Re: [discuss] Suggestion
On 11/26/10 08:03, Marius Popa wrote: You should also add the option for justified text in Writer/Web. The icon is grayed out, but you can choose Format-Paragraph-Alignment to justify the paragraphs. Uwe -- Uwe Fischer | Technical Writer Oracle Office GBU ORACLE Deutschland B.V. Co. KG | Nagelsweg 55 | 20097 Hamburg ORACLE Deutschland B.V. Co. KG Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Rijnzathe 6, 3454PV De Meern, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz, Marcel van de Molen, Alexander van der Ven - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] OOo's Help
Hi Harold, thank you for your comments. On 13.11.2010 11:10, Harold Fuchs wrote: In another thread in this list there has been discussion about the Help in OOo. In reality I think it's only just OK. There are many examples I've discovered over the years (I don't have details, mea culpa) where a search leads to a completely unrelated topic. The example that triggered this post was generated by the thread in question (Suggestions started 10 Nov). We know the search function in Help Viewer is not optimal. To say it politely. We have many good ideas how to improve the search, but unfortunately we do not have resources to do the hard work of coding. Volunteers are very welcome. The OP asked about Autocomplete in Calc. I created a blank Calc sheet, hit Help and entered Autocomplete into the Index search. The left (headings) pane shows AutoComplete function in text and list boxes which is promising but then the right (details) pane shows General Shortcut Keys in OpenOffice.org which is entirely unhelpful. We now added some new index entries that should improve the Help. ... It seems to me that there should be a concentrated project to tidy this up so that (a) the index entries are made to point to relevant text and (b) the help is made relevant to its context (Calc, Writer etc.) or is made to explain that an option is, for example, only available in Writer. Entering a bug report for each error one finds is far too laborious, not only because the bug reporting system is such a mess - but that's a separate thread. Please send issues for the documentation component, with subcomponent Online help. It is almost as easy as sending an email: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?component=documentation If you really cannot use IssueZilla, you may send an email to me or to the documentation developers list: d...@documentation.openoffice.org Only on rare occasions developers find time to read the discussion lists. Please use the right methods to reach the developers, otherwise your valuable contributions might get lost. Uwe -- Uwe Fischer | Technical Writer Oracle Office GBU ORACLE Deutschland B.V. Co. KG | Nagelsweg 55 | 20097 Hamburg ORACLE Deutschland B.V. Co. KG Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Rijnzathe 6, 3454PV De Meern, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz, Marcel van de Molen, Alexander van der Ven - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] security
On 12/15/09 17:16, elisa bucci wrote: To Whom It May Concern- I have had OpenOffice for four months. I would like to know if Open Office is compatible with Microsoft concerning security. If not how do I make it secure. Sincerely, Elisa Bucci Hi Elisa, you can find some blogs on OpenOffice.org and security here: http://search.sun.com/blogs/index.jsp?weblog=oootntqt=security Uwe -- uwe.fisc...@sun.com - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] Filter for moderated mails [was: Re: why be subscribed (was this)]
On 10/19/09 20:28, Bernhard Dippold wrote: Hi all, Gordon schrieb: Michael Adams wrote: I have a working system of filtering unsubscribed posts to a subfolder. It took me a little time to understand the header contents which were well explained and less than 10 minutes to set up the required filters. Can you point us noobs to the required filter? Seems your method of working is a very good one... My solution (in SeaMonkey mail): filter for: delivered-to contains moderated action: tag mail (or move to ...) (translated from German UI) Best regards Bernhard see also http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ/General/How_to_know_if_a_user_is_subscribed_to_a_mailing_list for a guide how to setup the filter using Firefox. Uwe -- u...@openoffice.org - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function
Hi, please find some comments inline. I shortened the cited texts. On 10/15/09 00:45, James E. Lang wrote: I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am straying from the original topic. If so, I'm truly sorry. this is the discuss mailing list, so let's discuss. Finding help is certainly a usability issue, so the subject of this thread is almost right. I find the installed Help just fine. It's just that I often don't find what I need when I look there. I also find it near impossible to find specific information that I need from any list or forum archives. I'm sure I'm not alone so please be tolerant of people like me. a) I'd suggest both PDF and ODF formats. The latter so that the user can add notes, documentation , etc that they (the individual) thinks is necessary/useful. may be adding personal notes to the installed Help is a good idea. BTW, you can copy and paste every Help page to a text document. No problem to create your own Help document over time. I, for one, have no experience in updating a wiki page. I also would not rely too strongly on a wiki page that I had updated. It would contain information that I have learned by experience and it would be as accurate as I could make it but we all think we have learned certain things that simply are not so. I'm confident that the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_intelligence will take care of any errors, let's say on the FAQ pages of the Wiki http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ The Wiki would be empty if only perfect contributors were allowed. I would also add that not all of us are as savvy as you are. Not knowing where to look is a big part of the problem. As for myself, online manuals in the format of the documents I have examined from the Documentation wiki are not easily searched and therefor it is very frustrating to try to use them. I concur that there is a lot of documentation available at the OOo web sites. It just is not easily found or used by the novice user who needs it the most. The normal Wiki search sucks. On the http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation main page we have two search boxes: the normal at top right, and a special one following the text: type here to search this Documentation Wiki. This uses a local Google search and returns valid results. Part of the problem is, of course, that in particular in the open source paradigm the sexy part is updating the code while the documentation is often relegated to the status of the ignored step child. This is not just a problem for OOo. so get some experience how to update Wiki pages and do it. It is quite easy, and the community would thank you. On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 15:54, Gene Young wrote: In what way is the help totally inadequate? a) Minor, but significant for the affected population groups: Not all localizations have translated the help file into the local patoise. The online documentation is no better in this regard. It is stated to be English language documentation. ?? the English versions of OOo get English Help. Many other language versions get translated Help, while some still use the English Help at this time, because of the high word count. b) Content is the help file is not applicable to the current version of OOo; This should never be the case but unfortunately it is way too often. And I'm not just speaking of OOo in this regard. please give at least one example. c) Functions in OOo are not described in the help file. see above I'm not sure what you mean by that response. that response means that we want to know an example of Functions in OOo that are not described in Help so that we can describe them in Help. d) Help files are not indexed by the expected word/phrase. Documentation that has a table of contents and an index and that resides in a single file or web page would be a significant improvement so that it can be searched from end to end. The installed Help has a table of contents and an index and a full text search. Again, the installed Help is only one tool for enhancing one's experience with any product. well, the installed Help is a reference for normal users how to use the product. The installed Help doesn't intend to explain each and every advanced use of the product: there are better media to do this, like the Programmers Guide, the developers mailing lists, and more. The installed Help links to these advanced resources wherever possible. Normally we assume that someone who really wants to know the answer to some very difficult questions will know how and where to find them. For example here, on the mailing lists, or the forum, or using a web search machine. The installed Help is not a tutorial and it is not a Beginners Guide to OpenOffice.org,
Re: [discuss] major problem
Hi, the original poster is not subscribed to the list. He will most possibly not be able to read any of these answers. Uwe Joost Andrae wrote: Hi, MS Office users can use http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ Jean-Paul Ginestier schrieb: The major problem with Open Office is that it is not compatible both ways with MS Office; in other words, an Open Office document cannot be read by MSO, so there is no point in sending people such a document unless you know they have Open Office. If it WERE compatible both ways, it would surely kill off MSO in no time ... Kind regards, Joost - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function
Hi, On 10/04/09 23:08, jonathon wrote: Robert Derman wrote: OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. I would not object in making the presence of the installed Help more obvious. At presence, many users first refer to some mailing lists, forums, or other sources to get help, and most often they will return a read the installed Help - it's all there what you're asking Users who don't find the installed Help will possibly not find the enclosed manuals, too. a) I'd suggest both PDF and ODF formats. The latter so that the user c an add notes, documentation , etc that they (the individual) thinks is necessary/useful. The former, because it can be read regardless of platform, or wehther or not OOo has been installed; b) I'd suggest a copy of all of the documentation that OOoAuthors has produced, for that specific version of OOo. Since that documentation lags behind OOo releases, it might be more useful So what is wrong with the main documentation page at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation Everything you asked is there, and much more. And every user, including yourself, can add to that information pool. On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 15:54, Gene Young wrote: In what way is the help totally inadequate? a) Minor, but significant for the affected population groups: Not all localizations have translated the help file into the local patoise. b) Content is the help file is not applicable to the current version of OOo; please give at least one example. c) Functions in OOo are not described in the help file. see above d) Help files are not indexed by the expected word/phrase. Ideally, every word/phrase.concept found in the help files, and./or documentation for WordPerfect Office, MSO, GnomeOffice, KOffice, Red Office, GoogleOffice, and Symphony will be found in the help file, with a cross reference to the OOo name; please provide a list, we will happily add that information to the installed Help. jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org Uwe -- u...@openoffice.org - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] marking paragraphs
On 08/20/09 16:40, Axel Hirsch wrote: I just found the solution for my question by chance. I need to press the right button four times and not three, then it will mark paragraphs properly. In the help function they speak of marking 3 times for a paragraph, which really is for the sentence of the word. Hi Axel, can you please give some hints where in the Help you found this? I've searched Help and could not find this explanation. May be you have a very old version of OOo? Which? Why right button? Normally, you use the left button to select text. Uwe -- u...@openoffice.org - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] Re: background page color
On 03/08/09 17:55, Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2009/03/08 10:08 AM Rick wrote: Robert Derman wrote: Rick wrote: Using OOo 3.1 [Format - Page - Background] provides the means for putting color on a page, but only within the margins. How can I color the entire page, outside the margins as well? Thanks in advance. Rick You may not be able to under any conditions, it depends on the design of your printer. Neither OOo Writer nor any other word processor that I know of can color outside the lines so to speak. I think what you really want is to use colored paper. I'm only interested in the visual effect so I can save it as pdf, no printing. I do it in Word 2007 with no problems. Rick In 'Format/Page' under 'Page' set the margins to 0. Under 'Background' set the colour you want. Under 'Borders' turn borders on and set colour to same as your background colour. Set 'Spacing to contents' to the size you want for margins. Larry thank you, Larry. I've posted a blog entry with this information to the OpenOffice.org Help Tips 'n' Tricks blog at http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/creating_screen_optimized_pdf_documents Uwe -- u...@openoffice.org - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] Re: Too Much Hard Drive Clunk
Hi, On 01/06/09 00:55, Douglas St.Clair wrote: The current organization of user files essentially assumes they are all unrelated. However, they aren't. Micro$oft's project structure is a move in the right direction allowing you to organize files by project. But project's isn't the only logical structure. For example I would like to organize files by version and project. ... you might want to use a CMS (Content Managing System) installed together with your OOo. Some CMS systems are as multi-platform and free and open as OOo is, so there should be no problem using them. Except for some new concepts to learn. Have a look at one promising example of how OOo and a CMS can work together: https://oo-plugin-for-alfresco.dev.java.net/ Uwe -- uwe.fisc...@sun.com - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [discuss] copying styles
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day! Can I somehow copy styles from one document to another yes, please have a look at the OOo Help Tips'n'Tricks Blog at http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/copying_styles_between_calc_spreadsheets The Template Management dialog box allows to copy styles from one document or template to another. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/ http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://www.sun.com/staroffice - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Re: Resizing images
Clarke Rice wrote: Hi Sigrid I don't understand, why you are complaining. Have you tried the new version of OOo? The cropping tool for images has - in my opinion - improved a lot. I don't know how Word does the cropping (I haven't used Word for some time now), but I think that OOo does it now well enough that you don't need any extra program like GIMP to crop the pictures you want to insert. Try it out. What you say is true. However in OOo 3, if I insert a large image and resize it, Writer still saves a huge image. It would be useful if Writer allowed me to save the final document with images at the resolution they are actually used with, or to save without cropped portions of images still being retained in the saved file. So it would be the right time to file a request for enhancement in Issuezilla at qa.openoffice.org so that the developers get to know this. Discussing such wishes without submitting an issue does not lead anywhere. The Impress module already has a Presentation Minimizer extension http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/PresentationMinimizer that resizes embedded images, among other options. It should be not too complicated to get a Writer Minimizer extension that really crops embedded images to the cropped size and scales them down to a smaller file size. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/ http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://www.sun.com/staroffice - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Couple of observations
Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: But help 'goes away' when no document windows are open. Historically the main menu functions are always visible in a Mac application. Those menu functions that are not available at any given moment are grayed out. It would seem the implementation of OO goes against that approach and the root application has only the APPLE and FILE and the specific applications add the other menus and sub-menus as appropriate. In part my 'complaint' is because OO is not 'Mac-like' in this regard. Help is available on the Start Center screen on all other platforms. So I would suggest you submit this as an issue at qa.openoffice.org. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Couple of observations
Hi, I submitted http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94537 feel free to add to that issue if you want. Uwe Douglas St.Clair wrote: I'd submit except I'm not sure where on qa.openoffice.org to go. Thanks in advance -- St. Doug, Tigger and Puppy in our memory. Tir na nOg Wilton, NH USA On Oct 1, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Uwe Fischer wrote: Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: But help 'goes away' when no document windows are open. Historically the main menu functions are always visible in a Mac application. Those menu functions that are not available at any given moment are grayed out. It would seem the implementation of OO goes against that approach and the root application has only the APPLE and FILE and the specific applications add the other menus and sub-menus as appropriate. In part my 'complaint' is because OO is not 'Mac-like' in this regard. Help is available on the Start Center screen on all other platforms. So I would suggest you submit this as an issue at qa.openoffice.org. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Autocomplete collects words from Help
Hi, On 08/24/08 01:34, Russell Butler wrote: ... However, if I have a document open, and for some reason look up the Help files, the word completion list becomes populated with words from the help file, which then become offered as options. These seem to be rarely likely to be useful. This behaviour is seen in 2.4.1 (and earlier) and persists in 3.0 at last to the version I have installed, which is Dev300 m25 If there is any enthusiasm, I'll raise an issue for it. this is http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=43971 set to Later which means it is not fixed for OOo 3.0, but might get fixed any time later. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] UOF support in OOo
Hello q10, q10 wrote: Hello: As of version 3, does OpenOffice support the import and export of Chinese Uniform Office File (UOF) formats? If it doesn't, it would be nice to have it, thus making OpenOffice more universal. Thanks for hearing my suggestion please reply -q10 the latest developer versions of OOo 3.0 Beta support UOF file formats for opening and saving documents. I do not know if that is experimental and/or will be in the final release. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Re: PDF forms
Hi, P. De Buck wrote: The problem is more how to create the fields in Writer which can be filled in the Acrobat Reader afterwards? I've tried to create a form with Input fields (InsertFieldsInput field, forgive if I'm wrong, I'm using the Dutch OOo version), but these appear as simple text in the Acrobat Reader. Use the Form Controls toolbar to insert form controls. Then export as PDF. The Create PDF Form checkbox is checked automatically once there are form controls in your document. Works for me on Win XP and Acrobat Reader. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Re: we need an outlook component to the suite
Hi, NoOp wrote: On 04/02/2008 09:12 PM, Daniel Kasak wrote: Let me give an example. I just sent an email to a friend with an attachment that I produced in OpenOffice. I exported it to PDF, then switched to Evolution, and attached the PDF I just created. Now, some people will complain that I had to switch out of OpenOffice and into Evolution to create my email. I pity those people - honestly I do ... No... but they might complain that you made it more difficult than necessary :-) Tools|Options|Internet|E-mail|E-mail program: evolution File|Send|E-mail as PDF: click and you will be in Evo mail compose window w/pdf attachment ready to send. that is right. Sending the current document as PDF or as Microsoft Word or as ODT is so easy. Just one command from the menu. See also http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/sending_your_document_as_e Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Re: Sanity Check DOC opens in Calc
Hi, Twayne wrote: On Jueves 24 Enero 2008, Twayne wrote: Hi, Just wondering if this is standard operating procedure and if so how to tell when it's going to happen: I have an MS Word 2002 created, 68 Meg file, actually a User Manual, comprised of images, text and tables with text (not images), toc and index. I can not get OOo to open it in Text mode. Ooo insists on opening it in Calc instead, which of course makes the file conversion useless. if the file has a .csv extension, Calc would try to open it. I can copy/paste from one document to the other, but all I get for the images are placeholders with a path to the image in them. I can't make it show the images. you've been at Tools - Options - OOo Writer - View? Display graphics is enabled? Am I missing something simple here? Thanks in Advance, Twayne Sounds like a problem with the configuration of either OOo or Windows. Possible I suppose but I think not very likely; all ts'ing OK that way. Simplest first, would be to remove and reinstall OOo. Already done. If that doesn't help..., there are ways to fix other configurations but without knowing or finding what is misconfigured, I usually just end up reinstalling Windows. in case of trouble, there are the installation files and - in a different directory - the user configuration files. Normally, a re-install only replaces the first set of files, while it is more likely to find the error inside the second set of files - see also the blog at http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/starting_over_with_a_clean Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Application help for MS Office users - what is missing?
Hi, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Uwe, Uwe Fischer wrote (17-1-2008 12:07) [...] Please post your ideas, or use the issue http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=28960 to improve the OOo Help. What would be possible, is a special page/window, opening on the very first start of OpenOffice.org: 'tips for users first here'. That page should never show automatically again, also not after minor/micro updates. Only via the Help-menu. Is there a place to gather ideas about what to tell the former MsOffice users? there is a place deep down in Issuetracker where you can add your ideas re a startup page: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66443 But I suspect that this mailing list or the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list is better suited to discuss the requirements. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] PS Re: Application help for MS Office users - what is missing?
Hi, Twayne wrote: I just uninstalled/reinstalled OOo with AV off, etc., to see if it helped some of the problems I've come across. Which reminded me of this shortcoming: Installation does not create any desktop or quicklaunch icons nor does it place a shortcut in the Programs folder. It's only an annoyance to me, but I suspect others less versed in the operating systems, will be confused by it and possibly not know how to get their icons or even find their icon targets since, e.g., writer is swriter.exe, etc., which was the first thing I searched for. IMO it should at least create a Programs entry and a Desktop icon. Better, allow the opportunity to create them or not, or at least a shortcut for soffice, minimum, during installation. So, documentation wise, this would make a great entry. If it's already there I can't find it, but apologies if I just missed it somehow; perhaps it needs to stand out more clearly on the readme files. IMO the s prefix of the filenames should also be mentioned. thank you for sharing your ideas. I've heard that even some users never use the Windows Start menu. What is not present as an icon on the desktop will not be used. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org deliberately decided not to insert another set of icons to the users' desktops. May be we should rethink this at least for Windows? Most other Windows setup programs offer a choice like [x] Show Readme on the last screen of the setup. Most other Windows setup programs offer a choice like [x] Launch Program on the last screen of the setup. (Well, this would not help much for the next time you want to start OOo) Many programs offer a Welcome screen at first launch, giving the first-time user some directions and links. OOo on Linux only shows a gray desert. That filename confusion should also be addressed. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] On Line Help Files
Copying answer to sender's address Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:16:41 -0600, Joe Haffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To whom it may concern: I'm writing you this e-mail after I saw on your web site that you need someone to write a help file. Since one of my career goals is to write about this great technology, it follows that I volunteer for a project like this. Dear Joe, thanks for voulunteering, the way to do this is simply to hop on. OOo is divided into projects the one that handles the help files is the documentation project. Please feel free to subscribe to the mailing list and read the documentation already provided on the project home page on how to contribute and how to get started. http://documentation.openoffice.org/ Although I have no prior experience writing, I have experience with deadlines (I was a truck driver for 20 years). The only compensation I would seek is credit for the work I do and permission to put this work on my resume when I'm done with my training. Feel free to contact me about this at any time. My e-mail address is below. If you don't have experience the best bet is to work as an editor and 'audit' the quality of the documentation and give your reviews. From then on you will be able to escalate it and eventually get the experience of how to get quality documentation. Sincerely, Joe Haffey - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Insert file hyperlinks relative to source document
Hi, Sohail Somani wrote: Is there any way to insert a link to doc2.doc in doc1.doc? I tried using the hyperlink toolbar to create the link with the file url being file:// doc2.doc but that becomes: file://doc2.doc/ which is obviously wrong open the Hyperlink dialog (Insert - Hyperlink). Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Clean up of terminology for Impress
Hello, Michele wrote: At the link below you will find a page I just created discussing some issues with the terminology used in Impress. I would very much like to have your feedback (either using the issuezilla or the wiki). http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Impress_Terminology a very good start. The application help authors are on your side! At least that's true for me. For the problem that sometimes the term page is used in Impress, where the term slide would be more applicable, see this issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40813 (Of course there are pages in Impress, too, when you print a slide on to a page of paper) For your question about slide backgrounds, see the application help of Impress. Enter the index words backgrounds; slides and backgrounds; changing to find some thoughts about the many methods of coloring the backgrounds of slides. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Envelope
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't you include the following information in the HELP file under ENVELOPE: To print a separate envelope: Click Insert. Format the envelope. Click _N_ew Doc. well, the New Doc. button does what it is supposed to do - it creates a new document. And because you find this button on the Envelope dialog, it will create a new envelope. I don't see your problem here. You either click Insert to insert the envelope to the current document, or you click New Doc. to get an envelope of its own. The Help has that information. May be two radio buttons would be better as in this mockup: Where do you want to create the envelope? o as first page of the current document o as a document of its own and then the dialog has a normal OK button? Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] PDF file support
Hi, Peter Vandenabeele wrote: On 5/10/07, Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, I thought the answer was yet. Pls see http://www.nouenoff.nl/downloads/OOo_PDF_met_Formulier.pdf However, with OOo it is not possible to save the info you put in the form controls. Cor, Could you explain how this works please ... I opened your pdf document in Firefox 2.0.3 on Windows XP. This called (the gratis) Adobe Reader 7.0 (if I understood correctly). Yes, I can change the fields and print, but not save the form :-) But I don't see how this could be used in an OO.o context ? the pdf created by Cor was created using OOo 2.0, as you can see from the Document properties information. So you can use OOo to create PDF files with form controls inside, which the user can fill out and print. This is what PDF was invented for. You cannot open and edit a pdf file in OOo 2.0. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Saving Calc workbooks to html...
Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: I save a rather complicated workbook (67 worksheets) to an html file and it gave me what I expected. One rather large page with the individual worksheets all in one place. Before saving it I had chosen TOOLS OPTIONS VIEW FORMULA. I had hoped to see the formula's from the cell in the html file but alas I did not. ... It is possible that there is another way of trying to get the information I wanted which was to get, in one place, an overview of the entire workbook which would include the individual sheets and the formulae? if you can live with a PDF file instead of an HTML file, you can see the formulas this way: 1. Choose Format - Page - Sheet. 2. Check Print - Formulas and click OK. 3. Choose File - Export to PDF. 4. Don't forget to reset Print - Formulas later ... Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] change default color of drawings
Hi, Fabian Braennstroem wrote: does anyone know, how I can change the default color of the drawing like arrows and rectangles. Right now they are blue and I would like to change it to gray by default!? to change the default properties for graphic objects, just do not select any one of them. Then change the line style, colors, and so on, using the toolbar controls. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Terminology in OOo Impress
Hi, Michele Zarri wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Internally we call it a master page. I understand the confusion. I think that the main problem that exists today (OOo 2.2) is that in the task pane you can select a Page Master, but if you want to modify it you that's called Master Page (on the Task pane) have to access the menu View Master Slide Master. Using within the same user interface two different terms to refer to the same object is for me what causes the confusion in most of the users. ... In summary my suggested RFE is to replace any occurrency of Master Page with Slide Master and Master Pages with Slide Masters. AFAIK currently there is no such a request for enhancement in Issuezilla. Please submit one. I would also like to have Master Slide replaced by Slide Master throughout the UI. For the installed help, I don't see a problem to replace all Master Slide with Slide Master. I'll start replacing that right now. Except where a UI term must be named, this must be the same in help as in UI. For the confusion of Page versus Slide see http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40813 (in short, page should be used for UI in Draw, and slide should be used in Impress. This is not so easy to fix because internally Draw and Impress are quite similar) Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Columns
Hi, Try to improve on Writer's technique for making columns. Take a hint from the icon in Word. I guess you are complaining about not have a column button on the toolbar that lets you quickly paste in a number of pre-formatted columns, as a time saving device. You might want to submit a request for enhancement. No need for a RFE, just add a custom button to the toolbar. It goes like this: 1. click the arrow button at the right end of the toolbar where you want the Column button. 2. from the menu, choose Customize toolbar. 3. Click Add. 4. Select the Format category, then the Columns command. Click Add. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOo_OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] On a Wikipedia plugin, was: New Feature Request
Hi, KAMI wrote: Are we sure if an extension need for it? You can add easily new serch engines in tools - settings - intetnet - search The you can enable hypertext toolbar from view - toolbars So when you select the word then click on search you get a new browser windows with the results. right. You can find steps in the OOo Tips and Tricks blog: http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/searching_the_web_from_within Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] What do you think about the Help Agent?
Hi, Uwe Fischer wrote: Hi, please have a look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent I've added a short summary of the mails to the Wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent Thank you all for your responses. Uwe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[discuss] What do you think about the Help Agent?
Hi, please have a look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent Some users don't like the Help Agent. We don't get a lot of positive feedback at all, therefore I don't know if poor Help Agent has some friends somewhere. What do you think: - do we still need the Help Agent? - should Help Agent be reduced in size or converted to a text message in the status bar? Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOo_OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Multiple layer Writer
Hi, please have a look into your Help (press F1), search for conditional text. You can define text that is shown only for persons with a given name, or that will never be shown for persons from some cities, and so on. See the Defining conditions page of Help. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] feature request: Impress
Hi Cor, Cor Nouws wrote: Recently I was experimenting with some students, which finaly led to the following: a - it is possible to create lines/tables on the handouts, by means of the functions of the drawing toolbar (so create a place where people can write their own notes); b - it is possible to move the slide-placeholders to another position; c - it is not possible to change the size of the placeholders; d - added lines etc. are saved on the handout; e - changes position of the placeholders also, as long as no other layout is choosen. So that's nice! Do you if there are RFE's/FR's in IssueTracker reg. points c and e, mentioned above? no, I don't know. Please submit requests for enhancement (RFE) if you really need those features. Uwe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] help to diploma work
Hi, Cs. Anita wrote: Hi, I don't have any problems just I would like to ask you if I can have some questions about the Openoffice. Because I'm writing my diploma work about OpenOffice Impress and I would like to know some special infos. Do you consent to it? My questions are: When and how did you decided to make the Openoffice after the form of Microsoft Office? Who decided first that OpenOffice must be created? Is it worth giving this program-pocket free? as always, Wikipedia has some nice answers : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice.org#History You mention Impress, so have a look at the http://specs.openoffice.org/impress/index.html Web page to see how decisions on new or improved features are made. Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OpenOffice Writer and Calc: miscalculation of vertical height by one pixel
Hi Qiyao, it may be possible that you can find more users of the Chinese version on the respective language project's site http://zh.openoffice.org/index.html If you want to be sure that your findings will be handled in the proper way, please submit every issue to Issue Tracker at http://zh.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectIssues Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] OpenOffice Viewer
Paul wrote: Google is your friend here ... This one seems to only display text versions of OOo documents : http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/OOSimpleViewer.html I couldn't get this one to work - but perhaps you'll have more luck : http://visioo-writer.tuxfamily.org/EN/ I think this one only does .odt files : https://oooview.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentList and add the Firefox extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1888/ which displays OpenDocument files without loading OOo. Uwe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] I am private user and I have to report a bug to you
Hi Florian, Florian Herterich wrote: Hello! I am from germany. My version: OpenOffice 2.0.3 My System: Windows XP My problem: Writer-Software switches on automatic spelling-checker without asking! 1. I open a document. 2. Switch off automatic checking via Extra-menu. 3. I edit my text. Save it. Close program. 4. Next time I open the software the automatic Spell-Checker appears again without switching it on! What can I do? Could you please report this bug, because I don't have an account to do so. thank you for your report. If you ever want to submit an issue (or report an error or suggest an enhancement), then you can browse to http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/ to proceed. There is a good overview in German on de.openoffice.org/dev/qa/issuezilla_suchen.pdf and it is not complicated at all, once you are used to it. The automatic spellcheck is not related to the document. It is a setting stored with your user settings of OOo. On Windows, you should close all OOo windows and the Quickstarter before a changed configuration is stored. Please try again and this time also close the Quickstarter (right-click the icon on the Task bar) Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Using OO with screen magnifier
Hi, Jens Gierke wrote: Hi! First of all I've to say that my English is not the best but I hope you will understand what I want to say^^ no problem, You know there is a german user list, too, at http://de.openoffice.org/ ? Because of a visually impairment I have to use a screen magnifier (ZoomText or Magic). These programs have a useful feature: when you're writing a document, the screen magnifier follows the cursor, at least in MS Word this works. I really miss this feature in OO because working is so very difficult for me. So my question: Would it be possible to integrate something like this into the next versions of OO? It really would make work easier for lots of visually handicapped people. this is already possible. Open Online Help, enter accessibility as index entry, double click the link about assistive technology to find the requirements and specifications. In short, you need to install Java Runtime Environment and the Java Access Bridge software, then you can use Zoomtext 7.11 or later. See also the OpenOffice.org Help Tips and Tricks blog at http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/oootnt?entry=accessibility_can_help_everyone Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Anonymizing documents for QA bug reporting
Hi, Nicolas Mailhot wrote: I have several complex corp documents which make OO.o go crazy one way or another. I'd like to report the bugs to get them fixed, but OO.o devs will just ignore me without test documents and there's no way I'll post internal company info in the wild. ... Is there a way to take an OO.o doc, get all letters replaced with X or x, metadata stripped, embedded images replaced by blanks with the same sizes, and every other names (variables, bookmarks, fields, references, color/style names) anonymized? it would be a wonderful and very helpful project to write a macro which does just all of these tasks. I'm quite sure that it *can* be done using OOo macro language. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Check for Updates missing from Help (v 2.03)
Hi, Sir Gimp wrote: According to the release notes, I should have a Check for Updates option in the Help. I've just installed version 2.0.3 and this option is not on the Help menu. The Help itself has this mysterious text: Check for Updates This command is available for the full versions of OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and StarSuite only. -- What does this mean? What is a full version? and why don't I have it? the Check for Updates command on Help menu needs a correct URL inside a version.rc file that must be provided on build time of the software (AFAIK). If that line is not present or gives an invalid URL, the command will not be visible. The Online Help text tried to explain this by using the words full versions which is obviously not sufficient to explain what happens. The Hamburg builds of OOo, StarOffice, and StarSuite have this the right way, while we cannot guarantee this for other builds. The words full versions should be replaced by final released versions or not beta versions. Any idea how to explain this with better words? Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Re: Shift F-4 in Calc
Hi, it depends where your cursor is. Enter =SUM(A1:A10) into a cell. Click outside the cell, then click the cell. Press Shift+F4 repeatedly to change through $A1:$A10 and so on. Now in the formula bar, click the A1 part of the formula. Now Shift+F4 cycles only the A1 through $A1, A$1 and so on. If you position the cursor within the formula at let's say the SUM part, nothing happens with Shift+F4. HTH Uwe Donald R. Fredkin wrote: On 24 May 2006, you wrote in gmane.comp.openoffice.general: this feature works like a charm. Place your cell cursor to a cell containing a formula containing a cell reference like =SUM(A1:A10) and press Shift+F4. Perhaps the window manager on your system uses this key combination for itself... Thanks, but I am still having no luck. I am running Win2K, so I don't have much control over the window manager. Under Customize Shift+F4 is shown as being assigned to Relative/Absolute References from the Insert category. I think I remember selecting a reference in Excel (in the formula bar) and using Shift+F4. Do you have any more words of wisdom? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[discuss] Help Agent pro and contra
Hi, first I want to give you some information: When you are new to OOo, and you perform certain OOo tasks, the Help Agent (a big button at the lower right of the screen with a light bulb image) opens. For example, when you start a new sentence with a lower case letter, the AutoSomething will correct it to upper case and the Help Agent is there to tell you what happened and how to disable such automatics. You can click on the button (not on the [x] closer), to get a Help page with some explanations. Or you ignore the Help Agent, which will disappear after some seconds. When you close the Help Agent three times in a row for a given situation, it will never again bother you for this context. Experienced users can enable or disable the Help Agent on Tools-Options-OOo-General. ? Now, what do you think about the Help Agent ? When should it appear? When should it not appear? Do you have any ideas how to improve this to give better help to new users? In addition to this discussion list, there is an issue http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=65727 where you can add your ideas, vote or comment for one use case (assigning page styles). Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Feature Idea! - Writer browser mode
Hi, Peter Ford wrote: Rosana Mayer-Conroy wrote: Hello! I really love Open Office. What you've done to improve upon word processors (I've only used Word before) what Firefox did for Internet Explorer. One feature that I really find helpful with Firefox is the ability to search the text on the page for a certain word or phrase, by pressing the / key. It would be absolutely wonderful if a similar feature was added to OpenOffice. It may already be there; I just recently started using OpenOffice, so I'm not familiar with many of its unique features. Surely the problem with using '/' to start a search is that '/' is a perfectly valid (and quite common) character in a text document - how would the program know you wanted to search rather than insert a '/' ? The CTRL-F sequence fires up the find tool - that's a less common typing character... What Firefox does that is cool is to open a little Find toolbar at the bottom of the screen, rather than a dialog box, and then it uses an incremental search algorithm. Now *that* is something worth considering as an enhancement for OO.o. Perhaps that's what Rosana meant... it would be cool to have a Browser mode in Writer: Whenever a read-only document is open, you can do the following: - hit spacebar to scroll one page of the current view - enter any sequence of characters to find them in the document, as in Firefox when you enable the check box Begin finding when you begin typing - hit F3 to advance to the next search result Who volunteers to implement these features? Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Short list with Pro's Cons
Hi Cor, a very good list of Pro's and Con's of OpenOffice.org and open source software. But you forgot one very important Pro: Excellent support available === You decide if you want instant support and helpful advice by well informed other users on e-mail lists, or if you want to buy professional support from Sun. For any questions that the built-in online help (press F1) cannot answer, you will most possibly find a guide on http://documentation.openoffice.org Uwe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future
Hi, Sophie Gautier wrote: Uwe Fischer wrote: please find a first summary of this small online research inline. Nine users responded on the english and german OOo discussion groups. 11 users have answered on users and [EMAIL PROTECTED] lists. I insert the answers between your lines thank you, Sophie, for forwarding this posting to the french lists and giving us a summary of the results. And thank you, Mechtilde, for caring the same way for the german lists. I've forwarded the results to the Base developers inside Sun. Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future
Hi, please find a first summary of this small online research inline. Nine users responded on the english and german OOo discussion groups. Uwe Fischer wrote: I would like to know how you use the database component of OpenOffice.org. Do you use Base to maintain your databases? 7 out of 9 answers: Yes, I use Base 2 out of 9 answers: No, I don't use Base If yes, which database format (hsqldb, mysql, dBase, ??) Almost all answers: HSQLdb and/or MySQL If no, why not? What must be improved to use it? 2 answers: I don't use it because the Reports are so bad. What part of the database file window do you use most, the plain Tables, the Queries, the Forms, or the Reports? 6 votes for Forms 5 votes for Tables 3 votes for Queries 1 vote for Reports 1 user mentioned Views Did you create tables, queries, forms, or reports manually or using the wizards? almost no one uses the Wizards when there is a manual design window What can be improved? For example, which export file formats do you want in addition to the current formats? Is the current online help sufficient? Which topics need a better documentation? Multiple votes for the following topics: - Report creation and usage must be improved - Finding documentation is too difficult - SQL command lists should be supplied - Data Import and Export is not documented Thank you for your answers - and please continue to give feedback. The OOo Base developers will read this info, too. Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future
Hi, I would like to know how you use the database component of OpenOffice.org. Do you use Base to maintain your databases? If yes, which database format (hsqldb, mysql, dBase, ??) If no, why not? What must be improved to use it? What part of the database file window do you use most, the plain Tables, the Queries, the Forms, or the Reports? Did you create tables, queries, forms, or reports manually or using the wizards? What can be improved? For example, which export file formats do you want in addition to the current formats? Is the current online help sufficient? Which topics need a better documentation? Regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [discuss] Dictionary look-up field using the define: command in google
Hi Henrik, Henrik Eismark wrote: In the top bar a field for looking up in Google could be available. I am particularly interested in using the field for finding definitions for terms via the google define: command. This is very suitable for a word processor, not at least when doing translations as I do right now, while I got this idea. It will also be of benefit to real authors, who are looking for psynonyms to enhance their style in the text. The field should be a able to open the default browser and copy the command to google returning a list of definitions. Of course it will also be possible simply to search google when not entering 'define:' If you want to be real fancy, highlighting a word could find a definition by right clicking the mouse getting the dropdown menu. That is there should in the dropdown menu be an imtem: 'Define'. This would really be unique for OpO. If you want a 'Search' item could likewise be available in the dropdown menu, but the 'Define' is much more relevant for a word processor. What do you feel about this suggestion? you can do this very easy using the Hyperlink Bar: 1. choose View - Toolbars - Hyperlink Bar. 2. to get a feel for this tool, enter any word into the left text box, then open the drop down icon at the right of the bar, click at the Google entry. 3. you want an automatic define: in front of the submitted word? Choose Tools - Options - Internet - Search. 4. Click the Google entry in the left list. Next to Type, click the Exact radio button. 5. Go to the end of the Prefix string. It should end with %22. Add define: 6. Click Modify, then OK. 7. Test again as in step 2. It is possible to press F1 for online help and enter the index words search and Internet to find what you want... ;-) Kind regards Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
