[libreoffice-users] chart help

2014-01-24 Thread James
I have 2 questions related to charts. Say I have 2 columns: date and value 2 Rows Jan, 1 and Mar 3. Q1. I want the x-axis to increment by month. Q2. I want to only display the x-axis labels for the data points I have. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] chart help

2014-01-25 Thread James
I have 2 questions related to charts. Say I have 2 columns: date and value 2 Rows Jan, 1 and Mar 3. Q1. I want the x-axis to increment by month. Q2. I want to only display the x-axis labels for the data points I have. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] chart help

2014-01-29 Thread James
On 01/26/14 11:29, Brian Barker wrote: At 00:54 25/01/2014 -0500, James Lockie wrote: I have 2 questions related to charts. Say I have 2 columns: date and value 2 Rows Jan, 1 and Mar 3. Q1. I want the x-axis to increment by month. Q2. I want to only display the x-axis labels for the data

[libreoffice-users] trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer

2011-08-29 Thread James
I'm having a bit of trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer. It's a pretty simple test file. The current page Field works the way I want but the page count Field is not what I want. http://lockie.ca/test/pageTest.odt.bz2 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer

2011-08-29 Thread James
On 08/29/11 15:39, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: On 08/29/2011 02:16 PM, James wrote: I'm having a bit of trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer. It's a pretty simple test file. The current page Field works the way I want but the page count Field is not what I want

Re: [libreoffice-users] trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer

2011-08-29 Thread James
On 08/29/11 15:02, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi James, James wrote (29-08-11 20:16) I'm having a bit of trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer. It's a pretty simple test file. The current page Field works the way I want but the page count Field is not what I want. http://lockie.ca/test

Re: [libreoffice-users] trouble with Page Styles and Fields in Writer

2011-08-29 Thread James
On 08/29/11 19:05, Brian Barker wrote: At 16:12 29/08/2011 -0400, James Lockie wrote: There are 3 physical pages but I set the starting page# to 1 on the FirstPage so I expect Page-Count to start from there. There is no way it should even have Page-Count=4. At 08:26 30/08/2011 +1200, Steve

[libreoffice-users] help making text fill a page

2011-09-10 Thread James
I've been struggling with getting it to fill a page. Maybe someone else can look at it and figure out how to make page 2 start on page 1 (First Page). Physically I want 'Cover' page style (as page 1), 'First Page' style (as page 2), 'Default' page style (as pages 3+). Logically I want page 1,

Re: [libreoffice-users] help making text fill a page

2011-09-10 Thread James
On 09/10/11 19:19, Brian Barker wrote: At 17:36 10/09/2011 -0400, James wrote: I've been struggling with getting it to fill a page. Maybe someone else can look at it and figure out how to make page 2 start on page 1 (First Page). Physically I want 'Cover' page style (as page 1), 'First Page

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 48 hours plus

2011-09-10 Thread James
On 09/10/11 12:17, David H. Lipman wrote: From: Cor Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl Hi David, David H. Lipman wrote (10-09-11 16:21) How do you think this post was made ? Or the posts I made in JRE older installs - Windows - now online - no need for Oracle account ? Your posts to the users-list

[libreoffice-users] copy styles in writer

2011-09-12 Thread James
I have two documents. docA has a paragraph style docB does NOT have. Copying text from docA to docB should copy the style, right? It doesn't. :-( -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] copy from Thunderbird and paste to Calc

2011-09-14 Thread James
I want to see if this works for anyone (on another than Linux platform). 1. compose a new message in Thunderbird 2. Enter libreoffice-users Mailing List users@global.libreoffice.org on the to line: 3. Select all the to: and copy it to the clipboard 4. Create an empty spreadsheet 5. Past the

[libreoffice-users] merged cells in Writer (saved as Word 97/2000/xp/2003)

2011-09-14 Thread James
1. Create a new Writer document 2. Create a new table (whatever it defaults to (but at least 2 rows)) 3. Type 'test' in the top left cell 4. Merge the 1st and 2nd cells in the first column 5. SaveAs (change the format to Microsoft Word 97/2000/xp/2003) 6. Close the document and then open it The

Re: [libreoffice-users] merged cells in Writer (saved as Word 97/2000/xp/2003)

2011-09-14 Thread James
On 09/14/11 14:58, JOE Conner wrote: On 9/14/2011 11:07 AM, James wrote: 1. Create a new Writer document 2. Create a new table (whatever it defaults to (but at least 2 rows)) 3. Type 'test' in the top left cell 4. Merge the 1st and 2nd cells in the first column 5. SaveAs (change the format

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: merged cells in Writer (saved as Word 97/2000/xp/2003)

2011-09-14 Thread James
On 09/14/11 15:55, NoOp wrote: On 09/14/2011 12:17 PM, James wrote: On 09/14/11 14:58, JOE Conner wrote: On 9/14/2011 11:07 AM, James wrote: 1. Create a new Writer document 2. Create a new table (whatever it defaults to (but at least 2 rows)) 3. Type 'test' in the top left cell 4. Merge

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: merged cells in Writer (saved as Word 97/2000/xp/2003)

2011-09-14 Thread James
On 09/14/11 21:50, Simon Cropper wrote: On 15/09/11 11:05, James wrote: On 09/14/11 15:55, NoOp wrote: On 09/14/2011 12:17 PM, James wrote: On 09/14/11 14:58, JOE Conner wrote: On 9/14/2011 11:07 AM, James wrote: 1. Create a new Writer document 2. Create a new table (whatever it defaults

[libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc

2011-09-25 Thread James
I have a number $646.15 and a number $556.85 How do I make a formula in a new cell that is the percentage of the first number that equals the second number? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc

2011-09-25 Thread James
On 09/25/11 23:10, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Ok, say the numbers are written along the top row such that A1 = 646.15 A2 = 556.85 then A4 = A2/A1 Click on A4 and go up to the menus at the top to choose Format - Cell - Number in the first box Category select Percentage I think it's better to

[libreoffice-users] equal width columns

2011-10-03 Thread James
I want the columns to each be the same width (the width of the selected columns divided by the number of selected columns). I found this: Space Columns Equally Adjusts the width of the selected columns to match the width of the widest column in the selection. The total width of the table

[libreoffice-users] black background for bubblehelp

2011-11-17 Thread James
My bubblehelp for libreoffice is black text on a black background. Bubble help in thunderbird, firefox, and elsewhere work fine. I tried deleting .libreoffice but that didn't help. 3.4.4 OOO340m1 Gentoo Linux -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] black background for bubblehelp

2011-11-17 Thread James
On 11/17/11 11:58, El Cico wrote: - Messaggio originale - Da: James bjloc...@lockie.ca A: libreoffice-users Mailing List users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Inviato: Giovedì 17 Novembre 2011 17:39 Oggetto: [libreoffice-users] black background for bubblehelp My bubblehelp

[libreoffice-users] mod

2011-12-01 Thread James
I get err 509 when I try this: =34 mod 12 How do I use mod? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] mod

2011-12-01 Thread James
On 12/01/11 13:04, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi James, James schrieb: I get err 509 when I try this: =34 mod 12 How do I use mod? It is a function and not an operator. Use =mod(34;12) Kind regards Regina I guess it used to be an operator: http://help.libreoffice.org/Basic/Mod

[libreoffice-users] calc sort

2012-01-06 Thread James
I made a simple sheet in calc that just contained 'Tue' and 'Wed'. Both cells are a date format but I tried to sort them and they won't change order. 3.5 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc sort

2012-01-07 Thread James
On 01/07/12 03:48, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/1/7 James bjloc...@lockie.ca: I made a simple sheet in calc that just contained 'Tue' and 'Wed'. Both cells are a date format but I tried to sort them and they won't change order. 3.5 I don't know about other people on this list, but I

[libreoffice-users] numbers to time

2012-02-20 Thread James
I have two cells, one with the number 8 and one with the number 15. I want to combine them into a time cell, 8:15. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

[libreoffice-users] crash open a non Calc file name *.ods

2010-10-16 Thread James
I use KDE. I created a new text file and named it usage.ods. I then tried to open it and LibreOffice crashed. I sometimes create new documents this way. If I rename the file usage.txt and open it with Calc, it imports fine. If I rename it as usage.ods and open it with Calc, it crashes. Does

[libreoffice-users] formula years since date

2014-07-19 Thread James
I want the years since a date and today. I tried this function: =YEARS(7/16/2012,TODAY(),1) but it returns 1900. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] formula years since date

2014-07-19 Thread James
On 07/19/14 21:34, Brian Barker wrote: At 20:27 19/07/2014 -0400, James Lockie wrote: I want the years since a date and today. I tried this function: =YEARS(7/16/2012,TODAY(),1) but it returns 1900. Your first argument is 7 divided by 16 divided by 2,012. This is approximately 0.00022

Re: [libreoffice-users] formula years since date

2014-07-19 Thread James
On 07/19/14 22:44, James wrote: On 07/19/14 21:34, Brian Barker wrote: At 20:27 19/07/2014 -0400, James Lockie wrote: I want the years since a date and today. I tried this function: =YEARS(7/16/2012,TODAY(),1) but it returns 1900. Your first argument is 7 divided by 16 divided by 2,012

Re: [libreoffice-users] Justifying some texts causes big spaces between words

2014-09-16 Thread James
On 14-09-15 12:57 AM, Daniel wrote: Is there a reason why when I justify some texts, automatically there are big spaces between words? Thanks Daniel Full Justification justifies to both left and right sides. Try left or right justification. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] converting txt to dates

2015-03-19 Thread James
Column A has text strings that are DD/MM/ format. I want to make them real dates. I tried these 2 datevalue formulas but I can't make it work. 14/03/2015Err:502 14/03/2015Err:502 =DATEVALUE(TEXT(A1,##/##/)) =DATEVALUE(A2) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Re: save button in Calc 5.1.3.2

2016-06-06 Thread James
On 2016-06-04 12:21 PM, Kruno wrote: Are you viewing file in read only mode? Kruno 04.06.2016 u 16:16, James je napisao/la: When the save button is clicked, it shows the "SaveAs..." and "Save Remote File..." dropdown (I'm clicking on the button, not the dropdown arrow

[libreoffice-users] save button in Calc 5.1.3.2

2016-06-04 Thread James
When the save button is clicked, it shows the "SaveAs..." and "Save Remote File..." dropdown (I'm clicking on the button, not the dropdown arrow). Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (actually lubuntu :-)). -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] white text on tabs in writer edit style dialog

2017-02-10 Thread James
I'm having a problem in writer when I open the edit style dialog, all the text on the tabs is white and very hard to read. Version: 5.2.2.2 Build ID: 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu2 CPU Threads: 8; OS Version: Linux 4.8; UI Render: default; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); Calc: group -- To unsubscribe e-mail

[libreoffice-users] Can't enter 12:12:52 in calc cell

2016-11-14 Thread James
I make a new spreadsheet, formatted A1 as hh:mm:ss, tried to type "12:12:52". After the second colon, the contents change to 12 (the one is overlapped by another character). Version: 5.1.4.2 Build ID: 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1 OS: lubuntu 4.4 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] not relative formulas and no bubble help for File/Open/Recent Documents

2017-05-23 Thread James
Did something change to make the formulas not relative to the current sheet? Instead of "=A1" I have "=sheet_name.A1". It is very hard to read. When I moved the mouse down the list of Recent Documents on the File/Open/Recent Documents menu, the full path showed in a little bubble help. It have

[libreoffice-users] difference in hours between two times

2018-05-24 Thread James
I have a calc spreadsheet with column A being a date and column B is a time. I am trying to make a foruma that calculates the difference in days and another for the difference in hours between 2 rows. For example: column A Wed, May 16, 2018 Mon, May 21, 2018 column B 08:30 PM 12:05 PM

[libreoffice-users] Re: difference in hours between two times

2018-05-24 Thread James
t is easy to enter "5/24" and it is converted to Mar 24, 2018. > > Steve > > On 25/05/18 07:07, James wrote: >> I have a calc spreadsheet with column A being a date and column B is a >> time. >> I am trying to make a foruma that calculates the difference i

[libreoffice-users] saving when nothing to save

2018-08-31 Thread James
Control-s saves the document even when there is nothing new to save. I think it disabled the save when there was nothing to do. Was this changed or is a regression bug in Calc? Calc Version: 6.0.3.2 Build ID: 1:6.0.3-0ubuntu1 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 4.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale:

Re: [libreoffice-users] corrupt letter

2018-11-25 Thread James
ot; string was displayed using the date format of the A1 cell. What are the language and formats used in the A1 and B1 cells? Rémy. Le mercredi 21 novembre 2018 à 20:05 -0500, James a écrit : I use lubuntu-18.10. Sometimes, a letter gets corrupted but I only see it in libreoffice. This exam

[libreoffice-users] corrupt letter

2018-11-21 Thread James
I use lubuntu-18.10. Sometimes, a letter gets corrupted but I only see it in libreoffice. This example the 'p' displays as a ',': http://lockie.ca/lubuntu_/libreoffice.jpg I've also seen it when '2' displays garbled. Any ideas about how to track down what software has the problem? -- To

[libreoffice-users] libreoffice doesn't remember file-open dialog size

2018-11-21 Thread James
I use lubuntu-18.10 and the open file dialog doesn't open the window at the last size it was. Version: 6.1.2.1 Build ID: 1:6.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 4.18; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3_kde5; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] corrupt letter on display

2018-11-21 Thread James
Repost with better title. :-) I use lubuntu-18.10. Sometimes, a letter gets corrupted but I only see it in libreoffice. This example the 'p' displays as a ',': http://lockie.ca/lubuntu_/libreoffice.jpg I've also seen it when '2' displays garbled. Any ideas about how to track down what

[libreoffice-users] android calendar dates

2018-09-12 Thread James
I backed up the calendar on my android phone. It is CSV and I want to import it into Calc. It has these numbers which I think are the dates. Does anyone know how to convert then to Calc dates? 1459397923718 1427831701482 1459397923718 1491348608631 1526254831608 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] percent to whole fraction

2019-04-25 Thread James
I need a formula that takes as input a percent and outputs a fraction that only has whole numbers. Eg. 1% -> "1/100" 0.5% -> "1/200" 1.5% -> "3/200" -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] percent to whole fraction

2019-04-25 Thread James
mula to do this: it is a cell formatting accessible via Format -> Cells... -> Numbers Tab, then go to the "Fraction" category. There you can select the # ???/??? format which will do what you are looking for. I hope this helps. Rémy. Le jeudi 25 avril 2019 à 21:42 +000

[libreoffice-users] mouse pointer doesn't change when clone formatting button pressed

2019-10-31 Thread James
The mouse pointer doesn't change when the clone formatting button is pressed. It used to. Does anyone else see this? Version: 6.3.2.2 Build ID: 1:6.3.2-0ubuntu2 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.3; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded --

[libreoffice-users] filter bank transactions and then sum

2020-01-13 Thread James
I've got a spreadsheet of all my bank transactions and I want to filter them by type and them the results. eg. Tran Type Amount 1 A 1.5 2 B 2.0 3 A 3.5 I can use Data/More Filters/Standard Filer to get: Tran Type Amount 1 A 1.5 3 A 3.5 but sum(C1:C3) gives 7.0

Re: [libreoffice-users] full date string to date

2019-12-30 Thread James
On 2019-12-30 4:43 p.m., Alan B wrote: James, The only way I could get the text sample you provided to be accepted as a date was to leave the day name off. Typing Wed, Jan 2, 2020 into a cell resulted in a cell that contained text. Typing Jan 2, 2020 into a cell resulted in a cell

[libreoffice-users] full date string to date

2019-12-30 Thread James
I had a spreadsheet with dates that I think somehow got converted to text. I tried pasting it as plain text with detecting special numbers and I tried setting the column to a date format but it still seems to come out as text. 'Wed, Jan 2, 2020' -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Test

2020-05-09 Thread James
On 2020-05-09 9:44 p.m., Jim wrote: For some time now I have been unable to post to this list using gmane, so I decided to try subscribing to the list and using email. Hopefully this gets posted. Regards,  Jim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmane Use gmane.io -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] template to set default font and font size problems with 6.4.3.2

2020-05-09 Thread James
I have 3 problems: 1. I made a template to set the default font for new Calc documents. Is there a way to set the default font for existing documents instead of selecting them all and increasing the size? 2. A new Calc document defaults to the new size I saved in a template but the rows are

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James
Can everyone use LO for Windows? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

[libreoffice-users] IF problem

2020-05-17 Thread James
A    B C D    E 3/10/2020    15    KB    0    15 E1 contains this: =IF(C3="KB",B3/1024,B3) It displays 15 I tried: =IF(C3="KB") It displays TRUE My formula works elsewhere. Any ideas? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: IF problem

2020-05-17 Thread James
On 2020-05-17 4:46 p.m., Wade Smart wrote: Make sure there is no spaces at all in the C column. I removed all formatting and your formula result is .014648438 Very weird, I just closed the file and reoponed it. Maybe it needed to do a recalculation. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James
On 2020-05-17 4:47 p.m., James Knott wrote: On 2020-05-17 04:42 PM, James wrote: Can everyone use LO for Windows? Yes, it's a free download from https://www.libreoffice.org.  You can use it for business or personal use.  You can also give it to others. I meant as a solution to the OP's

[libreoffice-users] Re: Test

2020-05-10 Thread James
On 2020-05-10 12:22 p.m., Jim wrote: I am using gmane.io. I switched to it when the original gmane stopped working. The problem started on the original gmane and continued to gmane.io. I have always been able to read the group but at some point in  time I could no longer post to it. At

[libreoffice-users] sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
My cell phone provider only provides me a CSV with a text field for the usage. I want to =sum( it so I need it to be numbers. Is a macro the easiest way to make a new column of common unit of measure (GB?) numbers? 15 KB 5 KB 10 KB 15 KB 5 KB 5 KB 5 KB 1.8 MB 5 KB 5 KB 15 KB 215 KB 130.2 MB

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
On 2020-05-07 4:17 p.m., Malcolm Jaros wrote: In Cell C1 put =IF(B1="MB",A1*1000,A1) How can I have 2 IFs in case there are GBs? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

[libreoffice-users] Re: sum text column of common unit of measure numbers

2020-05-07 Thread James
On 2020-05-07 6:04 p.m., Remy Gauthier wrote: Hi, If your values takes up, for instance the range A2 to A29, you can enter this formula as an array formula: =SUM(VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2:A29," KB","")," MB",""))) The only trick is to hit CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER instead of just ENTER at the end of

[libreoffice-users] key to default formatting

2020-05-22 Thread James
I used to use ctl-m to clear direct formatting of a cell but this key closes the document. Has the key combination changed? Version: 6.4.3.2 Build ID: 1:6.4.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: qt5; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc:

[libreoffice-users] Re: date strings to date

2020-07-02 Thread James
On 2020-07-02 2:50 a.m., Luuk wrote: On 2-7-2020 00:53, James wrote: I have a column of date strings like "Thu, Aug 1, 2020". I want to convert them to a real date column. Suppose the date is in B2, then: =DATE(RIGHT(TRIM(B2);4);(FIND(TRIM(MID(B2;FIND(&

[libreoffice-users] date strings to date

2020-07-01 Thread James
I have a column of date strings like "Thu, Aug 1, 2020". I want to convert them to a real date column. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-users] Re: key to default formatting

2020-06-02 Thread James
On 2020-05-22 3:13 p.m., Philip Jackson wrote: On 22/05/2020 18:08, Brad Rogers wrote: On Fri, 22 May 2020 10:30:56 -0400 James wrote: Hello James, I used to use ctl-m to clear direct formatting of a cell but this key closes the document. Has the key combination changed? -M still clears

[libreoffice-users] Re: Suggestion: 3D spreadsheets

2020-12-22 Thread James
On 2020-11-24 9:45 a.m., PaddleS wrote: Something new an that would be really great is to add implementation for 3 (and potentially more) dimensional spreadsheets. What it would look like : Basically the same as a 2D spreadsheet. But by holding Alt+scrolling with the mouse, you could change the

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-24 Thread James
Great, thanks. On 2021-01-24 5:59 p.m., Rob Jasper wrote: Is this what you mean: =INDIRECT("$A"(MIN(B:B);B:B;0)) Op 24 jan. 2021, om 23:14 heeft James <mailto:bjloc...@lockie.ca>> het volgende geschreven: I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-29 Thread James
Another problem. Some of the numbers display as 0 but are calculated so have fractions like 0.000812344372353 I want to find the last row that displays as non-zero. On 2021-01-29 6:30 a.m., Rob Jasper wrote James, Since a MINIF function does not exist you can use MINIFS

[libreoffice-users] re: calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-28 Thread James
I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of a value in column B. eg. rowAB 1 10 22 2 20 15 3 30 3000 4 40 10 =some_function('A',minimum_function(B)); where

[libreoffice-users] calc: index column A with column B

2021-01-24 Thread James
I want to find the row in column A that corresponds to the row of a value in column B. eg. row    A  B 1      10   22 2      20   15 3      30   3000 4      40   10 =some_function('A',minimum_function(B)); where minimum_function(B) returns 4 and

[libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
How do I get the number of days since the beginning of year? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
e last day of the prior year. Hope this helps! On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 3:59 PM James <mailto:bjloc...@lockie.ca>> wrote: How do I get the number of days since the beginning of year? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] days since beginning of year

2021-04-04 Thread James
parameter is the > interval Calc should use, which is days here, hence "d".  Note that if you > use 2020-01-01 as the start date, then the 27th day of January would actually > only be the 26th day since Jan 1st, so you need to use a starting date of the > last day of the pri

[libreoffice-users] Read documents

2023-09-05 Thread James
I don't know if Writer has it built in but I'm sure there are screen readers for the OS you're using. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing the way a document opens

2023-10-19 Thread James
What OS? On 2023-10-19 12:50, Kenneth Groninga wrote: I have a document that I try to open in Libre Office Writer and it opens in Libre Office Draw. It is a .doc document. How can I get it to open in Libre Office Writer? Kenneth Groninga -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] CalcGuide auto sum

2023-11-01 Thread James
I could find it but the help says it is somewhere. I have always put a sum formula on the last row I wanted to total. It would be easier if we find the button. :-) On 2023-11-01 09:46, Jackie Beauchamp wrote: Good morning I am unsure where the total (auto sum) feature is in order to total my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: trying to make a date box in a form, tried loads of times and I can't get it to work

2023-10-31 Thread James
Can you access a flash drive? Maybe you can download the help and save it to a flash drive you can then take home? Does the library have anyone that can help? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Fwd: Draw and Writer

2023-10-25 Thread James
It is a bit map picture if you scan it as a jpg. Are you sure you did that before? Maybe Writer can edit the text of pdfs, I don't know, try and scan it as that. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't insert citation (Zotero)

2023-09-28 Thread James
Sep 28, 2023 1:42:11 AM John Jason Jordan : I have recently installed SparkyLinux, based on Debian Stable, and it came with LibreOffice 7.4.7.2 installed without choice in the default. The default, however, did not install Zotero, which I absolutely must have. The distribution's repositories

Re: [libreoffice-users] shrink size and font size of styles sidebar

2023-09-29 Thread James
I have no idea what this is Calc? Minimum width of a column? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] shrink size and font size of styles sidebar

2023-09-30 Thread James
Maybe there is no write permission to registrymodifications.xcu. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

[libreoffice-users] text to date

2023-10-01 Thread James
The shortform of a day (eg. Sun) is not recognized as a date but the fullname (eg. Sunday) is. Sun, Jan 1, 2024 isn't a date Sunday, Jan 1, 2024 is a date. Does anyone know how to converttext in the format NN, MMM D, to a date? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] LO 7.6.2 cross-ref problem

2023-10-03 Thread James
Does pressing control and then clicking work? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

[libreoffice-users] how to generate a re-scaled column

2023-10-02 Thread James
I think you can do =a1/max($a). I'm not sure of the format but you can specify shortform for the whole row. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-20 Thread James
Google "Targeted Individual in Singapore". The Singaporean government is out to get him. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] alter appearnce hypertext

2023-08-20 Thread James
I think it is how the mailing list is set up that sets where replies default to. My opinion is that it is up to the user to check the recipients before hitting send -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] export to pdf with frozen row

2022-04-22 Thread James
I froze the first row so it shows up as a header on each page. When I export it to pdf I want it to show up as the first row of each page. Can I do that? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Can't highlight a column and set background shading

2023-07-02 Thread James
Jul. 2, 2023 11:33:27 lo.harald.ber...@t-online.de: Formatting with toolbars is also called direct formatting, and is not well suited for larger documents. To format cells (or columns/rows), cell styles should be used. How to do that you can find here:

Re: [libreoffice-users] How can I rejoin this list please?

2023-07-07 Thread James
Jul. 6, 2023 11:03:22 Budge : Hi DaveB, Just a line to say thanks but also be aware that something strange happened in the background when I first asked how to renew. I had from postmas...@outlook.com the following message:- *mx.google.com rejected your message to the following email

Re: [libreoffice-users] optimal width always

2023-07-12 Thread James
You need to turn on macros in the settings (google how, I forgot) and the setting is enabled to record it (google where :-)). I think you can assign the macro to a key. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] MY DOCX WAS AUTOMATICALLY REDECTED

2023-07-09 Thread James
Restore the docx from your backup. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] optimal width always

2023-07-11 Thread James
It's a great idea for a feature. I don't know how hard it would be to add a checkbox beside column type to make the column the automatic width. You can record a macro and see if that works but it is probably easier to manually do it each time. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Get rid of- Inserted: Author unknown...

2023-05-21 Thread James
I think that is a comment. Turn off track changes. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Documentation of LibreOffice

2023-07-23 Thread James
The mailing list strips off attachments. You need to upload them to a file sharing platform (I use mediafire). -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-users] problems with border menu

2023-06-20 Thread James
The borders menu is hard to read. 1. The shadow lines up the top and left of each box look like an actual border. 2. Is the setting of the selected cell highlighted because I can't see anything. I uploaded a screenshot here: https://www.mediafire.com/view/d8h07ti16gnbpt8/borders.jpg/file

[libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8:57:36 p.m. How do I convert them to 24-hour time fields? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
ally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operation. On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 4:32 PM James

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
lumn type" list and pick the "Hide" option. Finally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operatio

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
type" list and pick the "Hide" option. Finally, click OK to close the dialog box. You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in. The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been discarded as part of the Text to Columns operat

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
Done. On 2023-06-28 17:09, Steve Edmonds wrote: It depends how you want the sheet to function. If you use Edit>Find and Replace... find a.m. replace with AM, find p.m. replace with PM it automatically converts. On 29/06/2023 08:31, James wrote: I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8

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