by RoryOF » Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:16 pm
Sometimes, a hanging OpenOffice can be caused by a left over OO process, left over after a program or computer crash. Using TaskManager (Ctrl shift Esc) will show running processes. Kill any soffice processes shown on TM's tabs, and try OO again. Note the initial "s" in soffice.
A computer restart may clear such left over processes, but I prefer the certainty of doing it the way I outlined, as it informs one of what the cause was, whereas if the restart worked, one knows the problem is cured, but not why.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.7 on Xubuntu 18.04.3 (mostly 64 bit version) and very infrequently on Win2K/XP