Questions tagged [openoffice.org]
Apache OpenOffice productivity suite. OpenOffice was the default 'Office' suite in all pre-11.04 Ubuntu releases.
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How to install Openoffice? [duplicate]
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How to install Open Office?
first of all. I have a question, that deals with OpenOffice suite/program. I am trying to figure out how to instal OpenOffice Suite. I went to the ...
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How to convert docx to doc with terminal
I looked around in google to see if there was a way to convert docx files to doc through the terminal and I found some potential solutions using perl's xmllib, but I was wondering if there was another ...
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How do I wipe and set up donated laptops with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I run an organisation that cleans data from donated laptops and reinstalls minimal operating systems and office for poor schools in rural India.
I plan to boot and wipe the laptops I receive, but I ...
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LibreOffice PDF exporting issue - transparent objects
When I export my presentation to PDF the first slide, whose master slide has a white and transparent field turns black and transparent.
Anybody has an idea what is going on?
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Ubuntu Philosophy Question [closed]
I was just switching from Windows to Ubuntu and I started to read this.
And there were quite a few things I did not understand. One was:
"OpenOffice decided not to have a learning curve"
Another ...
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Installed entire font family, but only one appears
I recently installed an entire family of fonts (Gill Sans for those interested) on my computer. When I open up OpenOffice to use them, however, I saw that in the drop-down font menu I only get to see ...
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Sheet name font size on LibreOffice Calc is too small
I am using LibreOffice 3.5.3.2 (Ubuntu 12.04) and the buttons to switch tabs in Calc are written with small fonts. They're so small I can't even read what is written on them.
I could not find a way ...
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OpenOffice Impress (MS Powerpoint alternative) not linking to Projector
When i connect OpenOffice ppt for projector, it doesnt display or detect anything.While i can run the same in my windows OS installed alongside. I donot know if it is a possible driver problem or a ...
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Question about OLE Files
Are the open format files that are saved with LibreOffice and OpenOffice act like the OLE files that are saved with MS Office?
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Automatic conversion of decimal number
I have this number 0.057287, if I write it in OOCalc, will be converted in 954.47.00. The only way to leave it as it was is to write '0.057287, but this last notation hide number from the charts. How ...
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Save .csv with formulas?
It seems to be an undocumented/unsupported feature, but if you open a csv (comma separated spreadsheet) with Libreoffice, it will calculate formulas that start with = in the text file. Unfortunately I ...
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How do I make a digital certificate available to LibreOffice Writer for digital signatures?
I obtained a client certificate from CAcert through Firefox. I want to use that certificate to sign a document created with LibreOffice Writer.
In Writer, I click File > Digital Signatures... to ...
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Dependencies Error
I recently installed OpenOffice.org because LibreOffice wasn't working. I removed LibreOffice with this command:
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-core
And then installed OpenOffice. Now I get an error ...
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How do I install OpenOffice instead of LibreOffice?
I want to install OpenOffice. What can I do to install it on my computer?
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Nonprinting Characters no longer appear
I can't figure out how long this has been going on, but it finally started to drive me crazy: in Libre Office writer, absolutely nothing changes when I toggle the "Nonprinting Characters" button. ctrl ...
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OpenOfficeOrg Calc always prints in Landscape mode
So for some strange reason today anything I print in OpenOffice Calc comes out in Landscape mode.
I have tried the following:
Set the print job from OO Calc to portrait (prints out in landscape)
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How to remove all images from a ppt files?
I have a big (~250Mb) ppt file (created on windows i guess) with much text and some images (high definition).
I have to drop all images (i dont actually need to save them, just rip them out the ...
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Openoffice calc - Find out monthly growth based on yearly growth [closed]
I know there is a built-in function for that but can't remember what it is.
Let's say I have a number, 10, and over a period of a year that number has increased by 100% to 20. I would like to figure ...
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Inserting an Image into a PDF [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to put a picture on an existing pdf file?
Are there Linux/Ubuntu programs capable of inserting a partially transparent image into a PDF? I'm trying to "sign" a PDF ...
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LibreOffice won't start?
Every time I click LibreOffice in the menu, it returns this error:
Failed to execute command "libreoffice --writer %U".Failed to execute
child process "libreoffice" (No such file or directory)
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Where can I download pretty extra templates for LibreOffice Impress?
Where can I download pretty extra templates for LibreOffice Impress or OpenOffice.org?
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Can OpenOffice Calc read web services to populate fields?
I have created a web service that provides me with sales data from our corporate ERP system. We are going to use this to drive some "dashboards" showing this data graphically.
For testing/ ...
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How can I change the color of each bar in a bar graph using open office?
I'm doing an assignment and it involved using color and frequency and I can't figure out how to individually change the color of each bar in a bar graph... Please help me!
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Why are documents from Office 2007/2010 missing headers when opened in OpenOffice 3.2?
I am on a project to migrate Windows 7 to Ubuntu 10.04 but I am facing a problem. Headers and footers are missing in all documents sent from Windows 7 office 2007/2010 to Ubuntu 10.04 with OpenOffice ...
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Does OpenOffice 3.3.0 still have the command "oowriter"?
My Ubuntu is 10.10 with some default version of OpenOffice. In order to install some plugin, I have uninstalled the Openoffice and installed a new version 3.3.0 by downloading it from its official ...
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How can I convert an ODT file to a PDF?
Does anyone know how to convert an ODT file (LibreOffice) to PDF?
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System hangs when opening a large OpenOffice file [closed]
The file size is of 50 MB (OpenOffice file). While opening the file the system hangs completely.
Processor : Core 2 Duo
RAM : 1 GB
HDD : 250 GB
OS : Ubuntu 10.10
Note: I have ...
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How to restore openoffice file?
I have worked in a file for 4 months. All of a sudden when i open that file this morning its not getting opened. And i have noticed the size got decreased to 128KB to 1KB. Not only my system, recently ...
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How to replace LibreOffice with OpenOffice?
To put it simply, I do not want LibreOffice.
How can I remove LibreOffice and install OpenOffice. I have tried installing the .deb packages from the OpenOffice download but nothing visibly happens.
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How to uninstall OpenOffice?
I want to completely remove open office from my system. What packages do I need to uninstall to remove it completely?
I am using Ubuntu 10.10.
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How do I insert special characters in Open Office?
What is the shortcut to insert special characters in OpenOffice? In MS Word we type Alt-0-1-8-8 to insert krutidev10. This shortcut is very important for us to be able to work quickly.
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How to repair ods files
I have few ods files but all of a sudden it is not opening. When i open the file i get the following error. Please look at the below snapshot
Error on opening the file with Archive Manager:
karthick@...
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Presentation Creation Tools
Other than LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org Impress what good presentation making tools are available for Ubuntu? I prefer a GUI tool which can export to PDF as I have to make presentation in Windows PC. ...
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Why does LibreOffice use OpenOffice.org-like icons?
After having solved this issue by uninstalling and installing lo-menubar, I got a weird bug in LibreOffice. The icons now look like the ones of the legacy OpenOffice.org which is not installed on my ...
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Correct OpenOffice version for Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop AMD64?
From OpenOffice Download Page what Open-office version should I download for Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop AMD64, that has English interface and supports Arabic characters?
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Graphics problems with applications
For some reason, I've got some graphical issues sometimes. Mostly with AbiWord, LibreOffice (and OpenOffice.org), and Wine applications. I've added some screenshots below t oclarify a bit.
This is not ...
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How to convert floating point value into decimal value in open office?
In spreadsheet i have more than 5 columns, every columns showing its own value. One of the column shows the talk time as follows,
60:00
06:44
08:48
59:13
I just want to round up this ...
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How to merge the cells in openoffice?
How to merge two columns in open office? For example i have the following datas in cloumns as follows.
A1 10 | B1 10
A2 11 | B2 20
A3 12 | B3 30
A4 13 | B4 40
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Excel Cell Comments Are White When Opened in Calc?
I have an Excel 2003 (.xls) spreadsheet that I created on my Windows box. I tried to open it on Open Office's Calc program, and it looks like all the cell values / formatting is indeed there.
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Can't install openoffice: package dependencies cannot be resolved
I dont remember what happened to my OOo but when i wanted to reinstall it i got an error!
Can someone help me to resolve this error?
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How to use word hyperlinks?
When I open word document in Open Office I have link like this
https://somehome/someword.doc#SOME_SECTION
I think it should work that when I click on the link its forwarded to SOME_SECTION in that ...
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Will LibreOffice advance ahead of Open Office eventually?
Examining the differences between LibreOffice and Open Office and trying to understand what it's all about, would it be correct to assume that LibreOffice will eventually be overtaking Open Office in ...
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Missing Math Symbols in LibreOffice/OpenOffice [closed]
I've had this problem for about six months, but I haven't been able to find a solution.
When viewing documents with writer or presentation containing math symbols/fonts, some of the symbols are ...
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why do i get titles of OO document in Gibberish
opening an OpenOffice file with Hebrew name, the file name appears as gibberish. in the folder it is read fine, but when i open the file, on the top bar of the document window and in the bottom of the ...
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My .odb database spikes the CPU in OpenOffice and LibreOffice [closed]
my database is in .odb format, and it does not work in 9.1, 10.04, 10.10, openoffice OR 11.04 beta libreoffice but works in xp, w7 and fedora 14
The biggest issue i'm facing is that it takes minutes ...
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Reinstalling OpenOffice.org
I removed OpenOffice.org and installed LibreOffice about a month ago. LibreOffice cannot spell-check and i would like to go back. However Ubuntu gives me dependency problems and I cannot reinstall ...
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Formulae created in Excel not working in OpenOffice
I am trying to open some Microsoft Office files in which there are formulae which are apparently copy pasted and therefore can be separated from the written rest. The problem is, these formulae don't ...
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How do you refresh formulas in OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc?
I started using LibreOffice and when I had laid out the formulas I pressed F9 like I normally did in Excel and nothing happened.
I couldn't figure out the keyboard shortcut to refresh and neither ...
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OpenOffice Presentation change slide by clicking slides
Is it possible to change slides in dual screen mode by clicking the slide on the left monitor? For instance, if the slide view is on the left screen, and the full-screen is on the right screen. I ...
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Can OO Presentation go full-screen to the secondary monitor?
I have two screens set up on my desktop, the second is a projector. For obvious reasons I would like to have the secondary screen ( projector) display the full-screen view of OO Presentation.
I am ...
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