Re: Brian Barker re Is there a limit to page number correction values in OO?

2023-03-25 Thread PCS
scooter, a Hummer 4WD, or an Outback Road Train. Or OO or LO or MS Office, or PageMaker, or Scrivener, or Bible Study, or whatever. PCS. > On 25 Mar 2023, at 5:00 am, Brian Barker > wrote: > > At 18:30 24/03/2023 +0100, Amin Jack Pedziwiater wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 18

Re: Recovery of documents

2023-03-19 Thread PCS
, or get the docking bay recommended by Andrew, which takes both sizes. PCS. > On 20 Mar 2023, at 3:28 am, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: > > If you're hard drive has already been removed from the computer, you might be > able to use something like this > > https://www.amazon.c

Re: new version of OO?

2023-03-01 Thread PCS
months (some pros, some cons), and I’m wondering if the OO problems might have been incompatibility with the M1 chip, or if it would be worth trying this OO update? PCS. > On 27 Feb 2023, at 9:39 am, David Robley wrote: > > Expect it within 24 hours. > > On 27/02/2023 0

Re: My file is gone - did you not backup?

2023-03-01 Thread PCS
few of our most important files in the cloud, and even with cloud backups a Mac user should also be using Time machine. PCS > On 2 Mar 2023, at 6:33 am, Seckin Uzun wrote: > > Hi there, > > I lost my file when I clicked the discard button accidentally. > > I checked the b

Re: new version of OO?

2023-02-26 Thread PCS
When will the new version of OO be released? PCS > On 26 Feb 2023, at 9:49 pm, Matthias Seidel > wrote: > I will have a deeper look later after we released the new version of > OpenOffice. > > Regards, > >Matthias >

Re: Hi, I'm wondering about ODF in comparison to DOCX

2023-02-16 Thread PCS
for spreadsheets and use Scrivener for almost all of my writing. But I hardly do any business writing these days, you would need a WP for that. PCS. > On 17 Feb 2023, at 3:58 am, W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. > wrote: > > Nikhil - > > Microsoft have done their best to make

Re: Recover Deleted File

2023-01-22 Thread PCS
e set up, it is invaluable for little problems like your file loss and it would be a life-saver if you had a major data loss. PCS > On 22 Jan 2023, at 7:43 am, eeirv...@gmail.com wrote: > > I was requesting a Print Page Preview of my Spreadsheet File. When it opened > it looked o

Re: Take a cell value from a spreadsheet into another

2022-11-16 Thread PCS
Dear Richard, I think you will find that if you copy the cell in the original spreadsheet normally, then in the spreadsheet you want to paste the information into use the Paste Special command in the Edit Menu instead of doing a standard paste, and in the window that opens select what you wan

Re: need help, please

2022-11-12 Thread PCS
Dear Marie, I’ve had the 'do you want to reopen' or 'do you want to recover' messages from time to time, but the recovery has always worked for me so I’ve never had to fix your problem. But I offer the following suggestions: 1. Have you tried restarting your Mac to see if that clears th

Re: Calc Spreadsheet Questions (Linda)

2022-11-07 Thread PCS
1. Make the font size bigger, then make the row height bigger, to fit the selected font size, or select optimal height to have the spreadsheet automatically adjust the row height for the text size, and also to auto-adjust for multiple lines of text in a cell if you use text wrapping, and f

Re: Constant crashes

2022-10-20 Thread PCS
Possible work-arounds? Dear Susan, I have no idea why OpenOffice is not working for you, unless perhaps your computer’s OS is too old or too new for the version you have installed, or you have caught a virus, but maybe it would be worth uninstalling OpenOffice and trying LibreOffice, they ar

Re: Help!!!!!

2022-10-19 Thread PCS
I use locked files as a work-around for stationery because Mac OS hasn’t done that right since the classic OS, i.e. since before OS-X. I don’t remember how locked OpenOffice files could be unlocked (I haven’t used OO recently), but locked (i.e. Read Only) LibreOffice documents have an “Edit Do

Re: Problem

2022-10-18 Thread PCS
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, uninstalling it should free you from it and cause your documents to be opened by

Re: Starting Header and Footer on a page other than number one

2022-09-13 Thread PCS
I use OpenOffice / LibreOffice for general productivity, but I strongly recommend Scrivener for manuscripts, especially large ones, it is well worth the low up-front cost (not subscription like a certain major software provider). I’ve used Scrivener on the Mac for many years, never any problem

Re: Paul Collins, Compare 2 decimals (weight) expressed as % (weight gain or loss}

2022-09-07 Thread PCS
Dear Paul, If you haven’t already got a better solution perhaps my attached work-around might be suitable. I generally abide by the KISS principle, I do have a few moderately complex formulae but I’m not a maths genius so I generally I find it easier to calculate in simple steps that are easie

CORRECTION, post upgrade glitch is still serious

2022-06-23 Thread PCS
recent OO update is a significant disappointment. PCS > On 23 Jun 2022, at 5:16 pm, Frank McIsaac wrote: > > Well said FC > > Regards > Snapafun - Frank&Jan > Rock'n'Rolling Forever > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2022, 6:20 pm Fernando Cassia, wrote: >

Re: Winding OpenOffice down + post upgrade glitch

2022-06-23 Thread PCS
refer less frequent and better tested updates, and the glitch in recent OO update is a significant disappointment. PCS > On 23 Jun 2022, at 5:16 pm, Frank McIsaac wrote: > > Well said FC > > Regards > Snapafun - Frank&Jan > Rock'n'Rolling Forever > > O

Re: Recovery of lost info

2022-04-28 Thread PCS
opportunity to recover it, you will probably have to recover it from your own bio-memory instead of from the computer’s memory. PCS > On 29 Apr 2022, at 3:56 am, Laura Jimenez wrote: > > Hi! I lost some info and was wondering if there is a way to recover it? I > recovered the documen

Re: PLEASE Help. I cannot open an Open Office file saved to my desktop.

2022-04-25 Thread PCS
en an inaccessible document with TextEdit, though you may have to strip out a lot of formatting characters to make it easily readable, then copy it to and reformat it in a new WP document. If you are using Windows I assume it must have some equivalent of the Mac’s “Open With”. PCS > On 25 Apr

Re: Formula

2022-04-09 Thread PCS
I’m not a power user, I’m a ‘work-around’ person, and I've done something roughly similar to this before. Here are my work-arounds for this situation: Calculation work-arounds.ods Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet PCS > On 9 Apr 2022, at 2:31 pm

Re: download

2022-04-06 Thread PCS
Ref. the attached security override info from Apple Support: I thought I had to enter an Admin password to authorise the app the last time I did it, but this doesn’t seem to mention that so maybe I’ve misremembered, but it should be obvious when you do it. Long time Mac user. > On 6 Apr 20

Re: Lost Files

2022-03-28 Thread PCS
have access to preserved copies of files if you need them in future. PCS > On 29 Mar 2022, at 3:20 am, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:58:54 +0100 > Rory O'Farrell wrote: > >> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:31 -0400 >> Larry Lineberry wrote: >&

Re: Formatting for USA Telephone Numbers

2022-02-23 Thread PCS
="123 456” (with your number of course, not 123 446) PCS > On 24 Feb 2022, at 12:33 pm, Vince@Verizon > wrote: > > Hi: > > How do I format cells for entry of USA Telephone Numbers, as: 1 (###) > ###*-* > > whenever, for example,I have typed a ten-di

Re: HELP WITH MAC VERSION & MORE

2022-02-23 Thread PCS
be careful, bad things might happen if you do the wrong thing there. However I would be surprised if the things I first suggested don’t fix your problem, I can’t recall ever having had an app problem that was caused by the OS. Regards, PCS. > On 24 Feb 2022, at 8:46 am, Donald Taylor >

Re: Apache OpenOffice for iPad & Mac comments & suggestions

2022-02-20 Thread PCS
I know I’m not, in the early 1980s I had two doppelgängers, one of them even driving a car identical to mine, to the great confusion of my friends). PCS. > On 21 Feb 2022, at 2:32 am, Julian THOMAS wrote: > > I can too. I clung to AOO for a few years after going from OS2 to Mac. I &