Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Dave Barton
On Fri, 2005-07-01 at 16:07 +1000, Dave Barton wrote: > On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 07:44 -0700, DICK STEINER wrote: > > Hi, > > I use Macros in MS Excel. Does Calc have the same capability? Will > > Calc read and operate on an Excel file that has Macros? > > Thanks, > > Richard Steiner > > Yes, Calc d

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Dave Barton
On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 11:02 -0400, Donna Yager wrote: > Is it possible to download just the word-processing part of > OpenOffice? Or would I have to download the entire program? I have > no need for the spreadsheet, presentation, or drawing capabilities. > Thanks for any insight you can offer. >

Re: [users] Mac for OpenOffice.org 2?

2005-06-30 Thread suzume
On 2005/07/01, at 8:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not see any mac OS X listed for using openoffice. org 2. Am I correct in assuming it can't be used with my Mac OSX? Thank you. There are currently OOo 2.0 beta versions for OSX. OOo works perfectly well on OSX. There are 2 "versions", t

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Dave Barton
On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 16:40 +0200, vercha wrote: > I've just noww downloaded OpenOffice version 1.9.109. I want to translate to > french. In the FAQ I have not found any answer. > Should I download again? I have not seen any choice of language when I asked > to download. > Charles Vernet > [EMAIL

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Dave Barton
On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 07:44 -0700, DICK STEINER wrote: > Hi, > I use Macros in MS Excel. Does Calc have the same capability? Will > Calc read and operate on an Excel file that has Macros? > Thanks, > Richard Steiner Yes, Calc does have the same capability. No, Calc cannot run Excel's VBA macros,

RE: [users] Re: Font problems URGENT

2005-06-30 Thread John Jordan
On 30 Jun 2005, at 14:30, Alec McAllister wrote: > The best bet might be to abandon the 8-bit fonts altogether. The font > called "Doulos SIL" (not to be confused with "SIL Doulos"!) is a Unicode > IPA font that works well for me, including with the text that you > mentioned on the website, which

Re: [users] [moderated] OpenOffice 2

2005-06-30 Thread Dave Barton
On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 08:38 -0700, Jarrod Wronski, SportsAnnouncing.com wrote: > Hello, > > AWESOME PROGRAM!!! I love how it works with Word and Excel, two > programs I used a lot until I got this new computer which only runs > Works. I'll be putting OpenOffice on all of my computers that I work

[users] Re: [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Narayana
Hello , Thursday, June 30, 2005, 6:39:38 PM, you wrote: > I'm interested in downloading your office suite product to CD. I > have read up on the product as much as I can comprehend on your web > site and, of course, am always interested in free package software > that will safely accomplish wha

RE: [users] Re: Font problems URGENT

2005-06-30 Thread Alec McAllister
> -Original Message- > From: John Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:37 AM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users] Re: Font problems URGENT > And I just > double-checked, and they are all still turned off. And even > if they were not, > what

Re: [users] Printing cheques?

2005-06-30 Thread Greg Madden
On Thursday 30 June 2005 06:46 am, Rick Berger wrote: > Physically I can't write by hand and when it comes to writing a > cheque I'm always having to asking someone to fill it out for me. So > is there any way of modifying Open Office's envelope addressing > feature so that one can fill out a chequ

[users] Mac for OpenOffice.org 2?

2005-06-30 Thread RonS435
I do not see any mac OS X listed for using openoffice. org 2. Am I correct in assuming it can't be used with my Mac OSX? Thank you.

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread RonS435
I don't see Mac OS x listed for use with your new openoffice org. 2 product. Am I correct in assuming it i can't be used with Mac OS X. Thank you.

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread David Holden
Is excel Pivot Tables compatible with OpenOffice and if so what version. I use Open Office and need a stable version to open MSOffice Pivot tables. Thank You, David Holden Office: 281-275-6820 Toll Free: 877-882-7800 ext 4820 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Jeannee D. Carr
Can you or will you be able to use OpenOffice on a blackberry ie. 7520? Jeannee D. Carr

[users] manual page breaks in Calc

2005-06-30 Thread Al Eggen
Hi, I'm running Open Office.org1.1.0 on Mandrake Discovery 9.2. My question basically is there any way to insert row breaks that do not go for the entire spreadsheet. I have a sheet that prints 8 pages down and 6 pages across. I would like to add row breaks that start at the second column bre

Re: [users] Is OOO compatible with Frontpage

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have all of my websites in Frontpage. FrontPage makes HTML document which can be edited in many different programs, even note pad. OOo can edit web pages. I personally wouldn't recommend it. I would recommend NVU, www.nvu.com, or some other program that is meant to

Re: [users] [moderated] question

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Barb Robbins wrote: Can I use just the word processing portion of your website? I somehow lost my "Word" program a while back and do not have the software for it. I'm running Win 98SE on a 1998 CPU. I have two hard drives with my C drive about totally full but space on the new one. I'd prefer t

Re: [users] (kein Betreff)

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Bettina Bacher 5co wrote: Mister, Misses Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! kann nicht gestartet werden. Thank you for your answer For the life of me I can not find the link, but there a FAQ somewhere about this. Follow link #3 below and search the phra

Re: [users] undo save

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Alonso Acuna wrote: I need to retrieve an older saved version of my current spreadsheet. Is there some sort of TEMP folder I can access before I shut down my computer? If you are making backups, there is a backup folder in your OOo directory. If not, then no. HTH, -- Peter Kupfer -- Usin

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
bruce margolis wrote: I had previously purchased a cd of openoffice 1.1.2 and now I found out there is a download for 1.1.4. when I went to the website and followed the directions to get the latest version, I can not find that download. it says to go to download central and look for the latest

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread DICK STEINER
Hi, I use Macros in MS Excel. Does Calc have the same capability? Will Calc read and operate on an Excel file that has Macros? Thanks, Richard Steiner

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Bob and Nina Rodocker
Wondering if I can export address from Outlook Express to your program an print mailing labels? Nina Rodocker

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread vercha
I've just noww downloaded OpenOffice version 1.9.109. I want to translate to french. In the FAQ I have not found any answer. Should I download again? I have not seen any choice of language when I asked to download. Charles Vernet [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vercha

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread WILLIAM Hughes
To it may concern, I'm interested in downloading your office suite product to CD. I have read up on the product as much as I can comprehend on your web site and, of course, am always interested in free package software that will safely accomplish what I need. I recently purchased, through Dell

[users] Problems regarding scroll bars

2005-06-30 Thread Divya
sir/madam i have used open office in my gui in java application.i have saved all the files as .sxw without horizontal scroll bars thru tools/options. when i run my application and open a .sxw file for the first time it comes without the horizontal scroll bar. but if i open it for the second time

[users] [moderated] OpenOffice 2

2005-06-30 Thread Jarrod Wronski, SportsAnnouncing.com
Hello, AWESOME PROGRAM!!! I love how it works with Word and Excel, two programs I used a lot until I got this new computer which only runs Works. I'll be putting OpenOffice on all of my computers that I work with in the future!!! I was wondering where I can download OpenOffice 2. I would lov

Re: [users] (kein Betreff)

2005-06-30 Thread James Finnall
On Thursday 30 June 2005 04:57, Bettina Bacher 5co wrote: > Mister, Misses > > Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! > kann nicht gestartet werden. > > Thank you for your answer > > Sincerely Yours > Bettina Bacher > > -

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Donna Yager
Is it possible to download just the word-processing part of OpenOffice? Or would I have to download the entire program? I have no need for the spreadsheet, presentation, or drawing capabilities. Thanks for any insight you can offer. Donna Yager

Re: [users] (kein Betreff)

2005-06-30 Thread Doug Thompson
Copy to OP: You will find instructions to correct this problem in FAQ http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/installation/026.html Regards, Doug Bettina Bacher 5co wrote: Mister, Misses Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! kann nicht gestartet werden. Than

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Stephen Wick
My daugher has an apple computer... Can she use open office on her computer? Stephen

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Doug Thompson
Copy to OP: Hi Bruce, It might be better to ignore the instructions - they are a bit out of date - and go to the OpenOffice.org home page instead. There you will find near the top center of the page, a green box with the download links for both OOo1.1.4 and the most recent beta. There is als

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Paul
Have a look at : http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.4/index.html Be aware that 1.1.4 also needs a security patch which can be obtained from the same page. /paul On 6/30/05, bruce margolis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had previously purchased a cd of openoffice 1.1.2 and now I found out there

Re: [users] Error in OpenOffice "Get Storage..."

2005-06-30 Thread Paul
Have a look at, it is a common problem : http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/index.html-toc.html HTH, /paul On 6/30/05, Bettina Bacher 5co <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mister, Misses > > Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! > kann nicht gestartet werden. > > Thank

[users] Re: (kein Betreff)

2005-06-30 Thread Russell Butler
Bettina Bacher 5co wrote: > Mister, Misses > > Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! > kann nicht gestartet werden. > > Thank you for your answer > > Sincerely Yours > Bettina Bacher Hi Bettina This is an FAQ see: http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/installat

RE: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread Mark de Pinna
Thanks for info I will try this. The regional settings in the Operating system are perfect, all other programs work correctly (i.e MS Office) except for Open office which seems to be defaulted to comma's instead of points for the South African region. I will try what you suggested and get back to y

Re: [users] OOo-1.1.4 slow in loading spreadsheet?

2005-06-30 Thread Ennio-Sr
Hi Paul, thanks for your reply. What you say about the OOo format raises some doubts: although my original file was set up as a Lotus 123, then translated to an Excel file to be opened by OOo-Calc, it was finally saved as an .sxc file: however, it goes on with the row height adjusting affair; not

[users] Running program from Impress

2005-06-30 Thread Luca Fini
I posted the following question a few days ago: I'm tryinmg to use "interaction" to run a program from an Impress presentation. The program actually runs, but the Impress screen remains on top so I don't see anything. To reproduce the problem I use "Interaction" menu to start a simple X11 pr

Re: [users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread Paul
2 sets of double quotes is what your after... eg, =IF(C8="";"i'm blank";"I'm not blank") /paul On 6/30/05, Gert Blij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I create an IF statement that says: > > If a cell is blank (null (?)) do something else do something else. > > TIA > Gert > > > --

[users] Monthly Reminder of the OpenOffice.org Knowlegebase

2005-06-30 Thread Jonathon Coombes
OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase 1. What is the OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase? The OpenOffice.org knowledgebase (or KB for short), is a collection of knowledge regarding OpenOffice.org from previous and existing users. This enables users to query the knowledgebase to see if

Re: [users] OOo-1.1.4 slow in loading spreadsheet?

2005-06-30 Thread Paul
Its not a large spreadsheet, however I've always found that if the file is in the OOo format (either .sxc or .ods ) the speed is a little better since it doesn't need to do the row/col width adjusting. For me (although not required for starting OOo), I've always turned off 'show icons in menu' whi

Re: [users] Re: Font problems URGENT

2005-06-30 Thread Jonathon Blake
John wrote: > As for the problem, I suspect it is a printer driver problem. I don't have a printer hooked up to my computer. --- The paperless office has more or less arrived for me. :) > what the heck font would a PostScript Laserjet 5SiMx substitute for > SIL_IPA93? Pretty sure that is not

Re: [users] OOo1.1.3 for Windows-legacy

2005-06-30 Thread Chris BONDE
I am still running 1.1.3 as it was mentioned that 1.1.4 was not that much of a step. So there should be some around for you to download. Chris > To Anyone: Where can I find a copy of OOo1.1.3 for Windows, to > download? Not really interested in OOo1.1.4, if I can get the more > stable model wi

Re: [users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread John R. Sowden
On Thursday 30 June 2005 04:04, Gert Blij wrote: > How can I create an IF statement that says: > > If a cell is blank (null (?)) do something else do something else. > > TIA > Gert > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread John Viestenz
Are you intending the IF statement to be in another cell of the spreadsheet, or are you talking about a statement in a macro? In a cell, the formula =IF(A1="";"EMPTY";"FULL") would test the contents of cell A1. If A1 is null (empty), the text "EMPTY" is displayed; otherwise, the text "FULL" i

[users] macros in document

2005-06-30 Thread Jonathon Blake
All: is there a maximum number of macros one can have in a document? Asking, because I had 40 or so macros, created one more, and lost them all! And the macro recorder is not saving any macros I have created since that point. :( [Triple bad, since I use them to markup columns --- usually 100 row

[users] Is OOO compatible with Frontpage

2005-06-30 Thread GlendaPn12
I have all of my websites in Frontpage. My computer did not come with Office and I am currently running Microsoft Word 97 for documents. Can I keep that or can I only have one or the other? Thanks for the help, I will be passing on your site info. Glenda Propst St. Louis, MO Summer is here! Kids

Re: [users] Re: Input LaTeX formula in OOo Math??

2005-06-30 Thread Matt Price
On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 11:36:53AM +, Uwe Brauer wrote: > > "Paul" == Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Paul> There is an interesting thread on this subject here : > Paul> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=36 > > Paul> The gist of it is that there is no inter

Re: [users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Gert, If(a1="";c1=b1*5;c1=a1*5) If a1 is blank, c1 will be five times the contents of b1, otherwise c1 will be five times the contents of a1 tc Gert Blij wrote: How can I create an IF statement that says: If a cell is blank (null (?)) do something else do something else. TIA Gert

Re: [users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread Ennio-Sr
* Gert Blij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [300605, 13:04]: > How can I create an IF statement that says: > > If a cell is blank (null (?)) do something else do something else. > Hi Gert, have a look at function ISBLANK (Insert ->Function will show a list of all available functions). HTH. Regards,

[users] Installing Beta of 2.0 on Debian

2005-06-30 Thread John Jordan
Still trying to get the beta of 2.0 installed on my Ubuntu-64 Linux laptop. It lists three packages in Synaptic, but they won't install -- error message about missing files. I downloaded the latest beta from Sun, but when I untared it they were all RPMs. Alien spit them up and no .debs were cre

Re: [users] OOo-1.1.4 slow in loading spreadsheet?

2005-06-30 Thread Per
Ennio-Sr skrev: Hi all, I'm under the impression that OOo is quite slow loading a spreadsheet: for a 34 cols and 70 rows file it takes between 45 ./. 60 seconds to open (about 40 sec for 'loading doc', the rest for 'calculating' and 'adjusting row/col width'. To a certain extend this may depend

[users] [moderated] question

2005-06-30 Thread Barb Robbins
Can I use just the word processing portion of your website? I somehow lost my "Word" program a while back and do not have the software for it. I'm running Win 98SE on a 1998 CPU. I have two hard drives with my C drive about totally full but space on the new one. I'd prefer to just use the word p

[users] undo save

2005-06-30 Thread Alonso Acuna
I need to retrieve an older saved version of my current spreadsheet. Is there some sort of TEMP folder I can access before I shut down my computer?

[users] Printing cheques?

2005-06-30 Thread Rick Berger
Physically I can't write by hand and when it comes to writing a cheque I'm always having to asking someone to fill it out for me. So is there any way of modifying Open Office's envelope addressing feature so that one can fill out a cheque? -- Rick Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-30 Thread bruce margolis
I had previously purchased a cd of openoffice 1.1.2 and now I found out there is a download for 1.1.4. when I went to the website and followed the directions to get the latest version, I can not find that download. it says to go to download central and look for the latest build. I can't find any

[users] Error in OpenOffice "Get Storage..."

2005-06-30 Thread Bettina Bacher 5co
Mister, Misses Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! kann nicht gestartet werden. Thank you for your answer Sincerely Yours Bettina Bacher - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additi

[users] (kein Betreff)

2005-06-30 Thread Bettina Bacher 5co
Mister, Misses Please help us. We get the message: "GetStorage, name: "No content"! kann nicht gestartet werden. Thank you for your answer Sincerely Yours Bettina Bacher - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additi

Re: [users] Input LaTeX formula in OOo Math??

2005-06-30 Thread James Tappin
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:04:36 +1200 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: P> There is an interesting thread on this subject here : P> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=36 P> P> The gist of it is that there is no interchangeability (ie, you cannot P> write a formula in LaTeX and then have i

Re: [users] font (maybe) problem

2005-06-30 Thread Luca Fini
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 01:01 +0200, Luca Fini wrote: I filed an issue on the subject and attached a single page Impress document and two PDF files (generated on the laptop and on the desktop, respectively) which clearly show the problem. many th

[users] OOo-1.1.4 slow in loading spreadsheet?

2005-06-30 Thread Ennio-Sr
Hi all, I'm under the impression that OOo is quite slow loading a spreadsheet: for a 34 cols and 70 rows file it takes between 45 ./. 60 seconds to open (about 40 sec for 'loading doc', the rest for 'calculating' and 'adjusting row/col width'. To a certain extend this may depend from the modest CPU

Re: [users] I need your help

2005-06-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday 30 June 2005 01:54 am, Zhang Lifeng wrote: > Dear Mr/Ms > > I download OpenOffice from your website. when I > install it I got following error. I used root to login > the linux (Fedora 4) and give permission for tmp and > install directory. but I still can not install it, I > am so sad

[users] IF statement with "Blank Cell" condition

2005-06-30 Thread Gert Blij
How can I create an IF statement that says: If a cell is blank (null (?)) do something else do something else. TIA Gert - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Re: Input LaTeX formula in OOo Math??

2005-06-30 Thread Uwe Brauer
> "Paul" == Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Paul> There is an interesting thread on this subject here : Paul> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=36 Paul> The gist of it is that there is no interchangeability (ie, you cannot Paul> write a formula in LaTeX and the

Re: [users] Splitting Cells in SWriter Tables Across Pages

2005-06-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday 30 June 2005 02:12 am, michaellaun wrote: > Hi Everybody! > > Can anybody explain to me how I split cells across pages > in swriter tables? > > I have a long table with many cells with long contents. I would > like swriter to page break inside a cell and continue the rest of the > conte

[users] diagram problem

2005-06-30 Thread Thomas Drebert
Hello ich have the the following example data: 30.06.2005 10:52 | 25 30.06.2005 10:55 | 26 30.06.2005 10:58 | 27 30.06.2005 11:02 | 28 30.06.2005 11:06 | 29 how can i make a diagramm with a linear time scale? unfortunately I can't look for for a solution, because I don't know what to search. Mf

Re: [users] Working with multiplesheets: getActiveSheet() in a macro

2005-06-30 Thread Ennio-Sr
* Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [280605, 20:33]: > Ennio-Sr wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >After grouping seven different spreadsheets in a single > >'multiplesheets' document I'm at a loss, now, being no longer able to > >use the common library macros: for them to work as they did befo

[users] Re: Splitting Cells in SWriter Tables Across Pages

2005-06-30 Thread Russell Butler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Everybody! > > Can anybody explain to me how I split cells across pages > in swriter tables? > > I have a long table with many cells with long contents. I would > like swriter to page break inside a cell and continue the rest of the > contents on the next page. I am

[users] I need your help

2005-06-30 Thread Zhang Lifeng
Dear Mr/Ms I download OpenOffice from your website. when I install it I got following error. I used root to login the linux (Fedora 4) and give permission for tmp and install directory. but I still can not install it, I am so sad for that. Could you give me a hand? [EMAIL PROTECTED] OOo_1.1.4_Li

[users] Splitting Cells in SWriter Tables Across Pages

2005-06-30 Thread michaellaun
Hi Everybody! Can anybody explain to me how I split cells across pages in swriter tables? I have a long table with many cells with long contents. I would like swriter to page break inside a cell and continue the rest of the contents on the next page. I am using OOorg 1.1.X. With those versions, i

Re[2]: [users] New Install of OO1.1.4

2005-06-30 Thread Narayana @Vizag
Hello Wells, Thursday, June 30, 2005, 3:27:46 AM, you wrote: TS> How would I be able to tell if I have a locked file or not? And no, I have TS> not been able to get this corrected yet. TS> I have uninstalled OOo1.1.4 a couple of times and reinstalled the program TS> all with the same result. TS>

[users] Splitting Cells in SWriter Tables Across Pages

2005-06-30 Thread mlaun.com
Hi Everybody! Can anybody explain to me how I split cells across pages in swriter tables? I have a long table with many cells with long contents. I would like swriter to page break inside a cell and continue the rest of the contents on the next page. I am using OOorg 1.1.X. With those versions, i

Re: [users] Windows XP2

2005-06-30 Thread Michelle V Lee
Thank you M - Original Message - From: "CPHennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; "Michelle V Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [users] Windows XP2 On Wednesday 29 June 2005 05:21, + Michelle V Lee wrote: [ MODERATED ] Hi