1. September 2014 LCCU Meeting We will demonstrate how to use System Restore to remove programs or drivers that may be causing problems, by reverting system files and programs to their state at an earlier time. We’ll answers members’ questions: –How compatible are Microsoft Word & Libre Office Writer or Excel & Libre Office Calc? –What are the basics of using Calc, the spreadsheet in the free Libre Office suite?Libre Office

2. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore Reasons to use System Restore –You cannot resolve an issue that occurs after installing new software or drivers. – You have accidentally downloaded & installed malicious software. –The system won’t boot and you want to restore the computer system’s state to a time when it did.

3. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore What System Restore restores: –Your documents, pictures and mail are not affected by system restore. –Files with extensions in the monitored file list are monitored by System Protection and are restored if they’ve been deleted after the restore point, and are deleted if they were added after the restore point. The list includes.exe,.dll,.bat,.com,.ini, and more than 500 others.the monitored file list

4. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore How to use System Restore –Determine the date & time that the issue began. –If the system boots, use normal means to uninstall or remove the program, driver or malware, then go to Start, right-click Computer, click Properties, System Protection, System Restore. –If it won’t boot, tap F8 key while booting to bring up Advanced Boot Options; select Repair Your Computer and System Restore. For HP, tap F11 key; in HP Recovery Manager, select System Restore.

5. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore How to run System Restore –Select a restore date just before problem occurred – click “Choose a different restore point” and “Show more restore points” for a list of what’s available. –Select the restore point and click “Scan for affected programs”. Before proceeding, uninstall programs that will be deleted to avoid partial uninstalls. –Click Next, Finish, etc. to perform restore. –After completion, there will be an option to undo the system restore (except when run in Safe Mode).

6. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore Controlling the System Restore settings: –go to Start, right-click Computer, click Properties, System Protection, Protection Settings. –Check that Protection is On for the C: drive; it may be on or off for other drives. –Select each drive & click Configure: the first option should be checked for C:, the second option is appropriate for drives that contain no software. –Except for Vista, you can adjust disk usage.

7. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore Cautions when running System Restore –Restoring to restore points followed by Security System Updates may produce unpredictable results. –If a user profile has been created after the restore point, or its password changed, this action is undone by the System Restore. –Avoid running System Restore from Safe Mode, if possible, as it cannot be undone. –Changes to files while in the System Recovery Environment are not monitored by System Protection

8. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Using System Restore System Restore to remove lock-screen viruses: –If you have ransomware that prevents booting into or using Windows, try accessing System Restore through the Advanced Boot Options menu, accessed by pressing F8 repeatedly while booting (F11 on HP systems). –If System Restore doesn’t work, run a virus scanner from a bootable disc or USB drive, off-line scanners available from Bitdefender, Avast, AVG, Avira, Norton & Sophos.run a virus scanner from a bootable disc or USB drive

9. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Download – program from ninite.com, manual from Help for Offline Use.ninite.comHelp for Offline Use Note – Attempts to install fresh (4.3) or stable (still, 4.2.5) versions downloaded from the Libre Office site to Win 7 PC led to messages that it needed to update files that were in use and that it had no business changing. Installed OK on club’s Vista PC. Win 7 PC had no messages when downloading & installing with ninite.com.

10. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Reviews –Review: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office by PC WorldReview: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office –LibreOffice 4.2 better bridges the gap with Microsoft Office by InfoworldLibreOffice 4.2 better bridges the gap with Microsoft Office –OpenOffice vs. LibreOffice: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Use? by howtogeek.comOpenOffice vs. LibreOffice: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Use? –Why Libre Office Writer is better than Microsoft WordWhy Libre Office Writer is better than Microsoft Word

11. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Compatibility with Microsoft Office: –Writer // Word DOCX good, but DOC even better; Calc // Excel XSL/X quite good; Impress // Powerpoint PPT/X: sometimes works. –Create a document in LibreOffice with doc format and try to open it in Office 2003/2007, the margin, tables and images might/will move a bit around. –A.doc file created in LibreOffice suffers from some changes when reopened in MS Office 2010. Your header and footer settings may be disturbed.

12. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Compatibility with Microsoft Office: –From LifeHacker.com:From LifeHacker.com –Writer is a capable word processor that does pretty much everything Word can do and more. In fact, we picked Writer as the best word processor for Windows. –If you're new to spreadsheets or just a light user, Calc gets the job done. However, if you're working in an environment where you're sharing a lot of macros then you're best off sticking with Excel.

13. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Compatibility with Microsoft Office: –From Libre Office Help: About Converting Microsoft Office Documents lists MS Office features for Word. Excel and PowerPoint that may present conversion challenges.About Converting Microsoft Office Documents –Feature Comparison, Libre Office – Microsoft Office has a long list, with a bias toward Libre Office.Feature Comparison, Libre Office – Microsoft Office –How to Work with LibreOffice Calc. lists and demonstrates common features between Calc and Excel, extra features in Calc.How to Work with LibreOffice Calc.

14. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office For document compatibility with MS Office: –Save your documents in MS Office 2003 formats, set as default under Options, Load/Save, General. –Only use features that are shared between the suites. –Use fonts that are available in both suites. –For Write, go to Options->LibreOffice Writer- >Compatibility and select the "do not add leading space (extra space) between lines of text" and the "consider wrapping style when positioning objects."

15. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Calc References –Libre Office 4.2 User Guides: Getting Started 4.2 and Calc Guide 4.0 - comprehensiveLibre Office 4.2 User Guides: Getting Started 4.2 and Calc Guide 4.0 –Libre Office Calc video tutorials by TheFrugalComputerGuy – very detailed and easy to follow.Libre Office Calc video tutorials

16. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Calc Interface features:Interface features –Menu bar –Toolbars – shows standard, formatting & formula. – Formula bar with name box and formula wizard. –Column & row headers –Sheet tabs –Status bar – includes a Zoom bar at bottom right. –Styles & formatting toolbar - on formatting toolbar to specify formats for headings, results and default.

17. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Calc Basic features: –Formatting cells & using styles – Styles & formattingFormatting cellsusing styles –Moving & inserting columns & rows with right-click –Using formulas and named cells – with formula barformulasnamed cells –Copying within or filling columns or rows, fill handlefill handle –Totals & subtotals – Data, SubtotalTotals & subtotals –Functions: financial, mathematical, … – insert, list –Charts, e.g. bar, pie, etc. – in formatting toolbarCharts –Sorting, including multi-column – Data, SortSorting, including multi-column

18. September 2014 LCCU Meeting Libre Office Calc Basic features, continued: –Multiple sheets, referring, summarizing, indexingMultiple sheets To copy, Paste special and check Link –Freeze, filter & splitFreeze, filter & split –Pivot tables, also called Data PilotPivot tables –Conditions and conditional formattingConditions and conditional formatting

19. September 2014 LCCU Meeting At future meetings, we’ll answer: –What are the best media players? –How do you use Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector) to keep your software updated and secure? –What good anti-phishing software is there? –What free firewalls are available and what are their advantages over Windows Firewall?