Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of English.
Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of English.
All saved documents are unreadable. Just a mix of numbers/symbols/letters. Even newest doc just written yesterday - can't open in readable form. Says Western European Apple Mac, but not readable.
Safari 11.1.2 Open Office 4.1.1
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
Please upload a small file showing the problem so that it can be analysed. Use the Upload attachment tab below where you type (128 kB max); or use a file share site, Dropbox or Google Drive for a larger file.
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
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Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
I haven't time to look this up, but I have a memory that one MAC O.S upgrade did that to OpenOffice files; I cannot remember the cure, but I am certain there was one.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
1. Start AOO
2. File > Open ..., and navigate to a file.
3. Open the file.
Does it open OK?
2. File > Open ..., and navigate to a file.
3. Open the file.
Does it open OK?
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
John_Ha wrote:Please upload a small file showing the problem so that it can be analysed. Use the Upload attachment tab below where you type (128 kB max); or use a file share site, Dropbox or Google Drive for a larger file.
- Attachments
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- New Army .odt
- (14.95 KiB) Downloaded 176 times
Safari 11.1.2 Open Office 4.1.1
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
That is actually a mislabelled PDF file; OpenOffice is not designed to open PDF files, which should be opened with a dedicated PDF reader. I'm not certain the entire content is present.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
I'll second Rory's comment. A mislabeled PDF file.
Tom K.
Windows 10 Home version 1803 17134.165
LibreOffice 5.4.7.2
Windows 10 Home version 1803 17134.165
LibreOffice 5.4.7.2
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
The question becomes "How did the file New Army .pdf get renamed to New Army .odt?".
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
RoryOF wrote:That is actually a mislabelled PDF file; OpenOffice is not designed to open PDF files, which should be opened with a dedicated PDF reader. I'm not certain the entire content is present.
Just opened file correctly using Finder and downloads. Thanks all for your help. gamare2
Safari 11.1.2 Open Office 4.1.1
Re: Opened document all in numbers/symbols instead of Englis
When you are Saving a file in OpenOffice, using /File /Save As, make sure "automatic file name extension" is checked.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS