[Solved] OpenOffice won't save document.
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[Solved] OpenOffice won't save document.
Solved . Running MacOS Catalina I foolishly uninstalled Open Office to get an update from OO 4.1.3. Only discovered when going to Apache website, that it does not have a version for Catalina. I then recovered OO from my hard drive, but it no longer saves documents in the usual way i.e, it doesn't open my file directory structure. Just get the Mac spinning beachball for a few seconds, then just the unsaved doc on my screen.
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OpenOffice 4.1.7 on MacOS 10.15.6
Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
Welcome to the Forums.
Not being a Mac user, I'm going to take an educated guess that your restoration, for one or more unknown reasons, wasn't complete.
You can download a new copy of the version that you were working with from the download site...you just have to ensure that the correct entries are in the dropdown boxes to get the correct version.
Not being a Mac user, I'm going to take an educated guess that your restoration, for one or more unknown reasons, wasn't complete.
You can download a new copy of the version that you were working with from the download site...you just have to ensure that the correct entries are in the dropdown boxes to get the correct version.
OpenOffice 4.1.7, LibreOffice 7.0.1.2 on Windows 7 Pro, Ultimate & Windows 10 Home (2004)
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Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
It does have a version for Catalina. You just have to tell Apple Gatekeeper to allow it install,
See Q05/A05 in
[Tutorial] Mac FAQ
See Q05/A05 in
[Tutorial] Mac FAQ
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
Thanks, both. Rory, where do I find the Catalina version? All I can see on the website is this: The current Apache OpenOffice supports Apple MacOS X version 10.7 (Lion) - 10.11 (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12 (Sierra) - 10.13 (High Sierra).
OpenOffice 4.1.7 on MacOS 10.15.6
Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
I'm not a Mac user, but I understand the Sierra version is 64 bit and will run on Catalina when one tells Gatekeeper to allow it.
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Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
From the system requirements page: https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/sou ... aoo41.htmlrichardmcl wrote:Thanks, both. Rory, where do I find the Catalina version? All I can see on the website is this: The current Apache OpenOffice supports Apple MacOS X version 10.7 (Lion) - 10.11 (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12 (Sierra) - 10.13 (High Sierra).
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Larry I. Gusaas
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Apache OpenOffice 4.1.14 — MacBook Air (M1)—macOS Ver.13.5 Ventura
Moose Jaw, SK Canada
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Apache OpenOffice 4.1.14 — MacBook Air (M1)—macOS Ver.13.5 Ventura
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Re: OpenOffice won't save document.
Thanks, Igusaas, yes, I downloaded 4.1.7 and all worked fine till I got a screen saying MacOS did not recognise the source as malware-free. So I rang Apple and they talked me through a Systems Preferences/Privacy routine to get around the block. Up and running now. Thank you, all.
OpenOffice 4.1.7 on MacOS 10.15.6