Re: Read Only documents

[David Rivers]

You could try "save a copy" and edit that.

Rick W. Davis wrote:

Julian:

I amforwarding  using Windows 10. I have checked each file property to find
none intentionally set as read-only.
I recently began seeing the read only addition to the file name when
opening previously created doc. files. Clicking the Edit icon in Open
Office causes the program to crash every time. I'm going to try
uninstalling Open Office, downloading the latest version and reinstalling.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your quick response.

On Sep 11, 2016 2:11 PM, "Julian Thomas"  wrote:



On Sep 11, 2016, at 09:03, Rick Davis  wrote:

I,ver been a user of Open Office for several years. Recently, files

that I've created with Word are opening as "read only", even though they
were not originally created or saved with that property.

The Help file tells me to toggle the "Edit File" icon to allow file

editing. When I click on the "Edit File" icon to edit the text document,
the program crashes.

Is there a setting to change the default away from "read only" or

another way that I can edit myself saved document files?

You don't say what operating system you are using, but can you use a file

manager to see if the read-only bit is set for one of the files with the
problem is set?

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Re: a question about openoffice and docx format.

[David Rivers]

However, the .doc format from earlier Microsoft Write programs is 
readable with very little if any format difference from the later .docx 
format. Anyone with the software to write .docx files should have no 
problem reading .doc files.


Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:

Apache OpenOffice does not have a means to save documents as .docx.  If it is 
not acceptable to save the documents as .doc or .odt, you will need to use a 
different product.

  - Dennis


-Original Message-
From: nasrin khaksar [mailto:nasrinkhaks...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 06:04
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: a question about openoffice and docx format.

hello every one again.
i have a very valuable documents saved in microsoft office with docx
format.
when i opened them with openoffice writer and if i change even one
character,
openoffice instead of saving the changes, actives the save as dialog
and wants to change the extention of format.
for example: converts my documents to .odt or .doc.
how can i prevent this problem?
i realy appreciate your help.
this is a very critical problem for me.
i pray for you and request devine mercy and blessings for you.


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Re: unsubscribe me

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Only you can do that Joseph.

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Re: MV Boli font

[David Rivers]

I understand that if you downloaded it from Fontzone it is fee to use as 
you choose, or you could buy it from Microsoft - your choice.


Cori Lenz wrote:

Hello,
I want to use the MV Boli font for a commercial project. Is there any copyright 
attached to this font or is it free for any use?
Kind Regards,
Corinna













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Re: Trouble downloading Open Office

[David Rivers]

Rory O'Farrell wrote:

On Sun, 12 Jun 2016 13:18:56 -0500
Tracy Phillip McLellan  wrote:


I'm having problems downloading Open Office to my desk top.  When I click
on the download on the Open Office web site it loads to my download file.
But then when I click on that download to try to execute the file, nothing
happens.  Can you help me with this problem?

You can verify that the downloaded file is as it left the OpenOffice code 
factory by the methods described in
http://www.openoffice.org/download/checksums.html

If your download doesn't pass, do not use it as it is either 
corrupt/contaminated/incomplete.
Delete that copy and download it again. Wait until the download is 
finished before attempting to execute it again.


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Re: e-mail client

[David Rivers]

Or you could use Seamonkey which is an open source browser with a built 
in email client and a webpage composer just like the old original 
Netscape had and it too is is a Mozilla offspring. :-)


nasrin khaksar wrote:

hi.
i am not shure but i think because mozilla thunderbird is an email
client and also is the open source program.

On 6/11/16, Hans van Vliet  wrote:

Why does Open Office not have an E-Mail Client?

H. van Vliet





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Re: JRE ERROR

[David Rivers]

Javaid Jabbar wrote:

Assalam-0-Alaikum

Dear Team,

from where i can download JRE 32 bit, on the ibm standard installation
site have not this,


Regards
SYED JAVAID JABBAR
Data Center services Engineer of IBM Pakistan
@DR Site, State Bank Of Pakistan
Cell# 0321-3006165 | Email: jjab...@pk.ibm.com|

http://java.com/en/download/


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Re: draw elongated diamond

[David Rivers]

Brian Barker wrote:

At 19:19 27/02/2016 +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
I'm trying to draw a diamond shape with 2 opposing angles equal, one 
angle 72 degrees and its opposite 60 degrees.


By "diamond", I'm assuming that you mean a rhombus (or lozenge) - an 
equilateral quadrilateral?
Perhaps the diamond shape is actually a kite shape which would allow 
adjacent angles to differ?


You say that opposing angles are equal and then give differing values 
for opposite angles. So you clearly mean something different by 
"opposing" and "opposite". Colour me confused.


The internal angles of any quadrilateral must add up to 360 degrees. 
You appear to have two lots of 72 degrees and two of 60 degrees - 
leaving you 96 degrees short. Color me more confused.


I figured I should be able to stretch a standard supplied shape, but 
can't figure how to hold the plane of the equal angles so that the 
distances from the points will vary.


The plane of the angles is the plane of the whole shape. How could 
anything leave this plane - unless you have a special pen which will 
somehow write in the air above your sheet of paper, or a computer 
which can write in the air in front of the display?



Any pointers please?


Perhaps define your problem more clearly?

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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Re: please

[David Rivers]

John Hart wrote:

On 1/27/2016 3:43 PM, Martin Groenescheij wrote:


Sent from my mobile device.


On 28 Jan 2016, at 7:52 AM, Maurice Howe  wrote:

I (and others) have yelled for years about this.  The "unsubscribe" 
things

is taking WAY too much time and resource.
It's easily (in theory, anyway) fixed:
Unsubscribe is easy as well, all you need to remember is the email 
address you used while subscribing to the mailing list. But when you 
unsubscribe with an other email address you're in trouble.



Not when the link you click to unsubscribe, transfers the TO address 
in the header to the unsubscribe webpage.


jrh

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In order for an unsubscribe web page to work it would have to recognize 
the user who's wanting to unsubscribe, otherwise anyone could 
unsubscribe anyone else. To get around that a paasword system would have 
to be established and the web page hosted and maintained. I fail to see 
how that simplifies things.
Clicking on the appropriate link at the bottom of any message from any 
member of the group, then clicking "send", waiting a minute for a 
confirmation request to arrive then returning that as requested seems to 
me to be much easier.


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Re: Open Office changing my document from word

[David Rivers]

There are many people here who are prepared to help others for free.
 Hopefully you got this software free.
It's free because it is open source software.
That means it is transparent allowing you to copy the software and 
change it.
Those of us who understand its workings enough to change it can make 
changes to suit themselves or others.
Apache hosts the software and provides updates and add-ons but because 
it is free they can provide no help desk service.
Therefore we users help each other, by politely asking for advice or 
help from the group.
It is very difficult to provide or offer help to one who demands help 
rudely  like a spoilt child, then insults another user who is rightly 
offended by this.

You might note that more flies are caught by honey than vinegar ... :-)

cathy colorado wrote:

Its a shame that they dont want to know by making it impossible to contact them

Sent from my iPhone


On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:48 AM, James Plante  wrote:

Cathy,

I don’t suppose it has occurred to you that you’re yelling and screeching at 
other users who have no more authority over the operation of the program than 
you do. YOU DO NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO YELL AT ME!!! WE ARE NOT MARRIED, 
SO STOP IT!

Now calm down and tell us which operating system you’re using: Windows or Mac. 
Then tell us, step by step, how your documents came to be “changed.” Then one 
of us may be able to tell you how to solve your problem.

But we won’t do that if you keep screeching like a spoiled child of privilege 
who seems to regard all of us other users as your personal servants. I don’t 
really care about how inconvenienced you may be; AOO works well for the rest of 
us. Insult us again at your peril. We are not your paid consultants (or 
servants.)

Jim


On Jan 18, 2016, at 6:37 PM, cathy colorado  wrote:

I am so annoyed with you right now, that I feel a strong hatred for you. I 
can't believe your software is so invasive that you would change my Word 
Documents to ODT without asking permission, and without making it easily user 
friendly to undo. You are automatically changing my Word documents and they are 
disappearing. Stop I want to keep your software, but you DO NOT HAVE 
PERMISSION TO CHANGE MY WORD DOCUMENTS

Please tell me exactly how to undo this mess and stop your software from 
changing my Word Documents WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!!  If I could scream in 
your ear personally right this minute I would. You are annoying!

Cathy


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Re: revolting support

[David Rivers]

Richard Detwiler wrote:

On 1/11/2016 7:12 PM, John Hart wrote:
How am I supposed to configure a filter for email coming in with 
random addresses? 


Filter on the "To" line which is "users@openoffice.apache.org".


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... or filter on the "Reply-To:" line. :)


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Re: reader problem

[David Rivers]

scdale wrote:

I am exhausted trying to fix a problem.
I downloaded and installed Open Office 4.1.2.  I wanted it not just for word 
processing but the major reason was to open my documents etc.
It doesn’t.  Word Pad does or any of the other two on the list.  I simply 
CANNOT ADD OPEN OFFICE TO THE LIST IN ORDER TO HAVE IT OPEN MY DOCUMENTS.
I have gone to the default area and that doesn’t make it open them either by 
default.
I have worked for about 7 hours reading everything I can find on the computer.  
Any forums concerning Open Office DOES NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION.  PERIOD.

Can you please help?
Thanks,
Diana
Have you tried right-clicking on the file you want to open, then 
choosing 'properties' at the bottom of the drop down menu, then 
selecting "open with' and navigating to OO Write or appropriate program?

Might be worth a shot if not ... :)

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Re: FW: New User Initiall contact Part #2

[David Rivers]

Delallen wrote:

Sorry about sending this twice, but this is one of the main reasons for
switching to you.  Do you have a replacement for microsoft Outlook?  I'm
having an impossible time trying to send/receive Any Emails on this PC, my
old PC still does that and set this one up the same. This may be the
deciding factor in using Open Office.

P.S. I hope that this gets to you, think the first attempt did, at least get
to you.

   _

From: Delallen [mailto:delal...@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2015 4:08 PM
To: 'users@openoffice.apache.org'
Subject: New User Initiall contact

Thunderbird and Firefox are descendants of Netscape which was the 
browser most folk used before Microsoft got in on the act.
However  Mozilla, which produced all these great programs has continued 
to develop a combined product under the name of Sea Monkey.
I prefer this because of the mail integration with the browser and has 
the added bonus of a composer for web pages. So you may wish to try 
that  too.


http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/



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Re: ver 4.1.2

[David Rivers]

Try this:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.2

Donald Miller wrote:

Where is news about 4.1.2 updates/installers?

Regards,
Donald A. Miller



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Re: Open Office and Windows 10

[David Rivers]

Doug Wendling wrote:

Have been using Open Office for years...on XP and 7.

Considering moving to Windows 10... Will Open Office work on 10 and my older 
docs/spreadsheets, etc. still work for me?

Thanks for all you do!
I've been using Windows 10 for a couple of months now with no problems 
and full access to all my old files ...but I transitioned this time from 
Windows 8. Should be no problem though, transitioning from Windows 7as 
long as your Open Office is up to date.  I'm running OO 4.1.1  on 
Windows 10 Pro.


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Re: McAfee says Open Office is a Virus

[David Rivers]

J G wrote:

When I tried to install open office mcafee blocked it as a virus.\

Shouldn't you sue them?



Sent from Windows Mail
All that shows is that the McAfee is using a blunt instrument to search 
for viruses. :)
A lawsuit won't fix that - they need to spend as much as they can on 
fine tuning their tools, and if I were you (my personal opinion) I'd 
avoid McAfee and Norton as antivirus weapons - they're way too clumsy 
and clunky.


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Re: Phone Call

[David Rivers]

Mike B. Martisko wrote:

I just received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Apache, wanting 
to scan my computer, and install new drivers for the software I have.  Open 
Office, 4.01.  Is this a valid call?  Please respond.

Mike B. Martisko
Point Marion, Pa.

(724) 725-1634
I think whistle blowing can actually physically damage the callers 
eardrum, even permanently. But without time to play games with them I 
simply tell them to call my IT Director at ...  then I give them the 
number of my local police station. :)



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Re: Need a download

[David Rivers]

Irma Kittelson wrote:

I think my  Open Office has become corrupted -

I have used OpenOffice for years with great success..
   and recommended it to others ..
I have a year old MacBook Pro - with OS Yosemite 10.10.3

When I went to download another copy of Open Office  as I have done in the past,
I got a message that  there was no download available  for me ..
“Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 is not available for OS X 32-bit (x86) (DMG)
Solution: Select version 4.0.1 - “

Where do I find  Version 4.0.1  download  - could you send a link please.
I tried googling for it - found a page,  followed a link that said I could 
download Version 4.0.1
and it still took me to the 4.1.1 page - so not sure what to do ??

Thanks so much

Irma Kittelson
Saskatoon SK

Go to this page:
http://www.openoffice.org/download/
(http://www.openoffice.org/download/)
Then below the bold ad for OO4.1.1 release, where a green background 
shows 3 drop down menus, in the third  menu choose 4.0.1, then in the 
first menu click on the down arrow and select OS X 32-bit (x86) (DMG), 
in the second menu should be your language default for the download. 
Once downloaded you can install that version.
Once you have dealt with your old files you should save them in a more 
modern format and then update your Open Office version using the same 
link but this time choosing OS X 64-bit (x86-64) (DMG) [the x86 part 
refers to 32-bit, in other words this version works in both both 32-bit 
and 64-bit systems.


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