[users] Erase Grid Lines?
How do I operate on a clean, white page in StarOffice Calc? I can't find any way to get rid of the irritating greyish-black grid lines.
[users] Reading PDF Files
Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill
[users] [moderated] CALC - SHARING
Hi, We are desperate to move to calc, away from excel, and are very excited about the new sharing option in 3.0. However, it seems not to allow formatting changes which is vital to our use. All we need to do is change cell colour, text colour, and draw borders around cells. Is this possible? If not, will it become possible??? Many thanks, Jamie Gardiner. Jamie Gardiner Managing Director Acorn Venture Ltd. http://families.acornadventure.co.uk/ http://www.acorn-ski.com/ http://www.theschooltravelcompany.com/ -- Company registered in England, number 2319525 This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored and calls to and from our offices may be recorded for training purposes.
[users] Re: Fontwork
Alberto Muller wrote: Hello all ! I've got a little problem with OO 2.4.1. In the help menu of the French version I use, there is no trace of Fontwork or the word Font tout court. Any idea why ? Thank you A.Muller Hi Alberto, OPen a new Writer document and press F1. Choose tab Recherche in help window, type fontwork. I obtain 7 answers. JBF - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Open Office Track Changes Question
To Whom It May Concern, I am having a problem with the track changes command in Open Office 2.2. A few days ago I edited a document and used the track changes command. It highlighted and underlined my changes in red. I saved and now I want to make more changes, but want it to show as part of the same series of changes. When I track changes now it highlights and underlines in blue. How can I change it to highlight and underline all in the same color? I need an answer ASAP please. Thanks, Justin King Engineer Smith, Fause and McDonald, Inc. T: (415) 255-9140 x110 F: (415) 255-9180 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] [moderated]
How do I uninstall this product? We don't want it on our PC. Thanks. Cheri
[users] merged labels
Hi, I was unable to find an answer to this question at http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html In Word, I was able to make labels through Merge Wizzard from a table full of names and address. The Merge feature in OpenOffice Writer only permits letters and the Labels feature seems only to permit a page full of the same label. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, Francine Perlman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Encodage problem in french
Sam Przyswa wrote: Hi, I got a problem with Ubuntu Edgy and Hardy with some fonts as Comic Sans Serif MS or Arial when I write é it's displayed È or à is displayed as unknown symbol ? - All my previous .odt files are unusable. My default setup is UTF-8 How to fix that ? Have you installed msttcorefont package ? JBF - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: [users] MS Power Point will not open Impress Presentation
You were Correct. Thanks for your help. Harold From: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/21 Mon AM 06:18:38 CDT To: users@openoffice.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] MS Power Point will not open Impress Presentation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: MS Power Point will not open Impress Presentation I don't know about 100%, but compatibility is fairly good. You probably saved in the default ODP file format, which Microsoft Office doesn't understand, unless you install the Sun ODF plugin. So, you'll have to select the appropriate PowerPoint format in Save as. Also, ensure automatic file name extension is selected. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: [users] [moderated] Question in Spanish about Word 2003 OOo 2.4.2
-- Mensaje reenviado -- De: Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fecha: 21 de julio de 2008 5:03 Asunto: Re: [users] [moderated] Question in Spanish about Word 2003 OOo 2.4.2 Para: users@openoffice.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/7/18 German Jurado Cano [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Buenos Dias, Tengo la siguiente inquietud, tengo un documento .doc creado en la version Word 2003 de Microsoft, pero el OpenOffices 2.4.1 no lo abre bien, que puede ser lo que pasa. Les envio las imagenes que muestran la diferencia y envio el archivo *.doc para que miren y me digan que debo hacer, el fin es pasarme para el uso definitivo del OpenOffices como mi suite ofimatica. Cordialmente, German Jurado Cano This is an English language list. To discuss your problem in Spanish please send your e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and/or visit http://es.openoffice.org which is the Spanish web site. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org -- Este mensaje solo puede ser utilizado por mis Hijos, Padres y Amigos Cuando tu fe en DIOS es debil, DIOS siempre sera fuerte para Levantarte. QUE DIOS NOS BENDIGA A TODOS NOSOTROS
Re: [users] Re: [moderated]
Great, thanks fellas. Most helpful. Much appreciated. ~Malcolm Brown - Original Message - From: Guy Voets To: users@openoffice.org Cc: Malcolm Brown Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [users] Re: [moderated] 2008/7/21 Russell Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Malcolm Brown wrote: Hi Guys I have just received an email attachment suffixed .docx which Writer would not recognise. The sender tells me that Just to put you in the picture re Word docx I recently installed the latest version of Microsoft Office 2007. The docx file is a compressed file and is the automatic file type that office uses unless you ask for it to be saved in what they call win97-2003 which your pc and most other people's or peoples' recognise. Are you likely to incorporate dealing with .docx in an upgrade? Cheers ~Malcolm Brown Hi Malcolm It will be available in version 3.0 due out in September. If you want to experiment with it, you can try the developer versions available from the OOo download page. See the Get Release candidates and Snapshot builds link. Russell Hello, The beta-2 test release is announced at the entry page of http://www.openoffice.org (top right). You can try it, it's should read these ugly docx -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] An idea from a grandma in the outback!
Dear Harold. First thanks for answering. I just think that because OpenOffice is so popular the to create OfineOneNote might be gratefully accepted by a lot of students too. OpenDraw is great instead of Publisher or PowerPoint. It works well for me! OneNote is good if you are just noting down thoughts for there us no saving at all and you do not forget important things, www pages etc. I just thought that you wanted ideas as well from users like me too! It is strange but when my daughter was born in Holland the TandyII came on the market and that was in 1978, so email was not around then so I presume you meant to say 1988? My ex-husband was working in the Silicon Valley in 1974 and installed the massive computer for the ANWB in De Hague. The computer is not new to me! Did some programming in Cobol, Fortran, then Pascal. I have forgotten most of it but if you need a bit of help I could be helpful! - Original Message - From: Harold Fuchs To: users@openoffice.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [users] An idea from a grandma in the outback! 2008/7/18 Yolanthe [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear Readers and programmers, Simple stuff really and it has to remain very simple indeed for grandmas like me. There is OneNote 2007 that I do use all the time, so I wonder if that can be included or all people to use? There is the fact that out in the middle of the bush (I live in W Australia) people can use it without being on the internet? Evernote does not do that so if I want to send it to a grandson in Mt Keith he cannot start Evernote or OneNote either. There are people who need grandmas to give them programs they can use beyond the black stump! Regards from Yolanthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] First, OneNote is a Microsoft product and is not free. Evernote doesn't seem to be free either. OpenOffice is free but it might be too complicated for you even though there are many grandmas using it. I know because several of them help out in this support group answering questions the callow youths are too thick to work out for themselves - no common sense these days! Just to prove the point, even though I'm not a grandma, I did have my first e-mail address in 1979. It depends on what you want to do. Windows comes with Wordpad which is a simple program for creating documents that can be quite pretty. It can easily be used for note taking. Wordpad documents can easily be printed and attached to e-mails that most people will be able to open. You can find Wordpad via StartAll ProgramsAccessoriesWordpad. OpenOffice is a complete office suite. Even though it's completely free it competes quite happily with Microsoft Office. If you are interested you can read about it by going to www.openoffice.org and then clicking on I want to learn more about OpenOffice.org. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
Re: [users] starting open office
I located the files. Thanks for your help. Rob Jensen - Original Message From: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:32:00 AM Subject: Re: [users] starting open office ROBERT JENSEN wrote: Hello, I downloaded the latest version and ran the installation setup. Once it was completed, it created a folder on my main screeen, with numerous .exe files. Do I have to open each file separately or is there a specific file to open, which in turn will open and run all the .exe files? I appreciate your help. Robert That folder on your desktop contains the files used to install OpenOffice. Assuming you're running Windows, you should find an OpenOffice folder icons in your Start menu. You can use the icons to start the various OpenOffice components. There may also be a quickstart located near the right end of your task bar, which can also be use to start OpenOffice. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org
[users] [moderated]
Dear Sir or Madam, I am considering downloading and using OpenOffice for educational purposes. The major concern I have is if the Writer programme can work with Endnote referencing programme. Can you please reply to let me know if this is possible. Many thanks Tom *** Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the Manchester Metropolitan University's email disclaimer available on its website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer
Re: [users] Making a simple HTML document
At 10:59:54 on Monday Monday 21 July 2008, Michael Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:03:30 +0300 Stan Goodman wrote: I am trying to make my first HTML document using OOo. It is to be about as simple a document as could be imagined. I am stymied. The document is to be a series of photographs, each one on its own page, with a caption under each. After inserting the first JPEG from file, I look for a way to insert an end of page mark, and find none in the menu system. Inserting a second JPEG only imposes the new image over the first. How to call for a new page? I do not find a way to insert a caption under the existing image. Each HTML Page is of flexible length by design. Look at a simple web page and adjust your browser width and the height of the page compensates. The answer is to put each picture on it's own HTML page. If you are talking about page breaks on printed pages, but not visible on the web page, you can force page breaks. These are harder to achieve (you must use CSS). Captions are not a seperate thing in general HTML, (although they are included in a table). You can easily include a caption using a paragraph under the picture. If you want to set it to the same width as the picture that is also easy either with the width attribute/value pair or CSS. The width attribute is easier to use than CSS. I have in the meantime figured out how to do captions by inserting a field. But I have to apologize for phrasing badly the main problem, and for using incorrect terminology. The real problem is making independent FRAMES, not pages. Inserting the first image creates a frame in which the image is embedded. When I try to insert a second image (either directly or by first making a frame) the new frame comes out superimposed on the first one. What I want, of course, is to place the new frame BELOW the earlier one (the images are essentially page size, so below is the only place to put them). What I don't see is how to break out of the existing frame. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: [moderated] Problems installing on OSX 10.5.4
Rosemarie Perrin, 2008/07/22 10:26 PM: Hi, I've downloaded OpenOffice but can't install it on my new MacBook, which has OSX 10.5.4. I have X11 in my utilities folder, so I am not using the Apple installation disk. The download appears to work, and OpenOffice appears in the Downloads folder. When I click on OpenOffice in the Downloads folder, i get a box with the OpenOffice icon and folders for Applications, Licenses, ReadMe. When I click on the OpenOffice icon in this box, the little black disk (the indicator that some process is underway--don't know what this dohickey is called) spins for several minutes, and I then get a prompt that the process has timed out. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? I've heard wonderful things about your software and really want to use it. It seems that you do not know how to install programs on a Mac. First you open the dmg file, which you have done. Second, you drag the the OpenOffice.org.app icon to the Applications folder. Then go to the Applications folder in your finder and start OO.org from there. It still might not start. There are problems with the version of X11 on Leopard. Update to the latest version available at http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases. If you still get a time out error go to http://shaunmcdonald131.blogspot.com/2008/03/ooo-possible-fix-for-command-timed-out.html and follow the directions on that page. It worked for me. An easier solution is to use the Beta version of OpenOffice.org 3. It does not use X11. It is available here: http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/index.html Note that The software is not recommended for production use at this stage. There are no guarantees. For production, use our most recent stable version. I have been using development versions of it fo months with few problems. -- As a courtesy I have sent a copy of this reply to you as well as to the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at users@openoffice.org. Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the replies to your query.To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Reading PDF Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill Hi Helene, The quick answer is no. You can create pdf files in Openoffice by exporting any file you create as a pdf file. Normally you cannot edit these files (or any other pdf files) already created. For reading pdf files you can download the Adobe pdf file reader which doesn't cost anything. I don't know about Windows but there are several other pdf readers (for linux at least) that let you read pdf files if you don't want to use the Adobe reader. Openoffice 3 (beta version) has an extension called PDF Import. I think this extension only works on version 3 but I could be wrong. It will allow you to import pdf files, view them and edit them. Otherwise you may have to buy Adobe's PDF program although there may be other possibilities. Maybe someone more familiar with Windows can give you alternative solutions. Cheers, Jonathan -- Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/ Please do not send me copies of list mail. I read the lists. Thanks! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
Armor Construction wrote: How do I uninstall this product? We don't want it on our PC. Thanks. Cheri Cheri You do not say what operating system you are using. I will assume Windows XP. If you open the Control Panel, you will find program called Add/Remove programs. Double click it to run it and all the programs installed on your computer will be displayed and you can select open office and uninstall it. Could you please tell us what is the problem with OpenOffice that you no longer want it. It will help us to encourage new development of what users really want. Thanks Rob - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Reading PDF Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill Hi Helene The stable OOo 2.4.1 doesn't import pdfs. There is an extension at http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport which works on OOo-3 beta I've just tried it on a simple pdf, and I wouldn't regard the result as anything I would want to edit further. Pdf is generally regarded as a non-editable format so I would suggest going back to the original provider and asking whether they could provide some other format if they are expecting you to send back corrections electronically. Russell -- You have posted to an OpenOffice.org mailing list. See: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html for details on how to subscribe so that you can see responses provided by other users. Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Erase Grid Lines?
2008/7/23 Peter Moon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: How do I operate on a clean, white page in StarOffice Calc? I can't find any way to get rid of the irritating greyish-black grid lines. Hello Peter, Did you try from the main menu: Tools (next to Format) Options OpenOffice.org Calc Lay-out Gridlines (uncheck) HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Re: Installing OO.o on PCLinuxOS
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 01:40:35 Russell Butler wrote: I presume PCLinuxOS 2007 is debian based, using synaptic? No, it is based on Mandriva and is therefore rpm. Lisi - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] merged labels
2008/7/22 Francine Perlman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I was unable to find an answer to this question at http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html In Word, I was able to make labels through Merge Wizzard from a table full of names and address. The Merge feature in OpenOffice Writer only permits letters and the Labels feature seems only to permit a page full of the same label. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, Francine Perlman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, I still haven't found the routine for making a multitude of different address labels, but I'm on my way... Look in the Help (F1) under address labels: you start with FileNewLabels and follow the instructions there, right till you have the lay-out of your label defined (which fields from your database or spreadsheet do where) - don't forget the synchronise option! Then, instead of making the labels here (getting the data from the database and printing), you go to Tools Assistant Standard Letter and work with steps 6, 7 and above all 8 (saving, printing and sending). I have an excellent manual for this job, but it's in Dutch (from the Brussels government) and it's at home, I'm at the job ;-) HTH anyway -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Re: Installing OO.o on PCLinuxOS
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 03:33:59 Howard Coles Jr. wrote: PCLinuxOS has been slipping bad of late, and I think the fact that there is no 2008 edition may speak wonders. There is minime 2008 and 2007.2, which is actually 2008. Lisi - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Text Document
On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene
Re: [users] Text Document
2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Text Document
I dont see Layout in the path you have mentioned On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Text Document
I have OO 2.4.1 On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont see Layout in the path you have mentioned On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Text Document
2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have OO 2.4.1 On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont see Layout in the path you have mentioned On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy Maybe the names are different (I have Dutch version) Main menu - second item to the right of Format (Tools) in droplist - one before last (Options) this opens a page with all the general settings of OpenOffice.org among them (4th) OpenOffice.org Writer (click te open) second option is Lay-out Otherwise, can you state more clearly what you want to get rid of? OK? -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
Re: [users] Text Document
I want to remove the borders for all the three areas (Header ,Body and Footer) In the path you specified I have Tools -Options- OpenOffice writer -View(Second option)... On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have OO 2.4.1 On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont see Layout in the path you have mentioned On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy Maybe the names are different (I have Dutch version) Main menu - second item to the right of Format (Tools) in droplist - one before last (Options) this opens a page with all the general settings of OpenOffice.org among them (4th) OpenOffice.org Writer (click te open) second option is Lay-out Otherwise, can you state more clearly what you want to get rid of? OK? -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 Beta-2 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches test.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Text Document
2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Go to View,on the drop down menu,Go to Text Boundaries,Uncheck the option and there you go. Enjoy! Sammy - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Text Document
Thanks a lot Sammy... On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Sammy Njuguna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Go to View,on the drop down menu,Go to Text Boundaries,Uncheck the option and there you go. Enjoy! Sammy - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Text Document
At 11:07 23/07/2008 +0200, Colene Merrilda wrote: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . If you see a light gray frame, note first that this is just a guide to show you how the margins and the text area fit on the chosen paper size. In particular, this is not part of the final document and does not appear when you print it. You can confirm this quickly by going to File | Page Preview or by using the Page Preview button in the Standard toolbar. If you want to suppress it anyway, go to Tools | Options... | OpenOffice.org | Appearance | Custom colors, and remove the tick from Text boundaries under General. If you are instead seeing a real border - one which shows up in Page Preview and also prints - then you must have created a template with such a border and set this as the default template. You can reset this to a template without a border in the same way that you changed it before, of course. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill You must be one of the only people on the planet that doesn't have Adobe Reader! My suggestion would be to download it from Adobe -- it's free (the Reader application, that is). It won't let you edit PDF files, but you can at least read them. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello!
I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to
receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The
new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit
PDF files?
Please answer ASAP.
Thanx.
Helene O'Neill
Adobe has a complex versioning system for editing .pdfs and/or
collaborating. This is available only through the Adobe program. If
the folk sending you the articles is using that system there is little
choice but to fork out the big bucks to get the Adobe program.
--
Bill Drescher
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Re: [users] merged labels
At 13:14 22/07/2008 -0400, Francine Perlman wrote: In Word, I was able to make labels through Merge Wizard from a table full of names and address. The Merge feature in OpenOffice Writer only permits letters and the Labels feature seems only to permit a page full of the same label. Is there a way to do this? I think so. I'm not an expert in labels, but the help text claims you can use the Labels feature to create a set of different labels. There is a page in the help text headed Printing Address Labels but which is indexed under labels;from databases. This provides very concise but accurate instructions, I think. Note in particular steps 7, 8, and 9, which allow you to create different rather than identical labels. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? OpenOffice can create, but not read PDF files. You need to get the free Adobe reader from www.adobe.com. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] merged labels
2008/7/23 Brian Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: At 13:14 22/07/2008 -0400, Francine Perlman wrote: In Word, I was able to make labels through Merge Wizard from a table full of names and address. The Merge feature in OpenOffice Writer only permits letters and the Labels feature seems only to permit a page full of the same label. Is there a way to do this? I think so. I'm not an expert in labels, but the help text claims you can use the Labels feature to create a set of different labels. There is a page in the help text headed Printing Address Labels but which is indexed under labels;from databases. This provides very concise but accurate instructions, I think. Note in particular steps 7, 8, and 9, which allow you to create different rather than identical labels. I trust this helps. Brian Barker This tutorial may help: http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2006/07/mail_merge_labe.html -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Text Document
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 11:10:43 Colene Merrilda wrote: On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have OO 2.4.1 On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont see Layout in the path you have mentioned On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/7/23 Colene Merrilda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On File-New-Text Document ..I get a default frame/Border ..I want to deactivate /remove this .How can I do this . Colene Hello Colene, May be in Tools Options OpenOffice.org Writer Lay-out? HTH -- Guy Maybe the names are different (I have Dutch version) Main menu - second item to the right of Format (Tools) in droplist - one before last (Options) this opens a page with all the general settings of OpenOffice.org among them (4th) OpenOffice.org Writer (click te open) second option is Lay-out Otherwise, can you state more clearly what you want to get rid of? I want to remove the borders for all the three areas (Header ,Body and Footer) In the path you specified I have Tools -Options- OpenOffice writer -View(Second option)... FWIW, this is what I have also. Perhaps they are different distro-specific versions. I am running 2.3.1 on Debian Lenny. Lisi - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
On 23 Jul 2008 at 6:32, Richard Detwiler wrote: ... My suggestion would be to download it from Adobe -- it's free (the Reader application, that is). It seems to be getting remarkably heavyweight lately. Certainly very sluggish on my box, both to start and in use. I hear there are freeware lightweight alternatives -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED]Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
Original Message From: THOMAS DANIEL O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon 21 Jul 2008 20:13:58 EST Dear Sir or Madam, I am considering downloading and using OpenOffice for educational purposes. The major concern I have is if the Writer programme can work with Endnote referencing programme. Can you please reply to let me know if this is possible. Many thanks Tom You are approaching this question from the wrong angle. Only Thomson Reuters can make their product Endnote work with OpenOffice.org There is some evidence that Thomson Reuters are responding to user requests: http://forums.thomsonscientific.com/ts/board/message?board.id=en-suggestthread.id=2 Q 16th July 2008 We are currently researching options for EndNote CWYW-like integration for OpenOffice Writer. There are no specific plans for a UNIX-native version of EndNote. EndNote currently works through WINE on Linux and EndNote Web works with a UNIX web browser such as Firefox. Jason E. Rollins, PhD Director, Product Management Research Software Scientific Thomson Reuters /Q An alternative you may wish to consider is the FOSS (Free Open Source Software) Zotero http://www.zotero.org which integrates with OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox on all major Operating Systems. Dave -- This is a mailing list which exists to support users of OpenOffice.org All answers are given by other users who volunteer their time. If you are not subscribed to this mailing list you may not see all the replies to your query. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only. You should also be aware that all details of messages posted to this list are publicly available to anyone with an Internet connection For mailing list info see: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html For on-line support see: http://support.openoffice.org/index.html For a knowledge base see: http://kb.cybersite.com.au signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [users] merged labels
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Harold Fuchs wrote: 2008/7/23 Brian Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: At 13:14 22/07/2008 -0400, Francine Perlman wrote: In Word, I was able to make labels through Merge Wizard from a table full of names and address. The Merge feature in OpenOffice Writer only permits letters and the Labels feature seems only to permit a page full of the same label. Is there a way to do this? I think so. I'm not an expert in labels, but the help text claims you can use the Labels feature to create a set of different labels. There is a page in the help text headed Printing Address Labels but which is indexed under labels;from databases. This provides very concise but accurate instructions, I think. Note in particular steps 7, 8, and 9, which allow you to create different rather than identical labels. I trust this helps. Brian Barker This tutorial may help: http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2006/07/mail_merge_labe.html The tutorial refers to making labels from database information. What do you do to make labels from spreadsheet data? -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] merged labels
At 07:12 23/07/2008 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Harold Fuchs wrote: This tutorial may help: http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2006/07/mail_merge_labe.html The tutorial refers to making labels from database information. What do you do to make labels from spreadsheet data? You can easily and quickly create a database from existing spreadsheet data by connecting the database to the spreadsheet. There are links to descriptions of how you do this and of how you incorporate data from a text file near the top of the web page noted above. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
Hi Helene, The current version of OOo won't read PDF files. Version 3 is supposed to be able to. You'd have to download the beta version to try it out. An alternative would be to use Foxit Reader. It has the facility to add notes and text to a pdf. You can't change the existing text, but it works for redlining and markup. The free version is supposed to be for evaluation only and will add a banner to all modified pages. tc You appear not to be subscribed to the users' mailing list. You could miss many of the replies to your post unless you do subscribe. Just send a blank message addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] using the e-mail account through which you want to receive it. You will receive a message asking you to confirm your subscription by replying to it. See http://support.openoffice.org/index.html for more options. Subscribing is optional. Be aware that after subscribing, you may receive many messages from the list. Be prepared to set up mail filters in your email client in order to deal with them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Reading PDF Files
Hi again, I just downloaded and installed OOo 3 beta. In order to import pdf, you need to add the pdf import extension. You can get it here: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport?intcmp=1549 tc A Chilco wrote: Hi Helene, The current version of OOo won't read PDF files. Version 3 is supposed to be able to. You'd have to download the beta version to try it out. An alternative would be to use Foxit Reader. It has the facility to add notes and text to a pdf. You can't change the existing text, but it works for redlining and markup. The free version is supposed to be for evaluation only and will add a banner to all modified pages. tc You appear not to be subscribed to the users' mailing list. You could miss many of the replies to your post unless you do subscribe. Just send a blank message addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] using the e-mail account through which you want to receive it. You will receive a message asking you to confirm your subscription by replying to it. See http://support.openoffice.org/index.html for more options. Subscribing is optional. Be aware that after subscribing, you may receive many messages from the list. Be prepared to set up mail filters in your email client in order to deal with them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am about to start proofreading for another organization. I am used to receiving my articles in Word Files and want to update my creaky Word 97. The new group sent me PDF files and I don't have Adobe.? Can OpenOffice read/edit PDF files? Please answer ASAP. Thanx. Helene O'Neill - 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]
[users] [feature request] ETA on OpenOffice update download.
Please put the estimated time remaining for the download to complete on the OpenOffice update download dialog. That's a pretty standard thing to show during a big download, you know. Thanks, Jason - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Community Innovation Program notification?
If I have sent this message to the wrong list, please excuse the intrusion... Re: http://development.openoffice.org/community_innovation_program.html The page says: Winners will be notified by email on or around 21 July 2008 and I'm wondering if anyone has received a notification yet? I'm simply wondering if I should give up hope. Just sign me antsy in Arizona. ;-) Many thanks- Alan C. Baird http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/scr2 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: docx files, unicode glyphs in OOo 2.4.1 on Hardy
On 07/21/2008 04:51 AM, M Henri Day wrote: This last couple of months, I've found to my surprise that I've been able to open docx files sent to me as email attachments directly in OOo 2.4.1 by simply clicking on the attachment and opening it in Writer (my default setting). My understanding had previously been that OOo 2.4.1 couldn't open these files, and indeed, if I modify such documents and then try to save them, a docx-format alternative is not available. Opening docx files is available in Ubuntu OOo 2.4.1 - it is not in standard OOo 2.4.1, but is in OOo Beta/300dev26 etc. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Note Bar driving me insane
On 07/20/2008 11:41 PM, Richard wrote: Any help here would be appreciated, while scrolling down a typed document using the wheel on the mouse, a yellow bar appears beside the courser while scrolling, showing the name of my company, this is long and goes across the page and is driving me insane, how can I stop this note coming up. It's a long outstanding bug/issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=67620 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: An idea from a grandma in the outback!
On 07/21/2008 01:29 AM, Jonathan Kaye wrote: Yolanthe wrote: Dear Readers and programmers, Simple stuff really and it has to remain very simple indeed for grandmas like me. There is OneNote 2007 that I do use all the time, so I wonder if that can be included or all people to use? There is the fact that out in the middle of the bush (I live in W Australia) people can use it without being on the internet? Evernote does not do that so if I want to send it to a grandson in Mt Keith he cannot start Evernote or OneNote either. There are people who need grandmas to give them programs they can use beyond the black stump! Regards from Yolanthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply from a grandpa in NE Spain: Hi Yolanthe, I had never heard of OneNote 2007 but I did a google and it seems to be a Microsoft product which means: Out of curiosity I checked for it at: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/default.aspx and got back the following: quote One Moment Please... To help optimize how your Web pages are displayed, we are checking to see if a 2007 Microsoft Office program is installed. If this page does not automatically redirect, you have scripts disabled. See more information on scripts. Follow this link if the page is not redirected. /quote And of course even the Follow this link doesn't work. Even tried: http://office.microsoft.com/ I could only get to the link if cookies were turned on. But then I get a red warning on the page: Warning: This site requires the use of scripts, which your browser does not currently allow. See how to enable scripts. and a page of: How did you get here? You have arrived at this page because you selected an item that is available only if you have a 2007 Microsoft Office suite or other 2007 Microsoft Office System program installed. Did you arrive here by mistake? You have not enabled an ActiveX control Your Active X control may be blocked Using a browser that is not ActiveX enabled Jeesh... That pretty much say's it all. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OOo-2.4.1 64-bit build fails
I think that I had to use the standard Fedora build on Fedora 8, but I had to use the OOo builds on Fedora 9. (but that was a long time ago so things may have changed). John Thompson wrote: Using Fedora8-x86_64 here, not ready to move to F9 yet but I'd like to update OOo to v2.4.1. Using the Fedora9 src.rpm the build went fine until it came to the spell checker component: /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/OOH680_m17/lingucomponent/source/spellcheck/spell -- Making: ../../../unxlngx6.pro/lib/libspell680lx.so g++ -Wl,-z,combreloc -Wl,-z,defs -Wl,-rpath,'$ORIGIN:$ORIGIN/../ure-link/lib' -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--version-script ../../../unxlngx6.pro/misc/spell_spell680lx.map -L../../../unxlngx6.pro/lib -L../lib -L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/OOH680_m17/solenv/unxlngx6/lib -L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/OOH680_m17/solver/680/unxlngx6.pro/lib -L/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/OOH680_m17/solenv/unxlngx6/lib -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea.x86_64/lib64 -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea.x86_64/jre/lib/amd64 -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea.x86_64/jre/lib/amd64/server -L/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea.x86_64/jre/lib/amd64/native_threads -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib64/xulrunner-sdk-1.9/lib ../../../unxlngx6.pro/slo/spell_dflt_version.o -o ../../../unxlngx6.pro/lib/libspell680lx.so ../../../unxlngx6.pro/slo/sprophelp.o ../../../unxlngx6.pro/slo/sreg.o ../../../unxlngx6.pro/slo/sspellimp.o -luno_cppu -luno_cppuhelpergcc3 -lvos3gcc3 -ltl680lx -lsvt680lx -lsvl680lx -lvcl680lx -luno_sal -lucbhelper4gcc3 -lutl680lx -llng680lx -lhunspell -ldl -lpthread -lm ../../../unxlngx6.pro/slo/sspellimp.o: In function `SpellChecker::GetSpellFailure(rtl::OUString const, com::sun::star::lang::Locale const)': /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/OOH680_m17/lingucomponent/source/spellcheck/spell/sspellimp.cxx:422: undefined reference to `Hunspell::Hunspell(char const*, char const*, char const*)' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status dmake: Error code 1, while making '../../../unxlngx6.pro/lib/libspell680lx.so' I have hunspell/hunspell-devel-1.2.6 and xulrunner/xulrunner-devel-1.9 installed (compiled from src.rpm). -- Andrew Pitonyak My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt My Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php See Also: http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Trouble with OOo Beta 2
The direct cursor doesn't seem to be working. I went into the necessary option and made sure that it was activated. I even deactivated it and then reactivated to no avail. Any suggestions? Dave -- 'The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke
Re: [users] [moderated] CALC - SHARING
YES - See the attached. Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA Jamie Gardiner wrote: Hi, We are desperate to move to calc, away from excel, and are very excited about the new sharing option in 3.0. However, it seems not to allow formatting changes which is vital to our use. All we need to do is change cell colour, text colour, and draw borders around cells. Is this possible? If not, will it become possible??? Many thanks, Jamie Gardiner. * **Jamie Gardiner** */Managing Director/ Acorn Venture Ltd. // Acorn Adventure http://groups.acornadventure.co.uk/ Acorn Adventure Family Holidays http://families.acornadventure.co.uk/ Encounters Europe http://www.encounters-europe.com/ Acorn Ski http://www.acorn-ski.com/ theschooltravelcompany.com http://www.theschooltravelcompany.com/ Acorn House, Prospect Road Halesowen B62 8DU England Tel:0121 504 2042 Fax:0121 504 2052 www.acorn-venture.com http://www.acorn-venture.com/ Company registered in England, number 2319525 This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored and calls to and from our offices may be recorded for training purposes. Cells.ods Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: How to change default page size?
Erik P. Olsen wrote: On 13/07/08 09:58, Brian Barker wrote: At 11:46 11/07/2008 +0200, Erik P. Olsen wrote: I am exclusively using European page sizes like A4, A5, C2 etc. Invariably OO suggests US Letter, Legal or similar American standard sizes. I guess that somewhere in OO is a definition which can be changed but I can't find it. Can someone help, please? I am using OO 2.3.0 with Linux Fedora 7. Recently changed to OO 2.4.1 which didn't change anything to this issue. As I mentioned to you privately, the first place you should look is at your locale setting at Tools | Options... | Language Settings | Languages. If you have that set to Danish or perhaps English (UK), you should see A4 as the default page size for new documents. If you have it as English (USA), you will indeed see Letter as the default page size. (This is anyway how things operate on my 2.4.1 for Windows XP.) You seem to have ignored this suggestion: at least, you don't seem to have told me or us what your locale setting is and whether changing it helps. Note that this has nothing to do with the language you choose to write in or in which to have your spelling checked. Language is set to English (UK). If that doesn't help, the solution must, I think, lie with your operating system or printer set-up - outside of OpenOffice, that is. Ordinary documents come up with A4. I wasn't very specific at first. The problem comes with labels only. At 14:16 11/07/2008 +0200, Erik P. Olsen wrote: ... I have the problem with labels (Avery A4). The first thing to notice is that this is an entirely separate problem (and it isn't a problem at all, I believe). The page size comes up as User and it's not A4 (20,83 by 28,65 cm), so I'll have to change it every time. No: you won't have to change it, I think. Read on! If I don't change anything labels aren't printed correctly. The text is not positioned correctly on the labels. When I change format to A4 both for the label sheet (Format - Page) and the printer setup then it prints correctly. At 01:22 13/07/2008 +0200, Erik P. Olsen wrote: If you select Avery A4 you get the whole list of labels for that format. If you then select one of these labels to work with and select Format - Page you'll see that OO has set Page Format to User and size to 20.83 by 28.44 cm and this is not what is expected when you work with A4 size documents. I think you are mixing up two things here. Unlike some similar products, OpenOffice distinguishes between page size and paper size. (For example, when you print a brochure, you might set the page size to A5 portrait but the paper size to A4 landscape.) The page size dimensions that you quote appear to be the size of the actual labels along with enough margin space above and to the left in order to position the printed image correctly on the actual A4 paper. The right and bottom margins are not included in the page size, but will form themselves naturally when the smaller page size is printed - aligned at the top left corner - on stock of the actual (A4) paper size. If you print the labels to a printer which believes it is getting an A4 image, everything should work properly. Nope. Of course you can change it to the proper format and size but then when you later print the label sheet OO has set the printer to a page size of US letter; again incorrect to my understanding. That's back to the (separate) first problem, of course - and will be solved when you solve that. Nope. At 07:57 13/07/2008 +0200, Erik P. Olsen wrote: Can you try the following label: L7671? The wizard size is not interesting (I think). You should get from Format|Page: Format: User Width: 18.54cm Height: 28.82 Which is far from A4. And apparently this User format is not the same with different labels. Weird. I think you can see what is happening from this example. Let's assume (I don't know that it is true, but it seems to be) that these labels are actually positioned centrally on their A4 backing sheet. Using the values shown on the Format tab of the Labels wizard, we can reconstruct the paper size that Writer is implying. o The paper width would be Left margin + Horizontal pitch + Width + Right margin, i.e. 2.75 + 7.87 + 7.62 + 2.75 = 20.99 (cm). o The paper height would be Top margin + Rows x Vertical pitch + Bottom margin, i.e. 0.93 + 6 x 4.64 + 0.93 = 29.70 (cm). Bingo! That's A4. Beautiful, but the output is incorrect (see above). I have seen this behavior consistently in all versions of OOo from the very beginning to present. I don't know why someone doesn't fix it. It happens for all locales, not just those that use A4- or Letter-size paper. The work-around, as suggested, is to re-format the resulting page after generating the labels template, using the correct paper size and re-setting the right and bottom margins to match the left and top ones (usually). HTH, Matt Needles
