Re: Permissions
#Security
Howdy. Doug, here's a Terminal command to repair permissions. This is from an article on High Sierra permissions but I think it's the same in Catalina. 1. Open ¡°Terminal¡°. 2. Type the following
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Daniel Settles
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Re: Permissions
#Security
That is the very first thing I did Dan. And I have done everything after a ¡°supposed¡± fix. I went through many fixes, none worked. That¡¯s why I was asking you guys about a Terminal fix so I have
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Doug Yelmen
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is available in MS Office apps on Macs. I use whatever features that I find most fits the job at hand, and have found VBA macros useful in a few situations.
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Bev in TX
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
Then you have a very good chance that one of the free office suites will work for you.
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Bev in TX
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Re: Error message won't go away
If you *never* use iMovie, delete it. It's a big app (up to 3 GB, depending on version) so why waste disk space with something you don't need? Otto [email protected]> wrote:
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Otto Nikolaus
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Re: Permissions
#Security
Howdy. Doug, do a Get Info on your boot drive icon. Check the bottom section under Sharing & Permissions. Might need to click the reveal triangle. It should look like this Get Info window screen
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Daniel Settles
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Stop Catalina Update Nag
Howdy. Check this article about stopping the Catalina update nag. If you do stop it, you may want to turn it back on at some point.
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Daniel Settles
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
Actually, in Office 2016 and 2019 for Mac VBA macros can be written and used. I¡¯ve not done it myself Jim Robertson
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jimrobertson
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Re: Error message won't go away
Sorry for the spelling. I live in AZ and we recognize both ways to spell Mojave/Mohave. But I guess Apple likes the J version. ;-) I do understand clicking OK to close the window.? I do it several
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Eileen <neeliec2000@...>
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
Visual Basic is a Windows only thing. I don¡¯t do Windows in any form. I¡¯m strictly on iOS, iPadOS and macOS anymore. Macros are pretty passe¡¯. They were big in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We
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Bob Beckham
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
*Notice that even in their paid versions, some features are only available on MS Windows. * *Do you use VBA macros?* No, I don¡¯t use Macros..., just very basic spreadsheet. JB -- Sent from My iPad
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Beadnik
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
Yes, I just checked and Libre Office 6.1.3.2 is running perfectly under Catalina 10.15.1. I had to change a few paths since the directory structure of macOS has changed from previous versions, but it
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Bob Beckham
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Re: Mail Rules messed up
Jim, Thanks for the advice. I¡¯ve noticed too that my mail doesn¡¯t sort on my iPhone when my Mac isn¡¯t on, and I hated that!!! I quite honestly did not know I could set up rules at
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Janet Brunner
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
Version 6.0.6.2 is 64-bit -- Jim Saklad jimdoc@...
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Jim Saklad
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Re: Mail Rules messed up
I see you¡¯re an @me.com So am I. I¡¯ve had a detailed set of rules in Apple Mail on my Mac for many years. Using IMAP on my Mac, iPhone, and iPad, my mail and mailboxes neatly synchronize among all
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Jim Saklad
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
I don¡¯t know if it has been re-compiled as a 64-bit suite or not. Just go to libreoffice.org or openoffice.org and snoop around. I had forced myself to learn to use iWork apps and found that they
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Bob Beckham
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
The FREE application suite called ¡®Libre Office¡¯ works rather well. It has all the normal productivity apps (word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation, etc). It IMports and EXports to
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Bob Beckham
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Re: Permissions
#Security
Since I don't know what changes and with what apps you wanted to make with your HD I give you the general suggestion to put relevant apps into System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full
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Damienn
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Re: Mohave to Catalina and Microsoft
#Upgrading
It will greatly depend upon which features you use. Randy provided a link to SoftMaker¡¯s comparison page. https://www.softmaker.com/en/comparison-freeoffice-softmaker-office Notice that even in
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Bev in TX
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Re: Mail Rules messed up
Brent, I set up all my Rules within the Mail app, under preferences/rules. How do I tell if they¡¯re in the cloud? I¡¯m using an iMac with the latest Catalina updates (see below), and an iPhone 7+
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Janet Brunner
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