You mentioned that it is an old Mac. Two possibilities that occur
to me: the hard drive may need to be replaced, the RAM may need
replacing, or perhaps both.
--Dan
On 12/03/2012 03:47 PM, damali ayo wrote:
My apologies Hagar, I did not see that link.
I did change the user profile and it is still acting the same strange
way.
What i find most odd, is how the notes seem to be in the doc, but
don't show up until i click them. Other things I wrote in the notes
section appear then too. It's like a hide and seek game. That's why i
think the information is all there...somewhere.
Is there any other program that you suggest i use to complete work on
this manuscript? Will a new version of MS word be able to import the
.odt file?
Thanks, i think that's my last question, since nothing has changed. :(
damali
Profile location is given here (same topic):
http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=58401#p58401
There is a link to that post in the very post I've linked.
Hagar
Le 03/12/2012 21:32, damali ayo a écrit :
Hagar,
How do i do this in mac? The link you send does not detail that
process.
damali
Have you tried to reset the profile? It may help.
Hagar
Le 03/12/2012 21:15, damali ayo a écrit :
Thanks! I so appreciate your thoughts.
I had already saved in .odt quite a few times, this was even a
"save as" .odt file i was working on. I had imported it from .doc
over a week (and many many saves) ago. I had not gone back to .doc
at all.
I don't have any photos. I do have a table of contents, several
sections (14) and endnotes. I increased the memory to support this
(great tip!), quit and restarted the program, but the problems
persist.
I forgot to mention a symptom...i noticed it was acting strange
when i tried to highlight several lines in the endnotes and it
only let me highlight random portion. So I closed the doc and
re-opened. That's when everything went pear-shaped.
Other ideas?
damali
First, save in native ODF (.odt).
Remember that the .doc import/export filters have been reverse
engineered, you may face some troubles by continuing using this
format.
Always work in .odt and export in .doc when needed only. This way
you keep a secure copy of your document.
If your document has a lot of objects (pictures, ...), try to
increase the memory settings (Tools>Preferences>OOo>Memory).
If no change, you can try to reset your user profile but I doubt
it will change anything in your case:
http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=58403#p58403
Hagar
Le 03/12/2012 20:55, damali ayo a écrit :
Hello Forum,
I have been chugging along on a 300 page manuscript in Open
Office. I brought it into OO from an old (I mean old) version of
word. All was going well until a few minutes ago when OO seemed
to be reading my document very strangely. The header
disappeared, the endnotes half-disappeared, and when I click on
a number in the text for a note, it takes me to the note at the
end but then others are missing. I have no idea what happened or
why. When I open the document anew it positions me somewhere in
the middle of it.
I have the sense that it's a viewing issue, and the file isn't
actually screwed up...at least I hope so. I have no other way of
opening it though.
I quit OO, restarted my computer, and no changes.
It's slightly terrifying. I've been working on this book for
over a year. Any help would be angelic, truly.
Details:
Involved participants:
Mac OS 10.5.8
Microsoft word v.X for mac (yes i need an entirely new computer,
I know)
OpenOffice 3
Thank you!!
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