Questions tagged [openoffice]
Open source application suite that includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw and Math
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How do I turn off autoformat OpenCalc / OpenOffice Spreadsheets
Without context and background: Read the title, How do I turn off AutoCorrect in OpenCalc, specifically time, preferably turn off all AutoFormat.
I am using a spreadsheet to track how fast my online ...
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Can subdocuments be edited from a master document in LibreOffice?
I've got a master document with a large number of subdocuments linked to it. However, I am unable to edit any of them unless I open the individual files. I'm fine with doing this, but for convenience, ...
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Mime type of MS Office documents saved from OpenOffice etc. is not recognized in Debian 9
Just today I faced the problem that document created by OpenOffice package and saved in XLSX format, recognized in Debian 9 as octet-stream instead of valid MS Office format:
root@linux# file -b --...
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Can I get this Perl command on Windows to not generate dates with apostrophes in LibreOffice?
Based on the help I got on this question, I have this Perl command that I run in Windows 10 PowerShell:
ls |% { $_.Name } | perl -pe 's/(.)(.*)_(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})_(\d+).jpg/\u$1$2,$3-$4-$5,$6,$&...
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Is it possible to combine two IF(AND functions into one? (OpenOffice Calc 4.1.7)
Is it possible to combine two IF/AND functions into one? (OpenOffice Calc)
I have two IF/AND functions that work perfectly well, however I need them to both work on the same line. Is there anyway to ...
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OpenOffice Calc - Highlighting the higest value in multiple columns
Question is similar to a the following question: OpenOffice Calc - Highlighting the higest value in a column but it's not quite what I'm looking for.
I have a table that looks like the following
I'...
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Greek shows up as gibberish in both .odt and .rtf, regardless of font
I recently translated a legal file from English into Greek. It was saved fine (both as .odt and as .rtf using OpenOffice). I also printed out a draft. Today I went back on the same computer to edit it ...
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How to Install LibreOffice Python on MacOS
I'd like to use Python to manipulate LibreOffice documents using the UNO API. I have LibreOffice 6.3.4.2 and Python 3.7 on MACOS (OS X).
I find doc which says UNO is available in the Python shipped ...
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Filtering long lists in OpenOffice Calc
I have 3 keyword lists separated into columns: Column A, Column B, and Column C
Column A is the primary list, containing 100s of keywords. Columns B and C are secondary lists, containing many, but ...
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Libreoffice Impress Does Not Display Full Screen Slide Properly?
I'm trying to display a slide as full screen, however it displays the slide like this instead of taking up the full screen:
Strangely enough, it does the proper behavior (Showing the slide as full ...
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Convert LibreOffice Writer formula to plain text
Is there a way to automatically "flatten" all formula objects in a LibreOffice Writer document into plain text, e.g. to the plain-text representation one uses to type the formulae in the formula ...
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How to copy a new line from libreoffice calc to txt?
I have the following function in cell 'B2' a libreoffice calc document:
=CONCAT(A1,CHAR(10),A2,CHAR(10),"end")
Which, with in cell A1="function plotName = getPlotName(plotData)" and A2=" plotName ...
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Excel turns my floats into integers
The following is part of the output of a code I have written. When I open it with excel part of the floats turn into integers while others remain.
Wrong:
Correct:
When I sort them in ascending ...
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I can't uninstall open office 4.1.7
I just got a brand new laptop. I install open office but could not make it run. So I try to uninstall it. But I can't do that either. :(
When I try using the Windows remove program option from the ...
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how to search and replace within a table cell till the very end of the cell in libreoffice writer?
I have a word (2010) / LibreOffice Writer document, containing a table in the following example format:
Table Header| some column descriptions
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ssh X11 forwarding from multiple clients simultaneously always opens openoffice windows on the same screen - bug or feature?
Situation:
Three "computers":
A. a desktop with its own display
B. a virtual machine on A (kvm)
C. a small PC with its own display
I generally work on A, ssh -Y to B from A, work with firefox --...
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How to stop Libreoffice from adapting row height
How do you disable row height adapting in Openoffice/Libreoffice?
I have a very large spreadsheet, with about 5000 rows and 1000 columns. I routinely do a lot of copy/paste operations to/from various ...
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How can I use formulas with secant, cotangent, and cosecant math symbols in OpenOffice/Libreoffice writer's formulas?
I wanted to create a page full of important stuff to remember for my Calculus 2 class, but I've noticed both OpenOffice and LibreOffice don't seem to have the function symbols for the secant, ...
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How do I set Calc to copy to clipboard in csv format?
Looks like when I select cells and press ctrl+c, Calc exports it in a tab-separated format to the clipboard.
How can I make it export in csv format, instead?
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How can I stop Open Office Calc from changing the data?
I am using Apache Open Office Calc to view CSV data. I just noticed that Calc rounds the data on saving, reducing its precision, or at least I think that's what's going on.
I show below the same data ...
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Adding language (Dutch) to LibreOffice Writer
I'm having trouble doing a spelling check in LibreOffice (in Dutch). It supposed to come with the package but it doesn't show in my screen (see image: no abc mentioned before 'dutch').
I tried:
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LibreOffice fails to export PDF containing arabic letters
I used LibreOffice to write an arabic document.
When exporting this document to PDF through the LibreOffice "File -> Export...", I get an unexpected result: the PDF is different from the original ...
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Widowed pilcrow (non printable ¶ at line begining) in LibreOffice
I'm struggling with widowed pilcrows (i.e. non-printable Ā¶ at beginning of lines). This happens only in footnotes, on page-breaks, and it adds a space between the footnote's rule and the first ...
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Change the default font used in diagrams in LibreOffice 6.1
I'd like to change the default font used in diagrams in LibreOffice. I created a new document, changed the font to Arial and saved it as a template. However, when I open a new document, this only ...
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Stop OpenOffice from removing decimal places
In a table-cell when I type 1.00 and move the focus from the cell OpenOffice
removes the decimal places from the number and makes it 1!
Why is this happening?
How do I stop this from happening?
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How to order column in open office
I have a column like this
RA1
RC4
RJ9
RA3
RA2
RA10
RD14
RA11
and I want to get
RA1
RA2
RA3
RA10
RA11
etc..
Not
RA1
RA10
RA11
RA2
etc...
There's any way to change the behavior?
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How to Use KDE File Chooser In Libreoffice 6.2.2.2?
I changed the file chooser a while back because my version of Libreoffice Writer crashed all the time when I would go to choose a file.
There have been a few versions between then and I would like to ...
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OpenOffice Calc import special characters in CSV incorrrectly?
I'm trying to import a CSV file to OpenOffice Calc, but the program is reading special characters incorrectly.
For example, one of the fields in the CSV is "Puma La CerƔmica", but Calc imports it ...
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How to Remove Paragraph Breaks in openoffice
I am using openoffice 4 and i have a Paragraph Breaks between two pages and i want to avoid it
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Calc pie chart for 25000 rows with long tail
I have a file that contains 25,000 rows, each row containing a number, looking like this:
4000
3000
1500
700
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From this I want to make a pie chart.
The first few pie parts will be ...
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Merge ttwo tables using order id number where one table has multiple rows with the same id number
I'll first explain what I'm trying to accomplish then give the table details. I'm trying to export sales data from my website and organize it by order id number so I can easily see which orders were ...
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How get text lines larger than 69cm?
Iām using Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 and I want to convert a text file to į“į“
ź° without automatic line returns.
In practice this requires using very wide page sizes.
I enabled landscape mode set page as ...
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Calc print several sheets in same page
I have a Libreoffice Calc spreadsheet that holds around fifty sheets (each one with no more than a dozen valued rows); this is good for data organization — each sheet holds a sequence of events ...
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OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc how to not print column but show it in sheet?
I have a column with hyperlinks to other parts of the same spreadsheet and I want this column to be visible inside the program, but hidden when printed: it should not take up space.
The only solution ...
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What to Save As when exporting Visio .vsd to OpenOffice or LibreOffice to minimize differences?
I have a Microsoft Visio Pro. 2010 file (.vsd), and I want to work with it in LibreOffice (or OpenOffice, as a secondary option).
When I import the .vsd file to LibreOffice, there are many ...
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Opening a .doc file, which is actually an HTML file, as a .doc file
My software generates .doc files which are actually HTML files but with the ".doc" extension.
When I open them in Microsoft Office they open as a .doc file and the user does not know that it is ...
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Document shows text in “Khmer UI”, but that font is not in available list
I received a Document (*.doc) and am able to open it in OpenOffice (3.4.1), where I see that the font shown in the font selection dropdown is "Khmer UI".
When I click the dropdown, the font name ...
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How to delete a large image from my libre office doc?
I'm using Libre Office Writer 5.4.5.1 (x64); I added a very large image (81 MB) to a doc (which already has several images, but none that large).
The document keeps going into "Not Responding" mode, ...
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Windows 7 remove “Application Link” from open and save explore window in OpenOffice
Been digging around for an answer for a couple hours, and all the results I am getting are completely irrelevant.
For some reason OpenOffice, in its "Open" and "Save as" file explorer windows, has ...
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How can I add duplicate rows to LibreOffice Calc to make there be one per day?
I have some data like this (it's stock market data)
29/07/2015 35972.82 32056.2 17751.39
30/07/2015 35961.86 32046.43 17745.98
31/07/2015 35848.13 31945.08 17689.86
03/08/2015 ...
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Can't see VBA when I open XLS in OO or Libre Office
I've got some spreadsheets in Office 97 format. When I open the spreadsheet in Open Office 4.15 (or any version), none of my VBA is visible in the OO Basic editor. I can save the spreadsheet as ODS, ...
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Need to delete specific rows that are missing an email
I have a spreadsheet I want to delete the rows that are missing an email. How do I sort and delete each of those rows?
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Word/Writer ā Bible-like two column layout
Is there a way to create a "standard" bible-like layout in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer without using tables?
It should be a two column layout but the columns are not "global":
Paragraph 1 ...
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Rule based highlighting in open office
I use notepad for some rule based highlighting of text... but I need more control/formatting. So I moved to open office... rather than search and replace, which requires repeated use ever time I ...
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Remove blank cells containing a formula in OpenOffice Calc
I am attempting to remove blank cell values which also have a formula, from a column in OpenOffice calc.
Row numbers and corresponding data:
1 A1
2 A4
3
4 A9
5
6 A98
Each cell in the data ...
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Recovering OpenOffice password - CL_INVALID_BINARY
I have an OpenOffice Document that I protected with password (its length should be 4 characters).
Unfortunately I forgot the password I set so I am trying to recover it by using brute force.
I have ...
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Put transparent form fields/text areas on an image in Openoffice Writer?
I'd like to create a few pages with a background image and (different) text at the same areas on the image. Think of invitation cards or recipes - there is some structure (recipient and location, or ...
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“File Access Denied” when using “Remove Properties and Personal Information” from ODT files
Trying to use the Remove Properties and Personal Information feature in Windows 7.
To use this feature, you right-click the file in question and select Properties. On the Details tab, there is a link ...
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GhostScript | LibreOffice. Is there a way to change page order before printing?
I've got one typed story to print as a small (A5) book, and my wife is willing to sew pages together. But one problem is, pages in document must be in specific order: 4-1-2-3-8-5-6-7-etc.
First I ...
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How to open csv with blank columns correctly in open office [closed]
I have a CSV file that looks like this:
"column1",,"column3"
"column1",column2,
Sometimes the CSV contains blank column(s). Is it possible to open it correctly in Open Office?
