Oracle's OpenOffice.org (OOo) was a popular, cross-platform office suite which has been replaced in many distros by LibreOffice

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Libreoffice document recovery automatization

I am wondering if there is a way I can launch libreoffice so it does document recovery or exits. I want this so when my computer boots up and I log in I am immediately prompted with document recovery. ...
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How to show only the last two digits of a number in LibreOffice Calc?

I have a spreadsheet like this in LibreOffice Calc: 1 2 A 012345678 Henry B 012345679 George The first column displays some ID numbers. I need to display a shorter form of this ...
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Why is my interface font larger with LibreOffice than with other GTK applications?

I installed LibreOffice and the libreoffice-gtk package. The GUI has the same appearance as other GTK applications, however, the fonts in the interface appear to be 1.5 to 2 times larger than those in ...
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LibreOffice 4.0 looks ugly in KDE

I installed recent LibreOffice version (4.0) but it looks so ugly in my KDE on Linux Mint, as shown in the following picture... how can I fix this issue?
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about compatibility between various equation editor for various word processor [closed]

I've been so tied of finding a compatible way of editing math equations in MS word in win7 and in libreoffice in linux. Of course I know Tex is the universal way. But I don't use tex unless I write my ...
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emblem for pdf created by libreoffice

If I create a test pdf file in a directory, by using something like ls -al > testpdf.pdf the file is shown in Caja 1.4.0 with an understandable emblem that is 'acrobat-like'. If I create a ...
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Linux PPTX presentation Viewer

Besides Open Office, is there any solution for opening .pptx presentations on Linux (Debian to be more precise)?
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Digital signature Libreoffice

I successfully managed to make use of digital signatures in Libreoffice Writer by following flatmtn.com/creating-pkcs12-certificates But now I want to use a digital certificate from eToken/smart card ...
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How do I recover/use Powerpoint speaker notes after import to LibreOffice Impress?

I have several MS Office Powerpoints that I would like to view in LibreOffice Impress. The slides import without any problems, but the speaker notes appear to be missing. How do I recover/access the ...
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Libreoffice presentation 3.5 on Fedora 17 cannot edit chinese characters

The cursor becomes a carat while hovering on a English title, then I can click to edit the character: The cursor does not become a carat while hovering over a Chinese title so I can not click to ...
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Libreoffice Writer, how to get read-only a document part

I am writing a document with Libreoffice Writer. I would like to set a part of it as read-only, while the rest of the document as non-read-only. Is it possible to do it? How?
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Viewing .doc and .docx documents with MathType equations on Linux

Is there a way to view .doc and .docx documents with embedded MathType equations on Linux? When I try to open them with LibreOffice, I get blank boxes where the math is supposed to be - the same ...
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How to install LibreOffice on Scientific Linux 6.1?

How can I install (from a repository?*) a fresh but still stable version of LibreOffice under Scientific Linux 6.1 64bit? * = this means I need updates too, so if there will be a newer stable version ...
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How do I get LibreOffice to run on Ubuntu 11.10?

Recently I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and I have had three problems, screen flickering in some of my games, Banshee freezing, and LibreOffice which wont even load (I know it's a cheap shot to include so ...
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Convert a .xlsx (MS Excel) file to .csv on command line with semicolon separated fields

I realize that this is not an entirely unix/linux related question. But since this is something I'll do on linux, I hope someone has an answer. I have an online excel file (.xlsx) which gets updated ...
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Lightweight feature-rich alternatives to OpenOffice and LibreOffice

I really like LibreOffice however I'm having issues with it freezing up and I can't seem to start a new instance of the writer on multiple desktops (I'm using dwm and want several documents open). ...
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Is there an easy way to list the number of unique values in a column in LibreOffice calc?

In LibreOffice calc I have a column with thousands of values. Is there an easy way to list the number of UNIQUE values? e.g. a column which had red red red green green blue blue blue would ...
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Reduce the space around in-line formulas in LibreOffice

When inserting a formula into LibreOffice, there is a whole lot of padding between it and other words. How can I modify the formatting of formulas to make the padding much smaller? LibreOffice 3.3.1 ...
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How to calculate percentages in LibreOffice Calc?

I am currently calculating percentages in LibreOffice Calc using the function =PART/TOTAL where PART and TOTAL are cell coordinates of a same column. Dragging-down the formula won't do, because the ...
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Libre Office Calc: How to maintain (top) row visible while scrolling?

I did it once, but cannot find out how any more: how to keep the top row of my Libre Office Calc sheet visible when scrolling? (Intuitively it should be either in view or format, at best in ...
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Change tracking in OpenOffice?

If e.g.: I delete/modify a few words in a .doc file that is edited with OpenOffice how can I highlight those changes? Under microsoft office it works pretty good. Where is this feature in OpenOffice? ...
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How to count similar results in several columns in Libre Office Calc?

On Libre Office Calc, I have seven columns filled with any one of the non-numerical values a, b or c. For each line, I want to count how many times the a value has been entered. How can I do that? I ...
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Libre Office change printer language type from PDF to Postscript

I have a problem printing from Libre Office (3.4.0 build 12). OS: Arch Linux, CUPS version 1.4.6 Printer: Description: Brother HL-2040 Location: Home Driver: Brother HL-2040 ...
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Are there any MathType clones for Open/Libre - Office?

Are there any OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice equation editor/makers, similar to MathType?
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Is it possible to uninstall OpenOffice?

I installed OpenOffice using the installer downloaded from openoffice.org on Fedora 14. I went to use it today for the first time and it won't open. I'm assuming with updates that have been ...
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?

How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?
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Improving OpenOffice speed [closed]

I'm looking for some tips and tricks on how to improve the performance of OpenOffice on my desktop. Any ideas, tutorials or articles on this? Thanks in advance!
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xorg performance in openoffice

I've just been monitoring my cpu usage in openoffice calc when cells have been copied vs when they haven't and seen a dramatic increase in cpu usage for the Xorg process. The additional rendering ...
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How to invoke an Openoffice macro from the Linux command line

I have an OpenOfice macro that I want to use to process the contents of an OpenOffice file. I am able to do this by opening the file with OpenOffice and then running the macro. How do I invoke the ...