Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
thank you, i finally succeeded! On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > You may run into a pop-up message that says you are trying to open an > application from an unknown developer. If that happens do the following: > 1- close the security message alert > 2-go to system preferences

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
thank you, I finally succeeded. On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: > Hi - > > > On Feb 6, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > > > > Did you double click on the DMG file after you downloaded it? That's how > > you install the software. > > Once the DMG is open you drag the Ope

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2018-02-06, 2:03 PM Margherita Pagni wrote concerning "Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded": no DMG file ever appeared which I clicked download. What I got instead is this file name: Apache 00 4.1.5. Mac OS x86-64 install_en_US. That is a .dmg file

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
I have already run into a problem. I am using CHrome as my browser BTW. When, after clicking on downloading, I click on the browser 3 vertical dots symbol(which is top R of page facing the computer), it gives me a bunch of options in the drop down menu, but not to run programs after download. I

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
thank you, you are a gem! I'll try again. On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > You may run into a pop-up message that says you are trying to open an > application from an unknown developer. If that happens do the following: > 1- close the security message alert > 2-go to system

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
thanks, I did not see at all that option on the screen but I'll try again (time 5). I really appreciate yr help! On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:11 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > It only opens automatically if while it is downloading you go to the lower > left corner of the browser and from the drop-down me

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
no DMG file ever appeared which I clicked download. What I got instead is this file name: Apache 00 4.1.5. Mac OS x86-64 install_en_US. On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: > Hi - > > > On Feb 6, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > > > > Did you double click on the DMG file

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Larry Gusaas
00 PM Dave Fisher wrote concerning "Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded": Howard, That is not correct for macOS Sierra and High Sierra. The method I describe overrides for that application only while the method you describe opens up the Mac for other software. Rega

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Howard Blum
Dave, I am using High Sierra 10.13.3 and that is the precise procedure I used to install it on my mid-year 2013 MacBook Air laptop. On Feb 6, 2018 10:00 AM, "Dave Fisher" wrote: > Howard, > > That is not correct for macOS Sierra and High Sierra. The method I > describe overrides for that applica

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Dave Fisher
Howard, That is not correct for macOS Sierra and High Sierra. The method I describe overrides for that application only while the method you describe opens up the Mac for other software. Regards, Dave > On Feb 6, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > > You may run into a pop-up message that

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Howard Blum
You may run into a pop-up message that says you are trying to open an application from an unknown developer. If that happens do the following: 1- close the security message alert 2-go to system preferences and click on security icon 3-in the lower part of the security window it will give you the op

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Dave Fisher
Hi - > On Feb 6, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > > Did you double click on the DMG file after you downloaded it? That's how > you install the software. Once the DMG is open you drag the OpenOffice icon onto the Applications folder. Then double click on the Applications folder. In the A

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Howard Blum
Did you double click on the DMG file after you downloaded it? That's how you install the software. On Feb 6, 2018 9:05 AM, "Margherita Pagni" wrote: > FYI, the second I click on download, the Mac window opens offering as the > only option to Save All Files (or just Icon) and the choice it gives

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Howard Blum
It only opens automatically if while it is downloading you go to the lower left corner of the browser and from the drop-down menu you select the option to open after download is complete. On Feb 6, 2018 9:00 AM, "Margherita Pagni" wrote: OK thanks, but no "run" popped up, should it not happen au

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
FYI, the second I click on download, the Mac window opens offering as the only option to Save All Files (or just Icon) and the choice it gives me is where. Choosing Apps or Download made no difference as to being able to run or open the program On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Howard Blum wrote:

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
OK thanks, but no "run" popped up, should it not happen automatically once the download is complete? On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Howard Blum wrote: > It sounds to me like you may have downloaded the app but didn't run the > installer in the DMG file. > > On Feb 6, 2018 8:37 AM, "Margherita P

Re: Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Howard Blum
It sounds to me like you may have downloaded the app but didn't run the installer in the DMG file. On Feb 6, 2018 8:37 AM, "Margherita Pagni" wrote: > I have used the official Open Office site, and the appropriate “download > for Mac=>7”. (Mine is 10.13.3). > > But once downloaded in my apps, wh

Inability to open Open Office to my Mac once downloaded

2018-02-06 Thread Margherita Pagni
I have used the official Open Office site, and the appropriate “download for Mac=>7”. (Mine is 10.13.3). But once downloaded in my apps, when I click to open a widow tells me there is no file that can do so, and invites me to try the Apple store, which also has no results --