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==How do I improve the fonts (they look ugly)?==
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The [http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/fontguide.html font trouble shooting guide] should be able to help you.
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==Why am I seeing squares instead of the desired language characters?==
 
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Revision as of 13:59, 7 May 2008

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How can I install OpenOffice.org without administrative privileges or without system integration?

If you do not have administrator privileges or if you do not wish any system integration (which means file associations and menu shortcuts), see Alternative Installation of OpenOffice.org for Windows.

When trying to install OpenOffice.org I get a message about a missing library. How can I solve this?

This message generally means that you have a file which got corrupted during download. To verify this you can use the md5sum utility as described on the download page. This tool generates a checksum that you can cross check with the value on the download server.






How to fix FC3 error error while loading shared libraries: /<path_to_openoffice.org_install_directory>/program/libicudata.so.26: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied?

  1. cd into /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files
  2. Create a backup of file_contexts. NOTE: do not overwrite file_contexts.rpmnew
  3. Download the patch and only use it as a model as SELinux under FC3 is being updated too frequently for the patch to be used as is. The contents are correct for installs in /opt and /usr/local. NOTE: you may have to edit file_contexts if OOo is not installed in either /opt or /usr/local.
  4. Execute setfiles -l -vv -F file_contexts /usr/local/OpenOffice.org*/program/ for /usr/local/ installations.
  5. Execute setfiles -l -vv -F file_contexts /opt for OOo installations.
  6. Reboot if necessary.
  7. If all else fails, disable SELinux and reboot.




Why am I seeing squares instead of the desired language characters?

Whenever squares are shown instead of the desired characters, it is a sign that a required font is not been used. The right font may not be installed in the system or the wrong font, which does not contain the required characters, is assigned to the text.

To solve the problem, first ensure that the required font is installed in the system. Second, set the locale and fonts in Tools-Options-Language Settings-Language and Tools-Options-OpenOffice.org Writer [Drawing, Impress, etc]-Basic Fonts (Western, Asian).

Can I change the measurement units from centimeters to inches?

Yes, but it is slightly different between the components :

  • For Writer: "Tools" => "Options" and then "Text Document" => "General" => "Settings"
  • For Calc: "Tools" => "Options" and then "Spreadsheet" => "General" => "Metrics"
  • For Impress: "Tools" => "Options" and then "Presentation" => "General" => "Settings"

You can also change the settings by clicking the right mouse button on the ruler at the top of the page.

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