Re: [libreoffice-users] I paid for my Libre Office

2023-11-13 Thread James Knott
On 2023-11-13 18:57, Jose David Alcantara wrote: Dear LO,11 13 23 I am getting this message and cannot really use my LO Writer: The lock file could not be created for exclusive access by LibreOffice, due to missing permission to create a lock file on that file location or lack of free

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't open PDF on Mac

2023-10-31 Thread James Knott
On 2023-10-31 12:41, Chris J. wrote: How come I can’t open a PDF on my Mac? I just purchased LibreOffice for the sole purpose of editing PDF. Uh, you purchased LibreOffice? It's free unless you give a donation. Is that scam back?  Years ago, we'd commonly hear about people paying for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-08-18 11:03, Gabriele Bertolucci wrote: Anyway I extremely suggest you to use Mozilla Thunderbird. I thought it split from Mozilla. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cool! LibreOffice is free, open source and very good office suite!

2023-08-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-08-18 10:14, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: By the way, does LibreOffice have the equivalent of Microsoft Outlook? Many people use Thunderbird. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help finding the last piece of writing

2023-06-06 Thread James Knott
On 2023-06-06 11:26, Tom wrote: This is a long shot but maybe use your operating system's file manager/explorer and sort various folders where you save documents (Desktop, Documents, etc) by date and see if you can locate the file that way? On Linux, you could probably use the find command.

Re: [libreoffice-users] libreoffice portable

2023-03-18 Thread James Knott
On 2023-03-18 14:06, Larry Sanders wrote: I have been able to run libreoffice portable off a thumb drive successfully of of my PC at work. At home I have a Mac Pro and need to access the same files (for me mainly the database) and I would like to do so without having a virtual machine (i.e.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows 11 - Desktop Icon for Libre Writer

2022-12-13 Thread James Knott
On 2022-12-13 15:39, charles meyer wrote: How do I do that? I have never used W11, but on W10 it's easy, at least with Open-Shell, which provides a normal Start menu, instead of those d*mn tiles.  Under All Programs there's a folder for LibreOffice. In there, are icons for the various

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about Saving Doc

2022-11-10 Thread James Knott
On 2022-11-10 12:08, ddalem...@aol.com wrote: I recently installed LibreOffice on my laptop and find that I cannot Save to a USB flashdrive for possible future editing AND delete the document from my laptop. Deleting document on my laptop (in LibreOffice) leaves anything I think I’ve Saved to

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Question About Security

2022-01-27 Thread James Knott
On 2022-01-27 3:08 a.m., NE NE wrote: Hi, My name is Hatice from Turkey. First of all, thank you for making free software available to people. And my question to you is: "When we use the programs included in your software, for example; When we write a document, no one but us can access this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about testing changes made to MS Word documents

2021-09-14 Thread James Knott
On 2021-09-13 11:38 p.m., Tom Williams wrote: So, what's a good/reliable way to test changes saved in DOCX format in Writer?   Is using Word online, as I did, akin to loading it in MS Word 2016?  I believe the document was last edited in MS Word 2016 before it was sent to me. What I did was

Re: [libreoffice-users] Download version 6.7.4.2.

2021-06-09 Thread James Knott
The current version is 7.1.3 https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download On 2021-06-09 4:00 a.m., Italo Vignoli wrote: LibreOffice 6.7.4.2 does not exist, you are probably referring to LibreOffice 6.4.7.2, which is an old version and can be downloaded from the following link:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reducing extra space in a jpg scanned in Writer

2021-02-22 Thread James Knott
On 2021-02-22 4:31 p.m., charles meyer wrote: Is there a quick/easy way to eliminate all that wasted white space around the business card? I adjust the scanned area, before the scan. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] Good way to turn hours+minutes into minutes?

2020-07-17 Thread James Knott
On 7/17/20 8:56 AM, James Knott wrote: On 7/17/20 8:37 AM, Gilles wrote: I have a spreadsheet where time is formatted as HHhMM. In the next column, I'd like to show this in minutes. What would be a good way to achieve this? Many years ago, when copying records to  cassettes (remember them

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc] Good way to turn hours+minutes into minutes?

2020-07-17 Thread James Knott
On 7/17/20 8:37 AM, Gilles wrote: I have a spreadsheet where time is formatted as HHhMM. In the next column, I'd like to show this in minutes. What would be a good way to achieve this? Many years ago, when copying records to  cassettes (remember them?), I used the decimal degree to degree,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux users might find themselves paying money to use LibreOffice one day

2020-07-08 Thread James Knott
On 2020-07-08 01:05 PM, John Kaufmann wrote: Umm... when you begin this way: "... LibreOffice ... is actually quite good, although Microsoft's Office is far superior." you lose all credibility. [FWIW, in my experience, LO is more capable than MSO.] Yeah, I noticed that too.  I guess he

[libreoffice-users] Linux users might find themselves paying money to use LibreOffice one day

2020-07-08 Thread James Knott
I came across this article: https://betanews.com/2020/07/06/libreoffice-money/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows Vista?

2020-06-06 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-06 02:57 PM, Office User wrote: I have a client who would like to run LO on Vista. Should I advise them to go with AOO instead? Advise them to move to Windows 10.  Even Windows 7 is pretty much out of support now, which means they don't even get security updates. -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to get LO to open document at full screen width

2020-06-01 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-01 02:35 PM, Philip Jackson wrote: Have you tried that ^ to the left of the close button?  It's remembered on my openSUSE system. Yes, that is the problem. I always have to click that icon to get full screen but LO's idea of full screen is about 3/4 of the width of my screen.

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to get LO to open document at full screen width

2020-06-01 Thread James Knott
On 2020-06-01 09:42 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: I have searched for a way to force them to open at full screen width but with no success. Is there some setting(s) buried somewhere in the 'advanced' settings which can be arranged to force full width opening? Have you tried that ^ to the left

Re: [libreoffice-users] Logic of headers (and footers) or my lack of it!

2020-05-31 Thread James Knott
Perhaps you're being proactive, but the time on your post is still a couple of minutes from now. ;-) On 2020-05-31 03:52 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: Looking at your requirements I was curious if using captions for the images could give you what you want. If the caption was the name of the document

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO garbled chapter numbering of docx

2020-05-17 Thread James Knott
On 2020-05-17 04:42 PM, James wrote: Can everyone use LO for Windows? Yes, it's a free download from https://www.libreoffice.org.  You can use it for business or personal use.  You can also give it to others. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Assistance with electronic signature

2020-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 2020-03-02 05:25 AM, M Henri Day wrote: I'm not a Mac user myself, but according to Jack Wallen at *Tech Republi*c ( https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-sign-libreoffice-6-documents-with-gnupg/), if one has installed a PGP tool for MacOS (he suggests GPG Suite), one can sign documents

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice and German software

2019-11-24 Thread James Knott
On 2019-11-24 10:17 PM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: Is there some thing / place I should be looking into? You might look into resources required vs resources available.  What CPU and how much memory etc.  In Linux, there are utilities that show the load both on the system and as used by the

Re: [libreoffice-users] special characters from keyboard?

2019-08-18 Thread James Knott
On 2019-08-18 03:04 AM, gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Also i want classical greek chars There is also a Greek layout.  One thing that might help is that you can configure multiple layouts and switch between them as needed. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] special characters from keyboard?

2019-08-09 Thread James Knott
oard? (I used to > use ubuntu onboard onscreen keyboard which was very useful, especially > for clasical greek, but since upgrading ubuntu to 18.04 i havent been > able to get it to work for extended characters) > On Friday, 9 August 2019, 12:04:36 BST, James Knott > wrote: > --

Re: [libreoffice-users] special characters from keyboard?

2019-08-09 Thread James Knott
On 2019-08-09 03:16 AM, Kurt Jaeger wrote: > Hi! > >> I'm wondering if its possible to set up certain keys in LO so that pressing, >> e.g. ALT +A would enter a with macron character (and SHIFT +ALT +A for the >> capital)? > I use xmodmap for that, e.g.: > > /usr/local/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 33

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Question about signed documents

2019-08-01 Thread James Knott
On 2019-08-01 07:28 AM, Michael Jeltsch wrote: > Document signing in LibreOffice revisited: What is absent from this > conversation is the fact that one needs a certificate that is anchored to a > well-known certificate authority in order for a random other person to > verify the signature. And

Re: [libreoffice-users] Gmail Saving in Libre Writer

2019-07-21 Thread James Knott
On 2019-07-21 11:45 AM, charles meyer wrote: > I'm trying to search and then save old gmails in my Libre Writer. > > Has anyone found an easy way to search gmails older than just one year. > > There's the search box drop down menu where you can search by terms and All > Mail + Spam but the drop

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reveal code, old macros convert them to LO

2019-07-05 Thread James Knott
On 2019-07-05 04:10 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > Some 25 years ago, the government law office where I worked used > WordPerfect exclusively and we all relied on Reveal Codes, which was a > necessity because of the way we worked with WP. Although it had some > style functionality, we never used

Re: [libreoffice-users] What happened to "My Templates"?

2019-06-20 Thread James Knott
On 2019-06-20 06:42 AM, James Knott wrote: > On 2019-06-19 11:18 PM, JPS wrote: >> On 19.06.19 22:21, James Knott wrote: >>> I recently updated LibreOffice to v6.1.3.2 on openSUSE 15.1.  One thing >>> I've noticed is my own templates are now mixed in with the p

Re: [libreoffice-users] What happened to "My Templates"?

2019-06-20 Thread James Knott
On 2019-06-19 11:18 PM, JPS wrote: > On 19.06.19 22:21, James Knott wrote: >> I recently updated LibreOffice to v6.1.3.2 on openSUSE 15.1.  One thing >> I've noticed is my own templates are now mixed in with the provided >> templates.  Why was this done?  I now have to

[libreoffice-users] What happened to "My Templates"?

2019-06-19 Thread James Knott
I recently updated LibreOffice to v6.1.3.2 on openSUSE 15.1.  One thing I've noticed is my own templates are now mixed in with the provided templates.  Why was this done?  I now have to sort through several templates, that I have no use for, to find the ones I created. -- To unsubscribe e-mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about signed documents

2019-01-31 Thread James Knott
On 01/31/2019 11:54 AM, Tom Williams wrote: > Now, this is interesting.  So, the digital signing you describe would > generate a digital version of my signature?  I have experience with > digitally signing a document, using a third party service, like > DocuSign.  In those cases, a "signature"

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about signed documents

2019-01-31 Thread James Knott
On 01/31/2019 11:50 AM, Tom Williams wrote: > The reason I asked is, I've never considered the need to digitally > sign a document I created or modified in LibreOffice. At least one bank I'm aware of allows digital signing of documents.  So, you might download a form to open an account, take out

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about signed documents

2019-01-31 Thread James Knott
On 01/31/2019 10:33 AM, Tom Williams wrote: > Hi!  I recently learned LibreOffice 6 supports PGP signed documents.  > My question:  why would anyone want to digitally sign a document? When you take out a loan, etc., don't you sign the document?  There are many times you sign things.  This is just 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Split Screen

2018-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2018 12:22 PM, H. Stoellinger wrote: > Hello, > Is there a possibility for vertical/horizontal splitting views in LO? > KDE's text editor kate > a window can be split both ways, allowing either the same of different > files to be edited in parallel. > For example, I would like this

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

2018-08-08 Thread James Knott
On 08/08/2018 11:34 AM, Brian Barker wrote: > So why does it work for me - in Firefox under Windows 10? Are you > missing the underlying functionality required to display the video? > Should you install Windows? ;^) Further testing revealed it was only Seamonkey on OpenSUSE Leap 15.0.  Firefox

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

2018-08-08 Thread James Knott
Sorry, I should have checked which list I was on.  I'm running OpenSUSE Linux, Leap 15.0. On 08/08/2018 12:20 PM, James Knott wrote: > On 08/08/2018 12:15 PM, Gilles Gravier wrote: >> On Windows 7 it works on SeaMonkey 2.49.1 on my system. >> > Same version on 15.0. > --

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

2018-08-08 Thread James Knott
On 08/08/2018 12:15 PM, Gilles Gravier wrote: > On Windows 7 it works on SeaMonkey 2.49.1 on my system. > Same version on 15.0. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

2018-08-08 Thread James Knott
On 08/08/2018 11:49 AM, Gilles Gravier wrote: > For me it works fine with Chromium and Firefox... on Windows and on > Ubuntu 18.04.1. I did some more testing and found it fails in Seamonkey, but works in Firefox & Chromium on 15.0. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] New features in 6.1.0 Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Text for "New Features" page for translation, after LO 6.1 release

2018-08-08 Thread James Knott
I see the same thing. On 08/08/2018 11:13 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > FYI > > 11:08 AM EST > > YouTube video is not displaying. > > Results in message "If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting > your device" in Firefox. > > Interestingly enough, if you move your cursor over the time

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Templates?

2018-07-08 Thread James Knott
On 07/08/2018 04:52 PM, toki wrote: > * /home/ your-user-name /.config/libreoffice/4/user/template/ Found 'em there.  However, that does nothing for the problem of removing My Templates, so that my templates are not mixed in with a bunch of supplied templates that I don't use. I don't understand

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Templates?

2018-07-08 Thread James Knott
On 07/08/2018 03:17 PM, toki wrote: > On 08/07/18 04:41 PM, James Knott wrote: > >> Didn't there used to be an item "My Templates? in LO?  > You probably want to change the path at > ">Tools >Options >Paths >Templates" > to point to the locat

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Templates?

2018-07-08 Thread James Knott
On 07/08/2018 03:12 PM, Philip Jackson wrote: > Then you need to navigate to where you have the templates stored, > highlight them, and click import. The problem is finding where they're stored.  I have no idea.  I just had them in My Templates > Then they'll get registered and appear in the

[libreoffice-users] What happened to my scan icon

2018-07-08 Thread James Knott
A while ago, I created a "Scan" icon on my tool bar, to make it quicker to scan a page.  However, that icon seems to have disappeared.  Why is it now gone?  Who was the genius who decided it was OK to interfere with using LO?  That's 2 issues I've found in the past few minutes.  First, most of my

[libreoffice-users] My Templates?

2018-07-08 Thread James Knott
Didn't there used to be an item "My Templates? in LO?  I had a few templates in there, but now I can only find one mixed in with all the supplied templates.  What happened to mine?  Where are they?  I'm using LO 6.0.42 on OpenSUSE Leap 15.0.  Please bring back "My Templates".  I do not want to

Re: [libreoffice-users] How many of you deal with the Linux Users Group [Facebook]?

2018-04-30 Thread James Knott
On 04/30/2018 08:32 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > Today, I will be drafting the final exam for my students. I will use LO > Writer for the task. I will then email it to my students and they will > type their answers right onto the computer file and email it back to me. > I need to get the file

Re: [libreoffice-users] How many of you deal with the Linux Users Group [Facebook]?

2018-04-29 Thread James Knott
On 04/29/2018 01:17 PM, Luuk wrote: > You did forget to ask Tim-L what Facebook has to do with this problem ... I suspect anyone using Facebook already has enough problems. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] How many of you deal with the Linux Users Group [Facebook]?

2018-04-29 Thread James Knott
On 04/29/2018 10:23 AM, Tim-L wrote: > There was a question in it about wondering how to get the users of > Linux to save LibreOffice files to Microsoft Word formats. Why would we want to, unless we had to? The whole point of the Open Document formats was to be a non proprietary method that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Which printer for best libreoffice integration ?

2018-03-01 Thread James Knott
What is the best car? The answer to your question depends entirely on your needs and situation. On 03/01/2018 08:45 AM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Le 01/03/2018 à 13:58, Kurt Jaeger a écrit : > > Hi, > > I suppose it is horses for courses, as they say. > > At work, I have a networked Kyocera

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using the IBM line drawing set in Libreoffice

2018-01-20 Thread James Knott
On 01/20/2018 12:56 PM, John R. Sowden wrote: > I have a lot of forms created in WordStar using the line drawing > characters in the IBM fixed font character set. I now need to create > some of these forms in LO. Can't find a reference in the help dos. I haven't heard of those characters in a

Re: [libreoffice-users] installed disc usage for LO

2018-01-02 Thread James Knott
On 01/02/2018 10:08 AM, Tim-L wrote: > Yes, I remember that. A friend was harassed for buying a 10 MB drive > since they thought he would never need that much internal storage. > Those dual floppy days, and the first 10 to 20 MB hard drives, were > the good old days for the "personal computer". I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-20 Thread James Knott
No, the info in the link from Regina did the trick. On 11/20/2017 08:20 PM, Howard Barr wrote: > Hi James, > > Other than what's been discussed on this list so far was there > anything else you did to get it to work? > > On 21 Nov 2017 01:06, "James Knott&q

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-20 Thread James Knott
After a few attemps, I finally got it to work right, with the icon showing with view set to automatic. tnx jk On 11/19/2017 09:22 PM, James Knott wrote: > That works, sort of. I have to leave the size at small to see the > icon. If I leave it at large or automatic, as originally set, I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
Henschel wrote: > Hi, > > adding icons it a little bit tricky. Please try my answer in > https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/130416/toolbar-icon-does-not-change-when-replaced/ > > > Kind regards > Regina > > James Knott schrieb am 19.11.2017 um 20:38: >> On

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 06:31 PM, Remy Gauthier wrote: > I tried to insert the button (using the icon you found), but the only > thing I was able to get is text describing the function of the button. > Never was able to get the icon only. Looks like a bug. > Yep. I even tried one of the icons that came

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 02:52 PM, James Knott wrote: > On 11/19/2017 02:46 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: >> Could it be anything to do with the image or size of the image. 16x16 >> px seems small. > According to the Change icon panel, 16x16 is the best size to use. > I even tried one

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 02:46 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: > Could it be anything to do with the image or size of the image. 16x16 > px seems small. According to the Change icon panel, 16x16 is the best size to use. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 02:14 PM, Robert Großkopf wrote: >> Curious thing. I found a scanner icon and it shows up in the customize >> > panel, on the request item, but not on the tool bar. >> > > Could be you have to change it in the toolbar, too. I have only tested > this with a macro I added to a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 02:08 PM, jorge Rodríguez wrote: > Hi James and all: > > I suggest to use a Macro. If you don't know what it is, is a > feature that LibreOffice has to automate the process. It usually run > well but sometimes crash. To able you can follow this steps: > > 1)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 01:58 PM, James Knott wrote: > On 11/19/2017 01:14 PM, James Knott wrote: >>> Hasn't any icon, so it would appear with text in the standard toolbar. >>>> You could also add an icon to "Request". Choose the added "Request" and >&

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 01:14 PM, James Knott wrote: >> Hasn't any icon, so it would appear with text in the standard toolbar. >> > >> > You could also add an icon to "Request". Choose the added "Request" and >> > change the icon. There would appear a dia

Re: [libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/19/2017 01:06 PM, Robert Großkopf wrote: > Hi James, > >> I occasionally scan documents into LibreOffice with a single sheet >> scanner. This means for each page I have to click on >> Insert>Media>Scan>Request. Is it possible to create an icon to run >> those steps? > Haven't tested, but:

[libreoffice-users] Create scan button?

2017-11-19 Thread James Knott
I occasionally scan documents into LibreOffice with a single sheet scanner. This means for each page I have to click on Insert>Media>Scan>Request. Is it possible to create an icon to run those steps? tnx jk -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: resolved (Re: getting LO source)

2017-11-09 Thread James Knott
On 11/09/2017 12:28 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Le 09/11/2017 à 16:30, jonathon a écrit : > > Any pointers on how to minimise the pain of reading the code? > > Aspirin ;-) May the source be with you. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-19 Thread James Knott
I just tried that and still get that error message. On 10/19/2017 10:14 AM, James Knott wrote: > I already saw that. > > tnx > > > On 10/19/2017 07:10 AM, zahra a wrote: >> hi. >> i searched in google and find these tips to restore your windows. >> hope tha

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-19 Thread James Knott
prior version of the OS. > click Next > 8. Click Reset when prompted. > Click Reset > Windows will then restart and take several minutes to reset itself. > 9. Click Continue when prompted. > Click Continue > > On 10/19/17, libo <l...@mrisltd.com> wrote: >> On 10/

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-19 Thread James Knott
On 10/19/2017 06:45 AM, libo wrote: > Do you have CryptoPrevent installed? You will get that error if the > protection is set to "Maximum". No. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 04:07 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/error-the-system-administrator-has-set-policies-to/b5350e90-fe4b-4544-8549-20c6a7befb51 > > > > On 10/18/2017 3:50 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: >> The system administrator has set

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 03:50 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: > Have you googled > > "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" > > Seems your message is not uncommon with a few suggestions to overcome. > steve Yes I have Googled and am trying the suggestions. No luck so far. I'm

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 03:32 PM, Jan Flikweert wrote: > Right mouse click on setup file [properties], [security]? > What do you see at the bottom? All permissions are Allow > > When you have the option to unlock you can do that. No unlock seen -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 03:28 PM, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: > I installed LibreOffice 5.4.2.1 on Windows 10 without any problems. > Sometimes when getting the message that you needs administrator > rights, restarting the computer helps. I've done that a few times. Also downloaded into the admin account and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 03:20 PM, Jan Flikweert wrote: > Does your anti-virus has ransomware protection? > The only AV I have is the Windows one. Regardless, the install says the admin set policies..., which is something I've never done. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 03:15 PM, Barry Smith wrote: > When I have a problem installing on Windows 10 as my user (which is > the administrator), I right-click the installation program, and choose > "Run as admin" or whatever the verbiage is. :) > I often do that to, but it wasn't available this time.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 01:51 PM, Jan Flikweert wrote: > Is there a change in your anti-virus program's? No. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 01:51 PM, Jan Flikweert wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a change in your anti-virus program's? > Did you try right mouse click run as administrator? > At wich location is your setup file located? > Great upgrade Windows between this isntallation an the previous? > Other users installed

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2017 01:28 PM, James Knott wrote: > I've been trying to install LibreOffice 5.4.2 on a Windows 10 system, > but get an error message: > > "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" > > I'm trying to install as a user, as I alwa

[libreoffice-users] 5.4.2 won't install on Windows 10

2017-10-18 Thread James Knott
I've been trying to install LibreOffice 5.4.2 on a Windows 10 system, but get an error message: "The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation" I'm trying to install as a user, as I always do, and provide the admin password. I have not set any such policy and don't even

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OffTopic] Bounce Message Notifications...

2017-10-09 Thread James Knott
On 10/09/2017 06:23 PM, Wade Smart wrote: > Between OO and Libra I get a bouncing message notification at least once a > day. > I have gmail so its not as if I can do much about but, anyone have > this crazy number > of bounced notifications? > > I filter them out but there sure are a lot. > > I

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-28 Thread James Knott
Sorry, I misread. I thought you were trying to read a CSV. LibreOffice can read and write CSV. To save, just use Save As and select CSV for the filter. On 08/28/2017 03:29 AM, Andrew wrote: > It opens just fine. > > > On 08/27/2017 06:41 PM, James Knott wrote: >> On 0

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-27 Thread James Knott
On 08/27/2017 08:59 PM, A wrote: > I'm trying to convert a file from .xlsx to CSV. After googling until > my eyes were bleeding, the below is the best I could come up with. > I've tried various incarnations of the below this is just the latest. > Any ideas what's wrong here? The input file

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread James Knott
On 08/14/2017 12:16 AM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: > Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10. That, again, > dumped the GRUB system to be able to boot to Ubuntu-MATE 16.04LTS. I > have been trying to get it working for over 14 hours. I use a bootable System Rescue USB pen drive and

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO install demands Chrome, Slack closure

2017-07-06 Thread James Knott
On 07/06/2017 12:09 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: > I just upgraded my Win7 laptop at work from LO 5.3.3 to 5.3.4, and it > insisted I close my Chrome and Slack apps. > > Why is LO messing with Chrome and Slack settings? > > Thanks. > MR > Where did you download from? I have never seen that. Download

Re: [libreoffice-users] Canon USA Printer Support are using LibreOffice?

2017-05-12 Thread James Knott
On 05/12/2017 02:31 PM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: > I would love to get it verified, but it would be a good marketing coo > for LO if a big company like Canon uses LibreOffice. I used to work for a company that used OpenOffice (this was before LibreOffice was available). I suspect the only reason

Re: [libreoffice-users] Pop Up Notifications

2017-04-24 Thread James Knott
Google calendar has notifications or can send an email, so you'll know when to rotate your tires. ;) On 04/24/2017 01:13 PM, charles meyer wrote: > My esteemed listmates, > > > I’m wondering if in Libre Writer or Calc a user can set up a sound or > pop-up notification of an approaching

Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Anniversary upgrade warning - not LO issue

2016-12-01 Thread James Knott
It came out in August, IIRC. I didn't have any problem with it here. On 12/01/2016 11:44 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > Thanks for the heads up. I'm running Win10 and Ubuntu 14.04. I don't > believe I've yet been offered the Anniversary Upgrade, but when I am, I > will proceed very cautiously

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows 10 Anniversary Update found LibreOffice as malware

2016-10-20 Thread James Knott
On 10/20/2016 11:21 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: > Hi, > > dam4rus wrote on 20-10-16 09:44: >> So, i have Windows 10 with Anniversary Update and today Windows Defender >> quarantined soffice.bin, because it thinks it's a Trojan. Is this a known >> issue? Should i report it as a bug? > yes please report

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-10-04 Thread James Knott
On 10/04/2016 10:06 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: > James Knott wrote >> Neither of them currently uses soffice. LibreOffice uses libreoffice >> and OpenOffice uses openoffice4. > Sorry, Dave is correct. > > Those actually are names of the AppData folders holding the user

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-10-04 Thread James Knott
On 10/04/2016 11:35 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Thanks :) I think it used to be quite noticeable. Whichever one was open > first (including quick-starter if that was enabled) would stay fine but the > 2nd instance wouldn't open, or would get part-way open and then crash. > > I think the problem was

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-10-01 Thread James Knott
On 09/30/2016 11:21 AM, V Stuart Foote wrote: > TomD wrote >> There is no harm in having both LibreOffice and OpenOffice installed >> alongside each other. >> ... > Actually they do not get along all that well, but will coexist if you > perform a custom installation and disable the "Quick

Re: [libreoffice-users] Overly aggressive autofomatting issues in LibreOffice

2016-08-26 Thread James Knott
On 08/26/2016 04:15 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: >> Maybe write a user guide: _Abusing Calc: How to do things without >> totally destroying your data, when using Calc for that for which it is >> neither designed to do, nor is suitable for_: >> * Two chapters on using Calc as a text editor; >> * Three

Re: [libreoffice-users] Overly aggressive autofomatting issues in LibreOffice

2016-08-26 Thread James Knott
On 08/26/2016 10:17 AM, Wade Smart wrote: > You have to register to read the article. I didn't have to. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seamonkey users - using browser to reach this list

2016-08-04 Thread James Knott
On 08/03/2016 12:50 PM, charles meyer wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I wondered if anyone uses Seamonky to reach this list? > > If so, do you use the Portable Seamonkey from here... > > http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/seamonkey_portable > > I'm trying to use a portable browser on a flash drive to

Re: [libreoffice-users] style panel on the right "crashes"

2016-08-04 Thread James Knott
On 08/04/2016 09:35 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > Good evening > I just discovered something. Since I never did this before, I do not > know, whether the problem is old or new. > > 1) Open document. existing or empty - it does not matter > 2) click F11 to open the style/navigator etc. panel on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Data Range in Calc

2016-07-07 Thread James Knott
On 07/07/2016 09:37 AM, Pat Brown wrote: > Every year I open a new sheet in Calc to record data from a new year. The > layout remains exactly the same each year, only the data changes. The > simplest is to copy the whole of the previous year's sheet and past it into > a new sheet. Then delete all

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to NOT turn (c) into a symbol

2016-06-27 Thread James Knott
On 06/27/2016 10:27 AM, V Stuart Foote wrote: > Or rather than the hassle an additional keyboard will cause--simply make use > of the Unicode toggle. Not an additional keyboard. Rather change the layout. That's easy enough to do in Linux & Windows. By using the international keyboard, you get

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to NOT turn (c) into a symbol

2016-06-27 Thread James Knott
On 06/27/2016 09:20 AM, Brian Barker wrote: > o Go to Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Replace. > o Find and select the specific correction for (c) - at the top of the > list? > o Click Delete and OK. Having done that, you might want to install the U.S. International keyboard, should you ever

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to NOT turn (c) into a symbol

2016-06-27 Thread James Knott
On 06/27/2016 08:57 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > Good evening > I have tried all sorts of settings to prevent LibreOffice from > changing (c) into the copywright symbol. > So far nothing has helped. > Setting it as an exception does not work. > For reasons I do not understand the conversion is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO for Android - is there more than a Viewer available? Beta maybe?

2016-04-28 Thread James Knott
On 04/28/2016 06:02 PM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: > I chose LibreOffice over all of the forks out there. Ummm... LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding decimal minutes to regular minutes and hours (calc)

2016-04-06 Thread James Knott
On 04/06/2016 09:36 AM, John Meyer wrote: > Hi, > > I have a project where I am trying to calculate the total amount of > work hours for a project based upon the timestamp of calls throughout > the day. The time at which the calls is placed is in hh:mm:ss while > the duration of the call is in

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