Re: [libreoffice-users] writer vs calc behaviour in LO 6.0.1.1

2018-02-26 Thread Dave Stevens
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 19:50:08 + Brian Barker wrote: > At 11:03 24/02/2018 -0800, Dave Stevens wrote: > >I'm using the version in the subject line on Linux Mint. In calc if > >I insert the date using the insert menu and the date option I get a > >cell with today's

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer vs calc behaviour in LO 6.0.1.1

2018-02-25 Thread Alex Kempshall
On 24/02/18 19:03, Dave Stevens wrote: Can anyone tell me a simple way to insert the data as characters rather than a field? Maybe use this process. 1. Insert the field date (fixed) in the format required 2. Select the inserted field date (fixed) 3. Cut the selected data 4. Paste

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer vs calc behaviour in LO 6.0.1.1

2018-02-24 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hi, Le 24/02/2018 à 20:03, Dave Stevens a écrit : I'm using the version in the subject line on Linux Mint. In calc if I insert the date using the insert menu and the date option I get a cell with today's date, formatted comprehensibly. If I do the same thing in Writer I can't, the option isn't

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer vs calc behaviour in LO 6.0.1.1

2018-02-24 Thread Brian Barker
At 11:03 24/02/2018 -0800, Dave Stevens wrote: I'm using the version in the subject line on Linux Mint. In calc if I insert the date using the insert menu and the date option I get a cell with today's date, formatted comprehensibly. I'm not sure what you mean here. If you are using the

[libreoffice-users] writer vs calc behaviour in LO 6.0.1.1

2018-02-24 Thread Dave Stevens
I'm using the version in the subject line on Linux Mint. In calc if I insert the date using the insert menu and the date option I get a cell with today's date, formatted comprehensibly. If I do the same thing in Writer I can't, the option isn't there. I must (as far as I know) choose field then