Thank you for your replies David and Keith, that’s very much appreciated. I’ll be looking closely at the links to more information when I have time.
As a user of computers for over 30 years I should have more “inside” knowledge of the software I’ve been using, especially the freely available Apache Open Office. I’ve had other “private” replies, offering slightly different advice, but I realise with open source software there must be more than one way of dealing with this problem (it really is a problem for the “not so knowledgeable“ computer users like myself). I’m also new to Mac devices so two hills to climb at the same time. However, I’ll work through the instructions available, making notes as I go for future reference, and I’m confident I’ll get there. Thank goodness for you guys who know all of this stuff. Best regards Rob Cook > On 24 Aug 2022, at 19:20, David Belina <dbel...@comcast.net> wrote: > > The download page has a note (in red letters) that says “important hints for > OSX (>= 10.7(DMG) which used to point to a page explaining how to install on > a MAC. It doesn’t as of this post. Instead, go to > https://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#gatekeeper and > there are detailed instructions there. > > The Ioen Office web page needs to have the link (in red) say “How to Install > on a Mac!!!!!) and have you directed to the Apple support document at > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 and do a search (command + F). For > the text "If you want to open an app that hasn’t been notarized or is from an > unidentified developer”. That section has clear and convincing directions n > how to install on a MAC. > > Dave B. > > On August 24, 2022 at 11:23:38 AM, Rob Cook > (rob.coo...@virginmedia.com.invalid) wrote: > > Hi Open Office Users, > > I have been an Open Office user for several years on my Windows Laptop. Since > purchasing a new Mac for the very first time I thought I would be able to > load the latest version onto that machine but I can't. When I try I get the > following message: > > macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware. > This item is on the disk image > “Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.13_MacOS_x86-64_install_en-US.dmg”. > Safari downloaded this disk image on 11 August 2022. > > Does anyone out there know if it is possible to install and use Apache Open > Office onto a Mac? I can’t bear the thought of having to learn and use Apple > Pages. > > Kindest regards, > > Rob Cook > rob.coo...@virginmedia.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
