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How to avoid-group box popingup while using openoffice spreadsheet

Asked by Desh Deepak

While using open office spreadsheet, always group box keeps on poping up, however i donot want to use grouping. If I press cancel in this box it does not go away. I have to press esc on my computer to somehow keep working. How to avoid this problem. It started recently only.

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Tony Pursell (ajpursell) said : 		#1

Sorry, I do not understand what you mean by 'group box'. Please describe what this looks like. Does this happen on all spreadsheets or just one? It may help me if you describe what is on the speadsheet.

Tony

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Desh Deepak (dr-deshdeepak) said : 		#2

Thanks for your kind attention. I have spreadsheet file with lot of data.
whenever i open it to work, in between the work, a box with title group pops
up (it will popup if on tool bar under data you click on group) without me
doing anything (means i do not click on group - in tool bar under data). to
remove it if i press cancel in this box it does not go away - i have to
press ESC on laptop to remove it, however it again appears within few
seconds.
Desh Deepak

On 2 December 2010 20:02, Tony Pursell <<email address hidden>
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> Sorry, I do not understand what you mean by 'group box'. Please
> describe what this looks like. Does this happen on all spreadsheets or
> just one? It may help me if you describe what is on the speadsheet.
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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#3

you can't get rid of it. you just have to live with it.

i have the same problem with the outline box popping up and blocking what i'm doing. it is very annoying.

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Tony Pursell (ajpursell) said : 		#4

From what you say, it seems like the F12 key is being activated. This is the Group function key. If I hold down F12 on my computer, the Group box is activated and if I press the Cancel button, it just comes back again. But if I press ESC, the box is closed until I release the F12 key and press it again. This is exactly the behaviour you are describing.

So, is your F12 key stuck down?

If you want to remove the F12 action, go to Tools > Customize > Keyboard tab. Highlight F12 and Delete. The click OK.

Hope that helps.

Tony

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Desh Deepak (dr-deshdeepak) said : 		#5

Thank you. I have done as you have suggested. Only after deleting F12 i have
saved. There was no button to press OK in the end. I hope it will help. let
me use it for few days, i will give you the feed back. Thank you very much
once again.
Desh Deepak

On 2 December 2010 20:48, Tony Pursell <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Your question #136344 on openoffice.org in ubuntu changed:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+question/136344
>
> Tony Pursell proposed the following answer:
> >From what you say, it seems like the F12 key is being activated. This
> is the Group function key. If I hold down F12 on my computer, the Group
> box is activated and if I press the Cancel button, it just comes back
> again. But if I press ESC, the box is closed until I release the F12
> key and press it again. This is exactly the behaviour you are
> describing.
>
> So, is your F12 key stuck down?
>
> If you want to remove the F12 action, go to Tools > Customize > Keyboard
> tab. Highlight F12 and Delete. The click OK.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Tony
>
> PS If this answers your question, please mark it as Solved.
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From:
Dr. Desh Deepak
Office:
Head, Propellant Engineering Division, PSCG, PCM,
 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum - 695 022, India.
Tel: (+91) 0471-2565678
email: <email address hidden>
Residence:
CHANDNI, 31 PHRA, Philips Hill, Pothujanam Road, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum -
695 011, India.
Tel: (+91) 0471-2440147
Mob: (+91) 9447040147
email: <email address hidden>

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Best Tony Pursell (ajpursell) said : 		#6

The OK button is on the bottom of the whole Customize dialogue box.

'Save' saves the function key assignments so they can be reloaded at a later date.

To exit the Customize dialogue box you would have had to press either OK or Cancel, or the (x) button on the dialogue title bar. Only the OK button will save your changes.

Tony

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Desh Deepak (dr-deshdeepak) said : 		#7

Thanks Tony Pursell, that solved my question.

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Desh Deepak (dr-deshdeepak) said : 		#8

Dear Tony
Thank you very much. The problem is solved and in the process i learnt
something new. For Ok button, I had to reduce the size of window to
accommodate on my screen, which i could do and could see OK button. Thank
you very much once again.
Desh Deepak

On 2 December 2010 22:05, Tony Pursell <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Your question #136344 on openoffice.org in ubuntu changed:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+question/136344
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tony Pursell proposed the following answer:
> The OK button is on the bottom of the whole Customize dialogue box.
>
> 'Save' saves the function key assignments so they can be reloaded at a
> later date.
>
> To exit the Customize dialogue box you would have had to press either OK
> or Cancel, or the (x) button on the dialogue title bar. Only the OK
> button will save your changes.
>
> Tony
>
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> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
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From:
Dr. Desh Deepak
Office:
Head, Propellant Engineering Division, PSCG, PCM,
 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum - 695 022, India.
Tel: (+91) 0471-2565678
email: <email address hidden>
Residence:
CHANDNI, 31 PHRA, Philips Hill, Pothujanam Road, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum -
695 011, India.
Tel: (+91) 0471-2440147
Mob: (+91) 9447040147
email: <email address hidden>