Re: open office 4-1-14
At 19:52 20/03/2023 +, Bob Gibbens wrote: I have opened a text document today and typed half a page of text. I looked down to write a couple more words, looked back at my screen to see only the last two words I had typed the rest of the text had disappeared ... Oh, and here's how you might have achieved this. Did your extra couple of words perhaps start with a capital "A"? Your typing finger may have slipped slightly, so that instead of Shift+A you actually typed Ctrl+A (easily done). This is the keyboard shortcut for Select All (otherwise Edit | Select All), and this would have selected all the existing material before immediately replacing it with what you continued to type. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4-1-14
At 19:52 20/03/2023 +, Bob Gibbens wrote: I download successfully 4-1-14 2 days ago I have opened a text document today and typed half a page of text. I looked down to write a couple more words, looked back at my screen to see only the last two words I had typed the rest of the text had disappeared ... What almost certainly happened is that you somehow managed to select (highlight) all of the existing text before you looked down to type the extra words. If you have any part of your text selected when you type, what you type simply replaces the selected material - in this case, all of your text. That is not a bug, but instead the way all such applications work. ... and I have tried to restore the missing text with out success There is a simple way: just use Edit | Undo: Typing (or Ctrl+Z) to undo those two words and recover your previous text. But it may be too late to do this if you have performed other actions in your attempt to recover the earlier material. If you had typed more than a couple of words you might want to copy that first, before undoing the typing, so that you could then paste the additional text back where it should have been. is there a problem with the new up grade ? No - at least, not as simple a bug as your description would suggest! I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
Iain, Had the same issue with the last two updates of OpenOffice on Windows. It resolved itself after either starting and closing AOO or after rebooting Windows or after doing both, I don’t remember which resolved it. Steve, Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2022, at 4:06 AM, Dave wrote: > > Hi Iain, > > What you have actually done is not to have updated your installed > edition of Apache OpenOffice, but you have downloaded and installed a > very closely related program called LibreOffice. > > Follow this link if you want to update Apache OpenOffice: > https://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html > I would recommend you first read the installation instructions: > https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html > > Regards > Dave > > Original Message > From: Iain Wylie [mailto:whiskey9...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 08:25 UTC > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: open office 4 > >> Madam/Sir, >> >> I have recently updated your programme having used it for many years. Now, >> instead of the "little bird" symbol on my task bar I have a small icon of a >> page. I contacted Dell Technical to try to resolve this but they could not >> get this symbol back. They checked social media which I dio not use and >> there seems to be many comments about this. >> >> Can you please tell me how I return the little symbol to my task bar? >> >> Appreciate your assistance. >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Iain >> (Wylie >> Northern Ireland U.K.) >> > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
Hi Iain, What you have actually done is not to have updated your installed edition of Apache OpenOffice, but you have downloaded and installed a very closely related program called LibreOffice. Follow this link if you want to update Apache OpenOffice: https://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html I would recommend you first read the installation instructions: https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html Regards Dave Original Message From: Iain Wylie [mailto:whiskey9...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 08:25 UTC To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: open office 4 > Madam/Sir, > > I have recently updated your programme having used it for many years. Now, > instead of the "little bird" symbol on my task bar I have a small icon of a > page. I contacted Dell Technical to try to resolve this but they could not > get this symbol back. They checked social media which I dio not use and > there seems to be many comments about this. > > Can you please tell me how I return the little symbol to my task bar? > > Appreciate your assistance. > > Kind Regards, > > Iain > (Wylie > Northern Ireland U.K.) > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
See Spell Check Not Working (words red underlined) https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=&t=89052 Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the replies to your query. To subscribe to Apache OpenOffice mailing lists go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html As a courtesy I have forwarded a copy of this reply to you as well as to the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at - replies to my personal email address will be ignored. On 20/7/22 20:20, O'Brien Craig Mark wrote: Good day. Hope you can help with my problem, issue? For no apparent reason Office 4 is requesting me to do a spell check on ALL documents I open. Every word is checked. This has never happened before. I did a repair and it has not helped. Hoping for a favorable response. Cheers -- David Robley Artist seeks Boss with vision impairment. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
Hagar Delest wrote: There IS an issue somewhere. I do not doubt that this is a weird issue but it happens, period. It is very hard to get a copy of a broken profile to study. When the report was more frequent, years ago, we asked for broken profiles and I think we even built a survey to help identifying the cause; but that didn't help (honestly, many users are even unable to fix it with the instructions we give them). then they may have found something, then there may be something to be found. At a point it was believed that the original problem was the decision to migrate 3.x profiles over to 4.x; "sometimes" this would result in damaging the profile; it would be interesting to know whether this is still reasonable or whether people manage to get this error even if they install a fresh 4.1.7 and keep using it. This would also explain why other programs don't have the issue, if they really don't. Focusing on what we can do now, I'd say the easiest thing to do is a "Tools - Reset profile" menu item, or alternatively a "Start with a fresh profile" option at install time. Volunteers welcome etc... but this would probably be helpful to users beyond the specific issue. Regards, Andrea. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
Le 13/10/2020 à 18:31, Brian Barker a écrit : Aha! But this problem is not a matter of "the spell checker doesn't work", so we don't know - indeed you don't know - that this is what the original questioner is experiencing. And you didn't indicate that this different problem - that spelling checking works until you mishandle your computer but then doesn't - is what you were talking about. What makes you think that the user mishandled his computer? This has been a recurring issue in the forum as well. I can't believe that all these users do mishandle their computer. Deleting the this folder and then running OOo corrects this as you already know. LibreOffice has learned how to avoid this. Since these two office programs are very similar, I would think that the solution would be to apply the same solution. Yes, I agree that this later problem should be prevented, but we should not give users generally the untrue idea that "the spell checker doesn't work". Meanwhile we should encourage them into the good practice that avoids it anyway. What kind of best practice do you have in mind? There IS an issue somewhere. I do not doubt that this is a weird issue but it happens, period. If LO has fixed the problem, then they may have found something, then there may be something to be found. Hagar - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
On 10/13/2020 11:00 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: > > On 10/13/20 08:31, Brian Barker wrote: >> At 08:10 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: >>> On 10/12/20 21:33, Paul R. Morin wrote: When do you plan to or do you plan to have the spell checker work on Open Office 4.[1.7]? Open Office is a great app but the spell checker doesn't work. >>> >>> A similar question occurs to me. When will this problem be corrected? >> >> Er, what problem, please? Spelling checking works for me and for >> millions of others. Why not for you? >> >> Brian Barker > > For more than 10 years, the configure folder has become corrupted by > some action. This prevents the spell checker from working any more. > Deleting the this folder and then running OOo corrects this as you > already know. LibreOffice has learned how to avoid this. Since these two > office programs are very similar, I would think that the solution would > be to apply the same solution. > > I also know that this affect very few people, but it is a consistent > problem that appears in this mailing list. > > > Dan Dan; Just because LO fixed it does not mean that AOO can apply that patch. In general LO is duel licensed under Mozilla Public License v2 and the GNU Lesser GPL v3+ licenses which are incompatible with the Apache License version 2.0 (ALV2) and cannot be used unless the developer also licensees it under the ALV2[1]. [1] https://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
On 10/13/20 12:31, Brian Barker wrote: At 11:00 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/13/20 08:31, Brian Barker wrote: At 08:10 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/12/20 21:33, Paul R. Morin wrote: When do you plan to or do you plan to have the spell checker work on Open Office 4.[1.7]? Open Office is a great app but the spell checker doesn't work. A similar question occurs to me. When will this problem be corrected? Er, what problem, please? Spelling checking works for me and for millions of others. Why not for you? For more than 10 years, the configure folder has become corrupted by some action. This prevents the spell checker from working any more. Aha! But this problem is not a matter of "the spell checker doesn't work", so we don't know - indeed you don't know - that this is what the original questioner is experiencing. And you didn't indicate that this different problem - that spelling checking works until you mishandle your computer but then doesn't - is what you were talking about. Deleting the this folder and then running OOo corrects this as you already know. LibreOffice has learned how to avoid this. Since these two office programs are very similar, I would think that the solution would be to apply the same solution. Yes, I agree that this later problem should be prevented, but we should not give users generally the untrue idea that "the spell checker doesn't work". Meanwhile we should encourage them into the good practice that avoids it anyway. Brian Barker I agree with you. What I should have pointed out as to what the likely problem is that the user was having which I did not. Instead I assumed that everyone would know what has been obvious on so many computers running OOo: the configuration folder has become corrupt. It has become a reflex action. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
At 11:00 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/13/20 08:31, Brian Barker wrote: At 08:10 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/12/20 21:33, Paul R. Morin wrote: When do you plan to or do you plan to have the spell checker work on Open Office 4.[1.7]? Open Office is a great app but the spell checker doesn't work. A similar question occurs to me. When will this problem be corrected? Er, what problem, please? Spelling checking works for me and for millions of others. Why not for you? For more than 10 years, the configure folder has become corrupted by some action. This prevents the spell checker from working any more. Aha! But this problem is not a matter of "the spell checker doesn't work", so we don't know - indeed you don't know - that this is what the original questioner is experiencing. And you didn't indicate that this different problem - that spelling checking works until you mishandle your computer but then doesn't - is what you were talking about. Deleting the this folder and then running OOo corrects this as you already know. LibreOffice has learned how to avoid this. Since these two office programs are very similar, I would think that the solution would be to apply the same solution. Yes, I agree that this later problem should be prevented, but we should not give users generally the untrue idea that "the spell checker doesn't work". Meanwhile we should encourage them into the good practice that avoids it anyway. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
On 10/13/20 08:31, Brian Barker wrote: At 08:10 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/12/20 21:33, Paul R. Morin wrote: When do you plan to or do you plan to have the spell checker work on Open Office 4.[1.7]? Open Office is a great app but the spell checker doesn't work. A similar question occurs to me. When will this problem be corrected? Er, what problem, please? Spelling checking works for me and for millions of others. Why not for you? Brian Barker For more than 10 years, the configure folder has become corrupted by some action. This prevents the spell checker from working any more. Deleting the this folder and then running OOo corrects this as you already know. LibreOffice has learned how to avoid this. Since these two office programs are very similar, I would think that the solution would be to apply the same solution. I also know that this affect very few people, but it is a consistent problem that appears in this mailing list. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4.[1.7] Spell Checker
At 08:10 13/10/2020 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/12/20 21:33, Paul R. Morin wrote: When do you plan to or do you plan to have the spell checker work on Open Office 4.[1.7]? Open Office is a great app but the spell checker doesn't work. A similar question occurs to me. When will this problem be corrected? Er, what problem, please? Spelling checking works for me and for millions of others. Why not for you? Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
> On Apr 8, 2017, at 13:54, patricia wrote: > > I have been using this program for a long time and 4 months ago I reinstalled > it just yesterday it “not responding” so I uninstalled, empty bin, restarted > system, reinstalled and started using it and same thing, ran kasppersky, > malawarebytes all is good. reinstalled, unplugged system took out battery > restarte system reinstalled ran scan all night started using today started > fine and then boom “not responding” You don't tell us what operating system you are using. Is this the only application with this problem? Also, where did you download from? Julian Thomas - http://jt-mj.net "God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers". - attributed to Paul Erdős - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
It is NOT true that antivirus software will detect and remove ALL viruses. If you have access to another computer that does NOT have openoffice, install it on that computer and run it there to see if the behaviour is the same. PS: Which release version of OO 4 are you using? I am at Apache 4.1.3 On 04/08/2017 11:54 AM, patricia wrote: I have been using this program for a long time and 4 months ago I reinstalled it just yesterday it “not responding” so I uninstalled, empty bin, restarted system, reinstalled and started using it and same thing, ran kasppersky, malawarebytes all is good. reinstalled, unplugged system took out battery restarte system reinstalled ran scan all night started using today started fine and then boom “not responding” do you have a solution patricia barrett Sent from Windows Mail - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
RE: Open Office 4 Email Problems
Assuming you want the recipient to have an email with your document file attached, use the following steps: 1. Save the study document to your file system. 2. When you open Windows Live Mail and address a new message to be sent, attach the document. (This might be an Insert option depending on your version.) Then send the message. Alternative: If you have the Windows PC desktop application for Windows Live Mail, see if you can set it as your default email application. Then the Send to Email from Apache OpenOffice 4 might work. If it doesn't, use the above procedure. - Dennis If this is unclear, please reply to users@openoffice.apache.org with information about the version of Windows you are using. > -Original Message- > From: travel...@yahoo.com.au.INVALID > [mailto:travel...@yahoo.com.au.INVALID] > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 14:38 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: travel...@yahoo.com.au > Subject: Open Office 4 Email Problems > > Hello Open Office Support > > My name is GeraldW > from Melbourne , Australia > > Subject : Email problems via windows live mail . > > Recently downloaded Apache Open Office 4 > > Have typed written study documents in Open Office file about 5-6 > pages, but cannot email the documents out via windows live mail > > Could you please offer me tech support advice > > > Thank you - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4 Email Problems
First off, I always save my documents in word sot that people opening them won't have any problems. You could also export them as pdfs by the way. I don't use that e-mail server. I prefer yahoo and gmail for they present fewer problems. But, in general, you shouldn't have problems attaching the document in question. Or, if you want to send what you have typed as part of your e-mail, select the words in question, copy, and then paste them to your e-mail normally as if you had typed it there on the e-mail itself. Hope this helps somewhat. Cheers and God bless, Tina "'God' brings us into each others lives for a reason and purpose that we may never know until the end. But every interaction that we have - even if just a simple smile, is a catalyst for something bigger, with a positive or negative outcome, so you must be aware of yourself so you can help another when it is needed." ~SchaOn | I'm trying to do my bit to help the environment and thought you | | may be interested in taking part? To join the movement on | | WAYN.com and help make a difference. | El Domingo, 31 de julio, 2016 16:57:19, "travel...@yahoo.com.au.INVALID" escribió: Hello Open Office Support My name is GeraldW from Melbourne , Australia Subject : Email problems via windows live mail . Recently downloaded Apache Open Office 4 Have typed written study documents in Open Office file about 5-6 pages, but cannot email the documents out via windows live mail Could you please offer me tech support advice Thank you
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
Possible the third most used shortcut. After Cmd-c & Cmd-v. Which are respectively copy and paste. A complete list for Mac can be found here with some of the differences between windows & Mac https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201236 Lucetta > On Jan 21, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Julian Thomas wrote: > > >> On Jan 21, 2016, at 18:24, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >> >> And yes, Ctrl+z is ”undo” in most applications and most operating systems. > > Cmd Z in the Mac world. > > — > jt - j...@jt-mj.net > > On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], '"Pray, Mr. > Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers > come out?"'...I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of > ideas that could provoke such a question. -Charles Babbage > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
> On Jan 21, 2016, at 18:24, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > And yes, Ctrl+z is ”undo” in most applications and most operating systems. Cmd Z in the Mac world. — jt - j...@jt-mj.net On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], '"Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"'...I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. -Charles Babbage - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
2016-01-21 5:56 GMT+01:00 Dale Erwin : > On 1/19/2016 3:13 PM, Don Daugherty wrote: > >> On 1/10/2016 12:31 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >> >>> 2016-01-10 16:49 GMT+01:00 Roy Noble : >>> >>> I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. >>> >>> It's too late now (I'm guessing) but if this sort of thing happens >> again, try pressing (and holding) Ctrl and then Z to undo whatever caused >> the problem. >> > > That also happened to me once not too long ago. Is Ctrl Z the keyboard > shortcut for Undo? Well, I guess it should be Ctrl+z rather than Ctrl+Z (the ”+” indicates that both keys are pressed simultaneously): Z=Shift+z ⇒ Ctrl+Z=Shift+Ctrl+z… And yes, Ctrl+z is ”undo” in most applications and most operating systems. Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg > If so, I doubt it will work. When it happened to me, I clicked on the > Edit menu and instead of Undo, it said Can't Undo and it was greyed out. I > had to re-key the entire document. Fortunately, it hasn't happened > again... yet. > > Dale Erwin > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
On 1/19/2016 3:13 PM, Don Daugherty wrote: On 1/10/2016 12:31 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2016-01-10 16:49 GMT+01:00 Roy Noble : I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. It's too late now (I'm guessing) but if this sort of thing happens again, try pressing (and holding) Ctrl and then Z to undo whatever caused the problem. That also happened to me once not too long ago. Is Ctrl Z the keyboard shortcut for Undo? If so, I doubt it will work. When it happened to me, I clicked on the Edit menu and instead of Undo, it said Can't Undo and it was greyed out. I had to re-key the entire document. Fortunately, it hasn't happened again... yet. Dale Erwin - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
On 1/10/2016 12:31 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2016-01-10 16:49 GMT+01:00 Roy Noble : I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. It's too late now (I'm guessing) but if this sort of thing happens again, try pressing (and holding) Ctrl and then Z to undo whatever caused the problem. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4 text problem
2016-01-10 16:49 GMT+01:00 Roy Noble : > I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my > realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. What disappeared? Only the text or the whole window? Or something else? I assume you are running Apache OpenOffice Writer, as you say ”word program”, which perhaps refers to MS Office Word. Writer is however not an MS Word clone or anything like that. It's also not ”our” program. I'm just a user like you, so this list is just people using Apache OpenOffice, helping each other out; it's not like professional support or something. Just saying, in case you don't know. > This has happened to me maybe 3 times over a period of time. I am not able to undo this change and get my text back. Please send me a > possible solution to this problem that keeps occurring. > Do the file still exist? If so, what size is it? > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
RE: Open Office 4 text problem
Roy, There is not enough information to be able to reproduce your difficulty and identify the particular problem. Without knowing more, here are a number of things to try, It may be that a Zoom or Scroll function moved your view so that the text was not visible. Open the document and look at the lower right corner of the OpenOffice Text window where there is a slider and a % value. Move the slider to 100% and see if that helps. You can also use Ctrl-Home to get to the top of the first page and see if the text is there. Also check the lower left corner where it says Page m/n. That should tell you how much material the document may have, assuming you typed more than a page's worth. If you don't find your text that way, try going to the View menu and click the "Hidden Paragraphs" option. And one more trick. Positioned at the top of the document, click the "Edit > Select all" and see whether there is any portion of the document that is selected. If you see text in the selection area, this may reveal that a font color has been changed. You can use the font color button in the bar that has font and style information to change the font to a visible color different than the background color of the document. If this does not recover what appears to be suddenly-missing text, the best workaround is to save your document regularly. When something like this happens on a document that has previously been saved (so it has a file name), do not close or save the document. Instead, use the File > Save As ... menu option to save the file under a new name so that you don't lose previously saved material while you see if you can recover your latest work. Also, if the material is not private, you can create a bug report and add the failed document as an attachment. That way, someone who understand the file format can examine your document to see if there is any way to tell what happened. Let us know if you have captured a document that you want to do that with. - Dennis PS: Please reply to users@openoffice.apache.org so other users can follow and add their suggestions. If you reply directly to me, I will assume you are giving me permission to post your message to this list as I see fit. > -Original Message- > From: Roy Noble [mailto:noble...@talktalk.net] > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 07:49 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Open Office 4 text problem > > I was typing up a document on your word program and suddenly without my > realization of deleting the text, it all disappeared. This has happened > to me maybe 3 times over a period of time. > I am not able to undo this change and get my text back. Please send me a > possible solution to this problem that keeps occurring. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
Jim, Thanks a lot! I have a cooler under the laptop, but it's not very effective. I'll probably build one using real case fans and some wood. HP also gives directions for cleaning the fans and remounting the cooler. Would be nice to have a backup computer first. In the meantime, I tried downloading Apache Open Office 4.1.2, from http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/?source=typ_redirect It has failed to download twice. I speak English, didn't bother with the language packs, just clicked download. Must be my lucky day/bad internet? Linda On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Jim McLaughlin wrote: > Though nothing to do with the software issues, which are probably the > resuly of a too fast shutdown of the machine before buffers can write to > the hard drive, you might want to look into an "iron lung" for the laptop. > A base about yhe size of the laptop base, runs 2, 3, 4, 6 fans, powers > through a USB port, and cools the laptop somewhat effectively. Make sure > that you avoid the overheating process, as it can eventually damage > hardware. > > I hope that Brian or Rory or Dennis or one of the other very experienced > users will chime in here soon to offer suggestions as to the software > issues, > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Linda Hull > wrote: > > > I have the same problem but it's not going away. > > > > In Windows 7 and OpenOffice 4.1.1. > > > > > > My laptop has been shutting itself down due to overheating. I want to > open > > my OpenOffice files, however - I've clicked on 'open office writer' - and > > it gives me the Recovery screen, but it struggles to open things and > > freezes. Then I've used Task Manager, and tried to open it again, three > > times now, and it's still locking up, with the white screen. > > > > Got ideas? > > > > Linda > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Martin Groenescheij < > > mar...@groenescheij.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On 10-Nov-15 17:03, Dave Barton wrote: > > > > > >> Original Message > > >> From: Martin Groenescheij > > >> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:23:07 +1100 > > >> > > >> The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to > > >>> "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in > > >>> your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way > > >>> this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 > > >>> > > >> I have a "Full" install of 4.1.2 (AOO412m3(Build:9782) - Rev. 1709696 > > >> 2015-10-21 09:53:29 (Mi, 21 Okt 2015)) installed on Windows and "Load > > >> OpenOffice during system start-up" is definitely still an option. > > >> > > >> If the "Quickstarter" option is omitted during a "Custom" > installation, > > >> then the "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" does not appear in > the > > >> Memory settings. I haven't checked, but it might be that the > "Standard" > > >> installation does not include the "Quickstarter" component. > > >> > > > > > > You're right Dave, I have deselected that option during installation > and > > > forgot this when I answered the email. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Dave > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> - > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > >
Re: Open Office 4
Though nothing to do with the software issues, which are probably the resuly of a too fast shutdown of the machine before buffers can write to the hard drive, you might want to look into an "iron lung" for the laptop. A base about yhe size of the laptop base, runs 2, 3, 4, 6 fans, powers through a USB port, and cools the laptop somewhat effectively. Make sure that you avoid the overheating process, as it can eventually damage hardware. I hope that Brian or Rory or Dennis or one of the other very experienced users will chime in here soon to offer suggestions as to the software issues, On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Linda Hull wrote: > I have the same problem but it's not going away. > > In Windows 7 and OpenOffice 4.1.1. > > > My laptop has been shutting itself down due to overheating. I want to open > my OpenOffice files, however - I've clicked on 'open office writer' - and > it gives me the Recovery screen, but it struggles to open things and > freezes. Then I've used Task Manager, and tried to open it again, three > times now, and it's still locking up, with the white screen. > > Got ideas? > > Linda > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Martin Groenescheij < > mar...@groenescheij.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On 10-Nov-15 17:03, Dave Barton wrote: > > > >> Original Message > >> From: Martin Groenescheij > >> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:23:07 +1100 > >> > >> The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to > >>> "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in > >>> your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way > >>> this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 > >>> > >> I have a "Full" install of 4.1.2 (AOO412m3(Build:9782) - Rev. 1709696 > >> 2015-10-21 09:53:29 (Mi, 21 Okt 2015)) installed on Windows and "Load > >> OpenOffice during system start-up" is definitely still an option. > >> > >> If the "Quickstarter" option is omitted during a "Custom" installation, > >> then the "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" does not appear in the > >> Memory settings. I haven't checked, but it might be that the "Standard" > >> installation does not include the "Quickstarter" component. > >> > > > > You're right Dave, I have deselected that option during installation and > > forgot this when I answered the email. > > > > > > > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> > >> - > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >> > >> > >> > > > > - > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > >
Re: Open Office 4
On 10-Nov-15 17:03, Dave Barton wrote: Original Message From: Martin Groenescheij Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:23:07 +1100 The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 I have a "Full" install of 4.1.2 (AOO412m3(Build:9782) - Rev. 1709696 2015-10-21 09:53:29 (Mi, 21 Okt 2015)) installed on Windows and "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" is definitely still an option. If the "Quickstarter" option is omitted during a "Custom" installation, then the "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" does not appear in the Memory settings. I haven't checked, but it might be that the "Standard" installation does not include the "Quickstarter" component. You're right Dave, I have deselected that option during installation and forgot this when I answered the email. Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
Original Message From: Martin Groenescheij Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:23:07 +1100 > The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to > "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in > your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way > this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 I have a "Full" install of 4.1.2 (AOO412m3(Build:9782) - Rev. 1709696 2015-10-21 09:53:29 (Mi, 21 Okt 2015)) installed on Windows and "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" is definitely still an option. If the "Quickstarter" option is omitted during a "Custom" installation, then the "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" does not appear in the Memory settings. I haven't checked, but it might be that the "Standard" installation does not include the "Quickstarter" component. Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
Thank you Martin for the information. :) The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill -Original Message- From: Martin Groenescheij To: users Cc: Martin Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 7:23 pm Subject: Re: Open Office 4 On 10-Nov-15 11:22, Elaine wrote: > Dennis, > > > I've tried that but not all will be in the list. It's just easier for me to do this through task manager. I'm still using 4.1.1. The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 > > > Elaine > > > The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill > > > > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton > To: users > Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 4:51 pm > Subject: RE: Open Office 4 > > > Elaine, > > That is the first time I have heard of Task Manager shutdown of > OpenOffice as a features. > > If it could work for you, the recently-opened > documents list might be a much better way to have a safe restart of a > previously-worked-on document. > >> -Original Message- >> From: Elaine > [mailto:safire...@aol.com] >> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 12:36 >> To: > users@openoffice.apache.org >> Subject: Re: Open Office 4 >> >> I always use > the task manager to shut Open Office down. This way, after >> I reboot, I can > have all my files open using the recovery window which >> opens immediately > after clicking on the pinned icon on my taskbar. >> >> The best job goes to > the person who can get it done without passing the >> buck or coming back with > excuses. ~~ Napoleon > Hill > > > - > To > unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional > commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
On 10-Nov-15 11:22, Elaine wrote: Dennis, I've tried that but not all will be in the list. It's just easier for me to do this through task manager. I'm still using 4.1.1. The only reason you have to use the Task Manager is if you have set to "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" in your Tools --> Options --> OpenOffice --> Memory settings. By the way this setting has been removed in 4.1.2 Elaine The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill -Original Message- From: Dennis E. Hamilton To: users Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 4:51 pm Subject: RE: Open Office 4 Elaine, That is the first time I have heard of Task Manager shutdown of OpenOffice as a features. If it could work for you, the recently-opened documents list might be a much better way to have a safe restart of a previously-worked-on document. -Original Message- From: Elaine [mailto:safire...@aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 12:36 To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Open Office 4 I always use the task manager to shut Open Office down. This way, after I reboot, I can have all my files open using the recovery window which opens immediately after clicking on the pinned icon on my taskbar. The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
Dennis, I've tried that but not all will be in the list. It's just easier for me to do this through task manager. I'm still using 4.1.1. Elaine The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill -Original Message- From: Dennis E. Hamilton To: users Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 4:51 pm Subject: RE: Open Office 4 Elaine, That is the first time I have heard of Task Manager shutdown of OpenOffice as a features. If it could work for you, the recently-opened documents list might be a much better way to have a safe restart of a previously-worked-on document. > -Original Message- > From: Elaine [mailto:safire...@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 12:36 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Open Office 4 > > I always use the task manager to shut Open Office down. This way, after > I reboot, I can have all my files open using the recovery window which > opens immediately after clicking on the pinned icon on my taskbar. > > > The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the > buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
RE: Open Office 4
Elaine, That is the first time I have heard of Task Manager shutdown of OpenOffice as a features. If it could work for you, the recently-opened documents list might be a much better way to have a safe restart of a previously-worked-on document. > -Original Message- > From: Elaine [mailto:safire...@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 12:36 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Open Office 4 > > I always use the task manager to shut Open Office down. This way, after > I reboot, I can have all my files open using the recovery window which > opens immediately after clicking on the pinned icon on my taskbar. > > > The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the > buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
I always use the task manager to shut Open Office down. This way, after I reboot, I can have all my files open using the recovery window which opens immediately after clicking on the pinned icon on my taskbar. The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill -Original Message- From: Rory O'Farrell To: users Cc: Michelle Trumps Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 12:31 pm Subject: Re: Open Office 4 On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:00:29 -0500 Michelle Trumps wrote: > I use it - I donate and Suddenly - can't open any files > > I hate forums to try to fish around to find a solution to a problem > > Yes I will un-install and re-install, > but I want to lodge my complaint about it un/re install will possibly (probably) not work. If you are using Windows, start TaskManager (Ctrl Shift Esc) and kill any "soffice" processes shown as running on TM's Processes tab. Such processes can be left over if you close (powerdown) your computer too quickly after using OO, or if you have had a program or computer crash. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:00:29 -0500 Michelle Trumps wrote: > I use it - I donate and Suddenly - can't open any files > > I hate forums to try to fish around to find a solution to a problem > > Yes I will un-install and re-install, > but I want to lodge my complaint about it un/re install will possibly (probably) not work. If you are using Windows, start TaskManager (Ctrl Shift Esc) and kill any "soffice" processes shown as running on TM's Processes tab. Such processes can be left over if you close (powerdown) your computer too quickly after using OO, or if you have had a program or computer crash. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4 database Bugg?
On 23-May-15 03:39, philip wrote: Hello I have built a really simple database to store some very important records. every 3 rd record on inserting the record I get the following message, see 1st screenshot below. if I shut the form and reopen , or if I try and open anything in the database I get the next message, screenshot 2. I have definitely not entered any data incorrectly, this is so tedious. is there anything to be done ? or must I buy another database, if so which would be compatible with the data already entered? I don't know which database you are using, but the embedded database is not the best solution. Reason is not the database but because it's inside the OpenOffice file you loose everything when your odb file get corrupted. There are many free databases available I personally use MySQL not because it's the best but it's the one I'm familiar with. thanks in advance P.Marshall. PS if there is a paid version which works better I am more than happy to buy it . Running open office 4 on macbook pro with yosemite all java files updated to latest. Never pay if you can get it for free
Re: open office 4 for mac keep deleting my files
On 03/20/2015 06:41 PM, Luca Dario wrote: Hello, my name is Luca I’m writing to you because since i’ve downloaded the latest version of openoffice(4) on my mac, every now and then, while working on my document, openoffice keep deleting them. I lost twice documents really important to me for this issue. It all happen while working on spreadsheet, the program seem to freeze ( everywhere i point the cursor, the window appear empty ) so basically, the toolbar looks like a grey bar with no options on it and the File/Edit/View etc.. bar is not available. When i try to close the document (prompting the system asking me if i want to save my work) the system says that is impossible to complete the operation because the file i’m working on it does not exist, forcing me to check the folder and realising that the actual document is disappeared. It is not in the bin or any other folder on my mac, it does appear on the history of recent opened document and on a recovering program but the file it says to be corrupted. How can i fix this problem? I already set openoffice to make backup of my documents, but i don’t want one day to find out that even this option is no longer a choice. Regards Luca Can you tell the list where you downloaded latest AOO from? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:25:20 -0700 John Meyer wrote: > On 11/21/2013 10:09 PM, Jim & Shirley wrote: > > I do not like the change in the new Open Office 4. To change the entire > > screen to a new colored venue is distracting and delays both the > > installation and the close of the program. It is pretty but not useful. > > Please change it back to its prior screen. > > > > JNGreene > Don't these people seem the type that would ask you to change the MOTD > back in the day because they didn't like it? > > When I see someone say that he has been using OpenOffice for n years and this, that, or the other is wrong, I'm reminded of Talleyrand's assessment of the Bourbon Dynasty "They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing". -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
On 11/21/2013 10:09 PM, Jim & Shirley wrote: I do not like the change in the new Open Office 4. To change the entire screen to a new colored venue is distracting and delays both the installation and the close of the program. It is pretty but not useful. Please change it back to its prior screen. JNGreene Don't these people seem the type that would ask you to change the MOTD back in the day because they didn't like it? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Open Office 4
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:09:37 -0600 "Jim & Shirley" wrote: > I do not like the change in the new Open Office 4. To change the entire > screen to a new colored venue is distracting and delays both the installation > and the close of the program. It is pretty but not useful. Please change it > back to its prior screen. > Please ensure that you are downloading only from www.openoffice.org (which redirects to Sourceforge). "Out of the box" OpenOffice4 looks very much as previous versions; if there are changes to the default screens these may be caused by whatever theme is set on your computer. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
Rachel Smith wrote: hi i have a huge problem with open office. I'm using it on a mac and i downloaded the v4 but its not compatible with anything. please help. the word 97 version was far better. One of the new features/bugfixes of OpenOffice 4.0.1, released today, is an improved compatibility with the iWork suite (such as .DOC files exported from Pages and .PPT file exported from Keynote). So I recommend that you try with that one. Download it from the official site: http://www.openoffice.org Regards, Andrea. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
On Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:26:47 +0100 Rachel Smith wrote: > hi i have a huge problem with open office. I'm using it on a mac and i > downloaded the v4 but its not compatible with anything. please help. the word > 97 version was far better. > > > Rachel Smith > DMA, MA, BMus (Hons), FTCL > www.rachelsmithflute.co.uk > rachelsmithfl...@ntlworld.com If you do not wish to save in .odt format (OpenOffice's native format), you can change the .doc format you save in by using the dropdown on the /File /Save As screen. It offers three .doc formats. of which MS Office 97/2000/XP is usually the most interchangeable. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: open office 4
I'm not sure what issues you're having other than what you've mentioned with Word 97. I don't remember if that version of Word supports RTF files? That may be an option. I'm using it on a MacBook Air I recently purchased and I'm not having any issues. Another project I'm working on is making AOO documents editable between my iPhone, iPad and Air. I've just never been all that happy with MS Office to use any of it for the last 10 years unless for some reason I had to. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2013, at 1:26 AM, Rachel Smith > wrote: > > hi i have a huge problem with open office. I'm using it on a mac and i > downloaded the v4 but its not compatible with anything. please help. the word > 97 version was far better. > > > Rachel Smith > DMA, MA, BMus (Hons), FTCL > www.rachelsmithflute.co.uk > rachelsmithfl...@ntlworld.com > > > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
