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On Sun, 2011-05-08 at 18:17 +0100, Peter M Le Mare wrote: > It's me again wanting help. I have just (foolishly?) downloaded U > 11.04! I am finding it very difficult to use. I seem to be unable to > open several windows with my Web Browser Do you mean TABs or New windows ? Ctrl T open a new Tab in the same browser window try that. > and find them again! If I then have opened Thunderbird I can't find > my web pages or back again to my e-mails(I do a lot of copying and > pasting and need to easily swap from one to another). Worse still if I > open the new Libre Office (what was wrong with my open office?) I > can't find anything without reducing them to min and then not being > able to maximise again - or I have to close them. > Try moving the mouse pointer up to the top right hand corner of the Screen if you have Compiz running the windows will all go Transparent and tile up nicely, then you can choose which to work with. > Is there anyway I can have the opened windows listed somewhere like I > did with the previous versions, at the bottom of the desktop or can I > install a different desktop which will do so. > > On top of all this I am unable to set a default page setup for Libre > Office e.g. I do not like large margins so that I don't waste space > and use less pages but everytime I set the page when I get a new > "untitled" page it reverts and I have to reset it to what I want. > > Can I somehow reinstall the previous Ubunto version and/or Open Office > if I can't get this to work - without losing my documents etc. > > Lastly if you can help, tell me how, in simple steps 'cos all software > still confuses me! Hardware no problem, all software and operating > systems - big problems. > Life, love, peace and freedom > > Pete (Le M) > PS Thanks for the help with skype. It works excellently. > > On 04/05/11 16:28, Peter Lloyd-Jones wrote: > > Hi > > > > I will check and get back, everything is packed for the weekend. > > (The Lappy will be working as a connection to our Model Rail-road > > allowing the use of Android phones as throttles, also some control. > > > > All the best > > > > Peter L-J > > > > -- Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Eleven Years in the Making! www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq