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Apache OpenOffice productivity suite. OpenOffice was the default 'Office' suite in all pre-11.04 Ubuntu releases.

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Write/Prepare a word document (.dot) in LibreOffice (or any similar format or program) with a text editor (and then convert it to .docx)

I am mostly using latex with text editor for writing articles, however there are some journals that require manuscript to be written in .docx format. A good conversion from .pdf to .docx is possible ... user avatar ecjb

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Promblem with TexMaths in LibreOffice

In LibreOffice, after installation of extension TexMaths when click on any of TexMaths button and get this message: "Please install the Draw component to run TexMaths!". I've tried to ... user avatar canella

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Best package for embedding Latex equation in OpenOffice, Libreoffice, etc [duplicate]

I have been using a Latex extension with Libreoffice to embed equations in my text documents. However, it is quite buggy. It simply "loses" the tex source, retaining only the embedded image, ... user avatar Anna Naden

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Apache Open Office installation [duplicate]

I have a problem whene I trying install Apache Open Office on ubuntu 21.10. I runned this commande on terminal "~/Desktop/en-US/DEBS$ sudo dpkg -i * .deb" The result was "dpkg: error: ... user avatar Ala Eddine ZRB

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LibreOffice — Convert images to shapes

Can we convert svg or png files to shapes like we can in PowerPoint with LibreOffice Impress? I've looked for a solution, but haven't found anything. user avatar meysam chaghamirza

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OpenOffice Menu Items, Firefox URL and Header fonts are gibberish images after Ubuntu upgrade to 20.04

Yesterday I've upgraded Ubuntu from 18 to 20, after that my Firefox url, header, menu items all fonts have become boxes and gibberish images. Please see the screenshot attached.. Can someone please ... user avatar Imran K

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Bullets disappeared from presentations in LibreOffice, might be a font issue?

I have on my disk quite a lot of old presentations from earlier versions of OpenOffice (.odp format) and even StarOffice (.sxi format). When viewed in OpenOffice on my old computer (OpenOffice 3.2.0, ... user avatar raj

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how to find the Apache OpenOffice installation directory DEBS folder

I am trying to install the latest version of Apache Open Office 4.1.6? Directions I was following said to navigate to the Apache OpenOffice installation directory DEBS folder. I can't find it. I am ... user avatar DNR

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Can't access USB memory stick after installing Ubuntu 18.04

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and all was good. I could read from memory stick and save to memory stick. Usb type. Now after installing Wine & Brasero I cant access the drive to save files or retrieve ... user avatar caroline

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How to digitally sign documents in OpenOffice under Ubuntu?

On Ubuntu 19.04, Libreoffice seems to be there, but when I clicked, all the apps seem to be missing (like the word processor and the spreadsheet). So I first installed OpenOffice. Then I figured out ... user avatar Dov

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Missing Access Rights for OpenOffice Applications

I'm very new to Linux and Ubuntu. I recently installed Ubuntu LTS 18.04 and I've replaced LibreOffice with OpenOffice, but I'm not sure how to allow myself to access OpenOffice without relying on ... user avatar LuminousNutria

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What do I need to install to be able to use OpenOffice? [duplicate]

I would like to install OpenOffice because I like it better than LibreOffice. However, my dependencies are not satisfied for the writer module. Apparently OpenOffice-EN-US is a dependency of itself. ... user avatar Evan B

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Libre/Open Office Calc: Copy&Paste without formatting

As described in here when doing copy and past in Office Calc, all the formatting is moved from the source cell to the target cell too. Including Frames and cell background color. This mentioned ... user avatar Cutton Eye

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Unable to access Open Office documents stored in windows paritition using ubuntu loaded from flash

Windows doesn't boot, so I wanted to use ubuntu to copy my important files before formatting and reinstalling. the problem is that When copying folders somw files are left behind (the most important ... user avatar Pietro Zorzi

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Open or Libre Office for Ubuntu 16.04LTS ? Maybe something else

Hello fellow users of Ubuntu! I would like to know what editing software should use. What are the pros and cons of each one, and maybe discover a new one! I would like to use the software for ... user avatar Didan974

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