Re: malaware

Alvaro Vargas wrote: I download Apache OO and is full of malaware, I had to format my HD and reinstall Win. The official version of Apache OpenOffice does not contain any malware. We actively enforce our trademarks and block other sites that bundle malware when we can. See http://s.apache.org

Re: Malware

Great advice and, like you, I have never gotten malware from a download whether OO or ?? as I always research first. Unfortunately, your comments are kind of "hindsight" as these people won't find your wise words until they start searching for someone to blast. A quest for those of us who und

Re: Malware

The easiest way to warn novice users is a warning message in the installation script. Maybe something like: "Make sure you have downloaded OpenOffice from one of these sites Apache or Sourceforge " On 12-5-2

Re: Malware

That sounds great, Martin. Could a download script be smart enough to recognize (via non-editable script section) if it is being downloaded from an authentic site/page and flash a nauseating "Warning - download only from . . . " (blurb similar to your suggestion) if it wasn't? Flashing a wa

Re: Malware

On 12-5-2014 19:43, japples wrote: That sounds great, Martin. Could a download script be smart enough to recognize (via non-editable script section) if it is being downloaded from an authentic site/page and flash a nauseating "Warning - download only from . . . " (blurb similar to your sugges

Re: Malware

On Sun, 11 May 2014 23:59:31 -0600 Gary Frost wrote: > Greetings all: > > It has been repeated on this list time and time again to only download Open > Office > from the actual official site. You must make sure you have the correct URL. > And > asking before you endeavor to strike out on the d

Re: malaware

Alvaro Vargas wrote: > I download Apache OO and is full of malaware, I had to format my HD and > reinstall Win. Someone do this I do not know if its in Download sites or in > the participation. How evevr I do not install any more OO. sorry, before > Apache, was a very good alternative. > Where did

Re: malaware

Hi Alvaro, On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 2:58 AM, Alvaro Vargas wrote: > I download Apache OO and is full of malaware, I had to format my HD and > reinstall Win. Someone do this I do not know if its in Download sites or in > the participation. > As others have said, the program itself contains no ma

Re: Hello from a Newb Here to Help

Original Message From: Lindsey To: users@openoffice.apache.org Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 18:38:19 -0500 > Hi, > > I know y'all are busy so I'll try to keep this short. I just started > using Libre Office and I LOVE it. I want to learn all I can about it > but I also hit some snags.

Re: Malware

Things are hind sight after most disasters. The "Open Source" Community should, in general, make it better known about these hijack sites, but responsibility still lies with the user. These risks exist with commercial software too. Bleeding Heart was not anticipated. Still the disaster had to be

Re: Deleting Older Versions

If it's no trouble - what about the folders and files that remain in the user/library/application support (on a mac) even after you have deleted the software? . Mine currently has these folders: OOo-dev ooo-dev-aqua OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org-acqua OpenOffice.org2 and would have some for

Re: Malware

I agree and have thought about that too, but the "evildoers" would remove it most likely. Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2014, at 1:21 AM, Martin Groenescheij > wrote: > > The easiest way to warn novice users is a warning message in the installation > script. > Maybe something like: > >

Re: OpenOffice mac

On 8/5/14 at 7:33 PM, der_...@rocketmail.com (der_ron) wrote: Please could you make new releases available on mac osx 10.6? 10.6 is 5 years old ... Same here. I would like to be able to use new OpenOffice releases on my 10.6 Mac OS X system without having to upgrade -which in my case would

Re: Swahili

On 08/05/2014 ufpsc wrote: I understand that version 1.1.3 has Swahili. Does this mean that it has a Swahili spellchecker? If you need a Swahili spell checker (or any other dictionary), your best bet is to use the Extensions site. Searching "Swahili" on http://extensions.openoffice.org/ ret

Re: Malware

Martin wrote: "Why not display it to all, no difficult programming is required. And by the way you only install it once." (Moved your comment for clarity.) My thought was to keep dignity and refinement for the authorized download site / pages but add the tacky flashing warning for those sites

Link a cell in spreadsheet to a folder in 'my docs'

Hi there, Is it possible to change a cell to a button and link to a folder in 'my docs' please? if so please can I have instructions to do this. Cheers Yvonne Ham REGARDS YVONNE, RUTH,& MIKE Montgomery Furnishings LTD Bentalls Bracknell High Street Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1DWW/H YB 90018

Document attachments

I recently started used Open Office. I a having a difficult time attaching a document to an e-mail. Can anyone assist me? Thank you. --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@op

Re: Document attachments

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Robert Goodman wrote: > I recently started used Open Office. > > I a having a difficult time attaching > a document to an e-mail. > > Can anyone assist me? > I will tell you how I do things, it doesn't mean it's the only way to do it... If you click on "File->Sa

Labels

Can anyone please tell me how to organise a label sheet giving 3 x 7 (i.e.21)labels per sheet? I am unfortunately stuck with Windows 8 Rusty --- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubs

problem with the update on my mac

Hi! Today I did the update of openoffice on my mac and after the update there is an error that couldn't permit to my mac to run the program. The error message say: developer undefined.

Re: Malware

Sent from my mobile device. > On 12 May 2014, at 11:38 pm, Gary Frost wrote: > > I agree and have thought about that too, but the "evildoers" would remove it > most likely. If the "evildoers" change the code without making users aware you "Apache" can sue them. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>

Re: Labels

On 12/05/14 15:42, rustyk10 wrote: Can anyone please tell me how to organise a label sheet giving 3 x 7 (i.e.21)labels per sheet? I am unfortunately stuck with Windows 8 Rusty I do it with a table formatted for Avery type labels. If you want.? ---

Re: Malware

On 12 May 2014, at 05:43, japples wrote: > Could a download script be smart enough to recognize (via non-editable script > section) if it is being downloaded from an authentic site/page and flash a > nauseating "Warning - download only from . . . " (blurb similar to your > suggestion) if it w

Moving from OO4.0.0 to OO4.0.1

Hi guys, I've written a novel and am all of a sudden experiencingdifficulty with inserting a photo. All of the colors are only red or black. I've tried correcting the colors but it doesn't work So I'm guessing 4.0.1 may solve the problem. How do I move a project from 4.0.0 to 4.0.1? Thanks,

Re: Malware

On 13-5-2014 8:47, Julian Thomas wrote: On 12 May 2014, at 05:43, japples wrote: Could a download script be smart enough to recognize (via non-editable script section) if it is being downloaded from an authentic site/page and flash a nauseating "Warning - download only from . . . " (blurb s

Re: Remove me from this mailing list . This is my 3rd request

Remove me from this mailing list, big in case you can't understand this. This is my 3rd request. I hate my email box is over stuffed please please remove my name too -Original Message- From: Marvin To: users Sent: Sat, May 10, 2014 9:35 pm Subject: Remove me from this mailing list

Re: Suggestion.

I would certainly "second" Gordon Lee's suggestion for ver. 5.x.x that having a parallel to the Corel/WP "reveal Codes" function would be invaluable. On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Sarala Lee wrote: > Sir / Madam, > For many years I used WordPerfect as my Word Processor and Desktop >

Suggestion.

Sir / Madam, For many years I used WordPerfect as my Word Processor and Desktop Publisher to produce a 12 page newsletter. I have never found a better program. As I now have iMac I use Openoffice and have found that satisfies most of my requirements. However there is one very imp

Re: problem with the update on my mac

On 2014-05-09, 1:46 PM Martina Bardini wrote concerning "problem with the update on my mac": Hi! Today I did the update of openoffice on my mac and after the update there is an error that couldn't permit to my mac to run the program. The error message say: developer undefined. AOO Release Note

Re: Suggestion.

On 12 May 2014, at 21:20, Jim McLaughlin wrote: > I would certainly "second" Gordon Lee's suggestion for ver. 5.x.x that > having a > parallel to the Corel/WP "reveal Codes" function would be invaluable. Amen. One of the VERY BEST features of WP - even before it went Corel - was the reveal co

Re: Suggestion.

On 05/12/2014 10:08 PM, Julian Thomas wrote: On 12 May 2014, at 21:20, Jim McLaughlin wrote: I would certainly "second" Gordon Lee's suggestion for ver. 5.x.x that having a parallel to the Corel/WP "reveal Codes" function would be invaluable. Amen. One of the VERY BEST features of WP - even

Open Office 4.10 text document bug

Dear Sirs, Using Openoffice 4.10 text document program, I tried to change case of the following: Put & Take Table (EDIBLE ITEMS ONLY?) I highlighted the entire line, and directed the program to change to capitalize every word.  The result was: Put & Take Table (EDIBLE Items Only?) I edited the l

Re: Moving from OO4.0.0 to OO4.0.1

Hi, Dean, I can only offer advise to keep a copy just in case the moving the project doesn't go according to plan. Best of luck Jack Dean Schweinler wrote: Hi guys, I've written a novel and am all of a sudden experiencing difficulty with inserting a photo. All of the colors are only red or

Re: Suggestion.

On Monday 12 May 2014 10:08:57 PM Julian Thomas wrote: > Amen. One of the VERY BEST features of WP - even before it went Corel - was > the reveal codes option, which gave the user full control over the quirky > formatting of almost any WordProc app - including OO [if you question this, > try to

Re: Open Office 4.10 text document bug

stan sharman wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > Using Openoffice 4.10 text document program, I tried to change case of the > following: > Put & Take Table > (EDIBLE ITEMS ONLY?) > I highlighted the entire line, and directed the program to change to > capitalize every word. The result was: > Put & Take Tabl

Re: Open Office 4.10 text document bug

I tried every combination in the Change Case menu and could achieve whatever capitalisation I wanted. It was easiest to change to all lower case and proceed from there. Good luck! On 13/05/2014 2:14 PM, stan sharman wrote: Dear Sirs, Using Openoffice 4.10 text document program, I tried to cha

Re: Remove me from this mailing list . This is my 3rd request

Please note the "List Conduct Guidelines;" are not appended to this message requesting to be removed from the list. On 5/12/2014 2:01 PM, adesiredspi...@aol.com wrote: Remove me from this mailing list, big in case you can't understand this. This is my 3rd request. I hate my email box is

Re: Moving from OO4.0.0 to OO4.0.1

Hi Dean, You are not directly subscribed to this mailing list, so you might not have seen the replies below. Original Message From: Dean Schweinler To: users@openoffice.apache.org Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 10:13:38 -0400 > Hi guys, > I've written a novel and am all of a sudden exp