RE: [libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

Pete, I think making a bug report is the best way. You will need to create an account using the New Account link at the top of the page, if you don't have one yet. - Dennis -Original Messa

RE: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

Hi Pete, The Zip-related message may be a warning, not a fatality. It also may be related to up-/down-level compatibility among the PKWare Zip specifications. When I use WinZip 9.0 SR-1, there are no problems reported. I haven't checked the files against the PKWare APPNOTE 6.2.0 to see if ther

[libreoffice-users] flip columns in calc

I'm using LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Kubuntu 11.04. Is there any way to reverse the order of columns in a Calc spreadsheet? For example, if I have columns A through Z, I want to re-order them so that the contents of Z are in A, Y in B, X in C, ..., A in Z, B in Y, C in X. In reality I need to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

Another way that does not involve editing any files is this: Tools > Options > Load/Save > General In the right panel near the bottom are two drop-downs: Document type and Always save as. Select the doc type -- say, text document -- and then select Microsoft Word 97/etc. in the save as box. (I'

[libreoffice-users] How to make a request for a change?

Do the LO developers read this list, or is there an official channel for requesting changes? I would like the menu I mentioned in an earlier menu to list documents types alphabetically by name, or -- if they must be alpha by name of extension as someone suggested -- could the please add the extens

[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

Vinod Nadiadwala gmail.com> writes: > > Hi, > I am migrating my company's pc to libreoffice on windows, all my users > are using windows terminal services, now i want to set default file save > format to MS-Office i.e. .doc, .xls, .ppt to all users. > > I know how to do it manually, but

Re: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

Dennis E. Hamilton has written on 11/2/2011 1:01 PM: > Short Answer: DOCX files are not in ODF format. > > Longer Answer: > > 1. There is such information in the ODF 1.2 Specification Parts 1 and 3. > However, it will not help with correctly recognizing a DOCX file in LO or > OOo. > There is a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph Styles Not Updating

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 12:43, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I'm not sure what has gone wrong. Sometimes things go a little strange > when saved as MS formats. I guess documentation is unhelpful? > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications > Regards from > Tom :) > > > I haven'

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO Conflicts with OOo

On 11/02/2011 09:16 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) It looks pretty clear to me. What looks "pretty clear" to you? > Anyway you can never really trust > how the thread might have been manipulated along the way so judging > people based on a reply of a reply of a reply would be pretty dumb. > The

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

On 02/11/2011, Jacob Tennant wrote: > > Any suggestions as my professor only uses Office2010. > Explain to your professor that you are too poor to afford to use m$ and so you are using LO. Ask him/her to use LO. At least this demonstrates you have initiative...:) Or to save documents in odt. Or

Re: [libreoffice-users] in Calc: Keyboard trouble with Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow

I entered my description into Bugzilla: Assigned Bug # 42535 Bug 42535 - Editing UI: Ctrl+Shift-RightArrow faulty extension result -- David S. Crampton On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:30:34 -0700, Stephan Zietsman wrote: David S. Crampton wrote: I don't think the "bugs" described in those 2 article

RE: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

I have Microsoft Office 2010 on a new machine, so no characteristics were inherited from older versions. I have the Ribbon running, and I don't see the orb anywhere. I also use Quick Access thingies for what I regularly use and can never remember where to find. I can't find anything about the

RE: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Hi :) I think you can configure whether you have the orb or without the ribbon at all or a strange inbetween. I haven't really paid to much attention to 2010 tbh. I just found it easier to find things i was looking for and escape back to LO/OOo quickly. Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 2/11

RE: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Um, Tom, are you comparing with the LO Writer Save As ... list? And Office 2010 has a portable app. You can make one even with the Starter Edition. It is called Office Click-To-Run 2010. Fits on a Flash Drive. Takes a while to setup though, and it stays operational as long as the flash drive

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embed OLE draw in writer

Hi Marcus, Marcus Moeller schrieb: Hi all, I am trying to embedd an Draw page into a Writer document, using OLE. Is it really necessary? The problem is that the page is not inserted in the original size/zoom factor, but about 50%. Do you insert from file or do you generate a new OLE, whi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Hi :) Yes, but people that religiously stick to MS Office and have the most recent upgrade often have troubles doing File - "Save As ... " or Golden Orb - "Save As ... " It leads to t many choices even if they manage to find it. I had to send a screenshot once to help them find their w

[libreoffice-users] Embed OLE draw in writer

Hi all, I am trying to embedd an Draw page into a Writer document, using OLE. The problem is that the page is not inserted in the original size/zoom factor, but about 50%. I have also tried to set the zoom factor in Edit mode (embedded Draw), but the function is disabled there. Greets Marc

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Hi. Better still is to ask him to give you the document in .doc format. He can easily save it as a .doc from MSO2010. steve On 3/11/11 6:08 AM, Jake Tennant wrote: Will try that tonight when I get home... Thanks, Jake On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Doc is the ol

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Will try that tonight when I get home... Thanks, Jake On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Doc is the older MS format and tends to be better supported on most > systems. MS Office 2010 opens it easily. In LibreOffice/OpenOffice try > "Save As ... " and choose the forma

RE: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

Short Answer: DOCX files are not in ODF format. Longer Answer: 1. There is such information in the ODF 1.2 Specification Parts 1 and 3. However, it will not help with correctly recognizing a DOCX file in LO or OOo. There is a separate International Standard on the OOXML format used by DOCX an

Re: [libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

Hi "ESCHamp", ESChamp schrieb: Is there a reference somewhere that specifies what has to be in an ODF file to be recognized as one of the ODF types? Yes, ODF is an approved standard. You will find the version 1.1 in http://www.oasis-open.org/standards#opendocumentv1.1 and version 1.2 in http

[libreoffice-users] The guts of ODF files

Is there a reference somewhere that specifies what has to be in an ODF file to be recognized as one of the ODF types? I'm asking because I have a DOCX file created by an app on my phone that opens in MS Office, but is not recognized by LO. Thanks. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: user

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Math does not export properly

Hi Jacques, Jacques Malaprade schrieb: Hi Regina, Thanks for the advice. I need the formula to be added to a Calc spreadsheet. Is there another way of adding it? No it is the same way as for inserting into a Draw document. So simple follow that description. A Calc sheet has besides the tabl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph Styles Not Updating

Hi :) I'm not sure what has gone wrong. Sometimes things go a little strange when saved as MS formats. I guess documentation is unhelpful? http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 1/11/11, Don Parris wrote: > From: Don Parris > Subject: [l

[libreoffice-users] Re: Math feature request

eskroni wrote: > > I think, what you are asking for is way outside the scope of an > office suite. > > You might want to look at computer algebra systems, like Maple or > Maxima. You can get some more information here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxima_(software) > > Sigrid > I did not

Re: [libreoffice-users] testing out 2 new large word list English dictionaries.

Hi :) I think you have choices. I think you can just double-click on an oxt file and that installs it in LibreOffice or else open Writer or something and click on Tools - "Extensions Manager" - Add and then browse to where-ever you downloaded or saved the file to. I could be wrong but i heard

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO Conflicts with OOo

Hi :) It looks pretty clear to me. Anyway you can never really trust how the thread might have been manipulated along the way so judging people based on a reply of a reply of a reply would be pretty dumb. The content is more important than who said what and is only useful if the most recent po

[libreoffice-users] Re: Headings of index & content shown. How to remove these from index?

Hi :) It is possible to open a .odt or .docX file as though it was a .Zip. I tend to find that is the easiest way of finding out which pictures and things are heavy and which are tolerable. Often it's fairly easy to use Gimp or Draw to change formats to png or gif and then resize to something mor

[libreoffice-users] Re: Math does not export properly

Hi Regina, Thanks for the advice. I need the formula to be added to a Calc spreadsheet. Is there another way of adding it? Regards, Jacques On Tue, 2011-11-01 at 14:43 -0700, Regina Henschel [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Hi Jacques, > > Jacques Malaprade schrieb: > > Hi,

[libreoffice-users] Re: libreoffice will not start

Hi :) Well found! Sorry no-one was able to answer your question fast enough! lol The .libreoffice folder is your user-profile and contains configurations, settings, galleries, extensions and loads of other things. If something goes wrong with LibreOffice there is a good chance of fixing it just

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

Hi :) Doc is the older MS format and tends to be better supported on most systems. MS Office 2010 opens it easily. In LibreOffice/OpenOffice try "Save As ... " and choose the format "Microsoft Word 97/2000/Xp" Please let us know how it goes with that! Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 2/11/11,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Document formating

instead of saving in docx,please save in doc format, and check whether the condition improves or not. regards, On 2 November 2011 17:58, Jacob Tennant wrote: > I have a document created in Office 2010 that has all of the formatting > preset as it is a lab tech journal for college classes. > > Wh

[libreoffice-users] Document formating

I have a document created in Office 2010 that has all of the formatting preset as it is a lab tech journal for college classes. When I open it in LibreOffice all of the formatting is messed up and after I add any typing to the document an reopen it in Office2010 it is almost unreadable even whe

[libreoffice-users] Something is Missing in Calc

There is this cool cell background shading in Microsoft Excel that I can't find in LibreOffice Calc. That feature is an *ink-saver!* Calc's cell backgrounds are just colours and that's it. There are no hatches and if one wanted to indicate a blanked cell (by conditional formatting) he/she has to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Upgrading

@ahalin,yes it could be done.have a look at this link-- http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel regards, On 2 November 2011 09:49, ahalin wrote: > Can you install 3.4 alongside 3.3 in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 in my case). I > don't > want to purge 3.3 until I am sure 3.4 works. > >

[libreoffice-users] Re: libreoffice will not start

I have solved this problem now...i removed the hidden folder .libreoffice in my home folder, re started the suit and this then created a new folder. all seems to be running fine now.. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-will-not-start-tp3473395p347351

[libreoffice-users] libreoffice will not start

im using Ubuntu 11.10 fully updated. i try to open any of the libreoffice suites and get this fatal error... libreoffice fatal error The application cannot be started. [context="shared"] caught unexpected exception! any help on how to solve this or what could be causing it..I have the latest versio

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Headings of index & content shown. How to remove these from index?

Hi Lenn-art, Lenn-art schrieb: The document is 3mb / 140 pages. Is there an easy way to do it ;-) You can make a copy, remove all pictures there and look how large it is then. If it still too large remove all paragraphs but one in each chapter. You can sent the document to me then. Anyway,

[libreoffice-users] Re: Headings of index & content shown. How to remove these from index?

The document is 3mb / 140 pages. Is there an easy way to do it ;-) Anyway, i exported the document to PDF and removed the bookmarks with jpdfbookmarks (free editor for PDFbookmarks). I'm still interested how to fix this. Why can't i edit the style? -- View this message in context: http://nabble

[libreoffice-users] Re: Upgrading

Can you install 3.4 alongside 3.3 in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 in my case). I don't want to purge 3.3 until I am sure 3.4 works. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Re-Upgrading-tp3198633p3472833.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For uns

Re: [libreoffice-users] Headings of index & content shown. How to remove these from index?

Hi Lenn-art, Lenn-art schrieb: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3472349/capture_02112011_003058.jpg The headings of the index& content are shown twice in the navigator. See the picture: the (dutch) headings with the number are the headings from the index. The're counting from 1 to 8,

Re: [libreoffice-users] testing out 2 new large word list English dictionaries.

So, since I do actually use my Writer setup in my business, is it going to be easy to revert to my current working dictionary/thesaurus if I want? Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://