Hi folks!
I'm running OO version 4.1.10 on a MacBook Pro running Sonoma 14.7.2. The laptop itself is getting old, it's from 2020 with an M1 chip. I am thinking of getting a newer Mac Mini.
I have read a bunch of posts here regarding interface language and nothing works for me. The whole program is in Italian. So, instead of seeing "Tools" for example, I see "Strumenti." I used to be bilingual but now I have been living in the USA for 24 years and I feel more comfortable in English. Plus all the help forums are in English.
Here is what I have found: going to the "tools" menu is not going to change the language of the whole program. Instead, under the Open Office menu on the top far left, there is a preferences menu which opens up and includes "user interface." Mine is set to Italian in the "User Interface Language" drop down menu. But there are no other choices in that menu! What do I have to do, remove the program entirely and download a new copy which I am sure is in English?
After reading more posts, I decided to try downloading the English language pack, hoping that by doing that I'd find English in the preferences dropdown. But when I went to the download site I decided to download the whole program, seeing that there is now version 4.1.15. It was strange that my Mac asked if I wanted to install the "older version," but whatever. I chose the option "keep both."
So here enters a brand new problem. When I tried opening it, I get a message “OpenOffice 2” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. Mac OS cannot verify that this app is free from malware." And the only subsequent actions possible are MOVE TO TRASH or CANCEL. I then tried downloading just the English language pack and got the same result.
And another interesting fact: I closed OO and reopened it in the illogical hope that maybe something had magically changed in the language preferences, despite the fact that I couldn't open the download. And it had! (It seems technology also can have an illogical magic factor). But the problem got worse, not better! Now there isn't even a dropdown menu showing Italian, instead, there is nothing on that interface user page except a message that says something to the effect of "Here is is possible to specify the data relative to language setup." and under that, an OK button, a CANCEL button, a question mark that redirects me to the guide (written in Italian like everything else, of course) and a BACK button which doesn't work.
So, multiple problems here. Has anybody else experienced these problems lately, and how have you overcome them?
I'm running OO version 4.1.10 on a MacBook Pro running Sonoma 14.7.2. The laptop itself is getting old, it's from 2020 with an M1 chip. I am thinking of getting a newer Mac Mini.
I have read a bunch of posts here regarding interface language and nothing works for me. The whole program is in Italian. So, instead of seeing "Tools" for example, I see "Strumenti." I used to be bilingual but now I have been living in the USA for 24 years and I feel more comfortable in English. Plus all the help forums are in English.
Here is what I have found: going to the "tools" menu is not going to change the language of the whole program. Instead, under the Open Office menu on the top far left, there is a preferences menu which opens up and includes "user interface." Mine is set to Italian in the "User Interface Language" drop down menu. But there are no other choices in that menu! What do I have to do, remove the program entirely and download a new copy which I am sure is in English?
After reading more posts, I decided to try downloading the English language pack, hoping that by doing that I'd find English in the preferences dropdown. But when I went to the download site I decided to download the whole program, seeing that there is now version 4.1.15. It was strange that my Mac asked if I wanted to install the "older version," but whatever. I chose the option "keep both."
So here enters a brand new problem. When I tried opening it, I get a message “OpenOffice 2” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. Mac OS cannot verify that this app is free from malware." And the only subsequent actions possible are MOVE TO TRASH or CANCEL. I then tried downloading just the English language pack and got the same result.
And another interesting fact: I closed OO and reopened it in the illogical hope that maybe something had magically changed in the language preferences, despite the fact that I couldn't open the download. And it had! (It seems technology also can have an illogical magic factor). But the problem got worse, not better! Now there isn't even a dropdown menu showing Italian, instead, there is nothing on that interface user page except a message that says something to the effect of "Here is is possible to specify the data relative to language setup." and under that, an OK button, a CANCEL button, a question mark that redirects me to the guide (written in Italian like everything else, of course) and a BACK button which doesn't work.
So, multiple problems here. Has anybody else experienced these problems lately, and how have you overcome them?
Statistics: Posted by jaiirapetjan — Mon Dec 23, 2024 6:59 pm