[Dropped] Opening screen cannot be closed

[Cinnaro]

I use Windows 11. The opening screen (see attachment) of Open Office cannot be removed. I tried to uninstall OO, but this can't be done while this screen stays open. Nor does reinstalling work because this. Can someone help?

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[FJCC]

Does nothing happen if you click on one of the icons, say Text Document?

[RoryOF]

Does the Alt F4 key combination help? Alternately use TaskManager (Crtl Shift Esc) to close any OpenOffice remnants.

[Hagar Delest]

The start center cannot be removed when you launch AOO.
If you need to uninstall AOO, then close or kill it (soffice.bin process in the task manager).

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the 🖉 button if your issue has been fixed.

[MrProgrammer]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

The opening screen (see attachment) of Open Office cannot be removed.

This screen is always presented when you start OpenOffice without providing a document to view/edit. You have five options:
• Create a new Text Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation, … using the buttons at the top
• Open an existing document using the Open button
• Open a document you recently worked with using the arrow to the right of Open
• Open one of your OpenOffice templates using the Templates button
• Exit OpenOffice using the standard method in Windows to terminate an application

I do not use Windows so I cannot assist with the last of these, but others have suggesed procedures.

If you don't want to see this screen, then use Windows to open an existing document or an existing template. For example, to open a new, blank spreadsheet, create a new one with the attributes that you want (perhaps containing your preferred styles) and use File → Save As to save it as a spreadsheet template. Now you can tell Windows to open your template. This will create a new, unsaved spreadsheet and bypass the screen you're trying to avoid.

I tried to uninstall OO, but this can't be done while this screen stays open.

If the intent is to uninstall/reinstall to "fix" OpenOffice and avoid the screen, this will be a waste of time because OpenOffice will always present that screen unless you provide a document to view/edit.

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit ☐ button and add [Solved] to the start of the Subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.

[RoryOF]

Just for the record: on linux I can close the StartCenter by /File /Close/, /File /Exit, Alt F4, X box in top right of StartCenter window, or TaskManager.