wrote: ... I can't find how to add colours to the background colour palette. In older LibreOffice versions, or maybe it was even Apache OpenOffice, I could a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Summing currency fields in base

Perhaps you need to begin over as far as you fields are concerned. First of all, you only need two fields in the table: Fee1 and Fee2. You also need a primary key which is listed first. Fee1 and fee2 need to be given the properties you want for them. The primary key has to have "entry required"

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

On 09/26/2018 03:42 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional  empty column to right and le

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

On 08/08/2018 11:37 AM, M Henri Day wrote: Den ons 8 aug. 2018 kl 17:22 skrev James Knott : I see the same thing. On 08/08/2018 11:13 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: FYI 11:08 AM EST YouTube video is not displaying. Results in message "If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your dev

Re: [libreoffice-users] broken file associations after installing the new version.

On 07/19/2018 12:57 AM, Tim-L wrote: When I removed LibreOffice 6.0.3 from my Ubuntu 18.04 system, and then installed 6.0.5, the first time I opened a ODT document, it showed the ebook library package "Calibre" as the default package to open the ODT document. SO, any ideas why after removing

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Templates?

On 07/09/2018 09:23 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote: On 07/08/2018 05:12 PM, James Knott wrote: On 07/08/2018 04:52 PM, toki wrote: * /home/ your-user-name /.config/libreoffice/4/user/template/ Found 'em there.  However, that does nothing for the problem of removing My Templates, so that my templat

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert current date

On 05/21/2018 10:46 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 05/21/2018 09:57 AM, HBarr wrote: Thanks Robert, that's very helpful. Now, how would I change the result to -MM-DD? Regards, Howard This is a little more difficult, but not by much. Right click the date. Select Addit

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert current date

On 05/21/2018 09:57 AM, HBarr wrote: Thanks Robert, that's very helpful. Now, how would I change the result to -MM-DD? Regards, Howard This is a little more difficult, but not by much. Right click the date. Select Additional formats in the Format column. Enter what yo

Re: [libreoffice-users] New LibreOffice Book

On 03/25/2016 05:22 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Bruce Byfield wrote: On Friday, March 25, 2016 01:51:25 PM James Knott wrote: On 03/25/2016 01:42 PM, Dave Liesse wrote: This is my busy season at work so I haven't had a lot of time, yet, but I downloaded the PDF version an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hidden Section Problem

Please send a copy of the database to me personally, and I will see what I can discover from it. Dan On 03/01/2016 02:57 PM, anne-ology wrote: When clicking on this URL, a blank box appears ... then clicking on the file icon, 4 images are listed, but none are available

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linking a Form to another table

On 01/07/2016 04:15 PM, Ian Whitfield wrote:s. Hi All I take from the lack of any replies to my post of a few days back that either anyone who can help out is still on Christmas Holidays or this just can not be done ?? Ianw Pretoria RSA In reality your question does not make very much sen

Re: [libreoffice-users] Lost connection to Database.

On 10/20/2015 11:02 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote: Hi All Due to problems with Kernel updates I have rebuilt my system using the last ISO disk I had, (2014-12). I re-installed the ISO formatting the complete drive, updated the system via Synaptic to bring it up to date and restored all my backed-

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reset for tracked changes

On 09/30/2015 04:57 AM, Mike Cowlishaw wrote: I have been experimenting with tracked changes and they look ideal for indicating Editor's changes to a Standard document. However, I cannot see how to 'reset' the track once changes have been approved. It seems one can either show all changes ever

Re: [libreoffice-users] AutoText crashes

On 09/12/2015 02:32 PM, Sylvain Bromberger wrote: AutoText used to work well, but now when I click on it in Edit (writer) it crashes LibreOffice writer. I am currently located where I cannot download 5. Is there any remedy? Thanks in advance for any help. Sylvain Are you perhaps using a comp

[libreoffice-users] Re: Unable to use Writer as a publication tool

On 08/06/2015 11:56 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: @madrosh, The major bug I have is applying a "register-true" to an entire document at a time. I use OL to put together a periodical, with columned text and many images (which are put in frames and anchored to specific pages). It is LO not OL, or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex documents"

On 07/24/2015 09:31 AM, Tom Williams wrote: Greetings! With all of the recent discussion about Linux being a viable alternative to Windows, in today's computing world, I've read many comments about whether or not LibreOffice is a good alternative to MS Office. Some say yes, others say no. One

Re: [libreoffice-users] Form navigator button not working in LO base

On 05/10/2015 03:20 PM, Paul Fearnley wrote: I have been successfully designing forms with subforms in LO Base using the form navigator. Strangely the form navigator has just stopped working. When I click on the icon, nothing happens. No further information is displayed. I have rebooted, uninst

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc and bookkeeping

On 12/07/2014 08:12 AM, Wiebe van der Worp wrote: First post, not sure it is the right place, hi there! For 2015 I would like to keep a shadow bookkeeping in Calc in order to check our bookkeeping program for a while. Input: In order to keep things simple: three columns with Description, Amo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Lost Pass Word

On 11/26/2014 01:39 AM, Isaac Cajina wrote: I need to open some documents and I do not remember my pass word. I need you help. Thanks. There is a reason for encrypting a document: to prevent others from seeing it if they do not know the password. LibreOffice does an excellent job of this.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Writer, how to insert horizontal line

On 11/15/2014 10:57 AM, William Drago wrote: I'm trying to insert a horizontal line into my LO document. The help says: 1. Click in the document where you want to insert the line. 2. Choose *Insert - Horizontal Rule* see: https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Inserting_a_Horizontal_Line Well, t

Re: [libreoffice-users] outline numbering

Comment inline On 11/08/2014 01:21 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: On 11/08/2014 11:12 AM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Are all the documents (old and new) in ODF Text (.odt) format? Or are the older ones in Word (.doc) or OpenOffice 1.0 (.sxw) format? I'm wondering if the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Java LO and OSX

On 11/06/2014 04:33 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: On 11/6/2014 3:14 PM, Marc Grober wrote: Sorry I changed the subject line there... I have never been able to get the list to copy me with my posts and I just forgot that I had the post in Sent mail. I am having the same problem. I never see my o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Writer - Bold activates by itself

On 11/04/2014 01:33 PM, jerryvb wrote: "However, LO also remembers the style of the last entry on the line, and applies it to the next paragraph as well. To see this in action, perform jerryb's procedure, but type some text in normal style after the bold text on the first line. You will see the n

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc SUM Function

On 10/27/2014 07:55 AM, Adrenolin wrote: So I can select an area of a column "=SUM(B2:B50)" and have it add and produce a total in say B51. Thats fine but fairly simplistic and I need more. Completely new to spreadsheets and how to do this stuff. 1. Can I add ALL of Column B, Minus B1 and have t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Tab defaults change when pasting into Writer from some other applications

On 10/26/2014 02:13 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 13:51 26/10/2014 -0400, Tim Deaton wrote: I'm currently running LO v4.2.6.3 on Windows 7, 64-bit, SP1. I use Writer primarily to create notes for Bible study lessons. In that process, I often copy text into Writer from other programs (most likely

[libreoffice-users] Final Release: MySQL/MariaDB Native Connector for Linux

Today, I have changed the status of this connector from Release Candidate #1 to Final Release. This should be used with LibreOffice 4.2.x and 4.3.x that are downloaded from the LibreOffice website. LibreOffice that is downloaded from a Linux repository can use the MySQL native connector th

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer 4.6.2.3 Failure With Word Document

On 10/18/2014 08:41 PM, Stephen Morris wrote: On 10/15/2014 10:09 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The macros are very specific to that 1 specific version of MS Office. To use the file in MSO 2007 or 2013 or 365 then you might need to have the macro rewritten. If you had them rewritten for LibreO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Re: MySQL/MariaDB Native Linux connector for LibreOffice 4.2 and 4.3 (32 and 64 bit)

On 10/17/2014 03:00 AM, Stefan Gruber wrote: Dan Lewis schrieb: Do you use the opensuse repositories for LibreOffice Yes, opensuse-factory with current LO 4.3.2.2. Stefan Opensuse makes changes in LibreOffice before putting it in their repositories. That could be the problem. Then again

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL/MariaDB Native Linux connector for LibreOffice 4.2 and 4.3 (32 and 64 bit)

On 10/16/2014 04:21 PM, Stefan Gruber wrote: Hi, Tom Davies schrieb am Mittwoch, 15. Oktober 2014 17:50: Has anyone been able to test this out yet? Is it possible to test-drive these connectors without breaking an existing database? Errr, i'm not going to be able to test them myself so i was

Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages

9:22 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/14/2014 12:15 PM, Marc Grober wrote: Is there is technical solution to running parallel text in side by side pages (the best example would be a text with a translation where you have the original on one page and the translation on the facing page. This is done e

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Question

On 10/14/2014 12:58 PM, Jay Ridgley wrote: Folks, My wife has her recipes in LO Writer. My question is is it possible to sort on the 1st line of a page? That way she can keep them alphabetically This can also be done with a form in Base. The simple way is to have two fields in a table: th

Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages

On 10/14/2014 12:15 PM, Marc Grober wrote: Is there is technical solution to running parallel text in side by side pages (the best example would be a text with a translation where you have the original on one page and the translation on the facing page. This is done easily enough in columns, but

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