On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:30:25 -0700 Kevin Brown <ksmooth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been using Open Office for a few years and I really enjoy this > program. I have a problem with a certain file I can no longer open, when I > attempt to do so it comes up with all my text being # hashtags and can’t fix > the problem. When the file is clicked it brings up a bar that says ASCII > Filter Options then gives you some options such as Character Set, Default > fonts, language and something at the bottom that says paragraph break which > you can click that says CR & LF, or Cr or LF by itself. I have tried to > operate these options but nothing is working. I just want to get my file back > to working, please let me know something as soon as possible, it will be > greatly appreciated. > > ~Kevin Brown > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > The display of ### and the ASCII filter message indicates that OpenOffice does not now understand the structure of the file. Unfortunately, this indicates your file is damaged, most probably beyond repair. If you have a backup, you should revert to this. https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=84056 This damage may have happened because of a system or program crash, or because of over-hasty powering off of the computer before the internal house-keeping had completed and the hardware/software write buffers had flushed to disk. -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
