Re: [discuss] Suggestion

2010-11-26 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 11/26/10 08:03, Marius Popa wrote: You should also add the option for justified text in Writer/Web. The icon is grayed out, but you can choose Format-Paragraph-Alignment to justify the paragraphs. Uwe -- Uwe Fischer | Technical Writer Oracle Office GBU ORACLE Deutschland B.V. Co. KG

Re: [discuss] OOo's Help

2010-11-17 Thread Uwe Fischer
send an email to me or to the documentation developers list: d...@documentation.openoffice.org Only on rare occasions developers find time to read the discussion lists. Please use the right methods to reach the developers, otherwise your valuable contributions might get lost. Uwe -- Uwe

Re: [discuss] security

2009-12-16 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 12/15/09 17:16, elisa bucci wrote: To Whom It May Concern- I have had OpenOffice for four months. I would like to know if Open Office is compatible with Microsoft concerning security. If not how do I make it secure. Sincerely, Elisa Bucci Hi Elisa, you can find some blogs on

Re: [discuss] Filter for moderated mails [was: Re: why be subscribed (was this)]

2009-10-20 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 10/19/09 20:28, Bernhard Dippold wrote: Hi all, Gordon schrieb: Michael Adams wrote: I have a working system of filtering unsubscribed posts to a subfolder. It took me a little time to understand the header contents which were well explained and less than 10 minutes to set up the

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-15 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, please find some comments inline. I shortened the cited texts. On 10/15/09 00:45, James E. Lang wrote: I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am

Re: [discuss] major problem

2009-10-14 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, the original poster is not subscribed to the list. He will most possibly not be able to read any of these answers. Uwe Joost Andrae wrote: Hi, MS Office users can use http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ Jean-Paul Ginestier schrieb: The major problem with Open Office is that

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-05 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, On 10/04/09 23:08, jonathon wrote: Robert Derman wrote: OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. I would not object in making the presence of the

Re: [discuss] marking paragraphs

2009-08-21 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 08/20/09 16:40, Axel Hirsch wrote: I just found the solution for my question by chance. I need to press the right button four times and not three, then it will mark paragraphs properly. In the help function they speak of marking 3 times for a paragraph, which really is for the sentence of

Re: [discuss] Re: background page color

2009-03-10 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 03/08/09 17:55, Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2009/03/08 10:08 AM Rick wrote: Robert Derman wrote: Rick wrote: Using OOo 3.1 [Format - Page - Background] provides the means for putting color on a page, but only within the margins. How can I color the entire page, outside the margins as well?

Re: [discuss] Re: Too Much Hard Drive Clunk

2009-01-06 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, On 01/06/09 00:55, Douglas St.Clair wrote: The current organization of user files essentially assumes they are all unrelated. However, they aren't. Micro$oft's project structure is a move in the right direction allowing you to organize files by project. But project's isn't the only

Re: [discuss] copying styles

2008-12-04 Thread Uwe Fischer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day! Can I somehow copy styles from one document to another yes, please have a look at the OOo Help Tips'n'Tricks Blog at http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/copying_styles_between_calc_spreadsheets The Template Management dialog box allows to copy styles from one

Re: [discuss] Re: Resizing images

2008-11-12 Thread Uwe Fischer
Clarke Rice wrote: Hi Sigrid I don't understand, why you are complaining. Have you tried the new version of OOo? The cropping tool for images has - in my opinion - improved a lot. I don't know how Word does the cropping (I haven't used Word for some time now), but I think that OOo does it

Re: [discuss] Couple of observations

2008-10-01 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: But help 'goes away' when no document windows are open. Historically the main menu functions are always visible in a Mac application. Those menu functions that are not available at any given moment are grayed out. It would seem the implementation of OO goes

Re: [discuss] Couple of observations

2008-10-01 Thread Uwe Fischer
, NH USA On Oct 1, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Uwe Fischer wrote: Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: But help 'goes away' when no document windows are open. Historically the main menu functions are always visible in a Mac application. Those menu functions that are not available at any given moment

Re: [discuss] Autocomplete collects words from Help

2008-08-25 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, On 08/24/08 01:34, Russell Butler wrote: ... However, if I have a document open, and for some reason look up the Help files, the word completion list becomes populated with words from the help file, which then become offered as options. These seem to be rarely likely to be useful. This

Re: [discuss] UOF support in OOo

2008-08-21 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hello q10, q10 wrote: Hello: As of version 3, does OpenOffice support the import and export of Chinese Uniform Office File (UOF) formats? If it doesn't, it would be nice to have it, thus making OpenOffice more universal. Thanks for hearing my suggestion please reply -q10 the latest

Re: [discuss] Re: PDF forms

2008-06-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, P. De Buck wrote: The problem is more how to create the fields in Writer which can be filled in the Acrobat Reader afterwards? I've tried to create a form with Input fields (InsertFieldsInput field, forgive if I'm wrong, I'm using the Dutch OOo version), but these appear as simple text in

Re: [discuss] Re: we need an outlook component to the suite

2008-04-04 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, NoOp wrote: On 04/02/2008 09:12 PM, Daniel Kasak wrote: Let me give an example. I just sent an email to a friend with an attachment that I produced in OpenOffice. I exported it to PDF, then switched to Evolution, and attached the PDF I just created. Now, some people will complain that I

Re: [discuss] Re: Sanity Check DOC opens in Calc

2008-02-04 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Twayne wrote: On Jueves 24 Enero 2008, Twayne wrote: Hi, Just wondering if this is standard operating procedure and if so how to tell when it's going to happen: I have an MS Word 2002 created, 68 Meg file, actually a User Manual, comprised of images, text and tables with text (not

Re: [discuss] Application help for MS Office users - what is missing?

2008-01-23 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Uwe, Uwe Fischer wrote (17-1-2008 12:07) [...] Please post your ideas, or use the issue http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=28960 to improve the OOo Help. What would be possible, is a special page/window, opening on the very first start

Re: [discuss] PS Re: Application help for MS Office users - what is missing?

2008-01-18 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Twayne wrote: I just uninstalled/reinstalled OOo with AV off, etc., to see if it helped some of the problems I've come across. Which reminded me of this shortcoming: Installation does not create any desktop or quicklaunch icons nor does it place a shortcut in the Programs folder.

Re: [discuss] On Line Help Files

2008-01-02 Thread Uwe Fischer
Copying answer to sender's address Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:16:41 -0600, Joe Haffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To whom it may concern: I'm writing you this e-mail after I saw on your web site that you need someone to write a help file. Since one of my career goals

Re: [discuss] Insert file hyperlinks relative to source document

2007-12-09 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Sohail Somani wrote: Is there any way to insert a link to doc2.doc in doc1.doc? I tried using the hyperlink toolbar to create the link with the file url being file:// doc2.doc but that becomes: file://doc2.doc/ which is obviously wrong open the Hyperlink dialog (Insert - Hyperlink). Uwe

Re: [discuss] Clean up of terminology for Impress

2007-09-26 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hello, Michele wrote: At the link below you will find a page I just created discussing some issues with the terminology used in Impress. I would very much like to have your feedback (either using the issuezilla or the wiki). http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Impress_Terminology a very

Re: [discuss] Envelope

2007-08-10 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't you include the following information in the HELP file under ENVELOPE: To print a separate envelope: Click Insert. Format the envelope. Click _N_ew Doc.

Re: [discuss] PDF file support

2007-05-11 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Peter Vandenabeele wrote: On 5/10/07, Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, I thought the answer was yet. Pls see http://www.nouenoff.nl/downloads/OOo_PDF_met_Formulier.pdf However, with OOo it is not possible to save the info you put in the form controls. Cor, Could you explain how

Re: [discuss] Saving Calc workbooks to html...

2007-04-30 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Douglas St.Clair wrote: I save a rather complicated workbook (67 worksheets) to an html file and it gave me what I expected. One rather large page with the individual worksheets all in one place. Before saving it I had chosen TOOLS OPTIONS VIEW FORMULA. I had hoped to see the

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.

Re: [discuss] Terminology in OOo Impress

2007-04-23 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Michele Zarri wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Internally we call it a master page. I understand the confusion. I think that the main problem that exists today (OOo 2.2) is that in the task pane you can select a Page Master, but if you want to modify it you that's called Master Page (on

Re: [discuss] Columns

2007-04-20 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Try to improve on Writer's technique for making columns. Take a hint from the icon in Word. I guess you are complaining about not have a column button on the toolbar that lets you quickly paste in a number of pre-formatted columns, as a time saving device. You might want to submit a

Re: [discuss] On a Wikipedia plugin, was: New Feature Request

2007-03-16 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, KAMI wrote: Are we sure if an extension need for it? You can add easily new serch engines in tools - settings - intetnet - search The you can enable hypertext toolbar from view - toolbars So when you select the word then click on search you get a new browser windows with the results.

Re: [discuss] What do you think about the Help Agent?

2007-02-22 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Uwe Fischer wrote: Hi, please have a look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent I've added a short summary of the mails to the Wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent Thank you all for your responses. Uwe

[discuss] What do you think about the Help Agent?

2007-02-21 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, please have a look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Help_Agent Some users don't like the Help Agent. We don't get a lot of positive feedback at all, therefore I don't know if poor Help Agent has some friends somewhere. What do you think: - do we still need the Help Agent? -

Re: [discuss] Multiple layer Writer

2007-01-02 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, please have a look into your Help (press F1), search for conditional text. You can define text that is shown only for persons with a given name, or that will never be shown for persons from some cities, and so on. See the Defining conditions page of Help. Uwe -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [discuss] feature request: Impress

2006-11-23 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi Cor, Cor Nouws wrote: Recently I was experimenting with some students, which finaly led to the following: a - it is possible to create lines/tables on the handouts, by means of the functions of the drawing toolbar (so create a place where people can write their own notes); b - it is

Re: [discuss] help to diploma work

2006-10-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Cs. Anita wrote: Hi, I don't have any problems just I would like to ask you if I can have some questions about the Openoffice. Because I'm writing my diploma work about OpenOffice Impress and I would like to know some special infos. Do you consent to it? My questions are: When and how

Re: [discuss] OpenOffice Writer and Calc: miscalculation of vertical height by one pixel

2006-10-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi Qiyao, it may be possible that you can find more users of the Chinese version on the respective language project's site http://zh.openoffice.org/index.html If you want to be sure that your findings will be handled in the proper way, please submit every issue to Issue Tracker at

Re: [discuss] OpenOffice Viewer

2006-10-11 Thread Uwe Fischer
Paul wrote: Google is your friend here ... This one seems to only display text versions of OOo documents : http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/OOSimpleViewer.html I couldn't get this one to work - but perhaps you'll have more luck : http://visioo-writer.tuxfamily.org/EN/ I think this one only

Re: [discuss] I am private user and I have to report a bug to you

2006-10-10 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi Florian, Florian Herterich wrote: Hello! I am from germany. My version: OpenOffice 2.0.3 My System: Windows XP My problem: Writer-Software switches on automatic spelling-checker without asking! 1. I open a document. 2. Switch off automatic checking via Extra-menu. 3. I edit my text. Save

Re: [discuss] Using OO with screen magnifier

2006-07-20 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Jens Gierke wrote: Hi! First of all I've to say that my English is not the best but I hope you will understand what I want to say^^ no problem, You know there is a german user list, too, at http://de.openoffice.org/ ? Because of a visually impairment I have to use a screen magnifier

Re: [discuss] Anonymizing documents for QA bug reporting

2006-07-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Nicolas Mailhot wrote: I have several complex corp documents which make OO.o go crazy one way or another. I'd like to report the bugs to get them fixed, but OO.o devs will just ignore me without test documents and there's no way I'll post internal company info in the wild. ... Is there a

Re: [discuss] Check for Updates missing from Help (v 2.03)

2006-07-03 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Sir Gimp wrote: According to the release notes, I should have a Check for Updates option in the Help. I've just installed version 2.0.3 and this option is not on the Help menu. The Help itself has this mysterious text: Check for Updates This command is available for the

Re: [discuss] Re: Shift F-4 in Calc

2006-05-26 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, it depends where your cursor is. Enter =SUM(A1:A10) into a cell. Click outside the cell, then click the cell. Press Shift+F4 repeatedly to change through $A1:$A10 and so on. Now in the formula bar, click the A1 part of the formula. Now Shift+F4 cycles only the A1 through $A1, A$1 and so

[discuss] Help Agent pro and contra

2006-05-24 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, first I want to give you some information: When you are new to OOo, and you perform certain OOo tasks, the Help Agent (a big button at the lower right of the screen with a light bulb image) opens. For example, when you start a new sentence with a lower case letter, the AutoSomething will

Re: [discuss] Feature Idea! - Writer browser mode

2006-05-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Peter Ford wrote: Rosana Mayer-Conroy wrote: Hello! I really love Open Office. What you've done to improve upon word processors (I've only used Word before) what Firefox did for Internet Explorer. One feature that I really find helpful with Firefox is the ability to search the text on

Re: [discuss] Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-04-13 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi Cor, a very good list of Pro's and Con's of OpenOffice.org and open source software. But you forgot one very important Pro: Excellent support available === You decide if you want instant support and helpful advice by well informed other users on e-mail lists, or

Re: [discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future

2006-03-29 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Sophie Gautier wrote: Uwe Fischer wrote: please find a first summary of this small online research inline. Nine users responded on the english and german OOo discussion groups. 11 users have answered on users and [EMAIL PROTECTED] lists. I insert the answers between your lines thank

Re: [discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future

2006-03-28 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, please find a first summary of this small online research inline. Nine users responded on the english and german OOo discussion groups. Uwe Fischer wrote: I would like to know how you use the database component of OpenOffice.org. Do you use Base to maintain your databases? 7 out of 9

[discuss] Databases in OOo - now and in future

2006-03-21 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, I would like to know how you use the database component of OpenOffice.org. Do you use Base to maintain your databases? If yes, which database format (hsqldb, mysql, dBase, ??) If no, why not? What must be improved to use it? What part of the database file window do you use most, the plain

Re: [discuss] Dictionary look-up field using the define: command in google

2006-01-03 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi Henrik, Henrik Eismark wrote: In the top bar a field for looking up in Google could be available. I am particularly interested in using the field for finding definitions for terms via the google define: command. This is very suitable for a word processor, not at least when doing