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by Bill
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: Document cannot be saved due to user rights
Replies: 2
Views: 202

Re: Document cannot be saved due to user rights

... error message" Document cannot be saved due to user rights restriction"... Google can't find this error message. Please upload the exact error message. Also, what type of document can't be saved? Is it one specific type or all types? Does "my files" refer to local files in t...
by Bill
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: [Solved] Can't get single apostrophe to appear without pressing spacebar after
Replies: 4
Views: 316

Re: Can't get single apostrophe to appear without pressing spacebar after

The description of the problem does suggest that the keyboard layout may be set to US-International instead of US.

Windows keyboard layouts
by Bill
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Templates
Topic: [Solved] Template Stopped Working
Replies: 9
Views: 642

Re: Template Stopped Working

The other strange thing that happens is when I hit Enter for a new paragraph, the previous paragraph only returns to Align Left and I only get 0.08" separation between paragraphs. The Apply Styles AutoCorrect option must have been recently enabled. When it is enabled, the paragraph style chang...
by Bill
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Dropped] Blank Page Partially Covering Text
Replies: 9
Views: 1070

Re: Blank Page Partially Covering Text

OO inserts a "partial" page partially covering a page in which I've inserted a picture. It isn't a page. It's some type of object like a frame, picture or draw object. Pages are always rendered sequentially, not covering other pages. I'm unable to remove the partial page to reveal the tex...
by Bill
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: Lost all my files on OpenOffice 4.1.14
Replies: 2
Views: 404

Re: lost all my files on open office 4.1.14

...my files are not in the icon after I open it. The only icon I know that would show files is a shortcut to the folder containing the files. Opening the shortcut would open the folder in File Explorer and display the files in the folder. This is not a standard icon that would be installed by OpenO...
by Bill
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:26 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Grey menu prevents field entry
Replies: 15
Views: 1594

Re: [Solved] Grey menu prevents field entry

When a cell is first selected, it is in Selection Mode. Typing input when a cell is selected switches to Input Mode. Input while in Input Mode replaces existing cell content. Double-clicking a selected cell or pressing F2 switches to Edit Mode and existing cell content can be edited. Insert > Fields...
by Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: Widen Save As file name field
Replies: 14
Views: 1150

Re: Widen Save As file name field

I am afraid I have forgotten how to widen the slot holding the name of the OOW file to be saved... The "slot" where the file name is entered is usually called a "box" because it is a combo box. A combo box is a combination of an editable box and a drop-down list. On the Save As ...
by Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:30 am
Forum: Advanced Uses
Topic: [Solved] Edit *.ott impossible
Replies: 7
Views: 675

Re: Edit *.ott impossible

When I start OO it indicated a new version to be available, clicking to download/update leads to the message "not available - or similar". Just to mention it. This was a known bug which was fixed in a later version of AOO. If you download and install the latest version, the automatic chec...
by Bill
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Change function of Tab ket
Replies: 6
Views: 906

Re: Change the fuction of a regular key (in my case, tab)?

You should post your operating system in your signature. If you're using Windows, look at AutoHotKey .
by Bill
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Documents seem to default to 2-line spacing
Replies: 22
Views: 4267

Re: [Solved] Documents seem to default to 2-line spacing

Webster1963 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:48 am Thanks all. I solved this simply by going to 'Format' then 'Paragraph' then 'Line spacing'.
That's strange. In your first post, you said you tried that and it didn't work.
by Bill
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Dropped] Avery 5162 labels print wrong with OO 4.1.15
Replies: 3
Views: 702

Re: Avery 5162 labels print wrong with OO 4.1.15

Try changing the top margin.

A forum search for "5162" found this:

Re: Labels and margins
by Bill
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:22 am
Forum: LibreOffice
Topic: [Dropped] LibreOffice full justification is broken
Replies: 10
Views: 1800

Re: LibreOffice's Full Justification is Broken

gremlinkurst wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:44 am I believe I've already given enough information.
The information given is only a description of the problem. That is not adequate to analyze the problem and determine if it is a bug or something in the document itself.
by Bill
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Text Next to Picture
Replies: 11
Views: 1209

Re: Text Next to Picture

I highlighted the text, went to Format - Wrap and the commands in that window are whited out, can't click on them. I don't get it. The few times I put pictures in a document, I was able to put the cursor to the left of it and "push" the picture with the space bar. Or, go to the right of i...
by Bill
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Remove unwanted entries in AutoInput selection list
Replies: 7
Views: 3896

Re: Selection List

There appears to be two types of Selection Lists. A Selection List created using Data > Validity can be edited using Data > Validity. Otherwise, the Selection List is dynamic and can't be edited.
by Bill
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Text Next to Picture
Replies: 11
Views: 1209

Re: Text Next to Picture

Steve5 wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:02 pm I highlighted the text, went to Format - Wrap and the commands in that window are whited ou...
Wrap is a property of the picture, not the text. If you want text to wrap around a picture, select the picture then select Format > Wrap.
by Bill
Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Dropped] Spaces lost in copy from .doc file
Replies: 11
Views: 1118

Re: Output from MS Word on AOO to other mediums

Doing it again but I give up with THIS board, wont even accept a 150k jpg pic of the problem .... Trying to diagnose a problem with a text document from a "pic of the problem" is almost always a waste of time. If your car won't start, would you expect a mechanic to diagnose the problem fr...
by Bill
Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Recovering "Corrupt" ODT File
Replies: 9
Views: 1469

Re: Recovering "Corrupt" ODT File

The file appears to have been truncated. There probably isn't any more content that can be recovered. I couldn't extract the content, but opening the file with a hex editor shows content.xml at the end of the archive. Using 7Zip to list the files in the archive also shows content.xml at the end of t...
by Bill
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: Text won't wrap around object at top of page
Replies: 4
Views: 816

Re: Text Won't Wrap Around Object At Top of Page

I don't think anchoring As Character will work because there are no wrap options available for objects anchored As Character. For objects anchored To Paragraph, the problem appears to be that the first line of a paragraph will not split left and right across an object. If an object is moved up into ...
by Bill
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:01 am
Forum: Linux
Topic: [Solved] Document Could Not Be Locked
Replies: 25
Views: 2367

Re: Document Could Not Be Locked

Open your file manager (Nemo?) as root. Navigate to the folder containing "NF Utilities". Right-click "NF Utilities" and select Properties. On the Properties dialog select the Permissions tab. There you should be able to change the owner and permissions for "NF Utilities&quo...
by Bill
Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:16 am
Forum: Linux
Topic: [Solved] Document Could Not Be Locked
Replies: 25
Views: 2367

Re: Document Could Not Be Locked

The files are in /home/nf/NF Utilities and the permissions are Read and Write Are write permissions enabled for the folder? If I turn off write permission for the folder, then I get your error message when trying to open files in the folder. Now that I know where the lock file is and is only visibl...
by Bill
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Create independent columns for entries
Replies: 9
Views: 1176

Re: Making entries in separate columns independent of other columns

I want to create multiple columns with data entry independent of the previous column. Example; I have 20 items in column one. I want to start entering data in column two, without continuously tabbing down in column one to the next column. I see if I use the space bar, toggle over to the end of the ...
by Bill
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Create independent columns for entries
Replies: 9
Views: 1176

Re: Making entries in separate columns independent of other columns

The data in the source document is on a 3-column page. AFAIK, there is no way to make Writer convert this directly to a 3-column table. You can select the data then use Table > Convert > Text to Table first to convert the data to a 1-column table. You can then copy each part of the data and paste it...
by Bill
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: LibreOffice
Topic: LibreOffice 7.5.5.1 and Pixman
Replies: 9
Views: 1671

Re: Libre Office 7.5.5.1 and Pixman

Is pixman installed on your system? It's not on mine.

Edit: I've found that libpixman is installed on my system, but I don't know if it would be used by LO since I've removed the version of LO installed by my distribution.
by Bill
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: [Solved] Contact the file owner...
Replies: 5
Views: 1517

Re: "Contact the file owner..."

Every file and folder on the computer has an access control list which defines what each user and group can do with the file. Right click the file in File Explorer and select "Properties". On the Properties dialog, select the Security tab to see the access control list for the file. If use...
by Bill
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:18 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Error not a WinWord6
Replies: 12
Views: 1846

Re: Error not a WinWord6

I could only open the file with hex editors in Linux. I was able to extract the text from the doc file using the "strings" command and sent the text to lynseyhumes via PM.
by Bill
Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: [Solved] Contact the file owner...
Replies: 5
Views: 1517

Re: "Contact the file owner..."

mjlongeway wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:56 am I have a new desktop computer.
Your signature indicates two different versions of OpenOffice. Are you using one version on the new computer to open files still on the old computer?
by Bill
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:43 pm
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Removing an auto-fill item
Replies: 7
Views: 1217

Re: Removing an auto-fill item

If I can eliminate the "Genes 8 Female" from the stored data, then it will likely store the proper text the next time I use it. Hopefully there's a way to delete the "bad" string. Thanks. There is no separate "stored data". If AutoInput is suggesting "Genes 3 Fema...
by Bill
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:58 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Navigator Headings's Levels Shown keeps reverting
Replies: 8
Views: 1277

Re: Navigator Headings's Levels Shown keeps reverting

This may be a bug in the Sidebar Navigator. Try using the regular Navigator (F5). In my limited testing, the Levels setting was stable in the regular Navigator but not in the Sidebar.
by Bill
Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Navigator Headings's Levels Shown keeps reverting
Replies: 8
Views: 1277

Re: Navigator Headings's Levels Shown keeps reverting

I don't see an option in either AOO or LO to limit the display of headings in the Navigator to level 3 headings. Selecting "3" in the screen shot provided by Hagar displays " up to level 3", so it displays 3 levels of headings (level 1, level 2, level 3), not just level 3 headings.
by Bill
Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:43 pm
Forum: MS Windows
Topic: [Solved] OpenOffice Writer Locked Files
Replies: 5
Views: 1561

Re: OpenOffice Writer Locked Files

The term "locked file" in AOO is applied to a file which produces a message titled "Document in Use" and says "Document file ... is locked for editing by..." and has buttons "Open Read-Only", "Open Copy" and "Cancel". This message does not ...