Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: compatibility with Microsoft Access

2015-01-30 Thread Philip Jordan
Sometimes (in the uk in the past) Schools &/or Education authorities could help by being a vehicle via which to buy something like this: but currently, assuming you're in the UK, it could be that our continuing austerity is a reason (among others) why this is no longer true? So,perhaps too, the te

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-29 Thread Philip Jordan
Thanks Gordon That's very helpful Philip PS FWIW I know you were replying to what someone else said but that person probably should not have introduced this C word as it could be that it use contravenes human rights etc - bit like Benedict saying what he did recently?! On 29 January 2015 at 1

Re: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with Microsoft Access

2015-01-29 Thread Philip Jordan
ems with zero problems. > > Methinks this may be a problem with some crapware that your hardware > vendor so thoughtfully installed for you - or possibly a PEBKAC issue... > > > On 1/29/2015 10:13 AM, Philip Jordan wrote: > > Well others will know more than me on this, but f

Re: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with Microsoft Access

2015-01-29 Thread Philip Jordan
Well others will know more than me on this, but from my ltd experience I'd ask what OS your daughter has e.g. I hope it's not Windows 8.1? ATB Philip Jordan UK On 29 January 2015 at 13:45, lalitadatta wrote: > Hi, > My daughter's in need of Microsoft access for her home

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-29 Thread Philip Jordan
Thanks Tom Can I say I think you have the picture! Meanwhile, I'll continue to look @ Ubantu etc as helpfully set out by Gordon I'll also *maybe* look at taking my Laptop back to Staples, where I got it a month ago Thanks again Philip Jordan On 29 January 2015 at 09:46, Tom Dav

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-29 Thread Philip Jordan
2015 at 21:14, jonathon wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 28/01/15 15:49, Philip Jordan wrote: > > I'm using an almost new Toshiba Laptop with Windows 8.1 > > > What edition of Windows 8.1 are you using? > What localization o

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
Thanks Gordon & Tom I'm afraid that the 40 minutes suggested is rather more than a tad optmistic e.g. Items 1-5 inc will each take me some considerable time i.e. they all involve me far beyond my comfort zone! But thanks for trying to help ATB Philip Jordan On 28 January 2015

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
e: > > On 28/01/15 16:51, Philip Jordan wrote: > >> - but as to W 8.1: >> I'm bereft of suitable words! >> >> then do what I did - dual-boot Ubuntu :-) > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.lib

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
Brilliant - well your reply is Gordon - but as to W 8.1: I'm bereft of suitable words! On 28 January 2015 at 16:40, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 28/01/15 15:43, Philip Jordan wrote: > >> Thanks >> >> & though I'll do what you say, it must be e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
t; box and > select the OS you wish to emulate. For most applications, it will be > Windows XP SP2. Once you are done, click OK. > 4. When you next launch the application it should run under compatibility > mode using the OS you selected. If it still fails to run correctly, try > anot

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
link and ended up with downloading a file with a .man > extension at its end? > I have just tried your link and got a file with a .msi ,which is a very > common form of Windows Installer. > > By the way, what version of Windows do you use? Windows 8? 7? Vista? XP? > > Thanks, &

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
o install the software by which I mean let me use it & your website wasn't very clear on what to do in that regard Anyway I now see you've sent another email, so I won't re-download till I've read that ATB Philip Jordan On 28 January 2015 at 15:09, Charles-H. Schulz

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
Thanks V Stuart I've followed your instruction & to be very specific it meant I downloaded from this link http://mirror.catn.com/pub/tdf/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86.msi (gb, prio 100) So far so good - & incidentally an exact replica of file resulted/replacing like

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
er has managed to get a full > download it often changes the "file ending" making it difficult for > the download to operate properly. Windows tends to hide the > file-ending so it's difficult to fix the problem. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > On 28 Januar

[libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

2015-01-28 Thread Philip Jordan
e English language therefore ... CHEEKY > > > well, good grammar leads to good communication SORRY I DON'T UNDERSTAND > EITHER YOU OR LO ;-) > > MEANWHILE, SIMILARLY, IF LO'S COMMUNICATION WAS CLEAR > WE'D ALL AVOID NEED FOR SUCH EMAIL & I COULD USE LO!

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Printing from Linux, Kubuntu/Ubuntu

2015-01-27 Thread Philip Jordan
*Many thanks Dave, I'll similarly answer below* On 27 January 2015 at 14:45, Dave Barton wrote: > > My responses are given in-line with your original message. > > Original Message ---- > From: Philip Jordan > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Date:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Printing from Linux, Kubuntu/Ubuntu

2015-01-27 Thread Philip Jordan
at's the app/icon, or do they mean the the whole OfficeLibre?! Perhaps I'm doing something wrong but I've already wasted several hours & have bought an icon, as confirmed by Microsoft in an email (I can't reply to) Hope someone there can help please Philip Jordan of Dorches