Re: [libreoffice-users] colour printing bug in Writer?

2013-04-28 Thread Brian Barker
scale" ticked in error? I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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 Li

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to downgrade from 4.0.2. to 3.6.6

2013-04-24 Thread Brian Barker
ound to be defective. Hence the current out-of-band publication. ... but for the most part they stick to holding patches back until the next Tuesday. Er, the next *Patch* Tuesday. I suspect it's more to do with rebooting, ... Exactly so. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instru

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create a list of ascending numbers with repeats

2013-04-18 Thread Brian Barker
instead of ordinary Paste. In the Paste Special dialogue, remove the tick from "Paste all" if necessary, and ensure that Numbers is ticked but Formulas is not ticked. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Web Hosting?

2013-04-14 Thread Brian Barker
you searched for "free web hosting services"?) Brian Barker -- 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/Netiq

Re: [libreoffice-users] pasting numbers into Calc

2013-04-10 Thread Brian Barker
he tick from "Paste all" if necessary, and then ensure that Numbers is ticked but Formulas is not ticked. (Note that freezing the result of a formula into a plain value in this way is something you *can* do using Paste Special... .) I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font Fall-backs

2013-04-01 Thread Brian Barker
ersion. Thanks for the correction. Apologies. Brian Barker -- 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 a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font Fall-backs

2013-04-01 Thread Brian Barker
rs indeed to be Tahoma, but can be reset. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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/

Re: Subject Header adds [libreoffice-users]

2013-04-01 Thread Brian Barker
At 13:08 01/04/2013 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: Tone of voice is difficult to convey via the written word. Oh, indeed! As a result misinterpretation is understandable. Quite so: no criticism intended. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: Subject Header adds [libreoffice-users]

2013-04-01 Thread Brian Barker
At 11:50 01/04/2013 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:11:06 +0100 Brian Barker wrote: So the interesting paradox is that the one message to which the label was not added was your present one! What paradox? That the only way to prevent the list adding the label was to include

Re: Subject Header adds [libreoffice-users]

2013-03-31 Thread Brian Barker
"[LO-users]"? Consider yourself lucky: I'm a subscriber to "[HounslowCentralNorthandEast-Freecycle]"! I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lis

Re: [libreoffice-users] Change colours for authors in recording changes

2013-03-31 Thread Brian Barker
words, what is preserved in the document is merely the name of the author of each change, not any colours - which are then determined by the options for the current user. You may like to experiment to confirm that this is true for your arrangements. I trust this helps. Brian Barker

Re: [libreoffice-users] Automatic line creation

2013-03-29 Thread Brian Barker
the correction whilst keeping your original typing if you go to Edit | Undo (or Ctrl+Z) immediately you see the change. 3. If you really want to disable this completely, remove the tick from Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Options | Apply border. I trust this helps. Brian Barker --

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP for Numbers

2013-03-27 Thread Brian Barker
Import window to control how values are interpreted. But you probably knew that ... Brian Barker -- 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://wi

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP for Numbers

2013-03-27 Thread Brian Barker
lect the value next below when there is no exact match. Brian Barker -- 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/Netiquett

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP for Numbers

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Barker
now in C10, in fact.) In B1, enter: =VLOOKUP(A1;C$1:D$9;2) and fill down column B. Voilà! This even works with column A values not being sorted, as you have asked. All that is required is that column C should be sorted - and that is no problem, of course. I trust this helps. Brian Bark

Re: [libreoffice-users] Summing a cell value by a background color cell style

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Barker
alues either on screen or on printout, you can avoid this is various ways: o You can hide the relevant columns. o You can move them out of your print ranges. o You can move them to other sheets. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP for Numbers

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Barker
u are hoping to achieve, I'm sure there will be people willing to help. I look forward to that! Brian Barker -- 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 +

Re: [libreoffice-users] Summing a cell value by a background color cell style

2013-03-25 Thread Brian Barker
o not need to be immediately visible or to print along with the values you do need to see. It may not even be necessary to create new columns, if the conditions they need to contain could be derived directly from whatever is their source. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For uns

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP for Numbers

2013-03-24 Thread Brian Barker
do want. It's generally better to explain carefully exactly what you are trying to do. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsu

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Calc - How to compare Text in two columns?

2013-03-23 Thread Brian Barker
ion or the formula from working, of course, so the result should show up, but as 0 or 1 (what is actually stored) instead of FALSE or TRUE. I converted that column to Boolean and Viola!! Er, who she? Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.or

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Calc - How to compare Text in two columns?

2013-03-22 Thread Brian Barker
n place of the',' but no luck! Again, what happened? Remember that the point of EXACT() is to test the *exact* similarity of the two strings, so an extra space somewhere or even a trailing space in one string will make them different, as will case differences. I trust this helps. B

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] How to work with long formulas?

2013-03-22 Thread Brian Barker
her cells the only way? Well, yes: that's what I did. As you take the formula apart, you will begin to see what it does and how. No, I don't see any clever way to analyse a formula. Fundamentally, I think you need the formula's author to explain how it works - which is

Re: [libreoffice-users] BUG: Writer seems to ignore some "\par" in RTF file

2013-03-21 Thread Brian Barker
suggestion now is a straw man. Everyone will have giggled at your original suggestion ("I tend to distrust freeware") in the context of the mailing list for a freeware product. Mine was just the obvious throw-away response. Remember the advice: when in a hole, stop digging

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] How to work with long formulas?

2013-03-21 Thread Brian Barker
";X1)+1 and in the required cell: =MID(X1;X2;FIND("'#";X1)-X2) The regular expression in the SEARCH() function matches a slash followed by any number of characters (at least one) not including a slash followed by your single-quote hash-mark combination, effectively finding the be

Re: [libreoffice-users] [CALC] conditional formatting - color cell with smallest value

2013-03-18 Thread Brian Barker
t it out of the way - outside your print range - or even on a separate sheet. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] [4.0.0.3/Windows/Write] How to resume single-column?

2013-03-15 Thread Brian Barker
work if you have no other reason to change the page style or even no reason to insert the page break. Simply insert a "section" to contain your two-column material. The section itself, rather than the page style, can be given the two-column property. I trust this helps. Brian B

Re: [libreoffice-users] BUG: Writer seems to ignore some "\par" inRTF file

2013-03-15 Thread Brian Barker
At 14:03 15/03/2013 +, Tom Davies wrote: ... but i tend to distrust freeware ... You'd better avoid LibreOffice, then. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Text-boxes. How to set up?

2013-03-13 Thread Brian Barker
At 12:05 13/03/2013 -0700, Tom Davies wrote: Ideally text written into the box on page 1 would automatically flow into the box on the next page ... Help | frames;linking. Or LibreOffice 3.6 Writer Guide p 122 "Linking frames". I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For u

Re: [libreoffice-users] =IF Function

2013-03-13 Thread Brian Barker
converts that blank to zero explicitly. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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.document

Re: [libreoffice-users] Horizontal alignment of text in table cells

2013-03-07 Thread Brian Barker
phs and of paragraph styles. Right-click in your text and go to each of Paragraph... and Edit Paragraph Style... . You may find the rogue spacing in either of those places. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Prob

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to view MS Word with Security Classification ?

2013-02-28 Thread Brian Barker
e removed the extraneous material before publishing the document and in any case that it is probably improper for them to require the form's users to purchase a specific commercial product (Word) in order to be able to use it straightforwardly. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For u

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Keyboard shortcut to go to the first cell of the current column

2013-02-27 Thread Brian Barker
At 13:22 27/02/2013 +, Pierre Masci wrote: ... i thought that i needed to go to the first cell of the column, for the last step. In fact i didn't. It's always best to ask the real question - not the small bit that you think you need but might not! Brian Barker -- For u

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Keyboard shortcut to go to the first cell of the current column

2013-02-27 Thread Brian Barker
will be pretty useless with sparse data. Note that you can move about in similar ways using combinations of Ctrl plus the other three arrow keys. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc: Finding data at end of column

2013-02-26 Thread Brian Barker
It is often possible to solve a problem by doing something in a different way from how you first imagine. If an apparently simple problem does not have an obvious solution, that may be a hint that you are going about things in the wrong way. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe i

Re: [libreoffice-users] A simple spreadsheet to allocate Gift Aid

2013-02-26 Thread Brian Barker
D$2;"") In H4, enter: =IF(D4="Y";G4*D$2;"") In each case, fill these formulae down the column. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-h

Re: [libreoffice-users] default & converted headers

2013-02-24 Thread Brian Barker
can check which parts of your document are styled as "Converted1" and which - if any - as "Default" and insert your headers or footers appropriately. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http:

Re: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Brian Barker
At 14:47 21/02/2013 -0500, James Knott wrote: Brian Barker wrote: (And anyway, if you are estimating, a metre *is* a yard!) Or more closely, 40" or precisely 39.37". Sorry, but you have delusions of precision. The claim I was commenting on was that *estimating* (not my word)

Re: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Brian Barker
time estimating a meter or kilometer. Children throughout the world can do it. Even you could! You'll never do it until you determine to do so; the only problem is that you haven't yet tried. (And anyway, if you are estimating, a metre *is* a yard!) Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] If Cell Contains String True

2013-02-21 Thread Brian Barker
e example A2, A3,A5,A6 would all be true). Er, that's 2, 3, 6, and 7. The solution that was provided to me before was: =NOT(ISERROR(TEXT("regression",A2))) Close but no cigar! What I suggested at the time (8 February) was =NOT(ISERROR(FIND("regression";A2))) for B2 a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Brian Barker
s the international standard. Brian Barker -- 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 archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Brian Barker
tries to catch up. Brian Barker -- 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 archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 14:36 20/02/2013 -0500, Tim Lungstrom wrote: Europe A4 size Perhaps that should be "everywhere-in-the-world-except-the-United-States-and-Canada A4 size". Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffi

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP/Data Pilot? problem

2013-02-19 Thread Brian Barker
$5;C2) and fill this down the column. With this version, you will need to format column D as Percent. If you preferred, you could add *100 to the formula and format the column as Number. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffic

Re: [libreoffice-users] page down in word processors

2013-02-15 Thread Brian Barker
oftware provide an explicit reading mode for use in reading, not editing, documents? Possibly. Meanwhile, if you want something close to this behaviour in Writer, here's your workaround: just click the Edit File button in the Standard toolbar to toggle on this behaviour. I trust this hel

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: method to subdivide individual cells

2013-02-14 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:50 14/02/2013 -0500, Nobody Noname wrote: On 2013-02-14 1:23 AM, Brian Barker wrote: At 20:14 13/02/2013 -0500, Pete Bonly wrote: Does Calc have some kind of method to subdivide individual cells? [...] By starting with multiple rows or multiple columns (or both?) and merging some of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc scale formula conundrum/ logic confusion

2013-02-14 Thread Brian Barker
ng to find it in the archives! He probably doesn't need to ... Brian Barker -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: method to subdivide individual cells

2013-02-13 Thread Brian Barker
to your problem ones in order to start this process. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Feature Request

2013-02-12 Thread Brian Barker
em to; later versions of Microsoft Office have dropped this idea but allow you to pin items already on the recent files menu so that they do not drop off. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/maili

Re: [libreoffice-users] Page count does not match visible pages

2013-02-10 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:39 11/02/2013 +0800, Conly Honly Donly wrote: 2013/02/10 10:42 PM, Brian Barker: At 21:36 10/02/2013 +0800, Conly Honly Donly wrote: I think I have found a bug. I'm not so sure. This potential bug may affect printing, e.g. producing blank pages because the page count does not

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Brian Barker
. In any case, is this the reason why this may be an unusual request? Brian Barker -- 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.o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Page count does not match visible pages

2013-02-10 Thread Brian Barker
he same selection on the fly through the Options... button in the Print dialogue. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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 +

Re: [libreoffice-users] Custom Bitmap for Chart Wall?

2013-02-09 Thread Brian Barker
e and name a new one. Your new bitmap will now be available in Calc, but you may have to close and reopen your spreadsheet document before it appears. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.or

Re: [libreoffice-users] IF w/ Regular Expression

2013-02-08 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:45 08/02/2013 -0800, Joel Madero wrote: On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2013/2/8 Brian Barker: At 14:05 07/02/2013 -0800, Joel Madero wrote: I have enabled regular expressions in LibreOffice settings but still am unable to get this one to work. Here is my line

Re: [libreoffice-users] IF w/ Regular Expression

2013-02-08 Thread Brian Barker
should get TRUE or 1 if N200 is exactly "*regression*" and FALSE or 0 otherwise. There are a number of functions which allow regular expressions (see the help text), but "=" is not one of them. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions

Re: [libreoffice-users] Comments and images in shared spreadsheets.

2013-02-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 17:12 06/02/2013 -0500, Jay Lozier wrote: Maybe psst a feature request in Bugzilla? No need to be secretive about it: go ahead and post it! Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Moving pop up help box position when using menus

2013-02-03 Thread Brian Barker
neither. It sounds as if you have Extended tips; you might be happier with just Tips. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP Problem

2013-02-02 Thread Brian Barker
quired to insert the names in column A in the correct places for the scheme to work, he would have done all the work already. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ P

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP Problem

2013-02-02 Thread Brian Barker
e your next update. All that is necessary is that you have an exactly complete set of the formulae in the range of column D - in whatever order. Is that any better? Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/g

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP Problem

2013-02-02 Thread Brian Barker
result values, and then sort those values instead. The sort would otherwise have no effect on the formulae in column C. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc SUM Error 502 - How to add results of three IF formulae?

2013-02-02 Thread Brian Barker
that (simpler) formula work for you? (I put spaces around the plus signs only for ease of reading; you may want to edit them out again.) Does the same happen in newer versions of Calc? Your original formula produces Error 508, which quite correctly observes that the brackets are mism

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Questions

2013-02-01 Thread Brian Barker
). o Now double-click the dummy equation. The Math window opens at the foot of the window and you can edit the equation's definition - removing it entirely and replacing it with your own. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Macro to Convert Date in Text Format to Date in Date Format (Spreadsheet)

2013-01-31 Thread Brian Barker
ether this will handle your DD.MM. may depend on your locale setting. Otherwise, something such as =DATE(RIGHT(Xn;4);MID(Xn;4;2);LEFT(Xn;2)) ought to work. Alternatively, does this point you in the right direction to create a macro? I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe inst

Re: [libreoffice-users] Numbering Questions: (2) or (1)?

2013-01-31 Thread Brian Barker
ecessarily. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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/Neti

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-30 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:10 30/01/2013 -0500, Taang Zomi wrote: I did all you said above, and I got all the results. Good-oh! The second suggestion is an effective workaround for you, then: typing F, o, r, Enter is hardly any longer than f, n, F3 would have been. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-30 Thread Brian Barker
mall note window saying "Formula Numbering" appear? o Whilst the small window is displayed, press Enter. o Does the dummy numbered equation now appear? Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-30 Thread Brian Barker
Text. o Ctrl+F3 is "AutoText": it opens the AutoText dialogue, which enable you to do much more. You can even invoke AutoText entries that way, but it is a long-winded way of doing so! The error behind F3 should be taken care of. There is no error that most of us can see. Bria

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-30 Thread Brian Barker
eve what he needs. He was having difficulty with that. Brian Barker -- 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.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Brian Barker
have (mis)interpreted the instructions as meaning that you should hold down the Fn key and then press F3, the error message you quote is exactly what you would see. On this type of keyboard, you need to type "f", type "n", and then hold down the Fn key whilst pressing F3. Br

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Brian Barker
Then you take your finger away from the "f" key and briefly press the "n" key instead. o Now you will see the required result "fn" in your document. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Proble

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Brian Barker
x27;' not found" - in other words, AutoText seems to be failing to pick up the shortcut "fn" in the first place. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Brian Barker
At 15:38 29/01/2013 -0500, Taang Zomi wrote: I just started a new Writer document, typed fn and then pressed F3, and got the same message: I don't understand. Did you type a space (or anything else) after the "fn"? You mustn't do that! Brian Barker -- For unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Brian Barker
At 11:51 29/01/2013 -0500, Taang Zomi wrote: On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:30 AM, Brian Barker wrote: At 18:04 27/01/2013 -0500, Taang Zomi wrote: In LibreOffice 3.3 Math Guide (0700MG33-MathGuide3.3.odt), on p. 14, the following is written: *Numbering equations* Equation numbering is one of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Numbering Equations

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Barker
lick the equation to open the Math window at the bottom of the window, where you can remove the dummy equation's definition and replace it with your own. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http:/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Drop Caps Character Style in Writer

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Barker
d then set the character properties that you want in the Drop Caps character style. You could alternatively create your own character style(s), of course. But that's true of all the predefined styles. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instruction

Re: [libreoffice-users] Left Justification in Stacked Scalable Braces

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Barker
ter. For "alignc" (align centre) read "alignl" (align left). Attachment: Left Justification in Stacked Scalable Braces.odt (16K) Attachments are removed by the list processor before your message is distributed, so no-one will have seen this. I trust this helps. Brian

Re: [libreoffice-users] First occurrence of a negative number in a column

2013-01-23 Thread Brian Barker
At 13:44 23/01/2013 +0100, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: Den 23.01.2013 07:29, skreiv Brian Barker: At 22:57 22/01/2013 +0100, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: Is there any way to find the first occurrence of a number less (or greater) than a given number in an unsorted array or a column? Example: A1:A31

Re: [libreoffice-users] First occurrence of a negative number in a column

2013-01-22 Thread Brian Barker
;^) I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Selection List editing

2013-01-16 Thread Brian Barker
es, one per line, in the Entries box. (The other tabs provide facilities for restricting possible entries as well as setting an error message.) Now you will see your desired entries if you either use right-click | Selection List... or click the down arrow next to the current cell. I tru

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents list

2013-01-14 Thread Brian Barker
alc, and so on. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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 arch

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Writer] Regular expressions

2013-01-08 Thread Brian Barker
that he cannot be correct to question your claim until you have posted a proof of your belief - in other words a proof of your original claim. ;^) Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/maili

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Regular expressions

2013-01-08 Thread Brian Barker
oves the empty paragraphs left by the previous process. o Go to Edit | Select All (or press Ctrl+A) and use the Apply Style window again to reset your paragraph style appropriately (to Default?). I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.lib

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing time format in Calc header

2013-01-08 Thread Brian Barker
me before you print on each occasion. To do this, go to Tools | Cell Contents > | Recalculate (or just press F9). I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ho

Re: [libreoffice-users] Footer: How to align chapter title to the left and page number to the right

2013-01-08 Thread Brian Barker
set a Right tab stop at the right text margin. This is useful anywhere - not just in headers and footers. Indeed, this is how your table of contents works. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Sorry about my double Post

2013-01-04 Thread Brian Barker
l versions of the lists. And that's just as clearly not what the questioner did. (Nomail is mentioned at the web site only in a footnote.) The questioner's problem was - as described - the well-known behaviour of his Gmail account ... Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instruction

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of contents and page numbers

2013-01-03 Thread Brian Barker
need to update the table. Go to Tools | Update >, and then choose from Current Index (if your cursor is in the table of contents), All Indexes and Tables, or Update All. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreof

Re: [libreoffice-users] Sorry about my double Post

2012-12-30 Thread Brian Barker
his Gmail account, which has this interesting feature - of archiving the returned copies of his own messages to lists. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscri

Re: [libreoffice-users] Styles and regular expression in libreoffice

2012-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
er connected to anything). Brian Barker -- 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 Lis

Re: [libreoffice-users] Styles and regular expression in libreoffice

2012-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
the footnote text and paste it as required. The text of all the footnotes will be concatenated into a single piece of text and will lose all connection to the original footnote markers - but this is in the nature of what you will be trying to achieve using Paste Special... in any case, of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Styles and regular expression in libreoffice

2012-12-21 Thread Brian Barker
cument needs to be fresh ;-) That's not true. But in any case, you are presumably suggesting that a fresh document would anyway be necessary with your round-the-houses route via other software. Again, you are very welcome to go the long way around if you prefer. You will not be the only pe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc: Text Columns Not Quoted When Saving .csv

2012-12-21 Thread Brian Barker
your other programs cope only with CSV files? Not spreadsheet document files? I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting gui

Re: [libreoffice-users] Styles and regular expression in libreoffice

2012-12-21 Thread Brian Barker
At 12:24 21/12/2012 -0600, Anne Noname wrote: On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Brian Barker wrote: Use of Edit | Paste Special... | Unformatted text (or Ctrl+Shift+V | Unformatted text) in LibreOffice is all that is required. No need for Notepad or any other separate software. The

Re: [libreoffice-users] Styles and regular expression in libreoffice

2012-12-21 Thread Brian Barker
ointing out (perhaps for other readers' benefit) that this is an unnecessarily complicated technique. Use of Edit | Paste Special... | Unformatted text (or Ctrl+Shift+V | Unformatted text) in LibreOffice is all that is required. No need for Notepad or any other separate software.

Re: [libreoffice-users] caption numbering positioning

2012-12-21 Thread Brian Barker
n dialogue, click Options... and again change the selection in the drop-down list for "Caption order".. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/maili

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] Data sorting

2012-12-20 Thread Brian Barker
u can then sort by those cells after sorting by street name) or else keep the cells as they are but extract the number part into a separate cell (which you can hide if you prefer) and then sort by those cells. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail t

Re: [libreoffice-users] typographic freaks: footnotes not vertically aligned to last line of body text in following page (as in good typographic style)

2012-12-19 Thread Brian Barker
At 06:06 20/12/2012 +, Tom Davies wrote: At 04:18 20/12/2012 +, Brian Barker wrote: At 00:14 20/12/2012 +0800, Nobody Noname wrote: ... there is a thing that, if we cannot strictly to define as a BUG, is, at least, a "defect" regarding the right typography. I mean the b

Re: [libreoffice-users] typographic freaks: footnotes not vertically aligned to last line of body text in following page (as in good typographic style)

2012-12-19 Thread Brian Barker
r OpenOffice or LibreOffice to become layout software as well as word processing software. I have no idea whether its developers would wish to do this. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] copying formats in Calc

2012-12-16 Thread Brian Barker
done this, it should be a simple matter to apply conditional formatting - probably depending on the original source cells, not the target cells - to your harvested values in the target cells. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: us

Re: [libreoffice-users] Value '0000-00-00' can not be represented as java.sql.Date

2012-12-16 Thread Brian Barker
uldn't a better solution be to construct your database so that you didn't need to represent this thrice-inappropriate date value? Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ho

Re: [libreoffice-users] Curly apostrophe

2012-12-13 Thread Brian Barker
eplace. Incidentally, one tick mark is feet; two is inches. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- 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://wik

Re: [libreoffice-users] Formulas in Calc not showing results

2012-12-12 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:35 12/12/2012 -0500, Carl Paulsen wrote: Restart the software or reboot the computer sometimes helps these odd glitches. You mean that you didn't try this before asking your question?! Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Pro

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