Re: [users] Re: Writer features disabled in .doc format
can you help me. I want to use doc. files or word rather than openoffice. How do i change back? --- On Sun, 6/20/10, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: From: Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [users] Re: Writer features disabled in .doc format To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 2:40 PM On 15 June 2010 00:55, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 06/14/2010 01:16 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: ... No need to keep googling, Gary, I can take it from here! Though my skills must be weak, I did not find that bug report. Do you remember on what terms you searched? This is far from the first time that you've found the things that I should have found myself! I honestly can't recall; I _think_ I was searching (OOo search) on 'versioning +word or +doc'. Versioning in Word97 is the same menu structure: File|Versions. The change tracking is carried over between the documents, but the 'versions' are not. In OOo Help: versions;file saving as, restriction there is an ! warning which states: quote Versions Saves and organizes multiple versions of the current document in the same file. You can also open, delete, and compare previous versions. To access this command... Choose File - Versions If you save a copy of a file that contains version information (by choosing File - Save As), the version information is not saved with the file. /quote I just tested the same in Word97; if I use File|SaveAs the 'Versions' option is available on the SaveAs dialog, as long as I don't change from the .doc format. However, if I use File|SaveAs and save the document as a WordPerfect (.wps) document, the File|Versions is greyed out just as it is in OOo. So, apparently MS Word (at least Word97) also does not support versioning with non-native document formats. I can test in Word2K and Word2007 later. BTW: This might be of interest: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Track_changes Thanks, Gary. The issue was not a deal breaker and we have yet another lab (well, half a lab) on Open Office! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Read: [users] Re: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says OO.o won't install.
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[users] nsis error
i can't download open office 3 with vista. i downloaded it so many times but i keep on receiving nsis error. i already disabled my antivirus but nothing happened. pls help!
[users] [moderated] Idon't understand your words, so I don't know where to go to undo an instalation
My apologies , but I do not recognize my issue in the many, many web pages laid out here on your web site! Even finding your home site was very difficult. Briefly, I have Writer on my computer, given to me by daughters at Christmas 2007. Since then, I have dutifully invited updates/downloads from time to time as the pop-ups asking to do so appeared. On my desk top are two icons for upgrade-downloads that I presumed to be completed. Today I tried to open my Writer program but neither of these links took me to the customary letter window. Opening the Properties link, I could not find any information on the product, only repeated entries of Created: Today, February 07. 2009. 4 hours ago the same line exactly for Modified: and Accessed: Almost identical information appeared on the same General tab for the other icon on my desktop. The variation was today. February07.2009, 13 hours ago. Nowhere is there any lead in what is wrong, why the original icon transmuted into the newer one, and why there are two apparent downloaded programs sitting on my desk top rather than in the Program file folder. And worse, nowhere on your multiple web-page is there a lead as to where to go for 2007 program information. I am desperate for a sincere How To Fix link. Where do I find product info on my computer about the version I am running, how to undo, if something is not right - anything that will help me get rid of this horrendous problem that happened right under my nose today? If anyone reads this that has specific answers - a step-by-step process to follow, I will be forever grateful, believe me! Jo josie...@gmail.com
Re: [users] commercial license
F Shoppers schreef: hi there, I m looking for open office for a small business, I found ebay have lots of them for sale but they are too cheap sounds to be not reasonable, so I wonder how can I define if it is a legal version for business or not You can download a perfectly legal version of OpenOffice.org for free from www.openoffice.org. Not only does it have no cost, it is also free software in the sense that the source code is available for any use you could imagine. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice.org for some independent background and history of OOo. Also check out their article on free software. You can use the software on as many computers you want or private, commercial or whatever use you have for it. If you really, really like it and you feel that you would like to pay something for it, it would be better to send a donation to http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html instead of paying people on eBay for it. They are not doing anything they are not allowed to, but the money you give to them will not help OpenOffice.org forward. You can also contribute by testing OpenOffice.org for your purposes and talking about it to people around you. This would be an even better way to help OOo than contributing money. The more people that start using OOo, the better it is. If you happen to have any questions or problems, don't hesitate to ask on this mailing list.There are many happy OOo users who like to help out. Kind regards, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] visio file
James Knott wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am new in using open office, and I can open my visio file, -MJ- No, only Visio and Visio Viewer can open those files. Apparently Dia can open Visio files as well. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Publishing from Open Office
Linda Camp schreef: Thank you, James, for your very curteous reply. I received a rude obnoxious reply from someone else at OpenOffice to the same question you answered here very nicely. Thanks again... Linda Camp - Original Message - From: James Knott To: users@openoffice.org, Linda Camp Subject: Re: [users] Publishing from Open Office Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:18:32 -0400 Linda Camp wrote: Thank you, James. So you're telling me that Open Office has a list of software and I just select the one that the publisher prefers? I kinda thought this would be how it works but wasn't sure Open Office included the most popular word processing software used by publishers. Does it also include Quark? Or is this a dumb question? Linda Camp Hi Linda, If you are your own publisher you can use OpenOffice.org to write your books from A to Z. If you submit your books to a printer, you can export them as .pdf-files. OpenOffice.org allows you to create a master document and have all the chapters in separate files, still allowing you to use the same style throughout the entire work. OOo has the possibility to record changes. So you can pass your chapters to proofreaders and see what they changed to your work. At that point you can decide to accept or reject their proposed changes. There is also spell checking available and grammar checking is just around the corner. On top of all that OOo is rock solid and it works on several platforms among which Linux (rock solid operating system which is virtually immune to viruses and spyware), Windows and MAC OS. If you work with a publisher and this publisher forces you to use Microsoft's formats, you can still create/edit your documents with OOo, but then you use Save As to export them as .doc 97/2000/XP. I hope this helps, Jo A big plus is that when using OOo, you don't force your proofreaders to purchase an overpriced office suite (or to break the law if they would install an illegal version) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] I'm pleased to meet you.
Johnny Rosenberg schreef: 2008/2/7, Ajayakumar M [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear, Actually I dont know how we met. Where did u get my e-mail ID ? And u are in UK, I am in india. How can I be of any help to you? Or you can help me. Anyway, let me know ur full details. I am married and living happily with my family. Any friendship is welcome, if it is in good spirits. OK, I have made it clear? If u want friendship, pls give ur full details. Regards AKM Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:02:37 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [users] I'm pleased to meet you. Good day, I am writing you because I am single and do not want be lonely any more.Recently I understood that I can't breathe freely because I don't have a loving someone near me who will support and protect me every day and to who I will present all the love and tenderness I have.With me you will exprience comfort in your life. You will also feel love and care every day.I want to be the best soul mate. Let's correspond if you wish to. Chantal didn't write to you, she wrote to the openoffice.org users' list, so everyone who is subscribed to this list got the same message. Johnny Rosenberg Really!? What a bummer :-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OpenOffice Base in a multi user environment.
Don't forget to figure in client access licenses for the Microsoft solution... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: Conflicting with Norton
Bob Estes wrote: James Knott wrote: Bob Estes wrote: Another recommendation is to run Linux, where viruses are not an issue. Yes, I'd agree with that sentiment. Having used Linux for just over a year, I'm delighted at how easy it is and at not having to worry about nasties. I've been running Linux as my main OS for over 6 years and OS/2 for 10 more before that. Viruses are extremely unlikely on both platforms, simply due to the design of the operating system, something that's lacking in Windows. With OS/2, as with Linux, about the only way for a virus to take hold is via the boot sector. There are other mechanisms on both, that make life difficult for a virus. This all sounds good, and I have considered trying out Linux, but I use sever commercial programs such as Quicken Telechart that will not run on Linux. Many Windows apps will run on Linux, using Wine or Crossover Office. Wine is included in many Linux distributions and Crossover Office is a commercial product, based on Wine. Quicken will run on Crossover Office, but I have no idea about Telechart. Also, Codeweavers, the company that produces Crossover Office, contributes back to Wine, so Quicken may run with it too. www.codeweavers.com That is good to know. I have been thinking about getting a second drive and using it as a Linux drive in a dual boot configuration. This would give me the opportunity to try out Linux while still keeping my Windows drive. If you have enough memory you could also try to use Linux in VMWare. The advantage is that you can run both Windows and Linux at the same time. After you get used to it, you can reverse the situation and have Windows in the Virtual Machine for the things that can't get migrated to Linux. That way you're very safe and still have backward compatibility. Don't try it with less than 1 GB, 2 GB is preferred. Add another GB if working on Vista. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] lost some of the Zoom functions
I am using OpenOffice 1.1.1. When I go to View and Zoom, entire page page width and optimum are greyed out. I have used these functions many times before, but now they are unusable. What can I do? Heifer International--sustainable resources to families who then pass on the gift! Learn more at www.heifer.org/ - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
[users] Can't change margins on a saved document
I am using Open Office 1.1.1. This document is a menu that I have saved, made changes, and printed many times. Now the margins are tiny, and therefore the document looks odd, and I can't change the margins back. What can I do? Heifer International--sustainable resources to families who then pass on the gift! Learn more at www.heifer.org/ - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
Re: [users] CAN'T GET EXCESS
Louis Nel wrote: Hi I have douwnloaded Open Office, Firefox and Java, but can't get excess, every time when I open office all that happens is that the window comes up with unpacking the files. Can you please advice me what to do to enter office. I can't seem to get any excesses either. Pity really. Do you know what you get when you crossbreed Access with Excel? Love that one! Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Russian
Nathan Huffaker wrote: I need to write a letter in Russian. I speak Russian, but do not have a Russian wordprocessor. Is it possible to use Open Office to write in Russian, and if so How? You could, of course, download the Russian version of OOo, but then you still wouldn't have the correct fonts. I suppose you can download those somewhere else. Then, if on Windows, go and change your keyboard layout to something cyrillic (and on Linux too of course) I think there are two possibilities, one that is easier to get used to and the other that the Russians use themselves. I would go with that one, if only because I would not want to have to adapt again if I ever get to Russia/Southern Siberia and arrive in an internet café there. Polyglot - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Problem - Very Upset
I am an attorney. Nobody's perfect. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help
Jonathan Knight wrote: All, I've got a typical accounting use for a spreadsheet. Basically mimicing a columnar pad. Column A Column B contain the dollars cents respectively.vvMy current solution requires me to enter the whole dollars into A, the whole cents into B. I would like to enter the entire amount into A, then just display the cents in B the whole dollars in A. Here's the formula I'm using so far in Column B =IF(ISBLANK(A1);;100*MOD(A1;1)) That part works great! Only problem is I still see the cents in Column A. I tried to change the format to zero decimal places, but it rounds the value! Not what I want. Anyone have any ideas for formatting Column A to just show the whole dollar amount entered? Many thanks, Jon Knight Hi Jon, Quite frankly I don't see what the problem is. I did the following Cursor on cell A1, entered 51.32 Cell A2 =A1 Cursor on cell A1, Format/Cells First number of decimals up, then down again until it says 0. Notation becomes 0. From then on what is shown is without decimals for cell A1. What it contains though is still the unrounded value, as can be seen in cell A2. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Grammar checker on its way...
Bruce Roorda wrote: Well, your point, and that of many others seems to be that top posting is contrary to common practice on the lists you participate in. Further, you find it inconvenient or unclear and believe that others do, too. Forgive me for enjoying your posts, but you haven't said anything new on the subject, nor have you advanced what I see as a compelling argument for me to change my preference. You did restate the position of many others in an entertaining fashion. At no point have I tried to force you or others to follow my preference. So, since my mind has not been changed, it's probably time to take Dave Barton's advice: Come on Brewster, you are experienced and smart enough to know when you have hooked a troll, so don't keep feeding it. Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you every time. I have only one small quibble with that; I think it should be Never argue with an idiot, he will drag you down... Along with preferring top posting, I prefer not to use they with a singular antecedent. I really hesitate to mention that, lest it trigger a campaign to change my mind on that preference as well. It's probably done to be 'politically correct' or rather independent of gender to avoid ugly he/she/it constructions. Of course, maybe someday there will be a grammar checker in OOo Writer and the issue will be hashed out then. The grammar checker is in the works. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: Use of open office.
If you tell someone to get it over there, then if the source code is also over there all is well. But providing access from a designated place is not the same thing as providing a copy in-hand. So, if I make a CD chock full of different language versions of OOo and Language tools, I should make sure that there is room to spare to put the source code on that CD as well? Seems like a waste of space as long as the source code is freely available on line. Of course, all this changes when I create a derivative version of OOo, then I agree I should include the source for this derivative. But as far as I understood, it was enough to provide a link to a site where it can be obtained. I am not a lawyer though, so what do I know. In fact I didn't even read the license in depth. I guess that if one wants to be on the safe side: include the source code everywhere, on people's hard disks and on CD's for distribution. Hard disk space is cheap and there isn't much demand for CD's with several language versions of OOo. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated] query over payment
JUSTIN BURTENSHAW wrote: I went onto your website to download open office i was asked to make a payment and chose option 1 a payment of £9 when the transaction went through it said £26 had come out! Today I phoned my bank and was told a payment of £47.07 has been made! I am very angry that this has happened and would ask if you could cancel this transaction. I nolonger wish to continue using this service. I would be most grateful if you could do this for me, otherwise further action will be taken. Mrs Lisa Burtenshaw You can always revoke such a payment through the operator of your credit card. For the purpose of this list it would be interesting to know which web site it was that this fraud happened on. From now on you can download openoffice.org on www.openoffice.org, free of charge. You can also keep using the copy you have. You can pass it on to your friends and neighbors and you could even start selling it. All that is permitted by the license. Unfortunately there are also unscrupulous people going for a quick buck and giving OOo a bad name. Kind regards, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] What Is The Next Step
Phillips, Tom wrote: Hi, I work for a convenience store chain and would like to avoid the cost of installing Office on the PCs in our 40 locations. I read the licenses and I am still not sure what I need to do. I downloaded the software but not sure what license to register for. We would mainly use the software for spreadsheets we created at the office. Some stores may create their own spreadsheets. The stores would use Writer to create memos. We would not be distributing outside of our company. Please let me know what my next step is. You can even put OpenOffice.org on a CD-R and pass it to customers as a service and it is not even forbidden to charge like 1, 5 or 10 euros/dollars for expenses for it. You can also try to charge 500, but you can't forbid your customer to give it away for free or start selling it him/herself to somebody else. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] questions on your product
I recently got a new computer with the Vista Basic program. (Apparently it is on all the new computers)- I don't care for it because so many things are not compatable with it. I had a trial of Microsoft Word, which ran out. Now there is Microsoft Works installed in it and I can use that. However, some of the printing projects I have are for Word not Works. So if I downloaded your program: 1. Will it be compatable with this stupid Vista? 2. Will I be able to use it the same as Word? So that the template would be recognized? 3. Will it mess us my Works? (coz I got a bunch of documents done in it) Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Sincerely, Jo Ann
Re: [users] Re: [Bottom Post v Top Post] was Re: OpenOffice running in the background
Diabolic Preacher wrote: On 03/10/2007, Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip the space bar scrolls down the text of the selected message. No need for inconvenient (IMO) mouse actions. space bar scrolls down? really? how? You press the space bar and the text of your message happens to scroll allowing one to read the message sequentially. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] MSFT Works 2000 .wps to .rtf or?
Microsoft web site, search for this file: Wp2krtf.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B16EB3C-6DF6-4545-89FF-05C627FBA36Bdisplaylang=en Works Converter for Import/Export of Works Word Processor (.wps) Documents (Wp2krtf.exe) Brief Description Text Converter for Works 4.x but it only can be used with win 98 and works up to 2000. my files are orphans. - Original Message - From: Harold Fuchs To: users@openoffice.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [users] MSFT Works 2000 .wps to .rtf or? On 19/09/2007 00:31, Frank Cox wrote: On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:24:20 +0100 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there anyway i can import/read .wks into openoffice or do i need a converter--which one? have tons of old files saved in .wps. There's a rumour that OpenOffice on Linux can do this but I don't know if it's true. Under File - Open menu on the Linux version of OO 2.3, I see these entries: WPS 2000/Office 1.0 (*.wps) Lotus 1-2-3 (*.wk1; *.wks; *.123) Lotus's .wks and Microsoft's .wks are completely different animals. OO can open the former but not the latter. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 38961 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len
[users] MSFT Works 2000 .wps to .rtf or?
is there anyway i can import/read .wks into openoffice or do i need a converter--which one? have tons of old files saved in .wps. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 38941 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len
[users] [moderated] useage
Hello I was thinking of downloading this program but, first, wanted to know if it would solve my problem. We are a law firm and use wordperfect. When we bought the new version of wordperfect, we were under the impression it would open Word documents we need for court. However, it doesn't appear it does for some reason. This program appears to claim the same as WordPerfect X3 does. So will it open a Word document or Word form from online or via email and allow me to edit it etc and send it off as if it were a Word document? Thank You - Jo Success is never final and Failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. -George F. Tilton - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Read WordPerfect files?Yes
Yes, OpenOffice DOES read WordPerfect files and it seems easy to me (although I used to teach wordprocessing). Jo
Re: [users] [moderated]Using Word
Thank you. I finally found everything and yes, it DOES read WordPerfect files so now I'll switch my files over as I need them. The help messages answer my questions before I ask them because other people have the same questions as I do. I'm a happy camper now. Jo - Original Message - From: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [users] [moderated]Using Word Jo Rice wrote: Yes but does Open Office have a wordprocessor? I have WP but when my computer crashed, I lost my registration # to it. So now I just want a simple wordprocessor which will read my WP files. Guess I will have to go shopping. Of course. It's called Writer. As I understand it, it can read Word Perfect files, but I have no experience with that. OpenOffice is a full office package, including word processor, spreadsheet, drawing and other applications. It has excellent compatibility with MS Office and you can even generate PDF's with it.. You can download it for free from www.openoffice.org -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - 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]
Re: [users] [moderated]Using Word
Yes but does Open Office have a wordprocessor? I have WP but when my computer crashed, I lost my registration # to it. So now I just want a simple wordprocessor which will read my WP files. Guess I will have to go shopping. Jo - Original Message - From: James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [users] [moderated]Using Word web kracked wrote: I had a better one I had to install a copy of MS Office 2003 on a new laptop, since he wanted to read the PowerPoints he gets from a service. He did not want the free reader or a FREE copy of OpenOffice.org that could read/write those presentations. He did not want to pay the price to get the full version from the trialware MS Office (of course the newest version sucks) so he was able to get a Office 2003 student version from a university. I occasionally get a request from someone to install a borrowed copy of MS Office. I tell them I will only install a copy they actually bought. Once they check the prices, it's usually easier to get them to try OpenOffice. On one occasion, when I was doing some support work at IBM, one person asked me how to copy the files off their work computer, so they could install MS Office at home!!! -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - 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] Unable to enter a password
I received an error message when I tried to enter a password. I have just downloaded open office stable/2.2.0/.What do I need to do? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Open Office being sold on ebay for Digital Delivery
Shawn Eliason wrote: I think this is personally wrong myself.but I don't know if you believe so. There are people on ebay who are selling OpenOffice on ebay as a digital dowload..which means I give them 5 or 10 bucks and they send me a link. I think that is pretty unethical since they can get it for free from you. I sent ebay an email stating that there should be a standard rule making ebay sales od open-source software should be prohibited from being a digital download. I see it as someone profiting from all of your hard work without providing a service.. I looked on ebay to buy a CD of Open Office to install on computers in my school and was appalled by the number of digital downloads being sold. I can only imagine how many of those people actually send links to the official website or to a mirror. If you guys have an issue with it as well, I would suggest you contact ebay as well. Shawn Hi Shawn, If OpenOffice.org gets to be more widely known because of this, then a service to the OOo community has been delivered and the customer gets a fine product for $10 instead of for $400 dollars. A win win situation, if you ask me. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Vista
Hi I have Vista Home Premium. Please can you tell me if there is an openoffice download for this system? And if so where I can find it? Thank you Jo
Re: [users] bittorrent 2.1 English is Polish
Marc Hug wrote: Please don't say everywhere when you mean in the States... In German too, a Pfund (same word as pound) is 500 g, and in French une livre (= a pound) is 500 g again. Dutch people are not the only ones who use the metrical system ! I know that this remains completely off topic. Marc H. snip It's also not pund in Dutch, but pond... Just to add oil to the off topic fire Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] I used to use MICROSOFT MY QUESTION IS HOW TO LEARN TO USE OPENOFFICE[moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE
Peter Vandenabeele wrote:
On 11/9/06, Adrian Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
There is a long list of consultants around the world at
http://bizdev.openoffice.org/consultants.html
At least for the Belgian case, this list is of poor quality.
* some web sites do not even resolve anymore to a working web site
* some companies are not longer operational in Belgium (out of business)
* some web sites do not even have the word OpenOffice on the refered page
* some only have an e-mail address available, while I would prefer a
real web site.
On the other hand, I miss a few names that I know have knowledgeable
people
and deliver services on OO.o.
I had some thoughts on how to improve the quality with a few very
basic criteria
for staying listed on the site:
continuous automated checks:
* the entry must resolve to a web-site (not an e-mail address)
* the web-site must be up (not down longer than 30 days)
* the web-site must at least mention some relevant keyword
{OpenOffice.org|OO.o|OOo|StarOffice|ODF}
(this avoids the domain for sale web sites to be counted as
valid web sites)
With these basic checks, dead or irrelevant links are at least basically
purged.
I find it essential that, to increase adaption of OO.o and ODF, the
quality of
also this aspect must be improved. Once the quality of this list is
improved,
also more serious companies will be motivated to post their info on
the list.
The list will become a valuable place to be listed if you are a
serious service
provider in the OO.o space.
HTH,
Peter
Hi Peter,
I totally agree with you. I recently checked out my 'competition' and I
forwarded my findings all to the mailing list responsible for updating
this information. I don't think it had any effect. I think they need
more contributors there.
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Re: [users] Downloading
Cynthia D Nelson wrote: Can you tell me if I can download all the software/programs you are offering onto a disk and then download it from the disk to another computer? Hi Cynthia, You can download OpenOffice.org once, put it on a disk and install it on as many computers as you want. At home too and you can even give it away to people you like. This is even appreciated. It's free software, freely distribute it. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: probleem met Programmacode
ledie wrote: arnold huzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef in bericht news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Als je met programmacode VBA bedoeld dan moet ik je teleurstellen. VBA is een typisch MSFT-product en de interne codering van OpenOffice werkt anders. Je zal dus iemand moeten vinden die de code voor je kan herschrijven of er zelf in duiken. Arnold Huzen ledie schreef: Geachte; Heb dit week-end de volledige versie van OpenOffice geïnstalleerd. Gewoon prachtig! Zit nu wel met een klein (groot?) probleem: In Excel had ik een aantal instellingen in Programmacode instelbaar per blad (rechtsklikken op de tab). In sCalc. blijkt dit niet mogelijk. Die instellingen in die Programmacode zijn voor mij nogal belangrijk. Is dit normaal of is hier iets aan te doen? Met dank voor de hulp. Code-schrijven is nu niet direct voor mij weggelegd. Dit laat ik maar best aan specialisten over. Wel erg bedankt om me dit te laten weten. Nu weet ik tenminste waar ik aan toe ben en kan ik een andere oplossing zoeken. Maar OOo blijf ik wel gebruiken! Bedankt, ledie Je kan macro's opnemen. Als het dus een rechtlijnig programma is (geen lussen of if/then conditionele uitvoering) dan doe je gewoon record/macro en je macro wordt 'vanzelf' geschreven. Als je de code eenmaal hebt en je wilt er toch een lus van maken, kan je naar de broncode gaan kijken en die lus eromheen schrijven. Het is niet zo ingewikkeld. mvg, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: [discuss] [moderated] First Experience with OpenOffice
Hi Eduardo, In Brazil the use of Linux is a lot more accepted than in the many other parts of the world. Can't you find somebody in your neighbourhood who can help you with the installation? OpenOffice.org is included in most Linux distributions. My personal favorite is Mandriva Linux. It's a merger of Mandrake and Conectiva. Conectiva was already active in Latin America for a longer time. If you want to continue with Windows. OpenOffice.org is very compatible with that system as well. Cheers, Jo I can't write in Portuguese, but maybe this helps: En Brasil es mucho más acceptado de usar Linux que en muchas otros partes del mundo. Normalmente tendrías que poder encontrar alguien quien puede ayudarte con la instalación. OOo est incluyido en la mayoria de las distribuciones. My favorito personal es Mandriva Linux. Es Mandrake y Conectiva juntos. Conectiva ya era activa denantes en Latin America. Si quieres continuar o tener algunas maquinas que usan Windows. OpenOffice.org es muy bien compatible con esa sistema también. Saludos, Jo Paul wrote: You'll have no trouble with 'pirated' software if you use OOo. As for a 'good OS' for school use, I believe there is someone on the list that works very closely with open source software for schools so I'll post this back to the list for further assistance for you... /paul On 10/18/06, Eduardo Heron Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friend Paul, Thanks a lot!!! Our project is very beautiful and we are finding anothers partners of this project, but we can not do it with pirate's softwares. My afraid is the incompability with Windows's OS. One more question...do you know the good OS that we can use in this schools and change the MS-windows? We are fighting with the rural work to kidsand we create this project to teach tecnlogies for their. Thanks a lot one more time. Sds, Eduardo On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:59 +1300, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: De: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:59 +1300 Para: discuss@openoffice.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assunto: Re: [discuss] [moderated] First Experience with OpenOffice I've run OOo for many years (a variety of versions) on many different PC's using different installs of XP. I've also used it on linux and nonXP environments. As with all software bugs, I'm not going to say there are no bugs - however you can be rest assured that OOo runs very well on XP... /paul On 10/18/06, Eduardo Heron Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, I'm writting about the OpenOffice, cause this is my first experience!!! We are developing a project of Social Responsability - Digital Inclusion - in the areas of coffee production from Brazil. These schools are very distante of city. We are buying the Dell's computers to this schools. These computers come with Windows XP installed. My doubt is: The OpenOffice can run with Windows XP without erros or others incompatibility and problems with operate systems? Thanks a lot!! Eduardo Heron Santos from Brazil - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Try Torpark; a small portable, open-source, built on Firefox browser that enables anonymous browsing. Requires no installation : http://www.torrify.com/ - 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]
Re: [users] Why Can't I buy a CD Legitametly
kc7hxy wrote: I tried your list of so called places to buy OOo 3.0.03 and all I got was a bunch of crokks trying to make money by selling me things I don't want. Please give me a legimate place to buy a CD of OOo. Bud Hi Bud, OOo version 3.x.x doesn't exist yet. You'll have to make do with version 2.0.4, which was just released a few days ago. OOo is free software (The free relates to freedom, not price). This means it can be distributed by anyone to anyone, either at no cost or for a small fee (± $10 is acceptable). You can download it from www.openoffice.org at no cost other than what your provider charges you for bandwith. You can also take up the offer of Dotan Cohen, who will send you one at no cost. This means he sucks up the cost of the CD-R and the postage and he puts in time to burn the CD and to mail it to you. That's really nice of him, I would say! It is unfortunate indeed that there are people on the internet who want to ride on the coattails of OOo and make an easy buck out of it. Not everybody is like that though. Kind regards, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] AYUDA
Juan Carlos wrote: Estimado amigos OOo descarge OO 2.03. La descarga la realize para idioma espanol, pero cuando inicie estaba en Ingles. que tengo que hacer para cambiar los menues al espanol, y si no es posible, necesitaria el corrector ortografico en espanol. gracias hola juan carlos, obviamente no has descargado la versión española. Intenta de nuevo. OOo esta integralmente traducido. También hay una lista de correo hispanofono. discuss_es@es.openoffice.org mailto:discuss_es@es.openoffice.org es probablemente más interesante de enviar preguntas con ellos, por que acá no hay mucha gente que habla otra idioma que el inglés. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] MS Publisher
Johnny Andersson wrote: By the way, when do I need Publisher? What can it do that Word can not? I had MS Office 97 installed on my PC in 1999 and I used Publisher and Word sometimes, but everything I did with Publisher was possible to do with Word too, the big difference for me at that time was that the Publisher files were much bigger which was a big issue for me back then when the HDDs were much smaller than today and 3½ diskettes and 100 MB Zip drives were still frequently used by some people, including me. At a certain point in time Publisher allowed me to create 'booklets'. The pages were printed on A4-paper, then plied into a A5 (half of A4) book. Publisher was more 'page oriented', Word was more text oriented. If I had been using Linux at the time, maybe I could have done it differently. Now I would use OOo or Scribus to accomplish such a task. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Beginner ( First time user ) tutorial availability
vic wrote: I have never used any version of OpenOffice . I have installed OpenOffice 2.0 and would like to get started . Are there any tutorials available for first time users ? If so where may I find them ? Allison Einglett Hi Allison or Vic, There are tutorials available on OOoAuthors.org (http://oooauthors.org/en). I hope that helps to get you going. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] A warning before posting
Terry wrote: Some innocents, such as myself until recently, are probably unaware of the extent of information about their email arrangements published on the web. If you want to find out, the link is http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=users When you've selected a message to view, you'll probably find yourself on a tab marked Standard Display which is mostly occupied by the message itself, although it also contains the sender's email address. For some strange reason, there is another tab marked Raw Display. That tab contains only information about the source of the message. It contains details of your email arrangements; details which can be of no interest to persons of good intent. If you do not want to publish those details to the world at large and A. You need help or information. Consider instead subscribing to the OpenOffice forum: http://www.oooforum.org/ B. You want to provide help or information. Consider a direct reply to the person seeking it. Direct reply is a courtesy extended in any case to non-subscribers and is not an uncommon practice of the cannier members of mailing lists. This is a purely private message, tendered in the absence of any official warnings. Wow, that is amazing and should be taken care of as quickly as possible. There is absolutely no reason to show that information on a public web site. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] A warning before posting
Nicu Buculei wrote: Terry wrote: Some innocents, such as myself until recently, are probably unaware of the extent of information about their email arrangements published on the web. I think it would be a good idea for you to read about how email works and in general how the internet works. Then you will gather information about how little anonymity you have on the internet and about some means to improve it. You can start your reading here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymity#Anonymity_and_the_Internet Pay attention to the See also section. If you want to find out, the link is http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=users When you've selected a message to view, you'll probably find yourself on a tab marked Standard Display which is mostly occupied by the message itself, although it also contains the sender's email address. For some strange reason, there is another tab marked Raw Display. That tab contains only information about the source of the message. It contains details of your email arrangements; details which can be of no interest to persons of good intent. Raw Display will show the email headers, this information is available to all people receiving your mails from the list and there are a lot of legit uses for it (determine if you are subscribed to the list or not, calculate spam score of the message, help blocking you if you are a spammer, help identify which OS a total newbie is using, etc.) If you do not want to publish those details to the world at large and A. You need help or information. Consider instead subscribing to the OpenOffice forum: http://www.oooforum.org/ A forum may be not that effective in receiving replies. Another option would be to use another email provider, which will not show your private IP address (if that is the info you are concerned about). Note that using a forum the same level of information about you is known by the forum operators. B. You want to provide help or information. Consider a direct reply to the person seeking it. Direct reply is a courtesy extended in any case to non-subscribers and is not an uncommon practice of the cannier members of mailing lists. Direct reply is rude and bad. Even when replying to non-subscribers, a copy should be sent to the list, so other people available to provide help will see the question was answered, may correct the answer in case it contain errors or is incomplete and the knowledge is shared. I realize that this information is known to all people with an email client anyway, but that is no reason to post it on the web as well. I think that's what the OP was concerned about. I wrote a message to the webmaster to resolve this. The entire path the mail has followed is viewable there. That should not be necessary. Cheers, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE
Tigerpaws wrote: We have two Dell computers with Windows XP. We have word perfect in one and microsoft word in the other. Daughter just started college. She needs power point for her homework. A friend from woprk suggested your product. I am not sure what I need. Do you have a product that does everything Microsoft word or office does with power point. Sincerely, Keith Mueller Rio Grande, NJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, You will find that OpenOffice.org Impress does what you are looking for. Just download the suite from www.openoffice.org and install all components. If you like the product you can migrate away from WP and Word as well. The product will always be available at no cost, so it makes sense to use it for all your office needs. That way you only have one product to learn how to use and to maintain. The documents you create with it will always be available to you. There is no company keeping your files hostage until you pay them a license fee. You will also find that more and more products are starting to use the OpenDocument file format (ODF) OOo uses. (Writely from Google, Lotus Notes and IBM Workplace from IBM, etc.) Kind regards, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE
Lotus wrote: Hi, Is there anywhere that I can get the CD's to download OpenOffice 2.0.. I live in South Africa Online Download seems to be corrupt have tried three times.. with no sucess thanks Anne Lange W: Watch your Words A: Watch your Actions T: Watch your Thoughts C: Watch your Character H: Watch your Heart. S.S.S There are like ten people in ZA who will send you a CD-ROM at minor cost: http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
anna murski wrote: Please help! These openoffice.org programs were installed on my computer by my well-meaning brother. They may be good programs, but my work place needs everything in microsoft. I open files in Microsoft, save them and then try to send them but they end up in openoffice! My work place does not have open office software nor do they want it. Theya re not able to open or print anything I send them. If they do, the text appears in an encrypted mess. Am I able to keep openoffice from consuming my files and prevent it from corrupting microsoft functions? PLEASE HELP! Right mouse click on a .doc file in explorer (Windowskey-E) then select the program to open the files with (Microsoft Word) and tick the box to set this as default. Do the same for .xls and .ppt. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Can I split openoffice suit?
K. M. Nur wrote: Hi, I'm just wondering if I can just install openoffice write and Impress only? I wanna have a light weight full functional openoffice for slax on my pendrive.. Please help You could do that, but the suite would only shrink by a small percentage (maybe 10-20%). You can do an advanced installation and only select the components you want. There is a lot of functionality all the packages have in common. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] For those who like FREE software
Terence W C Warby wrote: James McKenzie wrote: EJones wrote: Why waste money on Norton Anti-Virus or McAfee? AVG is a great FREE substitute. Check it out at: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01 AVG is no longer available for free. http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ _Download free version_ http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-free avg71free_405a791.exe http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a791.exe I downloaded and installed it yesterday for a friend. I guess it's only legal for home use, but that will do for a lot of computer systems. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Before Downloading...Questions of privacy and your 'payback' catagories
Your web site was brought to my attention as I lost Microsoft Office when my computer crashed. I use spread sheets and write letters. Some are attached to e-mails. How private is this? When I down load this, will you then be able to search through my computer? Do I have to be on a mailing list? Do I have to pay you back (besides 'spreading the word' about you if I am satisfied with your product)? Will I now be allowing pop-ups and spam? By using your product, what is my actual contract with you and do I have a choice of how to 'pay' you or 'pay' you at all? By downloading your product, will I have privacy for the work I do while using it? Thank you, mj Practice Random Kindness Senseless Acts of Beauty
Re: [users] Before Downloading...Questions of privacy and your 'payback' catagories
Mary Jo Cooper wrote: Your web site was brought to my attention as I lost Microsoft Office when my computer crashed. I use spread sheets and write letters. Some are attached to e-mails. How private is this? When I down load this, will you then be able to search through my computer? Do I have to be on a mailing list? Do I have to pay you back (besides 'spreading the word' about you if I am satisfied with your product)? Will I now be allowing pop-ups and spam? By using your product, what is my actual contract with you and do I have a choice of how to 'pay' you or 'pay' you at all? By downloading your product, will I have privacy for the work I do while using it? Hi Mary Jo, OpenOffice.org is free software. The only string attached to it is that you cannot distribute in a less liberal way than you received it. This means you can give it away or even sell it, but you can't prohibit your customer from giving it away or selling it. You have complete privacy while using the software. The software will work whether a connection to the internet is present or not. No data is sent anywhere by the program while you are using it. After the first installation there is a possibility to register your copy. It's your choice whether you want to do so or whether you want to skip that step. The software will work just the same, either way. You don't have to pay anyone at all, if you have a broadband internet connection and you can download OOo by yourself. (You do have to pay your internet provider of course...). There are distributors, who will provide CD-ROMs for people who don't have broadband. You will always be entitled to use OOo for any use whatsoever. Nobody will be able to search through your computer, you don't HAVE TO be subscribed to a mailing list, although it might help to solve problems if you happen to have some. OOo doesn't come with pop up advertising nor spam. If you happen to want to pay, you can either donate, translate the program or documentation, create templates, review documentation (OOoAuthors) but none of these things is required. Everybody is happy if you are simply using the software. And if you like it, you can spread the word, but even that is not a requirement. Once you send your documents through email unencrypted, your documents are on the loose of course. Email is not a medium that gives any guarantees about privacy. To put an 'envelope' around your mails you need to encrypt them. Check out PGP (Pretty good privacy). If you are concerned about spyware, use Hitman Pro2 to have your PC cleaned up. This program downloads and installs a bunch of Spyware killers, updates them and has them scan your computer. At the end it presents you with a report of what it found. Run it once a week and your computer stays clean. If you want less spam, use Mozilla Thunderbird, another free software product that replaces Outlook Express. It allows you to mark spam mails and have them sorted in a separate folder. The next time a mail comes in with similar word usage, this will be sorted in the junk mail folder automatically. It takes a good week of intensive training and from then on some occasional training on the spam mails that slipped through. Thunderbird can be combined with PGP if you want more privacy. Just like OOo it's also available for Linux if you would want to migrate away from the source of spyware and viruses (Windows) one day. So you won't have to learn how to use new software if you are ready to make the big leap... I'm just saying this to show that it's really a good idea to start using OpenOffice.org and other free software. Especially if you care about your privacy. Those last two tips don't have anything to do with OpenOffice.org, but I think it's interesting to know. Kind regards, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Creating flyers
TonySarah Lehman wrote: Is there a good program on 2.0.3 to make flyers? I have only had it for a few days so far Tony Lehman FREE emoticons for your email! click Here! http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=99000 I think you should have a closer look at Draw or at Writer. Both can be used for creating flyers. I would use Writer with a multicolumn layout. If your flyer is more graphically oriented with few text items, Draw may be more suitable. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: FrameMaker Conversion
Thomas Ronayne wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 16:20 -0400, Thomas Ronayne wrote: Other than export-to-word, open-word-document is there any utility around that will either convert a FrameMaker document to ODF or, oh this would be nice, open a FrameMaker document in OpenOffice? Nope. I have been playing with a MIF import filter but not having much luck. Ah. What is wrong with the export to Word, Open as Word document in OOo route? You only have to do it once for each file. On the FM side it can be scripted with Framescript, on the OOo side it can be automated with OOo Basic. FM books are a different matter though. For those you would have to create master documents in OOo. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: FrameMaker Conversion
Thomas Ronayne wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 08:04 -0400, Thomas Ronayne wrote: Jo wrote: Thomas Ronayne wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Mon, 2006-07-10 at 16:20 -0400, Thomas Ronayne wrote: Other than export-to-word, open-word-document is there any utility around that will either convert a FrameMaker document to ODF or, oh this would be nice, open a FrameMaker document in OpenOffice? Nope. I have been playing with a MIF import filter but not having much luck. Ah. What is wrong with the export to Word, Open as Word document in OOo route? You only have to do it once for each file. On the FM side it can be scripted with Framescript, on the OOo side it can be automated with OOo Basic. FM books are a different matter though. For those you would have to create master documents in OOo. Jo 'Cause when you export (a book's chapters and the like particularly) to word you lose stuff and when you import from word you lose more stuff and the entire exercise is generally a pain where you sit down. What I usually wind up having to do is save the FrameMaker file as text then do the thing in OpenOffice -- at least that way I don't have to deal with all the Wonderful Things microjunk persists in doing to help me then having to undo them later. The idea is to avoid word completely if at all possible. Since FrameMaker is now a Windows only app, you might try http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm for Mif2Go. Not cheap but it works. Hmm. Well, given that I'm coming from FrameMaker on Solaris to OpenOffice on Solaris and Linux... looks like text-to-text might be the only practical solution. How many FM files do you need to convert? MIF is a very structured format, OOo XML is too. It should be possible to create a conversion tool with XSLT. I even have a colleague who has been toying with that, I think. I should ask him, but he is on holidays right now. I know he has a way to create FM documents from scratch. So maybe the other direction is possible as well. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Open Source question ...
Mike Masse wrote: Hello all, First I need to say that 2.0.3 is a big improvement over 2.0.2 for me personally. For those of you who follow these threads, I had a frustrating situation where oo2.0.2 Writer would not start. 2.0.3 has solved whatever problem there was. Thanks to all for your work!! So now, just to possibly confirm my ignorance to open source software like oo ... obviously there are professional programmers working on this ... so is developing OO a full-time job ... sponsored by a corporation like SUN? or are there actually programmers donating expertise and time, sitting around their home office writing code? Are there actually people off the street, writing code for this app, and submitting it for review (by whom??)? IT is a wonderful piece of work, and I am curious as to how this comes about and is maintained. TIA Hi Mike, It's mostly developers paid by Sun who work on OOo. Maybe somebody here or there paid by a Linux distribution. And then a lot of people who submit patches, bug reports, translations, macros (spelling checker dictionary loader, font loader, etc...), but I don't think a lot of them work full time on it. Anyway, if you feel like it, I think you can join the force. You have to prove that you can code though and that you're willing to learn how OOo is put together. It's inclusion by merit. The nice thing is that one can start small and gradually improve. I think it does take a lot of time one way or another, though. Cheers, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Assign accents and ~ to keys
Sebastian Edwards wrote: I usually write in Spanish, but my key board is an English keyboard. I would like to assign accent to a particular key (i.e. alt ‘), so I can write accented vowels, such as á. Also I would like to assign the symbol ~ to a key. Here my interest is to writhe the Spanish letter ñ. Thanks you, Hi Sebastian, You don't say which OS you are using. Under Windows, US international works very well. Under Linux you select a US keyboard with dead keys. then you type ~ (nothing happens) then your n and it will become ñ or ' and a for á Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] how to save a .sxw file?
Huazhong Wang schreef: Hi, guys, i have a simple question about how to save a .sxw file. I installed debian system in my computer and i can't save a .sxw file when i log in my account. but i can save it after i log in as root. i guess there is a problem with my configuration of debian system. who knows how to solve this problem? thanks, It might be a permissions problem. What happens if you try to save it in your own home folder? Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] ORGANISATION CHARTS
Johan Kriek schreef: I am using version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I need an application similar toMinjet MindManager Pro to draw organisational charts. Do you have anything like it? Hi Johan, I don't know the product you're referring to, but Freemind is a free and open source mind mapper application. Maybe it does what you need. http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] problem calculating invoice
Matt Wlazlo wrote: Hi, I'm noticing some strange behavior while calculating prices on my invoice. A1=39:50 (hours worked) A2=A1*24 (==39.83) A3=65 (rate) A4=A3*A2 Now A4 will equal 2589.17. But, somewhere else in the spreadsheet, typing =39.83*65 gives 2588.95! Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I'm using Ooo 2.0 on windows. Hi Matt, I have seen this already too. It has to do with decimal commas (used in Europe) and decimal points (used in US). I have it when I type a point in a value instead of a comma. Greetings, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE
How do I know which US version to download?
Re: [users] Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice
Fred A. Miller wrote: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6078475.html?tag=nl.e589 Is there a fix due shortly? Fred The fix is not to run macros from strangers and to keep your virus definitions up to date. OpenOffice.org warns you when macros are present in a document and gives you the opportunity to disable them when this is the case. It is possible to have certain paths (the paths where your own documents reside) excluded from this check. When you download a file, it makes sense to put it in a sandbox (temp dir for wich the check is not disabled) first and open it from there. Don't let macros be executed. Check if a macro is programmed to run upon loading of the document and check what the macros do. If they look OK, then reload the document and start using its macros. Security is a process Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Suggestion re macros
Rory Geoghegan wrote: Hi Attached is an Excel spreadsheet that uses a simple macro to increment a cell (it copies A8 to A12 with addition). (In case you're wary of using it the text of the macro is included and can be pasted into a blank macro.) Assigning a macro to a key work works fine in Excel but it does not seem to be possible in StarOffice. I think it would be a valuable addition. Hi Rory, I don't see the text of your macro. To assign a keyboard shortcut to a macro use: Tools/Customize, Keyboard. The interface is a bit odd, but it works fine. You can assign the shortcut for only Calc or for the entire group of OOo applications. You have to go to the bottom of the lower left pane and find OpenOffice.org Macros, press on the plus sign in front of it to select your macro. Cheers, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] good afernoon. i have a question
The future (Stefan)brb. wrote: I am an user of Open office2.0 I've just downloaded from your website and i have a simple question, if you are kindley enough. In order to use legally this software, do i need to pay for a license or this software is free? Please answer as soon as possible because the IT police is comming and i want to be perfectly legal. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day. Sincerly, Stefan from Romania. On this page you find all the information in Romanian: http://ro.openoffice.org/ http://ro.openoffice.org/about-project.html That might be easier for the 'IT police' to make sense of. Cheers and happy usage, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Is it free for a medium company use?
valentin wrote: Dear all, My name is C Valentin and i am an IT manager of a medium company (about 70 employes, each having it's own PC). I would like to know if i could install and use Open Office free or if a have to buy some (70) licences. Thanks a lot. Bye. Valentin OpenOffice.org is free software. It is freely available. If you want to pay for the ongoing development you can, of course: http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html It would be far better to relate your experience to the people around you so more and more people start using the software. If you create something like macros or templates share them with the community. It's a payback that doesn't take much of your time, but which greatly enhances the product. Cheers and welcome to the OOo community. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated] In Spanish Translation of main question to English
Andrés Hamerlinck Grau wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Estimado users@openoffice.org, Al utilizar OpenOffice 2.0.0 calc se corrompió un documento odt al guardarlo. No se podía abrir. Sabía por haber leído que un odt era un conjunto de archivos xml comprimidos en formato zip. examiné con paciencia en bloc de notas/notepad los content.xml y styles.xml y vi que que efectivamente no tenían la estructura requerida. No conozco las especificaciones de Opendocument, pero comparando con un documento válido y mucha paciencia he podido recomponer el documento. mi pregunta es ¿ hay herramientas que permiten corregir archivos opendocument ? He wants to know if there are tools to fix corrupted opendocument files. He managed to repair one file manually, since he knew it basically was zipped xml. It took a lot of time and patience though. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: Cosmi
Guy Johnston wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you. I will pass on your email to them and as you suggested ask for my money back. I am suprised that your organization isn't as concerned as I was about them using your programs in this way. If you are or your legal people are, I'll be happy to provide the information I have. I have filed complaints with ebay and paypal as well with them. Happy to help you if you want to have them cease and desist selling your programs too..if you like. Don Azars [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah, I've seen they're selling the whole package under another name at http://www.cosmi.com/OnlineStore/ProductCatalog/Business/perfect_pro_office.aspx. I'm not sure but it might be legal under the terms of the LGPL as long as they don't change any of the names or anything in the source code, and if they give you the source code on request. It's still a dishonest thing to do, they're trying to get a free ride from the open source community, and to dupe uninformed people into paying them for nothing, which won't be invested in developing the project. They ask $19.99 for the package! If they would have charged $199.99 or $499.99 then people would have a reason to feel duped. It's perfectly legal to distribute OOo and ask something in return for it. In fact it's perfectly legal to charge $1000 for it as long as you don't limit your customer to either do the same or to help his neighbour and give it away for free again. It's legal to modify the code as long as you provide the source code for the changes. Of course it would have been nice of Cosmi to indicate where they got their mustard, but I don't know if they have to. I think they are allowed to change the name. What's in a name? It's mostly marketing. Oh and I just saw that they include two bonus programs :-) and they shrinkwrapped it all. $19.99 is a bargain... Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Do I still need to use Microsoft Outlook, etc?
Guy Johnston wrote: Paul Francis wrote: I have looked at the Open Office website and am really impressed. 1. Does the Open Office suite also incorporate the equivalent of Microsoft Outlook (that is our common email program) 2. Is the Open Office suite also compatible with Microsoft Project? 3. Is the Open Office suite also compatible with Microsoft Visio? Cheers Paul (Paul Francis) Quality Co-ordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02 9339 8097 No it doesn't come with an equivalent of Outlook, I think mostly because the OOo developers believe, with good reason, that an email program isn't an office applicaiton, and they should be separate, and there are already plenty of good Free Software email programs. I'd recommend Mozilla Thunderbird. Yes OOo can open and save to the Microsoft Office file formats. I'm pretty sure it's not compatible with Microsoft Visio files, though I might be wrong. Guy It's not compatible with Visio, but OOo Draw can do a lot of what Visio can. Visio is only a recent (maybe 5 years) aquisition of Microsoft. Before it was an independent product. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] microsoft office suite
nathanclark wrote: is microsoft office suite available? from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course it's available. You can't walk into a shop and not find it. If you want a free Office suit that is compatible with MS's file formats you could of course also download OpenOffice.org and use that instead. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Mi$ Works DB
EJones wrote: Are there any plans in the works to have OO Base be compatible with M$ Works Data Base files? Nope, I don't think OOo will ever be able to read and write .mdb directly. There are efforts to set up migration aids though. It is also already possible to open an .mdb file (on Windows) by means of ODBC. That only gives you the data though, not the forms and the rest. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Difference between two OO.o documents?
David Teague(T-bird acct) wrote: Microsoft Word can sniff out the differences between two versions of a document. How can I do this with OpenOffice.org? --David If you have two separate documents try with Edit/Compare Document..., if you are using versioning Edit/Changes/Show will do the trick. I hope this helps, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Writing a book using Open Office
Seamus Byrne wrote: Anybody know how to use Open Office to write a book? I mean in the sense that MS Publisher can. Master documents are your friend. Also, is it possible to import CMYK photos into Oo so that they retain their CMYK status? I think that text in Oo can be coloured in CMYK? Finally, when exporting the whole thing to PDF, will the document (book) retain its CMYK properties, essential for commercial printing? Maybe you should have a look at Scribus (Linux only for the time being). Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Public Library Use
Michael Douglas schreef: To whom it may concern: I would like to switch to OOo as our productivity suite instead of Microsoft at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. I am going to talk to the IT department to see if we can switch to OOo, but before I do wanted to ask if there is there any cost to use the program in a government facility. Thank you, Michael Douglas No cost whatsoever, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Make CDs available for people who visit the library. You can charge something for the blank CDs and for handling (up to around $10) if you like. (You can charge $500 too, if you find any takers... but you might get some complaints if you do that, from people who find out aferwards that they could also have downloaded it for free.). What you cannot do is forbid the people who buy from you to give copies of their copy away or to sell it to their neighbors. If you do distribute, you have to include the source code. Convenient iso images are available that include everything you need. I think that putting a jar next to the stack of CD-ROMs telling people that as long providing those CD-ROMs is not costing you or the library anything is a good way to go. This way people who really have no money and can't even afford $5 or $10 (how do they afford their computer, I don't know) can get one for free and others can put something in the jar for the expense of CD blanks. Of course you can even lend CDs. Also check out the manuals that are being created at http://oooauthors.org/en . They are also available for free if you download them or for a very low price if you want them as books. And of course, you can always donate money, either to OOo or to another free software project, but spreading the software actually is a contribution as well. The more people that start using it, the more support it will get and the sooner this world will be a better place. Cheers, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OO Writer
Tom Pendleton wrote: Not surprizingly, the Outlook Express 6 e-mail operation did not operate. Hi Tom, If you want a replacement for Outlook Express, have a look at Mozilla Thunderbird. This has nothing to do with Sun or OpenOffice.org though. If this is not what you meant, please be more clear about what you mean with this phrase. Thunderbird has a few advantages over OE. It will detect spam messages for you and it's far less vulnerable to viruses et al. Cheers, Jo Please respond to users@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?
GK Irish schreef: Hello OpenOffice, I thought that the OpenOffice.org program was compatible with Microsoft Office products? My daughter wrote a report using OpenOffice.org and we saved it to a USB Flash drive.. we then took it to my work computer to print it out.. I used Microsoft Office and tried opening the document we saved with OpenOffice.org with Microsoft Word.. but it could'nt read/convert the text of the document saved with OpenOffice.org.. Can Microsoft Word not read OpenOffice documents (or vesa versa)? The document saved with OpenOffice.org had an extension of .odt or .otd. Anyway.. does something special have to be done for these two products to be able to read each others documents, files, etc...? Thanks Hi Mister Irish, OpenOffice.org is compatible with the Microsoft file formats, but that doesn't mean the Microsoft products are compatible with the (superior) file formats of OOo. If you want to save a file and then open it again with Microsoft products you have to do a Save As and then select the version of MS that you want to save as. It's not that it would be hard for Microsoft to become compatible with the OpenDocument file formats. It's a fully open standard and there are many programs that use it as their native file format. Microsoft deliberately chooses not to be compatible with the OpenDocument file formats. It's their loss. Of course they have their reasons not to want to implement the open standard... giant profit margins melting away is one that immediately comes to mind. Cheers and happy OpenOfficing, it's the way of the future, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Open Office on CD
Phil Sivell schreef: Can you help? I have a dial-up connection that is pretty slow and unreliable, but can't afford to get broadband at the moment, and I rather doubt that I could successfully download it successfully! I read the other day that for a small charge it is possible to obtain a copy of OpenOffice on CD, as opposed to downloading it. Best wishes Phil Find a distributor that's near to you from this list: http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ If you're in the States I can recommend Flexiety. I met the guy who is responsible for it on the OOoConference in Berlin and he is a nice chap, who takes things seriously. If you're in Europe/Belgium I can send you a CD. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?
John Meyer schreef: Jo wrote: It's not that it would be hard for Microsoft to become compatible with the OpenDocument file formats. It's a fully open standard and there are many programs that use it as their native file format. Microsoft deliberately chooses not to be compatible with the OpenDocument file formats. It's their loss. Of course they have their reasons not to want to implement the open standard... giant profit margins melting away is one that immediately comes to mind. Cheers and happy OpenOfficing, it's the way of the future, Jo Which begs a question: couldn't somebody create, say a macro or a plugin that would open and convert OO files into MS Word? Given that it is trivially easy to download and install OOo, one wonders what good a macro would do. Would it be easier to find a plugin for Word than to find OOo itself? Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Languages
Roben van Zijl schreef: I am using Open Office 2.0, and would like to get the Afrikaans and South African English dictionaries for it. Although there is a lot of help on your web site, it is so comprehensive that I find it confusing, so I would be grateful if somebody would let me know where I can download these dictionaries frm. Than You. J R van Zijl Tzamenkomst P.O. Box 272 Colesberg ZA9795 +27 517531322 +27 833488377 (Cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] File/Wizards/Install new dictionaries. The rest is self explanatory. There are dictionaries for Spell check, Hyphenation and Thesaurus. Veel succes! (Dutch, not Afrikaans I know, but I think you can understand it) Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Base, lookup field in form
Jo schreef: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak schreef: download my database document. Find teh sectino titled Show one item and the corresponding dealer Remember, I wrote this while learning Base, so it may not be the best way, but I demonstrate a working solution by the time you get to *Use a list box with the dealer name* Hi Andrew, I'm reading AndrewBase.odt right now. I'm quite good at proofreading, even when English is not my native language, so I proofread your document until page 43 to say thank you to you for writing it all down and making it available. It's late/early here, so now I must tuck in. I'll probably get to the rest of it later on. Oops, I sent this document to the list as well. I'm very sorry for any harm caused. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
Jerry Carlson schreef: Hi There, I have installed Open Office 2.0 Beta from a CD that I ordered some time ago. Is there a book or some other illuminating overview document available for sale that I could order? I really need to hold some printed media in my hands in order to learn how to use something new. Barnes and Noble didn't have anything available, is there something that you can recommend? Reading help documents on the screen isn't my best way to learn. So far, I'm quite impressed with writer, but I have not figured ourt how to use the draw feature. Sincerely Yours, Gerald E Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free guides are available for download from OOoAuthors.org. Get them in PDF format and print them or have them printed for almost nominal cost with a printer service or copier service in your neighbourhood. If you really like to hold a book (or you want to help out by contributing a bit of money) this might help: http://oooauthors.org/en http://www.lulu.com/content/180466 http://www.lulu.com/content/177729 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openoffice/index.html Hope this helps, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Remove Office
Mike Benson schreef: How do I remove the Open Office package? You sit down on your knees, face towards the North. Lean forward 3 times, lean backward and stay in that position for about 10 minutes. Alternatively you can also go to Settings/Control Panel/Software, find the OpenOffice.org package and zap it. You can still do the exercise above while it is uninstalling. On Linux you could do: rpm -e openoffice.org or urpme openoffice.org Of course you would have to be root to do so, just like you will need administrator rights on Windows. So Mike, a pity to see you go from our nice little community, but don't despair; for everyone who leaves, 3 new people start using OOo. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Base, lookup field in form
Hi, If I have 2 tables. The second one having lookup values. What do I need to do on a form in order to present the user with the friendly values, but store the primary key in the DB? Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Can't open the program
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: Every time I try to open the progran (OpenOffice 2.0), just downloaded today, it tries to install itself. I want to try it, and if I like it, I will be making a contribution. Thanks Ken Culver - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I suppose you work on Windows. Try opening the program with the Start button - Start/Programs/Openoffice.org 2.0/Openoffice.org Writer. Good luck and enjoy, Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Update OpenOffice.org from 2.0 to 2.0.2 RC1
Richard Schaffer schreef: OpenOffice Suppport, My current OpenOffice version is 2.0 and the functionality of the software is very impressive. A newer version, 2.0.2 RC1, is available and this version would be preferred. Unfortunately I only have a dial-up connection at home and downloading an 82.0 MB file is an arduous task. Is there a “patch” for 2.0 that will update it to the newer version? Thank you for your support. Regards, Richard Hi Richard, Is there something in particular you absolutely need from that 2.0.2 version? Please be advised that this RC1 behind the name stands for Release Candidate 1. This means that this version is not entirely ready yet for production use. It is meant for people who want to test the new features. I don't know about an incremental patch. I don't think it exists. Jo - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] [moderated] spelling checkers OpenOffice.2 for Mac
I type in English and in French. I have downloaded the English version of OpenOffice.2 for Mac and the dictionaries for French. The spelling checker works properly for English, but not for French. The French dictionaries have been down loaded in the User file while the English dictionaries are in the Share file. Is it normal? Would it be possible de change the language in the Tool menu, under language? It would make things simpler. J. Hay Université Joseph Fourier Valence - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] First post
Hi My name is Jo and I am a very new user of Open Office. I have sent off a Subscribee-mail for the User's List and would appreciate if if someone could reply to this e-mail so that I know I have done it right. Many thanks, Jo (Mrs)
