Re: openoffice issue

2020-09-11 Thread Robin Lord
On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, at 16:55, David Belina wrote: > What ever you are sung to convert PDF’s into or out of OpenOffice had a > problem this the java program begin used to do the conversion (“cannot > find file”).  Reinstall the extension? > > Github gas several programs.  Look for documentati

Re: please help

2020-10-19 Thread Robin Lord
Maybe you saved the file as jpg or other image image On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, at 22:15, Peter Kovacs wrote: > > Am 15.10.20 um 20:55 schrieb Edward Miller: > > I created a document in Open Office. Then I cut and pasted a Zoom website > > (info for a meeting) into the document and saved it. However

Re: Problems saving

2020-11-07 Thread Robin Lord
Try chkdsk from a dos prompt, sounds like it may be a hardware problem On Sat, 7 Nov 2020, at 13:28, Tony Santana wrote: > Perhaps the hard disk is full, I'm not expert ,sorry > > El sáb., 7 nov. 2020 13:25, Michel Pelland > escribió: > > > I always receive a ''general input/output error while

Re: Saving spreadsheet data from an outside source

2020-12-09 Thread Robin Lord
use the ' save as' option and then specify the file type for an open office format from the list by clicking the little down arrow On Wed, 9 Dec 2020, at 04:42, ed fiscus wrote: > My desktop runs on Microsoft 10 but I can’t save a spreadsheet file > from the outside to Open Officer. It wants me

Re: Format for Header & Footer

2020-12-19 Thread Robin Lord
Create a template On Sat, 19 Dec 2020, at 14:48, D DUB wrote: > Hello, > > If I wanted to install a predesigned header and footer to Apache Open > Office what format should it be? > Can you also send me some instructions on how to do it? > > Thank you, > > David W > ---

Re: password protect

2021-01-09 Thread Robin Lord
Use the save as option then you have a check box to save wth password same in libre office or open office On Fri, 8 Jan 2021, at 22:49, Ed Wester wrote: > I do not have the option to password protect when I save a document. > Please Advise. > > > > > > -- > This email has been checked fo

Re: Enquiring about the opensource of Apache OpenOffice

2021-01-27 Thread Robin Lord
Use it for anything On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 15:36, David Belina wrote: > Hi, > > I just wanted to enquire that can I use Apache OpenOffice for my own > business? > > Thanks, > Rijul > -- Best Regards Robin - To unsubscribe,

Re: Can not install 4.1.9

2021-02-09 Thread Robin Lord
Uninstall the previous version first, or check that no part of open office is currently in use e. G. By restarting windiest On Tue, 9 Feb 2021, at 15:19, B. de Lange wrote: > Hello all, > > I tried to install update 4.1.9 on my windows 10 computer. But got the > message "The specified version i

Re: Can not install 4.1.9

2021-02-09 Thread Robin Lord
n why you want to update? > Thanks for all the help we receive here. > HugoOn Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 12:33:14 PM GMT-3, Gerry Roocroft > wrote: > > Ta for this > > Not bothered trying the download since Libre Office is doing what I need > > Keep well > >

Re: Total disaster

2021-03-15 Thread Robin Lord
If direct formatting is to blame it may be useful to cut and paste the whole document onto a new document using cntr/shift /alt /v which pastes it without any formatting, then create required styles as necessary and apply as necessary On Mon, 15 Mar 2021, at 16:39, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Mon

Re: Tables

2021-03-25 Thread Robin Lord
I use the format option on the column headers to say what format you require On Thu, 25 Mar 2021, at 14:47, heatermarie03 wrote: > We are trying to use a table and input numbers in said table. If we > input a number with a comma and move to another cell, the comma gets > deleted. And, when we in

Re: Excel equivalent

2021-05-03 Thread Robin Lord
I don't agree open office calc is pretty much identical to excel, before I retired the only major difference I found was the number of rows in excel was much bigger, and even that may have changed in the 10 years since, I never now need to have millions of rows in a spreadsheet. Even when I did

Re: Error message when opening up a document

2021-07-04 Thread Robin Lord
Please do not be so rude, people are trying to help you On Sun, 4 Jul 2021, at 15:47, Theresa Greenhill wrote: > My name is not Meggie, it is Theresa G. What you said is not relevant > to my problem. > > Don't worry about replying. I am getting help elsehwere and will block > this site becaus

Re: Terrible application

2021-10-11 Thread Robin Lord
I have used open office for 20 years without any such problems, I think it is in most respects better than MS Office and of course it is free of charge, so persevere. On Mon, 11 Oct 2021, at 16:50, Ryan Gillis wrote: > Was copy pasting plain text from one cell to another in Calc - one > word,

Re: How to recover a accidently deleted manuscript

2021-10-14 Thread Robin Lord
Have you looked in the recycle bin On Thu, 14 Oct 2021, at 03:00, Alan Cliffe wrote: > I can't tell you how to retrieve it, but for future reference you might > want to make PDFs of every OO document you make.  > On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 03:20:36 AM EDT, Jackie Olsen > wrote: > >

Re: what is happening

2021-10-21 Thread Robin Lord
Hope you have a backup On Thu, 21 Oct 2021, at 08:39, Russell Watts wrote: > I just opened one of my files and was asked to list my first name, my last > name and my initials then I was asked what language and when I finally got > into my file there was nothing in there over 6 months of records >

Re: Download help....

2022-01-26 Thread Robin Lord
you need to use the windows option to set the defaults to open office just type defaults in the search field under the start menu and take it from there On Tue, 25 Jan 2022, at 18:19, Kay Weldon wrote: > Hello folks ~ > > I've been using OpenOffice on my old computer for many years and it's been

Re: Forgot Password

2022-09-28 Thread Robin Lord
My understanding is that without the password you cannot open the document. On Wed, 28 Sep 2022, at 09:21, H S wrote: > Hallo, > I saved a document with a password and unfortunately forgot the password. > Can you please help me how to open the file again. Thanks in advance. > > Kind regards > > H.

Re: Problem

2022-10-19 Thread Robin Lord
Yrs you can uninstall it On Wed, 19 Oct 2022, at 04:53, PCS wrote: > Dear Hugh, > > You say that Microsoft [Office] has taken over all your OpenOffice > files. That suggests it is the default productivity application suite. > If you genuinely have "no use whatsoever" for Microsoft office, > uni

Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-10 Thread Robin Lord
Does the spell checker work with other files, i have had a single file that did not spell check. If it does not work on all files then just Google it and there are answers that work. If it is just the one file the only solution i could find was to cut and paste all the text into notepad and grin

Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-11 Thread Robin Lord
/11/2022 +0000, Robin Lord wrote: >>Does the spell checker work with other files, i have had a single >>file that did not spell check. ... the only solution i could find >>was to cut and paste all the text into notepad and grin there cut >>and paste it back into a new do

Re: How to disable password

2023-10-04 Thread Robin Lord
No On Tue, 3 Oct 2023, at 23:36, Carolyn Ross wrote: > Is there a way to remove a password from a password protected document > without having the password. > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org

Re: Formula construction help

2023-11-02 Thread Robin Lord
The IIF function will do what you want easily On Thu, 2 Nov 2023, at 09:57, David Robley wrote: > On 2023-11-02 18:25, Donald Town wrote: >> Hi everyone >> >> I'm working on a database that has a group of basic formulas to get needed  >> values. >> >> I'd like to configure a "Yes / No' location (s

Re: Formula construction help

2023-11-03 Thread Robin Lord
I think it is I have used it in the past, of is aoo different from oo On Thu, 2 Nov 2023, at 21:55, David Robley wrote: > Unfortunately IIF isn't implemented in AOO Calc. > > On 2023-11-02 22:06, Robin Lord wrote: >> The IIF function will do what you want easily >> >&

Re: Formula construction help

2023-11-04 Thread Robin Lord
I do apologise it must have been sql washer I used it, Howartb if that's your attitude it's the last time I will try to help On Fri, 3 Nov 2023, at 14:36, Brian Barker wrote: > On 2023-11-02 22:06, Robin Lord wrote: >>The IIF function will do what you want easily > > On