[Solved] Tools/Options doesn't work

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NW4me
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[Solved] Tools/Options doesn't work

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I wanted to remove the grid lines from a Calc spreadsheet. The help instructions said to do this via Tools/Options. But when I clicked on the Options selection, the sheet became unresponsive and nothing else happened.
I can get out of this again simply by hitting the Escape key, but of course I want to have access to the functions that are available under Tools/Options. This problem appeared while using Open Office 4.10. I thought I might be able to fix it by downloading the latest version. I did so, but the same problem recurred. Has anyone else had this problem? How can it be fixed? Thanks!
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Re: Tools/Options doesn't work

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What operating system are you using? Windows (Version), Mac, linux?
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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Re: Tools/Options doesn't work

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Windows 7
Open Office 4.1.3 Windows 7
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You should start by deleting or renaming your OO user profile. As you are using Windows close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File
Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer (sometimes called Windows Explorer)
Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder - "user.old" is a good choice. Start OpenOffice.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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Re: Tools/Options doesn't work

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That did the job... thank you, Rory!
Open Office 4.1.3 Windows 7
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