[users] Re: New Set Up Guide Needs YOU

2005-03-14 Thread John King
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:45:23 +0800, Jacqueline McNally wrote: > Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: >> All, >> >> The new Set Up Guide needs you to review it and test it to make sure it >> actually gives good advice. >> >> The guide is an attachment to >>

[users] Re: spellchecking in 2 languages at once?

2005-03-14 Thread Max Quordlepleen
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:13:08 GMT, Max Quordlepleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> proffered, in : news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > So, assuming > that there is a Hindi spellchecker, can I load it at the same time > as my English one? Since a check of oo.org does not list any spellchceckers in Hindi, I guess th

[users] spellchecking in 2 languages at once?

2005-03-14 Thread Max Quordlepleen
How do I do this? For example, I am compiling a vocabulary list as part of my Hindi studies, that looks like this: http://maxqnzs.com/screenshots/dobhasa.jpg and the red lines of the spellchecker often obscure the vowels of the Hindi words. I don't won't to add the Hindi words to my user diction

Re: [users] Re: WARNING: OOo 1.9.79 for XP

2005-03-14 Thread Benjamin Baez
Have you checked for spyware? I have 11 installations at three companies doing compatibility testing and not one crash of any kind on the systems. Ben Quoting Tony Pursell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On 13 Mar 2005 at 22:32, Pavel Duda wrote: Maarten van der Velde wrote: > Dear People, > > I want to warn

Re: [users] OOo 2.0 - no HTML.?

2005-03-14 Thread Chad Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have downloaded OOo 2.0 Beta (actually OpenOffice.org 1.9.79 ... us this correct, I mean is 1.9.79 what you call "OOo 2.0?) I note the list of front end programs includes: Base (New!) Calc Draw Impress Math Writer Where is "HTML"? I use the HTML editor in 1.1.3 quite

[users] Re: OOo 2.0 - no HTML.?

2005-03-14 Thread Matt Needles
James Elliott wrote: I have downloaded OOo 2.0 Beta (actually OpenOffice.org 1.9.79 ... us this correct, I mean is 1.9.79 what you call "OOo 2.0?) I note the list of front end programs includes: Base (New!) Calc Draw Impress Math Writer Where is "HTML"? I use the HTML editor in 1.1.3 quite oft

Re: [users] OOo 2.0 - no HTML.?

2005-03-14 Thread Tamblyne
James Elliott wrote: I have downloaded OOo 2.0 Beta (actually OpenOffice.org 1.9.79 ... us this correct, I mean is 1.9.79 what you call "OOo 2.0?) I note the list of front end programs includes: Base (New!) Calc Draw Impress Math Writer Where is "HTML"? I use the HTML editor in 1.1.3 quite oft

Re: [users] openoffice in swedish....

2005-03-14 Thread Tamblyne
Anneli Z. wrote: Hello! Sorry but my English is not so good. And I hope you will understand me. I have a openoffice 1.1 in Swedish. I don´t know if it is from cd or downloaded. How can I download the new version from you in Swedish? I can only find versons in other languages. Aren´t there any in Sw

Re: [users] adding new template

2005-03-14 Thread John D. Toppins
Bo Gusman wrote: Hi Paul. Thanks for the pointer - I must have read over the Path option when looking at the menu ;) I do now see the template paths, including one in a hidden directory under ~. Permissions and all look good, but it still complains that it can't copy the file. I wonder if this

Re: [users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread Peter Kupfer
As you are not subscribed, you may have missed this post. Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Monday 14 March 2005 09:47, Roger Pearson wrote: Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, but it does not have the menu that was in OOo 1.1.x. Is this going to be incorporated in the final i

Re: [users] Need Upgrade Instructions for Existing Users

2005-03-14 Thread Peter Kupfer
John -- The reason is probably because so far all of the 2.0 builds have been developer snapshots save the one beta. So, all of the information has not been formalized. It is probably assumed, and I think it is okay to assume this, that beta testers and developers are active and know what these

[users] Re: OOo1.9.85_beta: Impress will eat your files and break them for OOo114

2005-03-14 Thread Michael A Chase
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:50:34 -0400, Richard-nh wrote: > I now have a collection of about 20 files that will no longer open in > OOo114. I don't know exactly what causes it or when but if you work in > Impress files, the are fine until you save it and then it no longer > opens. Trying to find

Re: [users] OOo1.9.85_beta: Impress will eat your files and break them for OOo114

2005-03-14 Thread Peter Kupfer
Richard-nh wrote: Hello, In a similar thread, the continuing beta is for adventurous souls who keep good backups of all their data. The latest beta seems to work OK for Writer and Calc but is a disaster for Impress. I now have a collection of about 20 files that will no longer open in OOo114

[users] nfs and permissions

2005-03-14 Thread Marco Garcês
Hi everybody. Im still not able to solve this problem... perhaps any new ideas? Its really giving me a hard time to solve this =( Tank you for your help -- Forwarded message -- From: Marco Garcês <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:36:03 + Subject: Re: [users] nfs an

Re: [users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread Asrail
As you're not subscribed you might not have seen this. Sorry for sending it twice. Asrail, 14-03-2005 23:05: Barrie Backhurst, 14-03-2005 21:52: On Monday 14 March 2005 09:47, Roger Pearson wrote: Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, but it does not have the menu that w

Re: [users] Re: WARNING: OOo 1.9.79 for XP

2005-03-14 Thread David Teague
Jorrit wrote > The system I am using is an 1 day old installation of Windows XP SP2, > with (non-XP) firewall and Virusscan active. > So I can't imagine what would be out of kilter. > OK, ok, Windows is not as stable as for example: FreeBSD 4.11... Jorrit I did not mean to suggest that anything

[users] OOo 2.0 - no HTML.?

2005-03-14 Thread James Elliott
I have downloaded OOo 2.0 Beta (actually OpenOffice.org 1.9.79 ... us this correct, I mean is 1.9.79 what you call "OOo 2.0?) I note the list of front end programs includes: Base (New!) Calc Draw Impress Math Writer Where is "HTML"? I use the HTML editor in 1.1.3 quite often, but cannot find

Re: [users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread Asrail
Barrie Backhurst, 14-03-2005 21:52: On Monday 14 March 2005 09:47, Roger Pearson wrote: Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, but it does not have the menu that was in OOo 1.1.x. Is this going to be incorporated in the final issue of OOo 2.0? Not guaranteed, the followin

[users] Opening URL in 2.0: no longer feasible?

2005-03-14 Thread Laurent Duperval
Hi, In 1.x, we could open a URL by specifying a hppt:// name. With 2.0 on Linux, doing this causes an error. Is this normal or is it a bug? Thanks, L - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

[users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread H. Ray Battels
Can openoffice be used to edit PDF files? Ray

Re: [users] Need Upgrade Instructions for Existing Users

2005-03-14 Thread John Schuler
Ok, that's fine. But say it - why should I and other users have to search for information that doesn't exist now, but should? Just my opinion :) At 10:18 AM 3/15/2005 +1100, you wrote: On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 11:09, John Schuler wrote: > Hi > > The installation instructions do not address whether a

Re: [users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 09:47, + Roger Pearson wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > > Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, > but it does not have the menu that was in OOo 1.1.x. > > Is this going to be incorporated in the final issue of OOo 2.0? This is a k

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Wednesday 09 March 2005 10:13, + Siva Moodley wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Congratulations! you surpassed MS in producing a load of rubbish. As a > great believer and supporter of Oo I am disappointed. > Why not separate the setup files by a distinguishing name? > I got an

Re: [users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread Barrie Backhurst
On Monday 14 March 2005 09:47, Roger Pearson wrote: > Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, > but it does not have the menu that was in OOo 1.1.x. > > Is this going to be incorporated in the final issue of OOo 2.0? > > Best regards > Roger Pearson > Not guaranteed, the

Re: [users] File conversion

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Wednesday 09 March 2005 12:02, + Ted Sloane wrote: > I have Open Office 1.1.4 and windows ME > Is there a utility program to convert Claris Works 5.0 v2, .cwk files > to Open Office , .swx files ? No this is not yet possible. However if you still have the relevant application you should be

Re: [users] [moderated]Install OpenOffice 2.0

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 00:30, + Rob wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > > CPH schreef: > >On Friday 11 March 2005 10:15, + Rob wrote: > >> [ MODERATED ] *** > >> > >>CPH schreef: > >>>On Wednesday 09 March 2005 20:47, + Rob wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *

Re: [users] It don't start!

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 21:44, Affolter François wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hello i cannot uninstall, what shell I do? To uninstall do "Start" -> "Programs" -> OpenOffice.org -> Setup -> remove. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only > Thank you for your help! > Françoi

Re: [users] Query re any possible installation conflicts with other software

2005-03-14 Thread Doug Thompson
p s wrote: Hi, I've only recently heard of your OpenOffice suite - received on a sample CD from a series about 'Your PC at Home' (UK) and I was interested to view and evaluate it to compare with the currently installed MS Office suite (which if I recall correctly is a 1997 version). Before installi

Re: [users] Some problem occur when export document to PDF directly from OO.o 2.0 Beta on THAI locale Windows XP.

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 17:05, Patipat Susumpow wrote: > Hi there, > >I 'm just install OO.o 2.0 Beta on my laptop running Windows XP > service pack 2 THAI localed, and everything running pretty! > >But I found a problem when I 'm export OO.o documents to PDF directly > from OO.o, it's expo

Re: [users] PDF information

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Tuesday 08 March 2005 23:15, + Sara VanKoningsveld wrote: > [ MODERATED ] > I currently have OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 and need to 'secure' PDF files in > Text and Presentation documents. Is this possible with OpenOffice.org?-If > so, how do I used this feature? Hi Sara, If b

Re: [users] Mac 8.6

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Sunday 13 March 2005 17:19, + Linda Adrain wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > I use Mac 8.6 > Can I install and use Open Office? Hi Linda, Sorry OpenOffice.org runs on OS X, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD etc. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only -- CPH : openoffice.org contri

[users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Lynda Helmeci
Hello, Sorry about the last email, wasn't expecting to go!  I just purchased your CD of Open OIffice to replace my deleted Microsoft Office Prof. 2000. I am noit having success in downloading it to my computer, I downloaded Java Web start OK, after begging it to work!  Please help-Thanks Lynda

[users] openoffice in swedish....

2005-03-14 Thread Anneli Z.
Hello! Sorry but my English is not so good. And I hope you will understand me. I have a openoffice 1.1 in Swedish. I don´t know if it is from cd or downloaded. How can I download the new version from you in Swedish? I can only find versons in other languages. Aren´t there any in Swedish? I reall

Re: [users] Mac 8.6

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 17:19 +, Linda Adrain wrote: > I use Mac 8.6 > Can I install and use Open Office? > Thanks! > Following the product info link from www.openoffice.org to http://www.openoffice.org/product/reqts.html I would guess no. Please check this and let us know if your machine meets

Re: [users] Need Upgrade Instructions for Existing Users

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 16:09 -0800, John Schuler wrote: > Hi > > The installation instructions do not address whether a older version of > Open Office should be un-installed. This is a very common occurrence. > > Upgrade from what to what? Upgrade works not too badly when upgrading from stable

Re: [users] Calc Doesn't Load CSV File

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 20:59 -0500, J Shank wrote: > I use OpenOffice version 1.1.4 with Microsoft XP-Home on an HP 3200+ with 512 > MB. I am trying to open a .csv file in Calc. According to the OpenOffice > Help documentation, Calc should invoke the TextImport dialog; however, when I > open th

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 22:53 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am Interested in OpenOffice and have a question. I have received e-mails > with pictures That need to be opened with Power Point. Can I open them with > OpenOffice? I do not have Power Point on my computer. > >THANK YOU > Ro

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Crystle Numan
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 22:53 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am Interested in OpenOffice and have a question. I have received e-mails > with pictures That need to be opened with Power Point. Can I open them with > OpenOffice? I do not have Power Point on my computer. > >THANK YOU > Ro

Re: [users] Calc Doesn't Load CSV File

2005-03-14 Thread Crystle Numan
On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 20:59 -0500, J Shank wrote: > I use OpenOffice version 1.1.4 with Microsoft XP-Home on an HP 3200+ with 512 > MB. I am trying to open a .csv file in Calc. According to the OpenOffice > Help documentation, Calc should invoke the TextImport dialog; however, when I > open th

Re: [users] 2.0beta special characters in RTF

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 07:54 +, Stephan Matthiesen wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Am Montag, 14. MÃrz 2005 01:41 schrieb Brian: > > I opened your original document in 1.9.79. > > I then opened your rtf and saw the different characters. > > I then saved you original in 1.9.79 and opened it in 1.1.4, 1.9

[users] Re: open office

2005-03-14 Thread Russell Butler
Rick Marks wrote: Dear Open Office, I have successfully installed Open Office, but I did it without Java. I just installed Java but now want to include Java in the open office programming to take advantage of all of Open Office's features. How do I do it, and what do I do. Do I need to

Re: [users] Mac 8.6

2005-03-14 Thread Chad Smith
Hi Linda, Thanks for your interest in OpenOffice.org. I'm sorry to inform you, however, that OOo is not usable for Mac OS 8.6. The only Apple operating system supported by OOo is 10.2 or higher. -Chad Smith OOo user and volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Mac 8.6 Can I install and use Open

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sunday 13 March 2005 09:53 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am Interested in OpenOffice and have a question. I have received > e-mails with pictures That need to be opened with Power Point. Can I > open them with OpenOffice? I do not have Power Point on my computer. > >THANK YOU > Robert Ke

[users] Re: [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Russell Butler
Deborah Champlin wrote: I'm an exasperated Word user, having bought a "loaded" computer online, only to find @ a critical time that it was "Loaded" with trials, one of which was my Office 2003. That trial ended right when I started an 8-week project that needed me to be able to use Office 2003, an

Re: [users] open office

2005-03-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday 14 March 2005 12:20 pm, Rick Marks wrote: > Dear Open Office, > I have successfully installed Open Office, but I did it without > Java. I just installed Java but now want to include Java in the open > office programming to take advantage of all of Open Office's > features. How do I

Re: [users] "photo tool"

2005-03-14 Thread João Alves
John McAtee wrote: Hello João It sounds to me like you want to use the Insert> Object> OLE Object feature in OOo. This will open a dialog box where you will probably want the Further Objects choice on the list. When you double click on that choice it will open another dialog box where you can c

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Dave Barton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 14:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am Interested in OpenOffice and have a question. I have received e-mails > with pictures That need to be opened with Power Point. Can I open them with > OpenOffice? I do not have Power Point on my computer. > >THANK YOU > Robert K

Re: [users] Mozilla-Ooffice-Integration: no window comes up

2005-03-14 Thread Dan Lewis
Post at the bottom. On Monday 14 March 2005 09:08 am, Bertram Franz wrote: > Hi, > > Is there anyone who could give me some hints how to troubleshoot OOo > 1.1.3 on Linux and why it does not open a window when started by > mozilla (where does the window go?). > > (Is this the wrong list for troubl

Re: [users] printing problem, color fubar

2005-03-14 Thread Naomi Kramer
Gene, I guess it depends on which page you ended up :-) Here's the standard user registration page link - http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join (I admit, I have trouble using the site at times too... so you're not alone. H... you're not a web designer are you?) - Naomi I got the impress

Re: [users] Need Upgrade Instructions for Existing Users

2005-03-14 Thread Dave Barton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 11:09, John Schuler wrote: > Hi > > The installation instructions do not address whether a older version of > Open Office should be un-installed. This is a very common occurrence. > > > Regards, > John Schuler > http://home.san.rr.com/danajohn/ It doesn't matter. It's ent

Re: [users] Query re any possible installation conflicts with other software

2005-03-14 Thread Dave Barton
On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 01:35, p s wrote: > Hi, > I've only recently heard of your OpenOffice suite - received on a > sample CD from a series about 'Your PC at Home' (UK) and I was > interested to view and evaluate it to compare with the currently > installed MS Office suite (which if I recall correc

Re: [users] Query re any possible installation conflicts with other software

2005-03-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday 14 March 2005 08:35 am, p s wrote: > Hi, > I've only recently heard of your OpenOffice suite - received on a > sample CD from a series about 'Your PC at Home' (UK) and I was > interested to view and evaluate it to compare with the currently > installed MS Office suite (which if I recall c

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Crystle Numan
Deborah: That's a lot of questions! See some answers inline. I also encourage you to read some of the documentation on the web site to find out more. We are only volunteers. You should also subscribe to the list so you can see all the replies. To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <[EM

Re: [users] How do I start?

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 06:48 -0800, liz simon wrote: > Yes I did. When I click the "request project role" in > the qa membership page nothing is happening. Please do > help me solve this problem. > > Thanks in advance, > Eliza. Eliza, Posting the same question over and over will not produce an an

Re: [users] How do I start?

2005-03-14 Thread Jacqueline McNally
Hello Liz After clicking "Request project membership/role" a page is displayed confirming the role and prompting you with a "Submit request" button. If this is not happening for you, send a message to dev@qa.openoffice.org This is the main QA list, and it is probably a good idea to be subscribe

Re: [users] open office

2005-03-14 Thread Crystle Numan
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 10:20 -0800, Rick Marks wrote: > Dear Open Office, > I have successfully installed Open Office, but I did it without > Java. I just installed Java but now want to include Java in the open > office programming to take advantage of all of Open Office's features. > How do I

Re: [users] How do I start?

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 19:26, + liz simon wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > > Hi everyone, > I am not able to solve the problem till now. I am > trying to be a member of the QA project. I have been > trying to do this for several days. This is what > happens after I reach the Q

Re: [users] Query re any possible installation conflicts with other software

2005-03-14 Thread Steve Kopischke
You are wise to have your concerns, but should not worry overmuch. MS Office and OpenOffice.org (OOo) can and do coexist on many PC's, including two of mine. Only MS Office will be affected by an upgrade to a later version of MS Office. If that did not answer your question, please let me know.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 11:32 -0600, Deborah Champlin wrote: > I'm an exasperated Word user, having bought a "loaded" computer > online, only to find @ a critical time that it was "Loaded" with > trials, one of which was my Office 2003. That trial ended right when > I started an 8-week project that

Re: [users] Install problem

2005-03-14 Thread Crystle Numan
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 16:58 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. H bought Web Page Creator, and Open Office 1.0.2installed itself. I > don't want SOffice on my machine. But I see no UNINSTALL file. How do I > uninstall Open Office. Please respond ASAP. -Melissa Melissa: I'm sorry you are

Re: [users] Mozilla-Ooffice-Integration: no window comes up

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 14 March 2005 15:08, + Bertram Franz wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hi, > > Is there anyone who could give me some hints how to troubleshoot OOo > 1.1.3 on Linux and why it does not open a window when started by mozilla > (where does the window go?). > > (Is this the wr

Re: [users] open office

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 10:20 -0800, Rick Marks wrote: > Dear Open Office, > I have successfully installed Open Office, but I did it without Java. I > just installed Java but now want to include Java in the open office > programming to take advantage of all of Open Office's features. How do

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Friday 11 March 2005 19:13, + sarah.mcgill wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hi Paul, > > I have now got a bit further and can run Open Office from my "All Programs" > menu. However the hourglass starts and then just fades away after a few > seconds. This happens for all OO prog

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Wednesday 09 March 2005 16:45, + Joyce McAtee wrote: > [ MODERATED ] > How do I get rid of this from my computer. It has caused me so many > problems I can't count them all. No one can open my attachments and > sometimes I can't even open my own. I want it gone please

Re: [users] OOo 2.0 beta - Will not connect to external JDBC datasource

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 07 March 2005 11:41, Mark wrote: > I seem to be having problems using OOo 2.0 beta to connect to an > existing external HSQLDB. > > I have put the hsqldb.jar file on the Java class path via OOo's "Tools | > Options | Java" and then going to "File | New | Database | connect to an > existin

Re: [users] question about PDF "fill-in-forms"

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Monday 07 March 2005 00:42, + John Payne wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > I have been using OpenOffice for a while now and am grateful for the > ability to create pdf documents. I would like to know however if there is > a way to create PDF "Fill-in-Forms" using OpenOffice. So

Re: [users] installation problem: old libfreetyp

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Sunday 06 March 2005 10:21, Marc Hiatt wrote: > Dear List, > > I'm trying to get OpenOffice installed. > > Context: I've just updated my OS 10.1 to 10.3.8. I > installed X11. > > I got ooo112_osx_final.dmg.bz2 via > http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/. > > During the installation process I ran i

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Steve Kopischke
Deborah: I recommend the 1.1.4 version, as it is the latest stable version. The beta can be a bit troublesome for some users. You do not need to uninstall the MS Office Suite when you download OpenOffice.org (OOo). Your boss should be able to read your Word versions created in OOo. Yes, OOo has

Re: [users] Calc ODBC query paramaters from worksheet

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Wednesday 09 February 2005 10:31, Hamish wrote: > Sorry to push my question. I guess this is not possible? Or have I not > explained properly? Does anyone get spreadsheet data from a database? > > > Hello everyone > > I would like to convert some ms spreadsheets to OOo, but I am having > > probl

Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!

2005-03-14 Thread CPH
On Sunday 06 February 2005 22:27, + Kate Myers wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left me > feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through all the > installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I

Re: [users] opening document in writer

2005-03-14 Thread Witold Krakowski
I'm using windows xp, but I use OOo 2.0 rc. Hovewer I had this problem also with previous versions. Did you change any preferences ? Paul schrieb: I'm using winxp, OOo1.1.4 and cannot reproduce what your saying. If I start writer then open another document using 'open' command, the initial blank

[users] Mac 8.6

2005-03-14 Thread Linda Adrain
I use Mac 8.6 Can I install and use Open Office? Thanks! Linda - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] OO hangs after first successful use.

2005-03-14 Thread Denis Dwyer
Im sorry that I do not have more data for you. I was in my second day of exploring the new installation of Open Office. One of the applications hung up but I cannot tell which one. I solved the problem by ending all XP processes associated with OO in the Windows task manager and have been usin

[users] Need Upgrade Instructions for Existing Users

2005-03-14 Thread John Schuler
Hi The installation instructions do not address whether a older version of Open Office should be un-installed. This is a very common occurrence. Regards, John Schuler http://home.san.rr.com/danajohn/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EM

Re: [users] [moderated]Install OpenOffice 2.0

2005-03-14 Thread Rob
CPH schreef: On Friday 11 March 2005 10:15, + Rob wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** CPH schreef: On Wednesday 09 March 2005 20:47, + Rob wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** My OS is SUSE 9.2 and i've got all rpm-files but giving rpm -Uvih *rpm it stops with the me

[users] Calc Doesn't Load CSV File

2005-03-14 Thread J Shank
I use OpenOffice version 1.1.4 with Microsoft XP-Home on an HP 3200+ with 512 MB. I am trying to open a .csv file in Calc. According to the OpenOffice Help documentation, Calc should invoke the TextImport dialog; however, when I open the file, it appears in the Text Document module rather than

[users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread Budk1425
I am Interested in OpenOffice and have a question. I have received e-mails with pictures That need to be opened with Power Point. Can I open them with OpenOffice? I do not have Power Point on my computer. THANK YOU Robert Kelleher

Fw: [users] Fw: Problem encountered in Openoffice, Writer

2005-03-14 Thread Eveyln_Low
- Forwarded by Eveyln LOW/IS/HQ/NHG on 03/14/2005 12:13 PM - Eveyln LOW/IS/HQ/NHG 03/04/2005 11:20 AM To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc users@openoffice.org, Penny LOO/IS/HQ/NHG, Joanna CHIA/IS/HQ/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject Re: [users] Fw: Problem encountered in Openoffice, Writer Hi Paul, I t

[users] [moderated]

2005-03-14 Thread kim laughton
I have downloaded the open office, now I cannot find it on my computer. help.

Re: [users] 2.0beta special characters in RTF

2005-03-14 Thread Stephan Matthiesen
Hi Brian, Am Montag, 14. MÃrz 2005 01:41 schrieb Brian: > I opened your original document in 1.9.79. > I then opened your rtf and saw the different characters. > I then saved you original in 1.9.79 and opened it in 1.1.4, 1.9.79, and > MSWord XP (all under Windows 98SE) - in all cases it looked li

[users] Porblems with starting "spadmin" and loading any file into Openoffice

2005-03-14 Thread Johannes Broedel
Good morning everybody, using Openoffice on a Debian 2.6.8 System with KDE 3.3 I am not able to open any files at all. This is, what happens: > cd /usr/lib/openoffice/program > ./spdamin no reaction, the console freezes, I have to send SIGHUP to end the process. Furthermore, starting > open

Re: [users] last betas of 2x.

2005-03-14 Thread Javier Rivera
steve escribió: I agree. Try the self extracting, self installing, three click simplicity of the Windows .zip file. Why complicate the issue? I don't like to open or participate in discussions in this list (it's a help list isn't it), but I really love the simplicity of RPMs over the complicati

[users] Quickstart in OOo 2.0 Beta

2005-03-14 Thread Roger Pearson
Open Office 2.0 Beta has the quickstart icon in the system tray, but it does not have the menu that was in OOo 1.1.x. Is this going to be incorporated in the final issue of OOo 2.0? Best regards Roger Pearson - To unsubscribe,

RE: [users]WARNING: OOo 1.9.79 for XP

2005-03-14 Thread Simon
> -Original Message- > From: Maarten van der Velde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon, 14. March 2005 3:02 AM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users]WARNING: OOo 1.9.79 for XP > > > Dear People, > > I want to warn you against using OOo 1.9.79 for XP. Apart > from the fac

RE: [users] Re: WARNING: OOo 1.9.79 for XP

2005-03-14 Thread Simon
Yes in fact the only problem I have had is when trying to use the Quickstarter, problems as described here. However I got out of the habit of using that several versions ago, seemed to be more of a 'slowdown the computer at startup'option than anything useful! > -Original Message- > From:

[users] Swedish version of openoffice....

2005-03-14 Thread Anneli Z.
Hello! Sorry but my English is not so good. And I hope you will understand me. I have a openoffice 1.1 in Swedish. I don´t know if it is from cd or downloaded. How can I download the new version from you in Swedish? I can only find versons in other languages. Aren´t there any in Swedish? I reall

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2005-03-14 Thread David Barrentine
When I left click in a cell with a calculation the function is displayed in the cell. The only way that I can delete it is to delete contents. David Barrentine [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Query re any possible installation conflicts with other software

2005-03-14 Thread p s
Hi, I've only recently heard of your OpenOffice suite - received on a sample CD from a series about 'Your PC at Home' (UK) and I was interested to view and evaluate it to compare with the currently installed MS Office suite (which if I recall correctly is a 1997 version). Before installing how

Re: [users] How do I start?

2005-03-14 Thread liz simon
Yes I did. When I click the "request project role" in the qa membership page nothing is happening. Please do help me solve this problem. Thanks in advance, Eliza. --- Peter Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > liz simon wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I am totally new to this site. I am a registe

Re: [users] Mozilla-Ooffice-Integration: no window comes up

2005-03-14 Thread Bertram Franz
Hi, Is there anyone who could give me some hints how to troubleshoot OOo 1.1.3 on Linux and why it does not open a window when started by mozilla (where does the window go?). (Is this the wrong list for troubleshooting questions?) Thanks, Bertram When receiving some ppt-spreadsheet (or other doc

[users] Some problem occur when export document to PDF directly from OO.o 2.0 Beta on THAI locale Windows XP.

2005-03-14 Thread Patipat Susumpow
Hi there, I 'm just install OO.o 2.0 Beta on my laptop running Windows XP service pack 2 THAI localed, and everything running pretty! But I found a problem when I 'm export OO.o documents to PDF directly from OO.o, it's export all of ROMAN numeric charactors (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) to THAI nu

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2005-03-14 Thread Deborah Champlin
I'm an exasperated Word user, having bought a "loaded" computer online, only to find @ a critical time that it was "Loaded" with trials, one of which was my Office 2003. That trial ended right when I started an 8-week project that needed me to be able to use Office 2003, and not being willing t

[users] open office

2005-03-14 Thread Rick Marks
Dear Open Office, I have successfully installed Open Office, but I did it without Java. I just installed Java but now want to include Java in the open office programming to take advantage of all of Open Office's features. How do I do it, and what do I do. Do I need to "Uninstall" it,

Re: [users] How do I start?

2005-03-14 Thread liz simon
Hi everyone, I am not able to solve the problem till now. I am trying to be a member of the QA project. I have been trying to do this for several days. This is what happens after I reach the QA membership page. It says to specify the role, but I am not able to enter the role as there are no

Re: [users] It don't start!

2005-03-14 Thread Affolter François
Hello i cannot uninstall, what shell I do? Thank you for your help! François - Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: Re: [users] It don't start! Doing a web search (which you may have done yourself) it s

[users] Install problem

2005-03-14 Thread MelissaSonnen
Hi. H bought Web Page Creator, and Open Office 1.0.2installed itself. I don't want SOffice on my machine. But I see no UNINSTALL file. How do I uninstall Open Office. Please respond ASAP. -Melissa

RE: [users] "photo tool"

2005-03-14 Thread John McAtee
Hello João It sounds to me like you want to use the Insert> Object> OLE Object feature in OOo. This will open a dialog box where you will probably want the Further Objects choice on the list. When you double click on that choice it will open another dialog box where you can choose either an Ex

Re: [users] "photo tool"

2005-03-14 Thread João Alves
Cor Nouws wrote: Hello João , João Alves wrote: Is there such a tool in oo? Or something else that would solve the problem (like for instance, a break in a certain row in the sheet, creating a new set of columns, allowing me to manage two independent sets of columns in a same sheet (page))?? D

Re: [users] (pas de sujet)

2005-03-14 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 15:08 +0100, russier vincent wrote: > Using OOo v1.1.4, I cannot manage to display the font "Times" on the > screen. Therefore, using texts written in 3times", I cannot visualise > the attributes of the characters (bold face; italic, and so on..). Does > anybody has already

Re: [users] outlining

2005-03-14 Thread Ian Laurenson
On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 01:09, Urska Colner wrote: > hi bob > > where exactly do you wish to show/hide the levels? > if you are talking about outline numbering for > headings, use Tools - Outline numbering. if you're > just talking about lists, use Format - Bullets and > numbering. select individ

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