Re: Software support

2023-11-07 Thread Julian THOMAS
Easiest would be a large monitor. There are also screen reader programs. Is there any support group that might help? Julian Thomas - Sent from my Ipad > On Nov 7, 2023, at 15:10, Gemma Lloyd wrote: > > if there are any accessibility settings or software you know of that could &

Recovery of documents

2023-03-19 Thread John Thomas
I am 88 and not so swift anymore. My Win10 desktop computer power supply went out. I was able to save the HDD and an external drive backup. I have needed medical and legal records I need to recover. I have a new Win11 desktop. How can I get these documents? Please, please give meme help! Thank

Re: Starting Header and Footer on a page other than number one

2022-09-11 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 7, 2022, at 17:34, tenderbastard tenderbastard > wrote: > > Can it be said how a header Book Title and footer Page Number footer can > begin on the first page of the text and not the first page of the > manuscript? This is for a novel manuscript submitted fully formatted, as > the bo

IPad open office reader

2022-04-20 Thread Julian THOMAS
Has stopped working. Anything i should decided doing to get it back? IPad; iPad os 15.4.1 Sent from JT's Ipad - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@op

Re: Apache OpenOffice for iPad

2022-02-20 Thread Julian THOMAS
I can too. I clung to AOO for a few years after going from OS2 to Mac. I still use OO for some stuff but have switched to pages & keynote for new work - partly because at the time there was no OO option for my iPad. Different folks - different strokes. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Feb 20, 2022

Re: Apache OpenOffice for iPad

2022-02-20 Thread Julian THOMAS
The reviews do not inspire confidence. IMHO, it would be better to learn Pages and Numbers - free on the iPad. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Feb 20, 2022, at 08:58, Matthias Seidel wrote: > > There is a 3rd party port available: > > https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ao-office/id1177936371 (Free)

Re: Time

2021-12-11 Thread Julian THOMAS
Easy is a word not often associated with the MS office suite. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Dec 11, 2021, at 08:31, Ken Hansen wrote: > > Also wonder how easy those projects would be if one had spent the big money > to buy a Microsoft Office program.

My file

2021-12-10 Thread Devyn Thomas
I had to force shut down my laptop, and when I pulled up a crucial OpenOffice file, it showed a bunch of hashtags. How do I get this crucial document back? [image: Screenshot 2021-11-24 14.14.04.png] Sent from Mail for Windows

Re: Can User Functions Be Created In OpenOffice Spreadsheet

2021-05-27 Thread Julian Thomas
> On May 26, 2021, at 16:58, David Stuhr > wrote: > > I have an OpenOffice Calc (spreadsheet) that has over a thousand Hyperlinks > and I would like to create a user defined function which would extract the > URL from the Hyperlink and put it in a separate cell. If all else fails this shou

Install Open Office

2021-03-31 Thread Thomas Brooks
Have used Open Office for a couple of years, had a problem opening it so tried installing update. Cannot install that & still cannot open. What can I try now? Pat Sent from Mail for Windows 10

BOLD FORMAT ALL TEXT

2020-12-14 Thread THOMAS CHOATE
HELP! I LOVE YOUR PROGRAM BUT I HAVE BEEN PULLING MY HAIR OUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PERMANTLY SET TEXT INTERED IN OPEN OFFICE IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS! COULD YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME STEP BY STEP INSTRUCIONS HAS TO I CAN PERMANTLY SET TO TEXT ENTERED PER@@@ THANKS Sent from Mail

Re: Printing Problem

2020-12-05 Thread Julian THOMAS
I am not familiar with that printer but many have 2 black tanks - one for B&W and one for black tones when printing color. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Dec 5, 2020, at 04:50, Stella Peppercorn > wrote: > > I have a problem printing in Black ink from OpenOffice 4.1.8 > The printer is an XP-245

Re: old [2014] .odt document

2020-12-02 Thread Julian Thomas
thanks - makes more sense when I consider that. > On Dec 2, 2020, at 14:36, Brian Barker > wrote: > > I've always thought that distinction intelligent and sensible (and an > improvement over Some Other Products). You save to word processor formats, > retaining the document structure and enabl

Re: old [2014] .odt document

2020-12-02 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Dec 2, 2020, at 05:40, Martin Groenescheij > wrote: > > On 02/12/2020 04:56, Julian Thomas wrote: >> I can export this to pdf or html, but not to MS Word. > > But yo can Save As to a dox file. Yes - thank you for reminding me. It’s confusing that you can s

old [2014] .odt document

2020-12-01 Thread Julian Thomas
mangled. Didn’t OO used to have this capability? Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net ‌If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world. - Claude Pepper, senator and representative‌

Re: Perhaps Uninterruptible Power Supplies Should be used with AOO for Non-Portable Computers

2020-09-05 Thread Thomas A. Panfil
Steven, Your advice is perfect for a proper shutdown of a computer, BUT, those good practices are PRECISELY what do not occur if a power outage occurs while someone is using a computer which does not have a battery backup.  Laptops have a built-in battery backup.  Desktop and tower machi

Re: printing an envelope

2020-08-26 Thread Julian THOMAS
Try creating a custom template. I use one that includes my return address. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Aug 26, 2020, at 02:12, charles copeland wrote: > > Every time I try to print a #10 envelope, when I go to print, it shows a c6 > or c5 envelope which is bigger and it won’t print. -

Re: Document Access from Multiple Computers

2020-07-22 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jul 22, 2020, at 20:06, Alan B wrote: > > > Sharing the same file between multiple devices requires that each device > have access to the file. That is a function of network and server software, > not the program used to create/edit/view the file. This is correct. The easiest way to ma

Old unreadable .odt files

2020-07-14 Thread Julian THOMAS
What happened and how can i get them back? Sent from JT's Ipad - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org

sorting in spreadsheet

2020-04-26 Thread Michael Thomas
I have used Open Office for decades. I have used it for my finances. I have many tabs and have always moved thing around – deleted – copied – pasted - and sorted. But something happened this weekend. I have red lines around things I have moved. And I cannot sort. The sort button is greyed out

Re: Option to Google Products

2020-04-12 Thread Julian THOMAS
AOO is a good choice for a mac [there's no iOS app] but in both Macos and iOS you have the included free apps pages, keynote, and numbers. Not sure what you mean by 'an option to google products'. Sent from JT's Ipad > On Apr 12, 2020, at 13:04, William Ennis wrote: > > Hello, > > I

Re: How to open docs

2020-04-04 Thread Julian Thomas
ter than I. I can’t find anything that old on this computer to test. HTH Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net ‌When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. - Lin Yutang‌  ‌ ‌‌‌ - To u

Re: Hello

2020-02-27 Thread Julian THOMAS
Sounds like he wants to convert text to image format. Using screen shot might be an easy way to do this Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation! > On Feb 27, 2020, at 10:59, Martin Groenescheij > wrote: > >  >> On 27/02/2020 16:26, mail100...@telkomsa.net wrote: >> Hi ive been usin

TRIPET Thomas Question

2019-10-22 Thread Thomas Tripet
Hello, I can't move an image that iS on a page to put it on another page, it's stuck on this front page. It's very annoying for the studies. I try to change disposition, alignement but nothing is good... I’m on MacBook Apple. Thank you so much Thomas TRIPET

Fwd: [macsupport] macOS X 10.15 Catalina - Notarization

2019-10-06 Thread Julian Thomas
Is OO going to follow these procedures? Inquiring Mac users need to know! > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Daniel Settles denver1.d...@gmail.com [macsupportcentral]" > > Subject: [macsupport] macOS X 10.15 Catalina - Notarization > Date: October 6, 2019 at 11:04:20 EDT > To: MacSupportCen

Re: Cannot eliminate O.O. hard drive icon from Mac desktop

2019-08-28 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 14:51, Dan at News Media Services > wrote: > > 1. No matter what I try, I cannot eliminate the open office hard drive icon > (picture 1) from my MacBook Pro desktop. > The list stripped off the pictures but you need to right-click the open office disk icon and select

Re: bug in Open Office

2019-07-17 Thread Julian THOMAS
Try selecting all, copy and then creating a new 6*9 and then pasting. Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation! > On Jul 17, 2019, at 11:16, Jim Prothero wrote: > > I have a text document which I put together at the page dimensions of 8.5 x > 11. I need to shrink it to 6 x 9, but when

Re: read only problem

2019-07-13 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jul 13, 2019, at 15:33, Artis Tiedemann wrote: > > I inadvertently clicked read-only. Instructions on the help page, while > very clear, did not work. For now, I am stuck with a read-only document that > I need to access. Select the entire document [Cmd A on a mac; probably Ctrl-A

Re: Download

2019-07-07 Thread Julian THOMAS
There's no ios version. There is an open office reader app available. Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation! > On Jul 6, 2019, at 23:48, Joseph O'Brien > wrote: > > Why can I not download Apache office on my IPad.

Re: Unfound file extension.

2019-06-20 Thread Julian THOMAS
Typical burrocrats! Options - find a windoze user with Office and have them save as xlsx. Or a Mac user - I'm almost positive that the [free] Numbers app will save as xlsx. Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation! > On Jun 19, 2019, at 23:51, Diana Allen wrote: > > This is a prob

Re: Background and Text in Writer

2019-03-09 Thread Julian THOMAS
Exception is when the doc is only going to be shared as .doc .odt or .pdf. Also if you are using a smaller paper size. Sent from JT's Ipad - maybe using voice dictation! > On Mar 9, 2019, at 12:32, Brian Barker > wrote: > > Remember that many (most?) printers cannot print to the very edge of

Re: Spell check making me crazy

2018-09-14 Thread Julian Thomas
options are for Windoze, but there’s certainly something! Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net The future ain't what it used to be. - Yogi Berra - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.o

Cannot check for updates

2018-08-27 Thread Jim and Pam Thomas
For sometime now, I cannot manually check for updates. When I try, I get this message “Checking for an update failed.Error reading data from the Internet. Server error message:”

Re: PDF cpnverter

2018-07-22 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jul 22, 2018, at 04:25, heltai andras wrote: > > I downloaded it to my Mac, yet cannot open it, The sstem says: no program > for opening. You don't need any app. In the Mac print dialog, click PDF in the lower left, then select Save as PDF. ---- Julian Thomas -

Re: Question about your user manual

2018-06-15 Thread Julian Thomas
so that the website formatting isn’t dumped into your page. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? - Lillian Hellman - To unsubscribe, e

Unable to install yr product

2018-04-30 Thread Thomas
Y computer came with Apache open office write. But as of lately I was getting a virus threat protection notice block changing to my computer. This is related to yr product. I removed it in hopes to reinstall and my computer will not let me install is. Will you response and please assist

Receiving this error: 503 No Backend Servers Available No backend servers were available to answer your request. Please notify the site admins.

2018-04-27 Thread Thomas Gray
I have attempted to secure extensions, however, I continue to receivie this error: 503 No Backend Servers Available No backend servers were available to answer your request. Please notify the site admins. I have tried in multiple browsers and it appears to be some server issue on your end. Thank

Print issue

2018-03-24 Thread Thomas Corona
I cannot print from Open Office any longer unless I convert doc to a PDF. I have the latest version (4.1.5) and it is updated. I use Windows 10. Please advise. Thank you, T. A. Corona New Orleans Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Open Office templates

2017-12-01 Thread Thomas N. Delosso, MSBME
Hello; Can you please tell me how to download the templates on your website? Some of the templates look like they could be very helpful, but I cannot figure out how to get the files to download. Is there a way to download all of them at once? Thank you kindly for your help, Tom Delosso

Re: [SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE]

2017-11-17 Thread Julian Thomas
nd civilized. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? - Lillian Hellman - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional

RE: Can someone help?

2017-11-13 Thread Thomas
Thanks that did not work even tried resaving it as same name. I will do some checking and might have to email you back if that is okay From: Martin Groenescheij Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 7:20 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Cc: Thomas Isaac Subject: Re: Can someone help? On 14/11

Can someone help?

2017-11-13 Thread Thomas Isaac
cess\ office.bin from making changes to folder % userprofile % documents Thomas Isaac

Re: cannot create business card

2017-11-11 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Nov 11, 2017, at 15:13, Robert Gates wrote: > > Can you email step by step instruction please? create your own template. ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in an

Re: Question!

2017-11-08 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Nov 8, 2017, at 17:07, Ron wrote: > > If I want to put in on my > > Laptop, do I have to buy it again?? Apache Open office is free. download it from open office.org ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net A king can stand people fighting but he can't last

Re: draw > flowchart

2017-09-22 Thread Julian THOMAS
I think the shape must come from the menu and not the desktop. Sent from JT's iMini - using voice dictation! > On Sep 22, 2017, at 13:46, Cyndy wrote: > > Hi, I am not able to drag and drop a shape into the slide. Did not find > anything in the community. Thanks for any help. ---

Re: F3 on mac

2017-06-08 Thread Julian THOMAS
The defaults for the F keys are things like audio control, mission control, etc. To make f3 function as an F key, hold down the Function key at the same time. There's also a system setting that reverses this behavior. Sent from JT's iMini - using voice dictation! > On Jun 8, 2017, at 05:12, Pat

Printing portrait

2017-04-25 Thread Chris Thomas | ShKooP
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Re: open office on Mac

2017-04-18 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Apr 17, 2017, at 22:50, Jerry Russell Croteau wrote: > > I have Open Office on my iMac and it freezes up and I cannot get it off my > Mac. How can I get the application removed from my Mac? jcrot...@aol.com Go to Applications in finder, find the OO icon, delete. Did you download it from

Re: versions of Open Office

2017-04-15 Thread Julian THOMAS
Others may have a fix for this Otherwise you could export as PDF - that way you would be able to update yr of document. Issue there is that reviewers would not be (easily) to do electronic markup. Sent from JT's iMini > On Apr 15, 2017, at 18:10, Colin Pierpoint > wrote: > > I have d

Re: open office 4

2017-04-08 Thread Julian Thomas
th this problem? Also, where did you download from? Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net "God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers". - attributed to Paul Erdős

Re: Please help me :-)

2017-04-08 Thread Julian Thomas
Do you have any > suggestions on what I should download or add to my openoffice…. You don't tell us what operating system you are using, but in general this should work: Right click on the .pptx file and select Open With - OpenOffice [select 'always use for this file type if offered].

Re: Multiplying Time by Numbers

2017-03-18 Thread Julian Thomas
our cost/hour figure to make it cost/minute. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within. - Elisabe

Essential information (was: Rotation Tool Won't Save

2017-03-15 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Mar 15, 2017, at 14:58, KaleidoQuilt wrote: > > I have Windows 7.0 and am using Open Office 4.1.3 Writer. Good for you. You told us both what OS you are using and what version of OO. ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle

Re: Open Office for Mac Sierra

2017-03-03 Thread Julian Thomas
> >> Is Open Office now working OK for Mac Sierra? Am I safe to download it? Yes - been working flawlessly for us for quite a while on 3 Sierra macs. ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Anger is one letter short of danger. - Eleanor

Re: Formatting Pages in CaLc

2017-03-02 Thread Julian THOMAS
Sent from JT's iMini - using voice dictation! > On Mar 2, 2017, at 18:44, John van Barneveld > wrote: > > This is fine for printing but I want to save a four page .pdf with the one > page as landscape. Can anyone tell me how to go about this please. Brute force solution: print the landscap

Re: Open Office and Microsoft Office data input

2017-03-01 Thread Julian Thomas
. How are you sharing the files between the home and office computer? You shouldn't have this problem if you use a dependable cloud file sharing product like DropBox. Otherwise keep the file on a memory stick and carry it back and forth. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net If more poli

Re: trying to get a template from the page...

2017-02-24 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Feb 24, 2017, at 03:26, toki wrote: > > Given that the Apache OpenOffice website maintainers don't have access > to the site that delivers the content ... can't this be fixed somehow? Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Literature encourages tolerance - bigo

Re: Libre Office

2017-02-08 Thread Julian Thomas
of the time and Pages 50%. I use Keynote almost exclusively over Impress, but use Calc almost exclusively over Numbers. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denomi

Re: Libre Office

2017-02-06 Thread Julian Thomas
ntly different from MSO/OO that it takes some getting used to. No database capability. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.

Re: duplex printing

2017-01-23 Thread Julian Thomas
gt; re-insert then will continue printing. This is ridiculous and a waste of > my time. Please tell me how this can be fixed. It was never an issue > before! Try reinstalling the printer driver - it sounds like it may have forgotten that the printer does duplex. Julian Thomas

Re: Printing Envelopes

2017-01-23 Thread Julian Thomas
ittle bit of trial and error may be needed, but when you are done you will have a template that will last until you get a new printer or a new envelope size. Good luck. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Nature does nothing uselessly.

Re: open office not working with mac OS X sierra

2017-01-13 Thread Julian Thomas
.openoffice.org? OO works well on my iMac with Sierra. ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net If numbers aren't beautiful, I don't know what is. - Paul Erdős - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.

Re: Help with printing

2017-01-12 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jan 12, 2017, at 13:01, j-schr...@comcast.net wrote: > > I have lines drawn in spreadsheet which do not appear when printing. Any > suggestions? File - Page preview - format page - sheet. Check Grid under print Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net Politics, as a practi

Re: OpenOffice doesn't work

2017-01-08 Thread Julian Thomas
y > other reliable software you need. What's easier and doesn't involve a change to the preferences is to right-click on the app and select Open. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evide

Re: Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 Install

2017-01-05 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jan 5, 2017, at 21:19, Jim McLaughlin wrote: > > SElf proclaimed Apple fanatics like Goeyass are incapable of actually > learning. It's not an Apple issue; why do you think that Mac users are even more clueless than windows users? ---- Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.ne

Re: Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 Install

2017-01-05 Thread Julian Thomas
p level page of the help file. Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. - Lin Yutang - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffic

Re: when using spreadsheet

2016-12-21 Thread Julian Thomas
ot;fatal error" message > comes up.. For a start - what operating system? Where did you go to download the second copy? What is the exact 'fatal error' message? Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net He is a self-made ma

Re: defect links on OpenOffice websites

2016-12-19 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Dec 19, 2016, at 18:10, Thomas Lehn wrote: > > Hello, > > on > http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/faq/answernothere/index.html > > the URL http://openoffice.apache.org/faq > which is under " • The Apache OpenOffice FAQ " > > results in &g

defect links on OpenOffice websites

2016-12-19 Thread Thomas Lehn
Hello, on http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/faq/answernothere/index.html the URL http://openoffice.apache.org/faq which is under " • The Apache OpenOffice FAQ " results in "Not Found The requested URL /faq was not found on this server." Thanks for considerat

Re: reducing pictures in text

2016-12-14 Thread Julian Thomas
I very much doubt if OO macros can come close to this, since it requires dynamic processing in the document. It would be nice if someone could prove me wrong! Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi, magici

BEWARE - Re: Download issue

2016-12-05 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Dec 4, 2016, at 22:59, Martin Groenescheij wrote: > > OpenOffice should be downloaded from www.openoffice.org only this site > redirect you to > sourcefoge.com DON'T GO THERE! sourceforge.net is the correct download site. sourcefoge.com could well be loaded with nasties! — jt - j.

Re: AOO-Templates

2016-11-25 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 9, 2016, at 15:24, Brian Barker wrote: > > Google's cache of a similar address to the one you give leads to > http://templates.openoffice.org/template/download/39885 , which is probably > what you need. But note that this appears to be a template for printing on a > Letter-size sheet

Re: spell check

2016-10-23 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 22, 2016, at 22:34, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > > The usual starting point for spellcheck problems is to delete or rename > the OpenOffice user profile. Doing this sorts out a very large > proportion [read: most] of OpenOffice stability problems. Details of how > to do this are given in >

Re: Invitation to collaborate in usability survey

2016-10-20 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 20, 2016, at 21:22, John Hart wrote: > > just an observation, after a week wasted trying to figure > out how to use Master Documents. The most important part of a > program is ease of use. The reason for the difficulty was the > parts work differently, and everyone became frustrated whe

Re: PDF

2016-10-16 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 16, 2016, at 18:01, stre...@citcom.net wrote: > > I would like to know if I can use Open Office to create PDFs. Please advise, Definitely. File - Export as PDF. Works very well. — jt - j...@jt-mj.net It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upo

Re: How can I Cut and Paste Calc's Formulae Data into Thunderbird email Client?

2016-10-16 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 16, 2016, at 12:53, Wade Smart wrote: > > You can copy each cells formula > but not multiple cells. I just tried it here > and it only displays the results. It might be useful to save the spreadsheet as a CSV file and extract the formulae [formulas?] from it. — jt - j...@jt-mj.net

Re: New Open Office Apache program

2016-10-15 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 15, 2016, at 12:27, chuck ef wrote: > > So there is no real new issue with Gatekeeper in macOS unless you want the > option of allowing it to open anything from anywhere all the time (not > recommended). I'm not running Sierra yet, but does the procedure for temporarily overriding g

Re: Grammar check

2016-10-09 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 9, 2016, at 06:55, Hagar Delest wrote: > > Have you installed an extension for grammar check? It's not included by > default. > See: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=82212 That topic is confusing - I go to http://extensions.openoffice.org/ - search on grammar

Re: Request for Next OpenOffice Update

2016-10-03 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Oct 2, 2016, at 14:39, Greg B. wrote: > > You may know that many software programs are beginning to come with a "dark > theme" or black mode. > > I am requesting on that on an upcoming release you add the option to change > all software and pop-up boxes to charcoal, dark grey, and/or bla

Re: Saving a file to a flash drive

2016-09-27 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 27, 2016, at 09:11, Belton wrote: > > Could you please give me simple step by step instructions for saving > (backing-up) an Open Office file to a flash drive? Tell us what OS you are using, please! — jt - j...@jt-mj.net Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large

Re: Read Only documents

2016-09-11 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 11, 2016, at 09:03, Rick Davis wrote: > > I,ver been a user of Open Office for several years. Recently, files that I've > created with Word are opening as "read only", even though they were not > originally created or saved with that property. > The Help file tells me to toggle the "

impressed startup

2016-09-10 Thread Julian Thomas
How do I undo the setting that bypasses the presentation options [including slide appearance]? Win 10, — jt - j...@jt-mj.net With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous

Re: mp4 video not supported in Impress

2016-09-10 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 9, 2016, at 19:08, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: > > I asked about the ability to embed other formats to understand if you were > able to embed anything, not to imply that you needed to encode in another > format yes - wmv worked. — jt - j...@jt-mj.net People are like stained glass windo

Re: mp4 video not supported in Impress

2016-09-09 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 9, 2016, at 13:08, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: > > Q1: Are you able to insert other video formats? The obvious OGG Vorbis format > comes to mind. > > If you can embed other formats, then I can convert the video or I can link to the mp4 file in the same directory. I had hoped to be a

mp4 video not supported in Impress

2016-09-09 Thread Julian Thomas
I am unable to insert an mp4 video in OO 4.1.2 in either windows 10 or Macos. Is there a fix for this? — jt - j...@jt-mj.net Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you. - Wendell Berry - To uns

Re: Ribbon Interface

2016-09-09 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Sep 9, 2016, at 08:28, Chuck Davis wrote: > > Hopefully, never. It's a major productivity killer!! I agree. Who needs it? — jt - j...@jt-mj.net The right thing and the easy thing are rarely the same thing. - To

Re: Publish A Software Users Guide for OpenOffice!

2016-08-29 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:24, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > > As a practical matter, the Apache OpenOffice project does not have volunteers > for the undertaking you suggest. The only user documentation effort involves > occasional contributions to wiki pages. Is there any hope that a Missing M

Re: [Issue 127072] dictionary is installed but contains no words

2016-08-15 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Aug 15, 2016, at 19:39, Maurice Howe wrote: > > And whoever comes forth to aid you in fixing this dilemma, forevermore. I devoutly hope that it will be fixed on ALL platforms! — jt - j...@jt-mj.net There is no greater fallacy than the belief that aims and purposes are one thing, while

Re: Email format.

2016-08-07 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Aug 7, 2016, at 07:04, James Knott wrote: > > A sentence always starts with a capital. "iPhones are nice". — jt - j...@jt-mj.net The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis. - Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court Justice (1908-1993)

Re: [was:] Double line spacing

2016-08-07 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Aug 6, 2016, at 17:29, Brian Barker wrote: > >> 1 virus 2 viri 3 virii 4 viriv. .. 9 virix > > Ho, ho! A good one! original credit goes to Rob Slade [9 was my own addition] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Slade — jt - j...@jt-mj.net With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. H

Re: Double line spacing

2016-08-06 Thread Julian Thomas
1 virus 2 viri 3 virii 4 viriv. .. 9 virix From my i6. Julian Thomas http:jt-mj.net In the beautiful Genesee Valley of Western NY State! > On Aug 6, 2016, at 15:40, Felmon Davis wrote: > > > so how do you guys plur

Re: QUESTION == how to I open a new document

2016-07-14 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jul 14, 2016, at 15:13, Trevor Richards wrote: > > Is it possible to save files in a format that can be read by someone with an > Apple Mac? I assume that the recipient does not necessarily have OO. This being the case, there are the following options: - export as PDF - save in MS Wor

Re: Differences Between Using Open Office Writer with OS X instead of Windows

2016-07-13 Thread Julian THOMAS
I'm not a moderator but have been using oo longer than OS X and am now comfortable with both. Differences are minor - all the functionality is there. Resubmit yr question and I will help if I can. Sent from JT's iMini > On Jul 13, 2016, at 16:07, William Sullivan wrote: > > Is anything publi

Re: Opening docx files

2016-06-30 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jun 30, 2016, at 13:11, nasrin khaksar wrote: > > yes, it can open .docx files without any problem. > but saving as docx is not possible currently. It can be saved as a .doc file. — jt - j...@jt-mj.net A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points. - Alan Kay -

Re: Creating and printing return address labels

2016-06-11 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jun 11, 2016, at 16:37, Eldon Fredericks wrote: > > How do I create and print a page of return address labels using open office. > I will use standard address label paper. Best way I've found to do this in writer is to use a label template with the appropriate margins and number of rows a

Re: side by side view

2016-06-08 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jun 7, 2016, at 23:28, Ariya Subasingha > wrote: > > Since I prefer to use Open office writer. please let me know whether there is > a way to view 2 documents side by side in open office writer. One way to do this would be to open each document in a separate window. — jt - j...@jt-mj.n

Re: Letterings

2016-05-30 Thread Julian Thomas
> On May 30, 2016, at 06:43, Brian Barker wrote: > > o Click on the Fontwork Gallery button in the toolbar. That's in the bottom toolbar! > o Select the style and click OK. > o Double-click the text and replace it with your own text. > o Press Esc to exit text edit mode. > o Adjust the text sh

Re: bug

2016-05-18 Thread Julian Thomas
> On May 18, 2016, at 13:21, Ron Patterson wrote: > > Just a quick example. On a spreadsheet I entered todays date - 5/18 - it > insisted on entering 5/16. Now I can see where it might enter a different > date format (05/18/16) but to arbitrarily enter a different date is beyond me. for the

Re: Printing Set up

2016-05-11 Thread Julian Thomas
> On May 11, 2016, at 10:02, DaveMainwaring wrote: > > speaking of cards > I need to print some cards 3.25" by 2" how do I do this?? This is seriously dependent on your printer! I'm not sure either of mine would feed a card that small, but I routinely print 3x5, 4x6, and on the backs of IBM

Re: spreadsheets

2016-04-28 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 08:25, Tom Kennedy wrote: > >> Bought a new Mac laptop and am suddenly dealing with Numbers displaying my >> spread sheets. How do I get Open Office to be the default for spreadsheets? >> Thanks tk In finder, select a spreadsheet file and either use Cmd-I or right c

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