Re: [discuss] Re: Microsoft Works files in Open Office?

2007-04-24 Thread Mathias Bauer
Andrew Ziem wrote: > Ian Rossman wrote: >> To whom it may concern: >> >> I have some old Microsoft works files I want to take off of my backup CD, >> about 2 or 3 years old now. The only problem is, I think Works may be the >> only word processor that I can't access the files to in Open Office.

[discuss] macro to save as PDF (or HTML)

2007-04-24 Thread Bob DuCharme
In a macro, the following used to work to save a file as a PDF: cURL = ConvertToURL( cFile ) ' Save the document using a filter. oDoc.storeToURL( cURL, Array(_ MakePropertyValue( "FilterName", "writer_pdf_Export" ),) ' (full script at http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/01/11/from-

[discuss] Fedora confusion

2007-04-24 Thread Robert Easter
Hi. I'm using OpenOffice 2.0 in the Red Hat repo build. A few weeks ago the "updates" seem to have altered the kernel for "Writer" so that there is no longer an autocorrect/replace option. I have tried installing OpenOffice direct from your site but there is a java replacement file (uncerta

[discuss] Re: Re: Re: Importing text file into Calc

2007-04-24 Thread Paul Watson
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:59:47 +0200, Mathias Bauer wrote... > >> > Is there a way to get this file into Calc without giving it the > >> > extension of .csv? > >> > >> That would be option 2 and 3 of my list. > > > > Tried that Mathias, and whilst it works when I have given the file the > > .csv ex

[discuss] Re: Microsoft Works files in Open Office?

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Ziem
Ian Rossman wrote: To whom it may concern: I have some old Microsoft works files I want to take off of my backup CD, about 2 or 3 years old now. The only problem is, I think Works may be the only word processor that I can't access the files to in Open Office. I'm not shitty, just kinda bummed

Re: [discuss] change default color of drawings

2007-04-24 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Fabian Braennstroem wrote: does anyone know, how I can change the default color of the drawing like arrows and rectangles. Right now they are blue and I would like to change it to gray by default!? to change the default properties for graphic objects, just do not select any one of them. T

Re: [discuss] Importing text file into Calc

2007-04-24 Thread Mathias Bauer
William W. Austin wrote: > On 2007-04-22 08:02:54, Mathias Bauer wrote: >> Paul Watson schrieb: >> >> > Hi >> > >> > Is there a way to import a tab delimited text file into OO Calc? >> Excel >> > had a wizard that did this but can't find an equivalent in Calc. I >> want >> > to import a product o

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Importing text file into Calc

2007-04-24 Thread Mathias Bauer
Paul Watson wrote: > On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:16:27 +0200, Mathias Bauer wrote... > >> > Is there a way to get this file into Calc without giving it the >> > extension of .csv? >> >> That would be option 2 and 3 of my list. > > Tried that Mathias, and whilst it works when I have given the file the