eleanorb wrote:To open a file, I have to use the Open menu command from within the application. Other methods do not work. The proper app is specified in "open all files like this", but nothing.
See
[Tutorial] Mac FAQQ33/A33 (making sure to follow all directions precisely)
Q28/A28 (does the failure occur with the Guest user?)
Q02/A02 (profile reset, especially if the Guest user works)
Q04/A04 A03/A03 (unlikely to fix the problem but perhaps worth a try)
If File → Open in Open Office works but File → Open in Finder doesn't, this suggests the problem is with Mac OS and not with OpenOffice. You might want to search for advice in Apple forums about deleting Finder's preferenes (com.apple.finder.plist) so they can be reinitialized if the Guest user works. Profile resets fix all kinds of weird problems, but may not help for this one.
If you do solve the problem it will help us to know what the solution was.
Mr. Programmer
AOO 4.1.5 Build 9789 on MacOS 10.11.6. The locale for any menus or Calc formulas in my posts is English (USA).