[libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Andreas Säger
No, it is not as feature packed as MSOffice. What do you mean with "compatibility"? It can open more file formats than other products. Sometimes you notice some difference in layout and format compared to the original, sometimes not. Same as with any other software when opening complex foreign

[libreoffice-users] Re: [LibreOffice 5.0.1.2] How to play an animated slide?

2015-09-17 Thread Gilles
anne-ology wrote > Maybe you've found a bug in your version because the slides stay animated > for me; Or maybe it's file-dependent. As a work-around, I just took screenshots from MS PowerPoint Viewer. -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: [LibreOffice 5.0.1.2] How to export a single file from a PPT file?

2015-09-17 Thread Gilles
anne-ology wrote > you could 'hide' all the slides except the one you wish to show Didn't know that feature. I'll keep it handy for the next time. Thank you. -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 17.09.2015 um 13:08 schrieb James Knott: > On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: >> In particular, this is not an alternative >> editor for MS Office documents. > > Your comments are contrary to the experiences of many who have used > LibreOffice and OpenOffice for years. > > > As an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Jaroslaw Staniek
On 17 September 2015 at 14:04, Andreas Säger wrote: > Am 17.09.2015 um 13:08 schrieb James Knott: >> On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: >>> In particular, this is not an alternative >>> editor for MS Office documents. >> >> Your comments are contrary to the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/16/2015 02:20 PM, Robert Watt wrote: > Taking the above in account, which ‘version’ of Libre Office is compatible > with the latest version of Mac OSX (my Mac Mini is at v’10.10.5 Yosemite). Go to www.libreoffice.org and download the latest version. While I can't speak specifically about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: > In particular, this is not an alternative > editor for MS Office documents. Your comments are contrary to the experiences of many who have used LibreOffice and OpenOffice for years. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] SUMIF function gives Err:504 for external references

2015-09-17 Thread Javi Legido
Hi there. I'm using Calc Libreoffice Version: 5.0.1.2.0+ Build ID: 00m0(Build:2). Steps to reproduce: 1. Create /tmp/a.ods with below data: year month amount 2015 1 10 2015 1 20 2015 2 5 2. Create /tmp/b.ods with below function:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Ken Springer
Ah, the universal question... What do you NEED it to do... That's a question only you and your professors and course requirements in the future can answer. Overall, I don't think you'll have a problem. IMO, your biggest hurdle may be a professor who insists on submittals in either .doc or

Re: [libreoffice-users] OS hangs while visiting a LO wiki page

2015-09-17 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 15/09/15 21:43, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I use Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.33.1 (based on Firefox 36), Mark. And LO, so why are you bothering with Windows? Install Linux! -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 16/09/2015 20:20, Robert Watt a écrit : Hi Robert, The latest version of LibreOffice will work on your Mac Mini with Yosemite. You can install versions from the AppStore, or else download them from the LibreOffice web site. Some people have reported differences in behaviour or bugs in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] OS hangs while visiting a LO wiki page

2015-09-17 Thread Tom Williams
On 09/16/2015 01:39 PM, Ady Ady wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:53 PM, > wrote: >> Simos Xenitellis wrote: >>> (obviously we are off-topic) >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:46 PM, >>> wrote: >>> Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 16/09/15 19:20, Robert Watt wrote: Hi, I have never used Libre Office before, or any ‘Office’ type software, other than Microsoft Office 2000, 2003, You'll find LO quite similar in looks to Office 2003. The only thing you need to know is that it doesn't contain any sort of mail or PIM

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice writer very slow with comments open

2015-09-17 Thread jorge
Hi Kropotkin and all: Try increase memory asigned to LibreOffice: Menu-Tools-Options-Memory Regards, Jorge Rodríguez El mar, 15-09-2015 a las 14:59 -0700, kropotkin escribió: > Hello all, > > I'm using Libreoffice Writer 5 on Kubuntu 14.04. It is very, very slow if I >

Re: [libreoffice-users] OS hangs while visiting a LO wiki page

2015-09-17 Thread libreoffice-ml . mbourne
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 15/09/15 21:43, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I use Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.33.1 (based on Firefox 36), Mark. And LO, so why are you bothering with Windows? Install Linux! The main limiting factor is time. Installing Linux is relatively easy;

[libreoffice-users] Re: Libreoffice writer very slow with comments open

2015-09-17 Thread kropotkin
Thanks for this, Jorge, but unfortunately it doesn't work. To be clear, when I said: "I have tried all the usual advice about slowness with Libreoffice, viz. changing the memory settings" I meant that I had tried just what you suggest (and decreasing the undo steps, and so on). Oh well.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread toki
On 16/09/15 18:20, Robert Watt wrote: > Is it the case that Libre Office is as 'feature packed' as Ms Office, >or are there some important features that will be missing from Libre Office when compared to Ms Office? This really depends upon your specific use case, and what else you will be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The short answer is yes. You can trust the OU in this! :) Alex Thergood is more expert with Macs than most of us here. He is one of many people on this mailing list whose advice i trust and take a lot of notice of. You do need a separate emailer. Many people seem to use Thunderbird but

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/17/2015 08:04 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: > Am 17.09.2015 um 13:08 schrieb James Knott: >> On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: >>> In particular, this is not an alternative >>> editor for MS Office documents. >> Your comments are contrary to the experiences of many who have used >>