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by robleyd
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:50 am
Forum: Draw
Topic: Exporting options - can it be changed?
Replies: 4
Views: 456

Re: Exporting options - can it be changed?

2) my Q above is "are the words 'smallest' and 'largest' in the incorrect places? should they be reversed?
No - the numbers refer to the amount of compression of the image, from 0, none to 9, maximum amount. Obviously the more the file is compressed, the smaller it will be.
by robleyd
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Limited space in each document one create?
Replies: 13
Views: 810

Re: Limited space in each document one create?

In computing a k is taken to be 1024 characters Unless you happen to be buying something; manufacturers seem to round the kilobyte and other sizes down. For instance, this from the Kingston website about USB drives: Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes; 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 Terabyte ...
by robleyd
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Limited space in each document one create?
Replies: 13
Views: 810

Re: Limited space in each document one create?

It depends; are you using characters that may require more than one byte per character? Anyway, somewhere on the order of 64000. 64 Kb is of course 64 * 1024 (a Kilobyte).
by robleyd
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Spell check not working, at all, one document
Replies: 6
Views: 338

Re: Spell check not working, at all, one document

Have you looked at [Troubleshooting] Spell check in OpenOffice? In particular see 3 Paragraph Style Settings - it may be that the language of the document doesn't match.
by robleyd
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Mail Merge address file options
Replies: 1
Views: 135

Re: Mail Merge address file options

Yes it is possible - it is well described in the Mail Merge chapter of the Writer Guide.
by robleyd
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: [Solved] Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled
Replies: 10
Views: 678

Re: Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled

Well really there seems not much need for it in the forums I mentioned - they seem to me to be for information rather than problem solving.

The specific topic that floris v linked seems like it might better be placed elsewhere.
by robleyd
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:53 am
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: [Solved] Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled
Replies: 10
Views: 678

Re: Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled

Seems to be the case for both the User Experience and Announcement forums that the Post Icons have been disabled - or not enabled - for both those forums. I tried several topics in each forum with the same result. I don't have karma to see that level of administration on the board; perhaps Hagar wil...
by robleyd
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:04 am
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: [Solved] Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled
Replies: 10
Views: 678

Re: Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled

Did you have a look at the page source to see if there is anything missing?
by robleyd
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:02 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: Cannot sort by Date because the data didn't include leading zeros.. help?
Replies: 5
Views: 266

Re: Cannot sort by Date because the data didn't include leading zeros.. help?

I've merged your questions as they are both the same problem; your "dates" are in fact stored as text and so are the "numbers" in your second post. You caa use Ctrl+F8 or View | Value Highlighting to confirm this. Text cells are formatted in black, formulae in green, and number c...
by robleyd
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:44 am
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: [Solved] Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled
Replies: 10
Views: 678

Re: Adding topic icons when editing a post seems to have been disabled

They appear for me: icons.png Do you still see the Subject field for editing? Try View Source and search for Post Icon - you should find this: <dl> <dt><label for="icon">Post icon:</label></dt> <dd> <label for="icon"><input type="radio" name="icon" id="ic...
by robleyd
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Macros and UNO API
Topic: [Solved] Use cell reference for chart's scale maximum
Replies: 6
Views: 452

Re: Doing graphs: x and y axes question

Not an answer to your question, but your signature shows OpenOffice 3.2 on SuSE 10.0 If you have upgraded from those elderly packages, perhaps you might update your signature to reflect the software and operating system you currently use. From a quick test, it seems the answer to your question may b...
by robleyd
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: Templates
Topic: [Solved] Template Stopped Working
Replies: 9
Views: 639

Re: Template Stopped Working

Okay so it isn't Windows being helpful; New file from Windows Explorer doesn't create a file based on AOO default template.

The only thing I can suggest is to double check that you still have the appropriate template set as default. Although it seems you have done this?
by robleyd
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: Templates
Topic: [Solved] Template Stopped Working
Replies: 9
Views: 639

Re: Template Stopped Working

So, how do you create a new document - File | New from within Writer, or something else; if else what is the process?
by robleyd
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:12 am
Forum: Templates
Topic: [Solved] Template Stopped Working
Replies: 9
Views: 639

Re: Template Stopped Working

Is your question in regard to existing files using the template, or new files based on the template?

Is this template set as the default template? How do you create a new document when intending to use the template?
by robleyd
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:34 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Dropped] Text is hundreds of pages of gibberish
Replies: 2
Views: 277

Re: Text document ballooned 100X number of pages and is gibberish symbols inside

If your document opens with the ASCII Filter options, it is an indication that the file has been seriously corrupted, and most likely has no recoverable data. If you have no backup of the document (why not?), you might wish to try some of the recovery suggestions in [Tutorial] The Dreaded Pound Sign...
by robleyd
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Autofilter by Year/Month of date column
Replies: 5
Views: 440

Re: Autofilter by Year/Month of date column

This is a job for a pivot table. OpenOffice documentation [PDF] is at Calc Guide - Using a pivot table

There is also some good information at Pivot tables and there is an associated Tutorial
by robleyd
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:49 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Widen Save As file name field
Replies: 14
Views: 1146

Re: Widen Save As file name field

Talking computer - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/complete-guide-to-narrator-e4397a0d-ef4f-b386-d8ae-c172f109bdb1. If that doesn't help use google to search for e.g. text to speech. The subject is outside the scope of this site which is for AOO problems, not wdc's personal computer prob...
by robleyd
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:18 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Compare changes between two documents
Replies: 9
Views: 815

Re: Compare changes between two documents

LO doesn't make this easy. Is AOO the better suite to use
Both AOO and LO seem to be very similar in the interface for document comparison.
by robleyd
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:13 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Format error in sub-document context.xml
Replies: 1
Views: 244

Re: Format error in sub-document context.xml

Can you upload your file here so someone can have a look at it?
by robleyd
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:09 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Compare changes between two documents
Replies: 9
Views: 815

Re: Compare changes between two documents

My apologies - I had forgotten to look before I leaped, forgetting how much the LO menu structure has changed from AOO. Yes, for LO Edit | Track Changes | Compare Document is the way to go. AOO however has Track changes and Document Comparison as separate options under Edit. compare.png You may wish...
by robleyd
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:03 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: Compare changes between two documents
Replies: 9
Views: 815

Re: Compare changes between two documents

Edit | Track Changes is not what you want for differences between two documents. Try FJCCs suggestion.
by robleyd
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Calc
Topic: Open file in full-screen mode
Replies: 7
Views: 910

Re: Open file in full-screen mode

Have you tried the suggestion in this AskLibreOffice post?
 Edit: Correct link to point to correct topic 
by robleyd
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:05 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Weird Characters in Paragraphs
Replies: 2
Views: 238

Re: Weird Characters in Paragraphs

You have copied your text from a website - hobby-machinist; the website included non-breaking spaces as part of the text you copy - I'm guessing there is a QUOTE button you are using to grab the text. You also have View | Field Shadings or Ctrl+F8 turned on, which highlights, among other things, tho...
by robleyd
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Calc
Topic: [Solved] Template for check book register
Replies: 8
Views: 769

Re: Template for check book register

If you care to read the Wikipedia page Hagar referred to, you'll see that the Open Office trademark was around in 1999; the original Openoffice.org didn't appear until 2000, so there is no case the Open Office is impinging on Apache OpenOffice or any of the predecessors.
by robleyd
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When will LibreOffice catch up with OpenOffice updates?
Replies: 11
Views: 1351

Re: When will LibreOffice catch up with OpenOffice updates?

gremlinkurst wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:00 am Clearly, I don't belong here.
You are right; I've fixed that.
by robleyd
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Headers on all pages but first
Replies: 5
Views: 1090

Re: How do I have headers on all pages but page 1?

Open the Style window - Format | Styles and Formatting ( or F11) and choose the Pages icon, fourth from left where the mouse pointer is in the image below.
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by robleyd
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:03 am
Forum: Writer
Topic: [Solved] Regular expression for paragraph start
Replies: 2
Views: 547

Re: Regular expression for start of new paragraph?

From the HELP for regular expressions: ^ Only finds the search term if the term is at the beginning of a paragraph. Special objects such as empty fields or character-anchored frames, at the beginning of a paragraph are ignored. Example: "^Peter". Note; this will also find text in footers a...
by robleyd
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When will LibreOffice catch up with OpenOffice updates?
Replies: 11
Views: 1351

Re: When Will LibreOffice Catch Up with OpenOffice Updates?

Your specific problem is that by default LibreOffice now saves documents in Open Document Format Ver 1.3 where OpenOffice still saves as 1.2. You can avoid this particular warning message by changing the default ODF Format version in Tools | Options | Load/Save | General. There was discussion last m...