Re: Assistance re:scam

2024-04-17 Thread Alan B
In addition to previous comment, know that OpenOffice and OpenOffice volunteer support are free. However you must access the correct websites, the actual OpenOffice websites, to use them The OpenOffice website is https://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice support options are at

Re: Date Format error in Spreadsheet

2024-01-15 Thread Alan B
Ctrl+Z at the right time also creates the entry as a date. Type "1/2/". When the 2nd "/" is typed the 1/2 becomes ½. Immediately type Ctrl+Z and ½ reverts back to 1/2. Now type /2024 and complete the cell entry. The date will be correctly entered as "1/2/2024". On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Re: please advice

2023-11-15 Thread Alan B
If you mean that the worksheet should appear as an empty page with no gridlines and any tabs should look that way too, then... 1. Use the Tools>Options... menu 2. Expand the OpenOffice Calc branch 3. Select the "View" options 4. Untick the "Grid lines" item 5. Click "OK" This change applies to

Re: Software support

2023-11-08 Thread Alan B
Gemma, Whatever type of computer is being used, Windows or Mac, will have accessibility options like screen magnification, high contrast text and borders, etc. If the computer's accessibility options are used then every program used on the computer will have the selected options applied. So

Re: Can't open files

2023-07-20 Thread Alan B
A couple of questions, Linda #1 Are you using Windows? #2 To open files do you find the file you want to open and double-click it? If yes to both and the file doesn't open then right-click the file, select the "Open with" option, and then select the correct program to open the file. After

Re: OpenOffice.org - Windows 11 Compatibility

2023-06-30 Thread Alan B
; > Am 30.06.23 um 22:26 schrieb Alan B: > > Matthias, > > > > Let me do a little digging in my browser history and see if I can find > the > > article again. It was a couple of weeks ago and I came across it while > > searching for something else so I really d

Re: OpenOffice.org - Windows 11 Compatibility

2023-06-30 Thread Alan B
Hi, > > Am 30.06.23 um 16:58 schrieb Alan B: > > Per the OO website, the current version is Windows 11 compatible. > > https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html > > > > I have seen some reports warning against using the Microsoft Store > versio

Re: OpenOffice.org - Windows 11 Compatibility

2023-06-30 Thread Alan B
Per the OO website, the current version is Windows 11 compatible. https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html I have seen some reports warning against using the Microsoft Store version because of some broken feature issues. For that reason I suggest downloading the latest

Re: OpenOffice - Windows 11 Compatibility

2023-06-29 Thread Alan B
Per the Apache OpnOffice website, yes the 4.0 and 4.1 versions are compatible. https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 5:59 PM Benny, Olivia wrote: > Hello Support, > > Greetings! > > Few of our computers are having OpenOffice software with the below >

Re: How can I waterproof my document

2023-06-27 Thread Alan B
You're welcome, Adrian. Glad to know it's useful. On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 4:33 PM ACG wrote: > Thanks for that reply Alan... I've also learned something new. Great! > Adrian > > > On 26/06/2023 21:19, Alan B wrote: > > Working from what you ask, "I don't want ot

Re: Need Resotred Help & do not know why to find it?

2023-06-26 Thread Alan B
You mention you're using a Mac. Mac has a program called Time Machine. It is installed on Mac from the factory since macOS 10.5 If it is set to do backups, then check in Time Machine for your file. This Apple webpage has basic instructions for Time Machine.

Re: How can I waterproof my document

2023-06-26 Thread Alan B
Working from what you ask, "I don't want others to edit my book while they are viewing it," The first option that comes to mind is a secure PDF. OO can create a secure PDF via "File > Export as PDF..." The "PDF Options" dialog will open. Select the "Security" tab. Click the "Set Passwords..."

Re: Small letter

2023-05-18 Thread Alan B
Hello Darrell, First a caution, this is a public mailing list with a public archive. The personal details in your email are "saved" on the Internet. Suggest don't put addresses or phone numbers in future messages. As to "I get a small letter in the upper left hand corner..." I'm trying to

Re: changed

2023-05-03 Thread Alan B
This link is for the Apache OpenOffice website, https://www.openoffice.org/ Once there click the "I want to download Apache OpenOffice link" and you'll be connected to the free download for the current version, 4.1.14 as you say. Earlier versions

Re: support | Open office Calc.

2023-04-27 Thread Alan B
Here is a Document Foundation, LibreOffice's publisher, link that lists the Calc functions. Unfortunately I don't see indication of which versions the defined function is in or which version it was first available. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Calc_Functions/List_of_Functions

Re: Help Making Sense of .csv Files

2023-02-09 Thread Alan B
Hello Linda, I opened the file, "Active Provider Directory 20220902", in Calc. The columns I'm seeing with lots of spaces are additional details like ADDRESS2, OTHER SPECIALTIES, OTHER LANGUAGES. Not a surprise they wouldn't be completed. Things you are interested in, like speciality and

Re: my open office program will not open.

2022-12-14 Thread Alan B
On Windows 10 Open Task Manager Look in the list of background processes (if no list, look for the "More details" link at bottom left of Task Manager, click that, the background processes list should be shown now) Find every OpenOffice process, select them, and then click "End Task" button Now

Re: Windows 10

2022-10-25 Thread Alan B
According to Apache's System Requirements page for OpenOffice, yes 4.1.9 can be used on Windows. https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html You may upgrade to the latest version if you wish. Strongly recommend check the specs of your laptop vs Windows 10 system requirements.

Re: Forgot Password

2022-09-28 Thread Alan B
You may also try an OpenOffice password cracker. A web search with the term "openoffice password cracker" turns up quite a few hits. It will be brute force cracking, in other words make a password, try it, if fails try another, and so on. But the password cracker automatically creates and tries

Re: Line cut off

2022-04-15 Thread Alan B
Do you mean a printed line on paper output or the bottom of a cell is cut off on screen? What are the things you have tried to fix it? For paper, have you tried adjusting the margins or the scaling? For screen, have you adjusted row height? On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 6:56 PM Mike & Lisa Bobbitt

Re: Spreadsheet

2022-03-29 Thread Alan B
You want to... a) increase certain entries by a percentage - or - b) increase a percentage already in the spread sheet If a) then enter the percentage in a cell of your choice, remember percentages less than 100% are entered as fractions, e.g. 20% is entered as .2, 45% as .45, and so on.

Re: Reveal Codes

2022-03-21 Thread Alan B
There is no reveal codes in OpenOffice. Reveal Codes was a Wordperfect feature. The Word feature of the same name is activated by Shift+F1. The Word feature may go by the same name but is nothing like the Wordperfect feature because the structure of the files is different. If you have a line (or

Re: Problem saving file

2022-03-13 Thread Alan B
Maybe idea out of left field, but is there plenty of free space on drive that is target of save? Especially if OS is on that drive too. If not, try saving to a different drive or a thumb drive. Have experienced very strange problems with drives that have run out of space. On Sun, Mar 13, 2022

Re: Software Inquires

2022-03-02 Thread Alan B
Sam, You have reached the volunteer support mailing list. Please refer to this URL https://www.openoffice.org/support/ and select the link "Professional Services" and then the "Consultants page" link to identify a commercial provider of OpenOffice support services. On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 9:01 AM

Re: Formatting for USA Telephone Numbers

2022-02-25 Thread Alan B
Correction After applying the recommended format, (###) ###-, and entering 1234567890 the displayed value will be (123) 456-7890. No idea how/why I typed what's in my original answer. My apology for any confusion I may have caused. On Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 8:20 AM Alan B wrote: > To for

Re: Formatting for USA Telephone Numbers

2022-02-25 Thread Alan B
To format a ten digit number as (555) 555-1212 use the following format code (###) ###- Enter the ten digits into the cell, e.g. 1234567890, and the number will be displayed as (120) 456-7890 NOTE: area code must not start with zero. Zero in any other position will maintain the format. There

Re: Trouble opening

2022-02-14 Thread Alan B
Hello, Which program is it you downloaded? What website did you download it from? What computer system do you use (Windows 7, Windows 10, Mac, etc.)? On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 11:12 AM Sharon wrote: > Good morning, > I downloaded your program, however it will not open when i go to the >

Re: working in spreadsheet

2022-02-04 Thread Alan B
Cannot see how the spreadsheet looks. Pictures are not saved / displayed on the help list. And... what happened, how did you save the spreadsheet? I do not understand what you mean, "...saved it md titmrd off computer...". On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM Linda Howell wrote: > i saved my

Re: File Access Denied

2022-02-01 Thread Alan B
It doesn't look like your question has gotten a response. The message means that the logon (username & password) being used when trying to access the file does not have the privileges needed. Privileges are associated with the username so, are you using a different username? If yes, logon with

Re: Problems

2022-01-27 Thread Alan B
Ron, Strongly recommend do not include your phone number or personal information beyond your email address. This is a public mailing list and whatever you post here can be read by anyone. As to the crashing there are many many potential causes and they differ depending on such things as the

Re: A fault has developed which will not allow me to open any of the programs or files that use Open Office.

2022-01-25 Thread Alan B
Hello Kim, Not certain from the description what steps you take to experience the problem. That said, suggest you try installing OpenOffice again. If the installation has become compromised in some way, installing again should resolve the problem. On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:01 PM Kim Hovren

Re: Older Open Office

2022-01-23 Thread Alan B
Hello, Older versions can be found here https://www.openoffice.org/download/ When using the above link, you will see "Select your favorite operating system, language, and version:" Look below "version:". That is a list that can be used to select the version you want by clicking the arrow at the

Re: Help! lost Open Office on my computer/laptop

2022-01-21 Thread Alan B
The image is not displayed. What is the text in the image? On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:51 PM Lisa Floyd wrote: > It appears that an update must have run when I turned on my lap top this > morning. > Suddenly I am not able to open ANY Open Office document without getting > this messge: > > > >

Re: Linking sheets

2021-09-25 Thread Alan B
Don, Not sure I understand what you're trying to do and this suggestion isn't "automatic" but, if what you want to do is go directly to a location on a different sheet, it can be done without navigating there. Presuming each sheet is a different tab in the same workbook... 1. Insert the

Re: OpenOffice

2021-08-12 Thread Alan B
The password is needed to decrypt the files. A password cracker can recover the password. I did that a year or so ago when I had the same problem. Problem solved. Search for OpenOffice password cracker. You'll find several. Don't remember which I used or I would tell you. Depends on the type of

Re: Help on using Open Office Calc

2021-06-26 Thread Alan B
No. There is not. Not dealing with a corporation like Adobe, Microsoft, etc. There are organizations that provide paid support for OpenOffice. And there are free/community help offerings. You can check here to look for support solutions that come closest to meeting your needs.

Re: Assistance needed to Download the current OpenOffice

2021-01-02 Thread Alan B
In addition to David's note, would you please state what computer operating system (OS) you are using? Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Mac OS X, Chrome OS (a Chromebook), etc. It makes a difference in regard to which installation package is correct for you and what steps are required to

Re: HELP!

2020-12-19 Thread Alan B
Hi Pat, This is an email based volunteer staffed support list. Sorry no phone. However many helpful people will try to assist you. For my own effort, let me refer you to: Instructions, with pictures, for creating labels in Writer. Bonus, screenshots are from a Mac. Last updated Feb, 2020

Re: Can't Export JPG

2020-12-08 Thread Alan B
05 > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 7:48 AM Alan B wrote: > > > > The "We Transefer" landing page is obnoxious but, if you accept the Terms > > of Service (the plain English version of which seem straightforward and, > > surprisingly to me, don't claim ownership o

Re: Can't Export JPG

2020-12-08 Thread Alan B
The "We Transefer" landing page is obnoxious but, if you accept the Terms of Service (the plain English version of which seem straightforward and, surprisingly to me, don't claim ownership of content posted) policy and then click Manage cookies (or don't and instead click I accept right away) and

Re: [AOO-Templates]

2020-11-12 Thread Alan B
How and where are the pages stored while in progress over a period of time? Stored as files wherever you like (NOTE: a multi-page document is stored as a single file. Individual pages of a document are not stored as discrete files). This is the same as any pc/tablet based program you might use to

Re: Please Could you Advise How I can solve this PLEASE

2020-11-04 Thread Alan B
Dave, You identify parts as missing, how are you able to say this is so? If the document opens without errors or warnings so you are able to see "parts are missing" then the document has downloaded completely. The missing parts may be references inside the document to parts that are located

Re: Problem Opening and Editing Documents

2020-10-28 Thread Alan B
Hello Jan, >From your description I am understanding this happens with all Open Office documents. My suggestion is to do a test as follows. *Create a new document with Writer. *Save it as a Microsoft Word file, either .doc or .docx format, then close Writer. *Open Writer again and open the

Re: files in READ ONLY form

2020-09-10 Thread Alan B
Files have a read only property that can be set on or off outside the program that created them. IF you are not being prompted for a password and are being shown a "Read only" message then... - exit OpenOffice - Use you file manager program (In Windows it's File Explorer, has a manila file folder

Re: Question for Blended Learning

2020-08-03 Thread Alan B
Doris, Following up Dan's note, here is a link I found with detailed instructions how to install OpenOffice on a Chromebook. The article is dated July this year so it is as current as possible. http://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2020/07/how-to-install-openoffice-on-chromebook.html I saw that

Re: Compatible with Windows 10 Home; Able to open & convert .docx files

2020-07-23 Thread Alan B
eOffice, you can export a PDF to make it editable. Just > wondering if OpenOffice also does that? Thanks! > > Jerry in Michigan > > On 7/22/20 3:05 PM, Alan B wrote: > > Hello Norma, > > > > #1 Is apache open office able to convert .docx files to .doc files? Yes.

Re: Compatible with Windows 10 Home; Able to open & convert .docx files

2020-07-22 Thread Alan B
Hello Norma, #1 Is apache open office able to convert .docx files to .doc files? Yes. Open the .docx file and save as .doc file. NOTE: Formatting, e.g. margins, tables, and others, is not always perfectly converted when the .docx file is opened and the same may be seen in the saved .doc file. #2

Re: open office writer

2020-05-16 Thread Alan B
Paul, There is no phone support. This mailing list is volunteer support. Having said that, from your problem description, it seems likely if you double-click one of the files you want to edit in Wordpad the file opens in Writer instead. If this is a fair description of the problem then, to

Re: E-mail Program

2020-05-08 Thread Alan B
event modification, etc) > then yes, a PDF editor would be required." > > > ____ > From: Alan B > Sent: May 6, 2020 6:24 PM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: E-mail Program > > No open source PDF editors that I am aware

Re: Unable to uninstall

2020-05-07 Thread Alan B
To uninstall the French version try the following... 1. Restart the pc (this will force all programs to close) 2. Log back in to your desktop 3. Go to Settings 4. Select Apps 5. In "Search this list" type "office" * If Windows has OpenOffice correctly installed it will be visible in the filtered

Re: E-mail Program

2020-05-06 Thread Alan B
very helpful. The distinction is now very clear. > Is there an Open Source PDF Editor, like Adobe Pro? > > ________ > From: Alan B > Sent: May 5, 2020 6:33 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: E-mail Program > > You're welcome, Sasha.

Re: E-mail Program

2020-05-05 Thread Alan B
are selling this freeware! > I hope they are providing a kickback from their sales > > ____ > From: Alan B > Sent: May 4, 2020 6:04 PM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: E-mail Program > > Sasha, > > To add to

Re: E-mail Program

2020-05-04 Thread Alan B
Sasha, To add to Wade's statement... OO is free for anyone to download and should be downloaded from the official website, https://www.openoffice.org/ Click on the "I want to download Apache OpenOffice" link to get to the download page. No registration required. Return to the page as often as

Re: Adobe OO for Linux...?

2020-04-27 Thread Alan B
Hello Martin, I haven't installed the RPM package. However on the Apache OpenOffice website I found these instructions for RPM install. https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#linux-rpm Seems you need to: navigate to the directory the RPMs were extracted to su to root issue

Re: Numbers automatically advance in spreadsheet columns

2020-04-27 Thread Alan B
Hello David, Have you tried, - select cell - grab cell handle at bottom right with mouse left click and hold - press and hold Ctrl key - drag mouse That will produce a column that repeats the number in the highlighted cell. On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 1:08 PM David Deeks wrote: > I have been an

Re: conversion

2020-04-08 Thread Alan B
Use same technique as would be done for ods file. 1. File>Page Preview 2. Click "Format Page" button 3. Click "Sheet" tab 4. Click "Grid" option in the Print group 5. Click "OK" button 6. Print per your usual method On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:11 PM wrote: > client sent file in xlsx can I print

Re: Failure

2020-03-12 Thread Alan B
jhivacaville, Go to this website to download the latest version of the program, free. https://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html As already mentioned the program is free. The message does go to all users, not to Apache foundation. This is not ridiculous. This is the support model for this

Re: Saving changes in original

2020-03-07 Thread Alan B
quot;save" option and that seemed to correct the problem on every > new doc I opened. However, my original one will only "save as." Not a big > deal, may be a glitch on my computer, but if you have any ideas about it, I > would appreciate your input. > > Thanks for the

Re: Saving changes in original

2020-03-06 Thread Alan B
Saleema, To save changes to an existing document, File>Save, is the way to do it. Note, if there are no changes "Save" will be dimmed and clicking it doesn't cause any action. If this is what you are doing already then a little more detail about the exact steps from opening the file to

Re: PROBLEM

2020-03-05 Thread Alan B
John, 1. Select File>Page Preview from the menu 2. Click the "Format Page" button 3. Click the "Sheet" tab 4. Select "Fit print range(s) to width/height" from the "Scaling mode" list 5. Set "Width in pages" to 1 Print the worksheet. On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:37 PM John Clipper wrote: > Apache

Re: Help with document

2020-03-04 Thread Alan B
applications too. > > Anyway, I have typed up my answers in the disappearing column in a > seperate document now, without using the template. I think the document was > just uneditable in open office. > > Thank you again for the replies I appreciate it. > > Bella > > > On 5

Re: Help with document

2020-03-04 Thread Alan B
Is the template publicly available? If yes, please indicate where it can be found so some testing can be done. Also, to help replicate your conditions when testing, what version of OpenOffice are you using and what kind of computer (Windows, include version, i.e. 7, 10, etc., Mac, something

Re: Open office

2020-02-18 Thread Alan B
The download is 165mb. According to the OpenOffice website there is a version for OS 10 versions >= 10.7. High Sierra is 10.13 so that's the intended version. I don't use Mac and haven't checked to see if there are any specific compatibility issues with OpenOffice and High Sierra. On Tue, Feb

Re: Calc cell large

2020-02-04 Thread Alan B
Dana, Try opening Calc and going through the menu View > Zoom... If 100% is not marked, click, it then click the "OK" button. If you find 100% already marked this certainly won't be the solution. If it is not marked it may be the fix that's needed. On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 2:03 AM Dana Lynch

Re: Unsaved Open Office Writer Document

2020-02-03 Thread Alan B
Hello Narissa, I think you are out of luck. If OpenOffice or the computer had crashed or if you forced the program to close without saving the document you would be able to find the document per the instructions at the link below.

Re: [AOO-Templates]

2020-01-29 Thread Alan B
/wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation> contains only two items > from 2013. (Yes, I know it's a volunteer organization.) > > Chuck > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 10:22 AM Alan B wrote: > >> Hi Susan, >> >> Sorry you've invested so much time without succe

Re: [AOO-Templates]

2020-01-29 Thread Alan B
Hi Susan, Sorry you've invested so much time without success. The following instructions worked for me... 1. the web page with links to the instructions OpenOffice.org 3.3 User Guides (ODT) - Apache OpenOffice Wiki

Re: Calc Help-INTERIM SOLUTION

2020-01-27 Thread Alan B
gt; I could not find anything as =MINFS( ) funtion within the built-in > (F1) Help file. Can you point me to a discussion elsewhere? > > > On 1/27/2020 3:01 PM, Alan B wrote: > > Hello Vince, > > > > Thank you for your kind words. > > > > In your sheet

Re: Calc Help-INTERIM SOLUTION

2020-01-27 Thread Alan B
Hello Vince, Thank you for your kind words. In your sheet notes you describe needing to "segment a formula" into several ranges. Unnecessary work, I think. Try the following formulas instead... In H43, =MAXIFS(G6:G41,G6:G41,">0") In H44, =MINIFS(G6:G41,G6:G41,">0") They appear to me to work as

Re: Calc Help

2020-01-24 Thread Alan B
onditions are true the formula always returns the most recently entered week's Match Series result. * The formula in cell AN7 for Vince post match average is... =INDEX($Sheet1.H6:H41,36-COUNTBLANK($H$6:$H$41),1) This works the same as the above formula except for Match Average. On Fri, Jan

Re: microsoft office

2020-01-23 Thread Alan B
...hit Send accidentally the complete message Hi Margaret, I'm not familiar with Open Office, or other documents, being converted without authorization to Microsoft Word format. So I have a question. To open a document do you find the file then double-click it with your mouse and it opens

Re: microsoft office

2020-01-23 Thread Alan B
Hi Margaret, I'm not familiar with Open Office, or other documents, being converted without authorization to Microsoft Word format. So I have a question. To open a document do you find then file and double-click it with your mouse? If that's what you do and the document opens in Word then the

Re: Calc Help

2020-01-22 Thread Alan B
that produces a blank cell in AL7, which does > not change after inputting additional scores in columns D, E, and F. I > am stumped. :-[ > > > TNX for your inputs, Alan. > > Regards, > > VinceB. > > > On 1/20/2020 5:58 PM, Alan B wrote: > > I've found a metho

Re: Calc Help

2020-01-20 Thread Alan B
that would meet your goal but I'm not familiar enough with Calc to readily conceive of them. On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 1:31 PM Vince@GMAIL wrote: > Hello Alan B: > > TNX for reading my query about Calc Help-updating Data.ods. > > For reasons, unknown to me, my pasted example s

Re: Calc Help

2020-01-19 Thread Alan B
Hello Vince, I'm intrigued but not able to follow what you're trying to do. Columns D through H appear to be the games bowled in any given week, rows (or should I say weeks) 1 through 21 are the results of the games in those weeks. That seems clear to me. But whose games, Russ, Vince, Dave, or

Re: Windows 10 version 1903

2020-01-19 Thread Alan B
Hi Sandy, I have Windows 10 v 1903 with LibreOffice. Not the same as Open Office, I know, but both come from the same code. LibreOffice works fine on my pc and has been on it since it was Windows 7. I has continued to function through all upgrades... Windows 7 --> Windows 10 (whatever the

Re: Sharing Excel

2020-01-17 Thread Alan B
Sarah, Another method, that would allow working on the spreadsheet without sending a copy back and forth and back again, would be to save it online and share it using a service like OneDrive, Google Drive, DropBox and others. The idea is you both use the same file so if you edit at 3pm and your

Re: question about using OpenOffice and Micro office

2019-12-30 Thread Alan B
...oops, accidentally hit send. The complete message was meant to be... A comment about installing OpenOffice when Microsoft Office is already installed. Watch carefully during the installation process. At one point a question will be asked whether to make OpenOffice the "default" program. If

Re: question about using OpenOffice and Micro office

2019-12-30 Thread Alan B
A comment about installing OpenOffice when Microsoft Office is already installed. Watch carefully during the installation process. At one point a question will be asked whether to make On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 11:43 AM SC wrote: > > Hi, > > Is it possible to download and install OpenOffice if I

Re: Making a PDF file

2019-11-10 Thread Alan B
Karen, not sure your goal. If you want to print the email (you start with "...turn an email into a pdf" and then you end with "...when I try to print", so I'm guessing you want to print the email) why not use the "print" option in your email? It saves a bunch of steps. If you've tried printing

Re: open office software SPREADSHEETS

2019-10-24 Thread Alan B
Do you want to sort data in column A -or- sort entire rows using column A to order the rows? The two operations produce different results. I posted a video on YouTube ages ago showing these operations. The interface is changed a bit since but the ideas, select what you want to sort, then sort,

Re: Will I Lose My Files

2019-09-24 Thread Alan B
No. Updating the software does not cause loss of files you've created. You will be able to both read and edit files created with prior versions of the software in the new software. On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:03 AM Frank Guasto wrote: > If I update/download the new version of OpenOffice, will I

Re: Windows 10 compatibility

2019-09-02 Thread Alan B
Download from the official site - https://www.openoffice.org/ Look for "I want to download Apache OpenOffice" and click on it to get to the download links. Click on "Download the full installation". Version 4.1.6 is Windows 10 compatible. It will pick up your historic documents. On Mon, Sep

Re: Icons

2019-08-04 Thread Alan B
Since you've installed OpenOffice the icons (either shortcuts or actual files) don't need to be there. The OpenOffice program shortcuts can be found in the Start menu. On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 6:09 PM Randy Fornoff wrote: > Hello, A couple of days ago I downloaded and installed Open Office.

Re: BASE questions

2019-07-31 Thread Alan B
Hello Mike, Don't have all your answers off the top of my head, however for an auto incrementing id use field type Integer with Autovalue set to YES. On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 4:03 AM Mike wrote: > I'm new to Base and discovering just how ignorant I am despite 40 years > working in IT. I have

Re: open office questions

2019-07-19 Thread Alan B
Hi Jon, I'm responding to offer some thoughts about your invoicing requirements. If you've thought it through, you're all set. If not, you might want to consider some of the following. Will you need to track status of invoices? - paid / unpaid - partial paid and balance due Report on invoices?

Re: Open Office

2019-07-08 Thread Alan B
Hello Jane, You don't describe the steps being followed when each issue occurs so my suggestions are guesses based on what I imagine might be happening. 1. If using the tab key to indent the lines that will not affect the margin.The next line will start to the left of the tab. To make an indent

Re: Removing Duplicate entries?

2019-06-20 Thread Alan B
I do not know what you mean by "using a TextEdit". However I can offer the following suggestions (all presume each mail list address is on a single line) ... 1. sort the address list and then remove the duplicate entries by inspecting the list 2. for a long list, import the entries to a table

Re: How to Convert Open Office to PDF File?

2019-06-03 Thread Alan B
>From the File menu, select "Export As" then "Export Directly as PDF". Or, if you need to tweak the PDF settings instead of Export Directly, select "Export as PDF..." On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 3:36 PM Freddie Campbell wrote: > Dear Sirs,Am having difficulty in uploading Open Office

Re: Unable to Size the written Page

2019-04-30 Thread Alan B
Hello, Seems one of two possibilities to me. 1) The zoom level of the document has changed. This makes things look larger on screen but has no effect on the print format. Even something that looks huge on screen, if formatted for A4 would still print correctly on A4. To adjust zoom level... Select

Re: Help with installation

2019-04-21 Thread Alan B
Kurt, I have read, but not experienced, that some antivirus products affect installation or launch of OpenOffice. Your experience, install seems successful but programs won't launch, sounds very much like the problem described with Windows 10 and Windows Defender Antivirus. To test this, turn

Re: how to flip a picture??

2019-04-21 Thread Alan B
In Draw, a picture can be turned right side up by: - right-click the picture - select "Position and Size..." from the menu - select "Rotation" tab - specify "Angle" to rotate In the case of flipping it right side up it needs to be rotated 180 degrees. So specify 180 degrees and click "OK" To do

Re: Spreadsheets

2019-04-18 Thread Alan B
Not certain I'm understanding your question so I will answer similar question and hope it is what you mean. I use OpenOffice Calc and save my spreadsheets. The saved files appear to be Excel files. I don't have Excel. Why are the files for a program I do not have? If the above describes your

Re: Lost work

2019-04-15 Thread Alan B
Michael, "...file does not exist..." can happen when a file's location changes (so the file still exists) but the "recent files" entry in the menu is pointing to the last place the file was. So, the exact file name, including the path, referred to in the menu doesn't exist any more. The message

Re: ? can any outside computer enter my OpenOffice document ? Thanks !

2019-04-12 Thread Alan B
Is see two questions here... 1) Can an outside computer connect to the desktop on your computer? "Out of the box" no. Computers are not usually set up to enable remote connections when first set up. However there are many things that can be done to enable remote connections on purpose or can

Re: How get the latest up-date

2019-04-02 Thread Alan B
1) To get latest version... Go here: https://www.openoffice.org/download/ click the words "Download full installation" 2) Shortcut disappeared. You don't say which shortcut(s), on Desktop, in menu, on Taskbar? No matter, install per #1 above and shortcuts will be created again. On Mon, Apr 1,

Re: OpenProj

2019-01-23 Thread Alan B
Hello Lee, To access all program features you may want to check ProjectLibre, https://www.projectlibre.com/. ProjectLibre is an open source "fork" of OpenProj, written by the original authors of OpenProj. Download the "Community Edition" of ProjectLibre to install and run on a pc and have access

Re: Need to print ONLY selected pages

2019-01-19 Thread Alan B
After selecting File > Print from the menu look for the "Range and copies" section of the print dialog. In there is a Pages radio button. Select "Pages" then enter the desired range or ranges of pages in the box. For example enter "1-3;7;11-12;19" without the quotes to print pages 1 through 3,

Re: Alphabetic Listing

2019-01-18 Thread Alan B
You don't say how the hymns are arranged and segregated from one another. "With a few keystrokes" is unlikely unless the arrangement supports it. How are they stored? - one per file - one file for all - something else? And how are they arranged? - Write one per page one per paragraph

Re: OPen office

2018-10-19 Thread Alan B
Hello Lois, There is no equivalent to Publisher in Open Office. Depending on your needs, Draw may suffice. The Open Office programs are a complete suite and separate components can't be individually downloaded or installed. The most common recommendation I've seen for a Publisher like program is

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