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ecc83

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Anyone here use it? I have for years but now it is giving me all kinds of grief.

Dave.
 
I started with OpenOffice may years ago, then I switched to LibreOffice. I have not had issues, but I am not writing much in the way of documents these days. I am using Notes on my phone and tablet for most of my lyrics. I do transfer them to Libre when I am completing.
 
I haven't used either for a few years. Will likely want to again though when I retire and dump my Office 365 accounts.
What grief are you experiencing?
 
Hi Dave, I have used it for years but recently the text 'page' had become smaller and when I typed anything in it the letters were sub 1mm high. I was fooling with it today to try to fix it and suddenly the page filled the screen and the top buttons were gone, so was the X top right to shut it down. Task manager also did not help. I closed the laptop lid then opened it again and was told "open office is preventing shutdown" and invited me to force shutdown which I did. Did some more fiddling then I decide to uninstall OO and start again. I did so with RevoUninstaller then re installed OO from Ninite.

All went splendidly so I opened the app and started a new file. Just the bloody same, tiny letters and I got locked up a second time. I guess I shall try Libre?

BTW is there a keys shortcut to close a PC down?

Dave.
 
ecc83 said:
Hi Dave, I have used it for years but recently the text 'page' had become smaller and when I typed anything in it the letters were sub 1mm high. I was fooling with it today to try to fix it and suddenly the page filled the screen and the top buttons were gone, so was the X top right to shut it down. Task manager also did not help. I closed the laptop lid then opened it again and was told "open office is preventing shutdown" and invited me to force shutdown which I did. Did some more fiddling then I decide to uninstall OO and start again. I did so with RevoUninstaller then re installed OO from Ninite.

All went splendidly so I opened the app and started a new file. Just the bloody same, tiny letters and I got locked up a second time. I guess I shall try Libre?

BTW is there a keys shortcut to close a PC down?

Dave.
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That's whacky, and you did everything I would have as well. What PC OS are you on? Is there an older version of OO you can try?
 
Bottom right.
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Also, if you hit full screen, try ESC to get it back to Windowed screen.
 
ecc83 said:
Would not have worked DM60 since OO covered the whole screen including the taskbar. I have found out that Alt+F4 gets you to a shut down screen in W10.

Thanks chaps, going to give LibreOffice a do the morrow.

Dave.
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Best of luck sir!
 
I only use MSOffice for Word and Ecel. I am still running 2003 or 2007 versions. Will those files work in Libre Office?
 
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