OpenOffice question mark of Death

[RichardGomila]

Hi a strange event has occurred today whereby Open Office will not open any files or allow me to start any new docs. When I open any files the viewer shows a question mark with no data shown. File name is shown at the top of the page. The Program did crash earlier today and requested I start in recovery mode which I denied.

I have downloaded a fresh copy and the program is still not working. How do I resolve this on my MAC.

Many thanks

Richard

[RoryOF]

I'm not a Mac user, so take my advice in that light: I would uninstall OpenOffice, then powerdown, wait about 20 seconds for the internal power to die before restarting, then restart your computer, and reinstall OpenOffice.

[MrProgrammer]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

When I open any files the viewer shows a question mark with no data shown. File name is shown at the top of the page. The Program did crash earlier today and requested I start in recovery mode which I denied.

[Tutorial] Mac FAQ Q02/A02 or Q28/A28 or Q01/A01. Maybe Q15/A15 or Q39/A39 or Q40/A40. Reboot your Mac if you have not done that. I don't recall seeing this problem reported previously, so experiment. It is important that you report how you solved the problem so others can benefit from your experience. Hints to install or remove OpenOffice on a Mac are in Q03/A03 and Q04/A04.

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the title. You can select the green checkmark icon at the same time.