[libreoffice-users] Updates change my spreadsheet row sizes

2021-02-13 Thread Robert Peirce
I hope this is the right group. After every LibreOffice update I have to fiddle with my calc rows to get them to scroll right. Is there a way to prevent this? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ho

[libreoffice-users] Re: Is there an easy way to sum across a gap?

2017-02-18 Thread Robert Peirce
On 2/15/17 8:00 PM, Remy Gauthier wrote: Hello, Is there a way to identify the data you want? If so, you could use a set of =SUMIF() or =SUMIFS() to add up the data that matches one or a group of criteria. Otherwise, you may need to provide an example (obviously scrubbed since it seems to be som

[libreoffice-users] Is there an easy way to sum across a gap?

2017-02-15 Thread Robert Peirce
I have data in a table by month. At the end of each year there is a summary row separated by a blank line above and below. Frequently I need to sum from, say, 03/16-02/17 so I have 10 rows with data I want, three rows with data I don't want and two more rows with data I want. My approach has

[libreoffice-users] Format issue in latest calc [Libreoffice 5.2.4002]

2017-01-08 Thread Robert Peirce
I have a date column with the format MM/. I just added the next twelve months and it was formatted [M]M/, so I tried to reformat it. The option SAYS MM/ but it still comes out [M]M/. Is this a bug in the latest release or am I doing something wrong? -- To unsubscribe e-mail

[libreoffice-users] Cal and mouse scrolling

2016-11-21 Thread Robert Peirce
I use a Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 which seems to work fine on everything but calc. When scrolling through a sheet it may completely ignore input from the wheel or it may jump several lines. Does anybody know anything about this? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@globa

[libreoffice-users] aspx files on a Mac

2016-10-29 Thread Robert Peirce
My wife had some image mail attachments that were stored in aspx form. I suspect they were holdovers from a much earlier computer that could deal with them. A current Mac running 10.11.6 can't. Changing the extension to pdf or trying to open them in Safari doesn't work either. What does work i

[libreoffice-users] Why does each new release screw up the spacing on my spreadsheets

2016-02-13 Thread Robert Peirce
Most of my sheets are set up so they have an exact number of rows and when you get to the bottom cell in a column the next row does not pop up. Each new release of LibreOffice slightly changes that setup. Either moving to the bottom cell in a column causes the next row to appear or part of th

[libreoffice-users] Need a count formula for calc

2015-11-07 Thread Robert Peirce
I have two columns of data, A and B. Sometimes A.n>B.n, A.nA.n=B.n. I want to count these occurrences. The closest I could find in help was countif(), but that doesn't really do what I need. Any ideas? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://ww

[libreoffice-users] calc/update problem

2015-08-22 Thread Robert Peirce
I have all my spreadsheets set up the same way. They use about half the vertical screen. Every time a new update comes along, the cell spacing gets slightly changed. This means part of the next cell appears at the bottom of the sheet or when I move to the bottom cell it spaces up one when it

[libreoffice-users] Re: How do I move a formula without changing it?

2015-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
On 1/4/15 3:11 PM, Kaj Persson wrote: You might have the answer in your own question, even I am not quite ready in my thinking about this. If you move the formula (e.g. via the sequence ctrl+X and ctrl+V at the new position, well you can do it via the edit menu instead) the references do not ch

[libreoffice-users] Re: How do I move a formula without changing it?

2015-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
On 1/4/15 10:43 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Yes - add $ to the cell references in the formula - e.g., A2 becomes $A$2. That means you can move the formula anywhere you want but it will still reference A2... I know that but that is what I am trying to avoid. I would have to change it to c

[libreoffice-users] How do I move a formula without changing it?

2015-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
I have some rate-of-change triangles I need to change. These show the annual rate of change for different numbers of years and look like this: 2010X X X X X 2011X X X X 2012X X X 2013X X 2014X Basically, I want to

[libreoffice-users] Maintaining calc sheet size proportions

2014-07-16 Thread Robert Peirce
I have all my existing sheets set up for about half a page. I can get two on a single display if I need to do that, but mostly I want to see the data I am about to enter. However, every once in a while I will open one to full screen and save it or I will create a new one from the top tier of

[libreoffice-users] Re: different font size in different files

2014-07-12 Thread Robert Peirce
On 7/10/14, 2:33 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: I have tried to standardize on freesans 10 point for most ss uses. I just came on a file with very small type size, yet when I selected the cell and the format -> font, I got freesans 10 point. Not wanting to diagnose myself as blind and/or crazy, I br

[libreoffice-users] calc re-scaling after update

2014-02-22 Thread Robert Peirce
Is it something I am doing or is each update slightly changing the scaling on existing spreadsheets? I have mine set up for roughly a half page and the bottom row should be the bottom row. However, after the last couple of updates scrolling down to the bottom row has caused the next row to ap

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can you set a default size for a new spreadsheet?

2013-10-24 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Alex Thurgood wrote: > >From what I recall, this is a hardcoded setting in either : > - one of the configuration files ; > - in the soffice bootstrap (rc) file. How can I find/change these on a Mac? Are they in the library or the package contents? I am not finding anything obvio

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can you set a default size for a new spreadsheet?

2013-10-17 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <20131017140916.56c2d...@abydos.stargate.org.uk>, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:07:34 -0400 > Robert Peirce wrote: > > Hello Robert, > > >However, if nothing is open a new one opens to full screen and that > >resets ALL the other sp

[libreoffice-users] Can you set a default size for a new spreadsheet?

2013-10-17 Thread Robert Peirce
I have most spreadsheets set to a standard size that takes about half a screen. If I have one open and open a new one it is also half a screen. However, if nothing is open a new one opens to full screen and that resets ALL the other spreadsheets, which is a major pain. I have checked prefere

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > Not quite. Eliminating the preferences file allowed me to fire up > LibreOffice once but then something causes it to hang. There is > something getting created on my computer that is causing this but I have > no idea what it is or where to lo

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > In article , > Robert Peirce wrote: > > > Me neither until yesterday. I have absolutely no idea what happened. I > > thought maybe it was a system update but I restored from an earlier > > backup without success. > >

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > Me neither until yesterday. I have absolutely no idea what happened. I > thought maybe it was a system update but I restored from an earlier > backup without success. > I discovered what happened. There was a directory in Application Suppo

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <1361962498770-4040433.p...@n3.nabble.com>, Tinkerer wrote: > BTW. I am running Mac 10.8.2 on an iMac and I have never experienced that > problem. Me neither until yesterday. I have absolutely no idea what happened. I thought maybe it was a system update but I restored from an ear

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-26 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > I have not tried this but it might be possible to get LibreOffice > running and to minimize it when not needed, thereby avoiding exiting. > However, I really would like a solution to keep it from hanging. This works for LibreOffice but then Saf

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice suddenly hanging on my MacBook Pro

2013-02-26 Thread Robert Peirce
LibreOffice 3.6.4 and 3.6.5. I have been running LibreOffice for several years with no problems. When I check for updates I am told 3.6.5 is the latest version for the Mac. This program was working fine a couple of days ago. I think I may have installed a Mac update since then but I'm not su

[libreoffice-users] Re: Bug report for LibreOffice 3.6.4.3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8

2012-12-10 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <50c3cd7d.2050...@gmail.com>, Lincoln Ramsay wrote: > I couldn't find a bug report link on LibreOffice.org so I'm sending it here. > > Steps to reproduce: > > Navigate to a folder in the Finder that has more than 1 .odt file. > Select two .odt files. > Open them (Command + O). > >

[libreoffice-users] Re: intercept and slope -- is there a problem?

2012-06-15 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > In article <4fdab66c.1040...@gmail.com>, > Jay Lozier wrote: > > > Can you post some typical data on Nabble? I assume you do not need to > > transform the data but plot the actual values. > > What is Nabble? I found th

[libreoffice-users] Re: intercept and slope -- is there a problem?

2012-06-15 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <4fdab66c.1040...@gmail.com>, Jay Lozier wrote: > Can you post some typical data on Nabble? I assume you do not need to > transform the data but plot the actual values. What is Nabble? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://ww

[libreoffice-users] Re: intercept and slope -- is there a problem?

2012-06-14 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <4fdaaa9f.7080...@gmail.com>, Jay Lozier wrote: What are your R^2 values? Near 1 indicates a high correlation between x > and y. That's not the issue. One I get the slope and intercept right I'll worry about R^2. It's less important to me right now. Actually, in the kind of syste

[libreoffice-users] intercept and slope -- is there a problem?

2012-06-14 Thread Robert Peirce
If I use a small amount (3 pairs) of dummy information, the intercept, slope and R^2 are exactly what I expect them to be. If I use something on the order of 400 pairs it makes no sense at all. When I use Linest, the results are reasonable. I am evaluating stock trading systems against holdin

[libreoffice-users] Re: Downloading 3.4.5

2012-01-28 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > I tried Safari again and then I tried Firefox. Neither was going > anywhere fast, so I selected the Download using BitTorrent option. It > downloaded a file named LibO_3.4.5_MacOS_x86_install_en-US.dmg.torrent > but it in't executable

[libreoffice-users] Downloading 3.4.5

2012-01-28 Thread Robert Peirce
I tried Safari again and then I tried Firefox. Neither was going anywhere fast, so I selected the Download using BitTorrent option. It downloaded a file named LibO_3.4.5_MacOS_x86_install_en-US.dmg.torrent but it in't executable and I don't know what to do with it. The activity monitor doesn

[libreoffice-users] Problem downloading 3.4.5 for Mac Intel

2012-01-28 Thread Robert Peirce
I have tried to download this update several times but it always dies before completion. I am using the same approach as I would use for any other app, click on the download button and watch the download bar in Safari. Any ideas? Is there an alternate download site? -- For unsubscribe inst

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printer driver, page size and 3.4.4 in Lion

2012-01-06 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <4f05ed69.1070...@krackedpress.com>, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > Then how do Mac people print their own photos on the 4x6 photo paper? > We can do that with Windows and Linux. > > Mac computers were advertised as the best for graphic processing, but if > the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printer driver, page size and 3.4.4 in Lion

2012-01-05 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <4f0552fe.8070...@wetzel.pl>, Mieszko Kaczmarczyk wrote: > Especially LO 3.4 series has got trouble with printout, as you mentioned > it other that legas sizes. I use LO on Linux and do printout even A4 in > landscape is horror. In old OO print the same document is OK. Aha!! Tha

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printer driver, page size and 3.4.4 in Lion

2012-01-05 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Larry Gusaas wrote: > LibreOffice (and OOo) have serious printing problems on Macs when using sizes > other than the > standard letter and legal sizes. I was just going to post a "Where's the bug?" message. I guess I don't have to. LibreOffice = 3.4.4 Format->Page->Page=4x6, l

[libreoffice-users] Re: Printer driver, page size and 3.4.4 in Lion

2012-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
In article , Robert Peirce wrote: > I have a 4x6 card I need to print. In other apps I just select 4x6. In > LibreOffice I need to go into "Paper Handling", click "scale to fit > paper size" before I can select the 4x6 size. When I do that, the print >

[libreoffice-users] Printer driver, page size and 3.4.4 in Lion

2012-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
I have a 4x6 card I need to print. In other apps I just select 4x6. In LibreOffice I need to go into "Paper Handling", click "scale to fit paper size" before I can select the 4x6 size. When I do that, the print size is reduced to the point of being almost unreadable. I want to select 4x6 wit

[libreoffice-users] Paper size and Lion (Mac)

2012-01-04 Thread Robert Peirce
On most Mac apps, selecting print allows you to select a paper size on the main print panel. In LibreOffice, as far as I have been able to determine, you have to drill down into Paper Handling and then the only way to change size is to select scale to fit. This results inm a ridiculously smal