Open office problem with character set.

[Jody Bandremer <jb...@gate.net>]

When I try to open a document in open office 3 , I get the wrong Character set and I don't know what the right Character set is so I don't get jiberish. I have a MAC.

Thanks for your help.

Jody Bandremer
Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
1 South Ocean Blvd #2
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Cell (954) 270-8770
Jodysellsflorida@gmail.com

Open office problem with character set????

[Dr Donald Zarlengo <za...@me.com>]

I just tested spread sheet.
I was a little slow - I have not created many lately.

But I set up two different tables. I choose different columns and rows
I had them each set up with their own font type and size.

When done, I drug the trackpad curser over the the collection of
both tables - I changed them all to same font and font size.

So, so far I don’t what is causing you a problem.

If you want to send me say just one page of your document
with two different tables that you want them both to be
the same Font and Font size.

By the way, on Filemaker Pro for Macs and PC’s, and Access for just PC’s
I could move the same data tables from Excel Spreadsheet into 
FileMaker Pro, and into Access. I could easily export FMPro and
access data - and even back to Excel spread sheet.

I had one minor problem for myself where I tried to import a 
file from OpenOffice in rtf format - and the File I was
trying to import to - gave me an conflict error, so I had to
change the file format to a .doc or .docx format (so the MS,
file would accept the file I had in OpenOffice.

I used the OpenOffice Data Base system but it did not even
come close to FileMaker Pro (I have version 12).


If you can give me more info or a test document - part of a document where
it will not allow you to switch all the characters to what ever you would 
prefer. 


Don

Donald Zarlenga Ph.D.
zarlengo@me.com




On Oct 29, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Jody Bandremer <jb...@gate.net> wrote:

When I try to open a document in open office 3 , I get the wrong Character set and I don't know what the right Character set is so I don't get gibberish. I have a MAC.

Thanks for your help.

Jody Bandremer
Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
1 South Ocean Blvd #2
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Cell (954) 270-8770
Jodysellsflorida@gmail.com

Re: Open office problem with character set.

[Dr Donald Zarlengo <za...@me.com>]

I created a test document with OpenOffice - in the text mode, not spreadsheet. I had no problems setting up two different type
tables. Began with each using a different format. Then I change all the font back to Times Roman 12 pt.

I use OpenOffice 4.0.1
I also upgraded my MacBook Pro to Maverick OS (10.9.0) for my Mac Book Pro.  I was running Mountain Lion, 10.8.5. 
Maverick was a free upgrade, did it yesterday. It changes some of the interaction I have with the Mac. But nothing
horrendous as one gets with Billy Boy�s concoctions. As an example of Steve vs Bill on software (and hardware) is
that Steve is an artist, he is a sales person, he is motivated to provide the total best experience for the User.

Bill on the other had their programmer analysts just leave the old OS code and work around it. It is a bit finding out
you have cancer, say of the prostate Gland. Steve would get rid of it in total as I had to.  Bill would try to close off
access to the cancer. I built his own new man-made prostate gland or transplant - and they often failed to do that.

Bill did S/W development in small increments. Never solving the holistic problems with their Windows OS. Steve on
the interview by a Computer Technology journalist showed that Steve said what he wanted, and clearly explain
what was happening. He did say the Bill should be thanked because he created the first software company for users.
Behind the scenes they never said much good about the other. 

OpenOffice with the txt document choice. 

I worked fine changing each table differently; then doing a Command A - select all - and change the fonts to be the same. So I could not as yet replicate the problem you have found. 

I will test the spread sheet next.  

I am not sure yet whether OpenOffice as a document lock mode. I will have to check that out as well.
Perhaps your tables have been locked. I don�t use lock mode. I have been running and head of all technology
at NASA and for Universities. But also I have had a lot of experience with various applications.


This is the small file I created - and font changing as single tables or both at one time all worked.  


Don

Donald Zarlenga Ph.D.
zarlengo@me.com




On Oct 29, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Jody Bandremer <jb...@gate.net> wrote:

When I try to open a document in open office 3 , I get the wrong Character set and I don't know what the right Character set is so I don't get gibberish. I have a MAC.

Thanks for your help.

Jody Bandremer
Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
1 South Ocean Blvd #2
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Cell (954) 270-8770
Jodysellsflorida@gmail.com