Other users may already have had the same issue you're experiencing, so perhaps your answer is already available. So why not have a search before posting. Either use our
search (there is also a dedicated search box at the top right of the page), or if you want your search to include all Apache OpenOffice services including our Wiki why not google "
<your keywords> site:OpenOffice.org". If you want to search a single native language forum: "
<your keywords> site:forum.openoffice.org/XX/forum" where
XX is the language locale (en, es, hu, fr, ja, nl, vi, zh, ...).
Note also the Custom Search Engine on forums index:
https://forum.openoffice.org/Note that to improve forum performances,
indexed words have at least 4 characters. If you want to search for words of 3 letters or below, you have to use the trick above.
Think about how others might have phrased the question. Use specific keywords; you can always try again broadening the search range if you get no suitable matches.
The default for searches is to list all the
individual posts which the search finds. You can request that the search lists the
thread subjects by
- Using the Advanced search and ticking Display results as > Topics
- Doing a normal search. When the results appear, add &sr=topics to the end of address in the browser window, and press enter
In your post, indicate that you've run a search before eventually posting, it will prevent you to get a link to this very rule ! Please understand the ones who help and who see again and again the same questions.
See also that thread: How to ask a question on the forum.Here are some useful places to search also :
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OOo Issue Tracker, where you'll find reported bugs
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The wiki documentation (most user guides online here)
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The whole documentation portal (links to user guides as PDF, How-Tos, ...)
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Our own tutorials.
For those who wonder the differences between this forum and oooforum, see these threads:
Why a new forum? and
Crossposting between forums.