If a table is the first thing in a Writer document, you cannot use "file->select all" (or control-) to select the entire document, even if you are outside the table. Steps to reproduce: * Start a new Writer document * Insert a table * Go outside the table at the end of the document and type some stuff * Leave the cursor in the text outside the table * Use File->Select All or press control-A to attempt to select everything * Notice that only the table is selected. If you try Control-A again, there is no change. Work-around: * In the above example, insert a blank line before the table. * NOW you can select the whole document by clicking outside the table and using File-Select All. We encountered this bug in LO 4.1, and then discovered it is in LO 4.0, OO 3.4, and OO 3.2.1. So it has probably been around a loooong time.
(In reply to comment #0) > We encountered this bug in LO 4.1, and then discovered it is in LO 4.0, OO > 3.4, and OO 3.2.1. So it has probably been around a loooong time. Hi, thanks for writing. Indeed it's very old behaviour, related to the way table-text object are handled in the document. Ah well. Not easy to change. (Happily, when you work with styles properly, Ctrl-A is not needed that often ;) ) Regards, Cor
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 37606 ***