Re: [libreoffice-users] Base graphics/visualization

2014-06-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
I have been collecting data for over a year in Calc. I will be rolling over to Base to use the data more effectively. One word of free advice: Avoid the built in database engine. Use an external client-server RDBMS. It's so much safer. The driver for PostgreSQL comes with LO. Embedded database

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base graphics/visualization

2014-06-25 Thread dave boland
Thanks Wolfgang! Dave On Wed, Jun 25, 2014, at 07:27 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: I have been collecting data for over a year in Calc. I will be rolling over to Base to use the data more effectively. One word of free advice: Avoid the built in database engine. Use an external

[libreoffice-users] Impress slide background

2014-06-25 Thread J. Van Brimmer
I am just beginning to learn Impress. I am in the process of creating my first slide presentation. For my first slide, I used one of the Available for use slide Master Pages After adding my text on the slide, I pressed F5 to view the slide full screen. (I still have an old 1280x1024 monitor.) At

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc question on dates in formulas

2014-06-25 Thread Oogie McGuire
On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Budgie aje...@errichel.co.uk wrote: I have been able to create a column with the dates in required format using the formula =TEXT(B2,DD/MM/) but this leaves the underlying formula in the cell so when I try and remove unwanted columns the formula fails. What

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress slide background

2014-06-25 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, J. Van Brimmer schrieb: I am just beginning to learn Impress. I am in the process of creating my first slide presentation. For my first slide, I used one of the Available for use slide Master Pages After adding my text on the slide, I pressed F5 to view the slide full screen. (I still have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc question on dates in formulas

2014-06-25 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:52 25/06/2014 +0100, Budgie Noname wrote: I have several columns in sheet with dates in the format 25 Jun 2014 which have been imported into Calc via a .csv file from another programme. I have to manipulate the data and then export it as a .csv file for import by yet another program

[libreoffice-users] Libre Office 3.6.2.2 - downloads

2014-06-25 Thread charles meyer
Hi Folks, I receive the digest of messages in the middle of the night so could you could please e-mail me privately as well as the list? I need to download the older version 3.6.2.2. Google revealed it was located here... http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/3.6.6.2/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc question on dates in formulas

2014-06-25 Thread upscope
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 04:52:24 PM Budgie wrote: 25 Jun 2014 Not sure about openoffice but in LibreOffice you can start calc, go to Format --Cells -- Date and create a format like you want by inserting in the Format Code box what you want: Example: DD/MM/ this will give 25/06/2014.

RE: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office 3.6.2.2 - downloads

2014-06-25 Thread V Stuart Foote
Charles, Yes that is the preferred location for obtaining LibreOffice project archive builds. Stuart -Original Message- From: charles meyer [mailto:reachmepl...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 5:11 PM To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-users] Libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office 3.6.2.2 - downloads

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Bourne
charles meyer wrote: Hi Folks, I receive the digest of messages in the middle of the night so could you could please e-mail me privately as well as the list? I need to download the older version 3.6.2.2. Google revealed it was located here...

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc question on dates in formulas

2014-06-25 Thread Budgie
On 25/06/14 18:13, Oogie McGuire wrote: On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Budgie aje...@errichel.co.uk wrote: I have been able to create a column with the dates in required format using the formula =TEXT(B2,DD/MM/) but this leaves the underlying formula in the cell so when I try and remove

[libreoffice-users] LO Draw crashes importing Microsoft Publisher file (ping Brennan/Fridrich/Valek?)

2014-06-25 Thread NoOp
Recently I have been able to replicate crashes on linux LO versions 4.1.x- 4.2.x deb versions (32bit and 64bit) when attempting to open a 10MB Microsoft Publisher file. However, when I switch to the distro LO version 4.2.4 the .pub file(s) load up instantly. Unfortunately, the MS Publisher file

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO Draw crashes importing Microsoft Publisher file (ping Brennan/Fridrich/Valek?)

2014-06-25 Thread NoOp
On 06/25/2014 07:41 PM, NoOp wrote: ... Each time that I've tested the non-distro version (which I normally run instead of the distro version) o I do not have any LO distro version installed (purged, including config files o I have purged any other previous LO o I also have tested the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress slide background

2014-06-25 Thread J. Van Brimmer
On Jun 25, 2014 10:22 AM, Regina Henschel rb.hensc...@t-online.de wrote: Hi, J. Van Brimmer schrieb: I am just beginning to learn Impress. I am in the process of creating my first slide presentation. For my first slide, I used one of the Available for use slide Master Pages After adding my