Hello, all.
I have a simple document. One embedded (pasted) JPEG, everything else
plain text, standard fonts, some colors. I want to change the margins,
so I go into Format | Page. Tabbed dialog opens. If I click on the Page
tab, OOo crashes.
Opened a blank (new) document. Went into
Because users sometimes accidentally drag and drop text, and then they
lose it. PEBKAC, but one that can be avoided if the feature can be turned
toggled.
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:14:40 -0400, Richard Detwiler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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RBL wrote:
If so, how?
I reviewed Tools | Options
If so, how?
I reviewed Tools | Options and can't find a setting for it.
Thanks!
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Here's an off-beat question. Does anyone know where OOo stores its
settings for the column widths in the OpenOffice Save/Open dialogs?
My column widths were somehow whacked, and OOo now only shows me the
filenames -- not the file types, dates, etc. I can drag them back into
view, but if
My installation of OOo (latest rev) has recently started crashing when
editing Word DOCs with tracked changes -- often lots of changes.
Turning off changes sometimes helps, but often once the document starts
destabilizing Writer, it's done for. I have to open and finish editing it
in MSFT
THANKS
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:04:37 -0400, Joe Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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TOOLS = OPTIONS = GENERAL = HELP (uncheck TIPS box)
RBL wrote:
Anyone know if this can be done? I find the tooltips get in the way of
editing/writing. They keep popping up under the mouse pointer whenever
Anyone know if this can be done? I find the tooltips get in the way of
editing/writing. They keep popping up under the mouse pointer whenever
Track Changes is enabled. I'd love to turn them off. I could swear I
once saw a setting for this, but now I can't find it -- if it even exists.
Will do. Thanks for the suggestion.
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:28:32 -0400, NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not that I'm aware of, but it sounds like an excellent suggestion. You
may wish to vote for 22147.
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No takers? No viewer?
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:41:27 -0400, RBL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a stand-alone viewer for Impress presentations?
I've tried exporting as Flash or PDF, but of course, I lose all the
animations. PowerPoint save as is an option, but one I'd prefer to
avoid
Is there a stand-alone viewer for Impress presentations?
I've tried exporting as Flash or PDF, but of course, I lose all the
animations. PowerPoint save as is an option, but one I'd prefer to
avoid.
Thanks.
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I'm wondering if anyone knows off the top of their head if this is a
known issue, or if it's a bug that I should report.
I have seen this problem consistently during my use of OOo Writer.
Here's the issue: I create a document, and apply some formatting. I save
the document. Next day, I open
Apparently OpenOffice doesn't have native keystrokes to insert current
date or current time. In MSFT Office, it's Ctrl+; and Shift+Ctrl+; (if
memory serves).
If anyone happens to have a macro or other keystroke-based approach they
use to do this in Writer and Calc, I would be most
Hi all,
Is there a way to coerce Calc to group it's open windows on the Windows
taskbar, as Writer does?
MSFT Office offers a toggle to turn this capability on|off. I didn't see
such a feature in OOo's options.
TIA!
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Actually, I think this is a bug. OOo does group properly on the taskbar,
but doesn't group properly in the task list (Alt+Tab).
I'll report it.
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:00:17 -0500, RBL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
Is there a way to coerce Calc to group it's open windows on the Windows
Can OOo share Calc files? We share Excel files using Tools | Share
Workbook. Works great. But when I tried to access a shared team workbook
using OOo, it opened the file, but it also locked it, and kicked the
entire team off of the spreadsheet.
I didn't see any facility for sharing
Pete Holsberg wrote:
No macro needed. Using RegExes, search for $ and replace with \n\n
But if all you want is double-spacing, you're advised to change
the style(s) involved.
thanks
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Ganesha Bhaskara wrote:
I completely agree with you. First impression is EXTREMELY important and
this needs attention in OO. I mostly use Staroffice 8.0 and I have
observed that its start time after cold boot is lesser than the
corresponding start time of OO. I have no idea what Sun is doing to
MSFT is Microsoft's ticker symbol.
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The other major point: OpenOffice is OPEN. It supports open standards
better--MUCH better--than MSFT Office.
Every try to write or edit a blog post in MSFT Office, and then cut and
past it to a blog? The resulting POLLUTED hidden markup text chokes
Feedburner.
Take that same polluted text,
I appreciate that sentiment. But people looking for stark comparisons
between the two just might find this intellectual discourse of value.
My 2c. Shutting up now ...
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Thomas w. Cranston wrote:
RBL wrote:
Thomas w. Cranston wrote:
Are you happy w/how fast it starts up. How about how fast you can
open a document. If so, what OS are you running it on. What kind of
tweaks? How much RAM are you using?
I would like to be able to speed up OO. I really hate
Kirill S. Palagin wrote:
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From: James Knott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:53 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [users] OpenOffice ROCKS: was: Re: Openoffice suck
Kirill S. Palagin wrote:
-Original Message-
From: James
Thomas w. Cranston wrote:
Are you happy w/how fast it starts up. How about how fast you can open a
document. If so, what OS are you running it on. What kind of tweaks? How
much RAM are you using?
I would like to be able to speed up OO. I really hate having to wait on
it to start, load, etc.
Kirill S. Palagin wrote:
I also find many things are simply easier to do in
OpenOffice. Calc is tighter and faster.
Are you nuts? Excel is faster in every respect - starting, opening
documents, recalculating, saving. I have cases where save/load in time
Calc (with native formats) is 50 TIMES
I am a professional writer, and demand the best team-oriented writing
and editing tools. I switched to OpenOffice last year, and have not
looked back.
Writer is every bit as capable as MSFT Word, and it plays perfectly in
an all MSFT shop. The ODT files are a fraction of the size of DOC
I want to find alm paragraph markers in a document, and add a new blank
line after each one.
I go into Find Replace, enter a $, make sure RegEx is selected, click
Find, and OOo does not find ANY paragraph markers.
In MSFT Word this is as simple as finding ^p and replacing with ^p^p.
Can
RBL wrote:
I want to find alm paragraph markers in a document, and add a new blank
line after each one.
I go into Find Replace, enter a $, make sure RegEx is selected, click
Find, and OOo does not find ANY paragraph markers.
In MSFT Word this is as simple as finding ^p and replacing
Cor Nouws wrote:
RBL wrote:
Has anyone noticed that SDRAW doesn't remember toolbar configs between
sessions? I don't recall this happening until I upgraded to 2.0.4. But
today I was editing an image, exited Draw, came back in, and the
toolbars were reset. I then tweaked them again, even
Cor Nouws wrote:
RBL wrote:
Has anyone noticed that SDRAW doesn't remember toolbar configs between
sessions? I don't recall this happening until I upgraded to 2.0.4. But
today I was editing an image, exited Draw, came back in, and the
toolbars were reset. I then tweaked them again, even
Has anyone noticed that SDRAW doesn't remember toolbar configs between
sessions? I don't recall this happening until I upgraded to 2.0.4. But
today I was editing an image, exited Draw, came back in, and the
toolbars were reset. I then tweaked them again, even engaging lock
toolbars, but to
Harold Fuchs wrote:
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thanks harold
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Kirill S. Palagin wrote:
Do you think that all the menus and toolbars taking twice of the screen
pixels is more efficient?
I don't use toolbars. :-) My screen is clean. As a professional
writer, I can tell you that the split screen feature is a huge asset --
especially when dealing with
Michele Zarri wrote:
Hello Kirill,
Of course if you try to mimic the MSO split screen behaviour and place both
the windows on the same desktop all the toolbars get in the way, however the
way I use the split screen to move text around or check two sections of
the document simultaneously,
KAMI wrote:
Please check how Calc works...
It is an useful feature...
KAMI
Totally agree. Wish the OOo team would bring this to Writer. One has
to wonder why it would be in ALL the other OOo apps except Writer and
Base. I can see why Base wouldn't need it, but Writer?
Michele Zarri wrote:
On 10/4/06, RBL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In MSFT Office you can work in a split-screen mode by using Window |
Split. Can OOo Writer do split screen? Draw, Impress, and Calc can.
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JEFF QUICKLE wrote:
Greetings,
I opened a new text document hoping to get started with a book project. I was
only able to write enough for four pages and then it seemed like I could not go
further with it.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to use Open Office to write my own
book
In MSFT Office you can work in a split-screen mode by using Window |
Split. Can OOo Writer do split screen? Draw, Impress, and Calc can.
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James McKenzie wrote:
Dan:
Sadly Mr. RBL was kicked off of the mailing list for use of profanity.
You would be best to reply directly to him.
James M.
Dan Lewis wrote:
Perhaps this is a little late, but why haven't you created your
own dictionaries? (user-defined dictionaries) That would
changes are retained.
RBL wrote:
Ever since I installed OOo 2, I have been having odd problems with spell
check. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and the problem only
got worse.
Here are the symptoms:
* Turning off check spelling as you type only lasts for the session.
When I
Jack Gates wrote:
On Sunday 27 August 2006 14:07, RBL wrote:
I have run free support boards and been an online support volunteer
without interruption going back to the days of 300bps
acoustic-coupled CompuServe connections. I've written my own BBS
software to better serve users. Today I run
Ross Johnson wrote:
Alan Frayer wrote:
James McKenzie wrote:
Dan:
Sadly Mr. RBL was kicked off of the mailing list for use of
profanity. You would be best to reply directly to him.
James M.
Dan Lewis wrote:
Perhaps this is a little late, but why haven't you created your
own
I just want to post a thank you to everyone who did, ultimately,
respond to my post, and offer their suggestions -- including James. :-)
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Terry wrote:
James McKenzie wrote:
snip
Thank you for the correction. I will publically apologize to the list
for dragging this out. I reread my archives and yes, I sent a reply to
Mr. Levin that may have resulted in his mail system spamming the list.
As far as Mr. Levin sending or replying
I have unsubscribed from this list a dozen times now, and I am still
receiving these messages. PLEASE UNSUB ME.
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RBL wrote:
Ever since I installed OOo 2, I have been having odd problems with spell
check. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and the problem only
got worse.
Here are the symptoms:
* Turning off check spelling as you type only lasts for the session.
When I reboot later. the feature
Nemesi Systems wrote:
Goodday,
This is a Devon Gant emailing you. I am in need
of some help regarding your mail merge option In Writer. What I am
doing is migrating a client off MS Office to Open Office. Now what they
had was a file in word that was called
Klaus H. George wrote:
Dear sir---I freaak...
I am not a native Dutch and have to use a spell checker to save my ass
- and since weeks I try to solve this %^$#@ the problem - looking at
p2p for some working Microsoft thingy.
I found OpenOffice and installed everything as I need it
Please resent this email without all the unnecessary expletives.
(%^$#@). Your questions can be answered, but you need to calm down
and write a civilized letter. Your problems can be solved. If you
want to know how to do this in your own language (Dutch), that is
also possible. The Dutch
mmvied wrote:
Please Help!
I have recently installed Open Office and am thrilled with it. I would
like to kick MS Outlook into touch. Is there any open source application
that I can use to replace MS Outlook calendar? I need to sync with my
Nokia Phone.
Cheers
Joseph
Go to Thunderbird for
Alan Frayer wrote:
RBL wrote:
Is this utter lack of response the great online support that OOo
evangelists so highly tout?
I have been trying to find an answer to this problem for weeks, but
can't find a solution anywhere, including here.
Time to click uninstall -- because a word
Ever since I installed OOo 2, I have been having odd problems with spell
check. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and the problem only
got worse.
Here are the symptoms:
* Turning off check spelling as you type only lasts for the session.
When I reboot later. the feature is again
Does this list have a digest mode?
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Does anyone know if there's a way to access the OOo newsgroups via
Google Groups? The Gmane servers do not appear in any of Google's
listings. I was getting them through Thunderbird, but I'd love to be
able to access them through Google as well.
Interesting behavior, but if what you are trying to do is save and
capture Web pages, you're better off simply creating PDFs of them
directly from the browser using the free, open source PDF Creator
(Google it, first link).
Alternatively, have you tried ditching IE and going to Firefox? It's
Why would OpenOffice forget its language settings? For example, I will
go to Tools | Options | Language Settings | Writing Aids. I will then
uncheck Check spelling as you type, and uncheck the soffice and
sun dictionaries. I will click OK, and all will be will for a few
sessions. Then, for no
I'm going to try a reinstall, but thought I'd document what I'm seeing.
OOo 2.0.
Selecting a word and pressing ^F7 brings up the thesaurus, but there are
never any suggestions.
OK, so I run the File | Wizard to update the dicts. The update alerts me
to the availability of a v.11.6 DictOOo
to
modify the portion that sets the URL such as by setting it to http:///;
s.
HTH
RBL wrote:
Hi all,
I'm trying to write a macro that will allow me to select text, press
Ctrl+K, and convert the text into a hyperlink (as MSFT Word does).
Here's the code I have so far. I want to assign
Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
Question already answered on the OOoForum...
Global variables are the only variables that hold their value between
macro execution. Statics are only for a single run so if you called
ViewZoomCycle five times in the same macro execution, then it would hold
the
Hi all,
I'm trying to write a macro that will allow me to select text, press
Ctrl+K, and convert the text into a hyperlink (as MSFT Word does).
Here's the code I have so far. I want to assign the
HyperlinkAttributes.Text that appears in the Format | Character |
Hyperlink dialog to
Does anyone know if there are any issues using static variables with
OpenOffice macros?
The following macro does not work, but should (at least, in VBA it
would). COUNT is never remembered; it's always zero.
The purpose of this macro is to allow a user to hit a hotkey and cycle
the display
Has anyone noticed that OpenOffice 2 does not handle focus properly on
Windows?
For example, clicking an attachment in Thunderbird loads the document in
OOo, but OOo does not come to the forefront. You have to switch to it.
Likewise, sending a document as an attachment (File | Send To)
Here's how I fixed it: Went into the dict folder, and deleted all BUT
the US dict and thes etc. files. Then it worked.
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Terence W C Warby wrote:
For your information, if you want a UK English thesaurus for OOo 2.0.x
or 1.1.5 you can download one from
www.8daysaweek.co.uk/downloads.htm#ukthesaurus complete with an
installer free of charge. I use this thesaurus with 2.0.3 both at home
and at work. I installed it
I'm baffled by this one. Selecting a word and pressing Ctrl+F7 (or
using the menu) calls up the Thesaurus, but it +never+ suggests any
words. I have reinstalled and updated the dictionaries, to no avail.
English is the selected language.
Also, using File | Wizards to update the dictionaries
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