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[Solved] Copy files from old to new computer
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:19 pm
by frweibel
Have been using Text for many years, and never had a need to do a copy/paste. Purchased a new pc and wanted to copy files to the new computer via a disk. Discovered the copy function was 'grayed out' in the version of AOO I was using. Thinking it was because I had an old version of AOO (4.1.7 I believe), I downloaded and installed the latest version, 4.1.15. After a restart, checked and the function of copy is still grayed out (it looks ok in calc). Now I'm stymied!! Has this been discussed and resolved before, was there perhaps a setting on the original install that continued the problem into the newest install, maybe peculiar to the Text document. I did attempt to create very simple document (no tables, fancy formatting) with just acouple of words and the copy function to be grayed out. Perplexed!! Frank
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:12 pm
by FJCC
I don't understand what the copy function in Writer has to do with copying files from one computer to another. Copying files is done with the operating system - Windows 10 according to your signature. Please explain the steps you are using to copy these files.
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:15 pm
by frweibel
Copying OO documents to a disk, which I then use to load into an OO app on the second (newer) pc
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:37 pm
by robleyd
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:54 pm
by frweibel
I guess I should stop trying to copy the files myself using an external usb or disk to copy file between two pcs; and just try to use pcmover and hope for the best?? thanks, Frank
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 12:37 am
by frweibel
If pcmover is successful relative to copying OO documents to the new computer, that still doesn't solve the problem of why the edit/copy function in OO on the old pc is grayed out as well as edit/cut. I have at least two dozen documents within AOO on the old computer, and I can't cut or copy or paste in any of them. Incidentally, the same problem also occurs with Libreoffice. The old pc is running Windows 10. I would really like to solve that problem as well. Any suggestions??
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:20 am
by robleyd
LibreOffice and OpenOffice are not designed to be file managers - that is a function of your operating system.
The Copy within AOO and LO is for copying a selected part of the current document to another location in the document or to another open document.
Cutting, copying, and pasting text
Re: Open Office 4.1.15
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:06 am
by frweibel
Got it!! And now I understand where I went wrong, very wrong. Thank you, frank