Hello, please be aware: this mail has been *sent erroneously to me*, instead of to the person who has submitted the question. To a number of other people asking for support has happened the same. Sincerely, Haim Giloh
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:38 AM Larry Gusaas <larry.gus...@gmail.com> wrote: > You neglected a step in the installation process: > > "Double-click the .dmg file. After verifying the file, the Mac will > display a screen which > shows OpenOffice.app, then an arrow, then an Applications folder. Drag > the OpenOffice.app > icon on that screen into the Applications folder icon on that screen." > > You moved OpenOffice.dmg into your application folder instead of > OpenOffice.app. > > Open OpenOffice.dmg. I the window that opens drag the OpenOffice.app icon > onto the Application > icon. You can them close the window and eject OpenOffice.org. > > If you cannot see the file extension names (.org & .app), open Finder. On > your menu bar click > Finder. Then in the drop down menu click Preferences. Then click on > Advanced. Then select "Show > all filename extensions". > > On 2020-05-26 3:53 p.m., Dan at News Media Services wrote: > > Hi Dave,Thank you for your response.Here is what I did, after reading > your notes: > > Quit Open Office by selecting"Quit" in OO menu bar.Ejected OO disk icon > that remained on desktop.Opened the Application Folder located in the Dock > on desktop.Selected and clicked on OO icon in application folder.OO disk > icon again appeared on desktop.Clicked on OO disk icon to start program.OO > start bar appeared and loaded on desktop.OO files opened, as usual. > > Everything above is what I go through each time I quit OO. > > The disk icon never goes away while OO is open.If I try to eject the OO > disk on the desktop, a message says because OO files are opened, I have to > Force Eject. This would terminate the OO program, until I relaunch it. > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 10:46:17 AM PDT, Dave Fisher < > wave4d...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Quit OpenOffice. > > Open the Application Folder. > > Open the OpenOffice that’s in the Application folder. > > > > You should now be able to eject the DMG. > > > > Regards, > > Dave > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On May 26, 2020, at 9:57 AM, Dan at News Media Services > <nmsin...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Greetings, > >> > >> Still trying to get the OO icon off of desktop when OO is running. > >> Did not have an icon on desktop when I used Word. > >> > >> Again, followed every detail of installing on Mac per instructions of : > >> (Q03/AQ03)Tutorial] Mac FAQ Apache OO Community Forum by MrProgrammer > 6/27/17) > >> > >> •Waited for Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.7_MacOS_x86-64_install_en-US.dmg to > finish loading. > >> > >> •OO icon appeared on desktop. > >> > >> •Dragged OO icon on desktop into Applications folder as per > instructions: "Drag the OpenOffice.app icon on that screen into the > Applications folder icon on that screen. Macs don't need an "install" > program for this application." > >> > >> (Please see screen shots of OO in Finder's Application Folder and in > desktop Applications Folder). > >> > >> •Clicked on OO icon to start OO. Program started running and could use. > >> > >> BUT ... > >> > >> •Followed additional instructions: " Use File → Eject "OpenOffice" (the > dmg file). Either delete the file with the dmg extension or put it in a > safe place in the rare case that you want to reinstall it later without > re-downloading. > >> Sure about this? If I deleted this .dmg file, then OO operating system > no longer available. > >> > >> •End result: OO gray icon remain on desktop, when program running. > (Even though I initially dragged it into Applications Folder). > >> > >> Thanks for any clarification from the Macintosh tech side. I can only > hope that the posted instructions are correct and I somehow keep > misunderstanding some salient point. > >> > >> Good health to all. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > -- > _________________________________ > > Larry I. Gusaas > Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada > Website: http://larry-gusaas.com > > "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind > theirs." - Edgard Varese > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
