Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Andrew Fisk
There is no installer for 2.0 -- just drag the application from the disk image to your applications folder. Make sure you have Apple's X11 software installed. BTW to save the same file (just under 400k) from 2.0 and Neo took about the same time. I didn't time it, but it was less than a

Re: [users] help MS blocking my open office 2.0

2006-03-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday March 6 2006 11:35 pm, Benjamin Gliniak wrote: Can you look at these two attached jpg files. I snap shot it, when the two errors shows up during a start openopen spread sheet. It looks like MicroSoft Software is blocking my open office software. Can you help. Thanks Benjamin

Re: [users] INSTALLING OPENOFFICE 2 on D: DRIVE

2006-03-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday March 6 2006 07:42 pm, R Burling wrote: I am trying to install OpenOffice 2.0 onto the D Drive of my computer because I only want the OS on Drive C: . Installing to C Drive does not leave space to actually use the drive efficiently as there is only around 250Mb available. However,

Re: [users] Tool Bars

2006-03-07 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 10:45 -0800, Dennis Marks wrote: Can tool bars be hidden for only the current document? When I hide them they stay hidden for all documents. I believe the only way you can do this is with a macro. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation

[users] 2D Combination Chart for OO ver 2.0

2006-03-07 Thread whonleng
Currently, 2D combination chart only has variant for 2 column bars combined with a single line chart. We are required to create a 2D combination bar chart with 2 line graphs. This function is available in MS Excel. How can we achieve this? Please assist. Thanks. Regards Geraldine Leong

[users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Fred A. Miller
One would expect this. Fred http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/3517/106/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Grammar control?

2006-03-07 Thread Søren Lund
Dear Openoffice, I have one question: Does the component Writer of the Openoffice include grammar control on Danish? With all best wishes, Søren Lund, Denmark

[users] help MS blocking my open office 2.0

2006-03-07 Thread Benjamin Gliniak
Can you look at these two attached jpg files. I snap shot it, when the two errors shows up during a start openopen spread sheet. It looks like MicroSoft Software is blocking my open office software. Can you help. Thanks Benjamin cell (602) 284-9239

[users] problems with openoffice

2006-03-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i have openoffice.org1.1.4 i have problems opening open offce in text document i go into all programs and click on openoffice and than on text document openoffice.org.1.1 comes up in a box and than statement comes up the application cannot be started. couldnt create

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Joseph Hogan
Ross, As for my file, it is a list of prices for the products in my company. The original file was 388k. It is a small file. I do have colors that vary from one column to another. As for my memory, I have 1GB plus 128MB. I have NeoOffice, Apple Mail, iTunes, and a msall utility or two.

[users] [moderated] Calc trashes files

2006-03-07 Thread Jarl Fransson
I am using version 1.9.74. I have lost some days work when Calc fails to load the files I saved! This is so bad and reminds me of early days of computing :-( After saving a Calc doc it fails to load it with message: Read-Error Format error discovered in sub-document content xml at 2,

[users] INSTALLING OPENOFFICE 2 on D: DRIVE

2006-03-07 Thread R Burling
I am trying to install OpenOffice 2.0 onto the D Drive of my computer because I only want the OS on Drive C: . Installing to C Drive does not leave space to actually use the drive efficiently as there is only around 250Mb available. However, it doesn't matter what I seem to set up, as soon as

Re: [users] INSTALLING OPENOFFICE 2 on D: DRIVE

2006-03-07 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 11:42 +1000, R Burling wrote: I am trying to install OpenOffice 2.0 onto the D Drive of my computer because I only want the OS on Drive C: . Installing to C Drive does not leave space to actually use the drive efficiently as there is only around 250Mb available.

Re: [users] [moderated] Calc trashes files

2006-03-07 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 01:10 +0100, Jarl Fransson wrote: I am using version 1.9.74. Ah the penalty of using beta releases. I suggest you upgrade to the current final release 2.0.1 or wait a few days and get 2.0.2. I have lost some days work when Calc fails to load the files I saved! This is

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Johnson
On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 19:19 -0500, Joseph Hogan wrote: Ross, As for my file, it is a list of prices for the products in my company. The original file was 388k. It is a small file. I do have colors that vary from one column to another. As for my memory, I have 1GB plus 128MB. I

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 16:04 -0700, Bruce McGill wrote: I still can't get it to work. When I select the text, I get the same context menu as when the line itself is selected. I can't find Fontwork in the menu. I've tried everything I can think of, but I can't find a way to format text as

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Alain Williams
On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 07:28:37AM -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote: One would expect this. Fred http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/3517/106/ It is a compliment, what it really means is: Microsoft is worried that OpenOffice is a credible competitor to MS Office. It also raises the

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Tuesday 07 March 2006 00:19, Joseph Hogan wrote: Ross, As for my file, it is a list of prices for the products in my company.     The original file was 388k.  It is a small file.  I do have colors that vary from one column to another. As for my memory, I have 1GB plus 128MB.  I have

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Robin Laing
Ross Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 19:19 -0500, Joseph Hogan wrote: Ross, As for my file, it is a list of prices for the products in my company. The original file was 388k. It is a small file. I do have colors that vary from one column to another. As for my memory, I have 1GB

Re: [users] Grammar control?

2006-03-07 Thread Alan Frayer
To my knowledge, grammar control doesn't exist in any language... you may have a dictionary in Danish, and there are other features that help you avoid typographical errors, but grammar checking is something most regard at the least difficult to implement, and many regard more harm than good.

Re: [users] Grammar control?

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathon Blake
Søren wrote: Does the component Writer of the Openoffice include grammar control on Danish? Grammr control, no. A very rudimentary rule set for grammar checking in Danish exists. xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 3/7/06, Robin Laing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For users around here, 10 years behind is an improvement if they can control what the software does to their work. That's not a good argument for OOo, by any means. If that is the case - why use OOo when MS Office 97 is still around? I can't

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Christina Godinez
I don't think MS users has a choice. Once you switch to MS or upgrade to the new MS version, YOU ARE STUCK that's how they make a lot of money... Robin Laing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fred A. Miller wrote: One would expect this. Fred http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/3517/106/

[users] Re: help MS blocking my open office 2.0

2006-03-07 Thread Chuck
Benjamin Gliniak wrote: Can you look at these two attached jpg files. I snap shot it, when the two errors shows up during a start openopen spread sheet. It looks like MicroSoft Software is blocking my open office software. Can you help. Can you just post the text of the message box? If

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Robin Laing
Fred A. Miller wrote: One would expect this. Fred http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/3517/106/ - For users around here, 10 years behind is an improvement if they can control what the software does to their work. MS

[users] Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread Dennis Marks
I keep making changes to my perpetual calendar just to see what can be done in a spreadsheet without using macros. Any advice would be appreciated. I just added the ability to select which observances to display by type. It would be nice to add foreign observances (non US) with the ability to

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] One point that MS is constantly hammering home and the OSS community is looking away from, whistling as if it didn't exist, is total cost of ownership (TCO.) ... but if it takes 8 hours to retrain each employee [snip] What you are referring

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
While all of what you say makes logical sense, none of it meshes with my experience. Cost of retraining is one aspect of TCO as is the initial sticker price of the software. I agree that there is a retraining cost involved with upgrading MS-Office, but nothing in the link provided suggests

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Robin Laing
Chad Smith wrote: On 3/7/06, Robin Laing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For users around here, 10 years behind is an improvement if they can control what the software does to their work. That's not a good argument for OOo, by any means. If that is the case - why use OOo when MS Office 97 is

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Cost of retraining is one aspect of TCO as is the initial sticker price of the software. I agree that there is a retraining cost involved with upgrading MS-Office, but nothing in the link provided suggests it's going to be worse than the

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread John Meyer
Lars D. Noodén wrote: On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] One point that MS is constantly hammering home and the OSS community is looking away from, whistling as if it didn't exist, is total cost of ownership (TCO.) ... but if it takes 8 hours to retrain each employee

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
You get open source programmers and give them a motivation, they might come up with a contact/e-mail application. They have--several, in fact. With a product like Outlook, where everyone has to be using the same tool to get the maximum value, it's just hard to build up the momentum for

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Alain Williams
On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 01:05:04PM -0700, John Meyer wrote: Lars D. Noodén wrote: On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] One point that MS is constantly hammering home and the OSS community is looking away from, whistling as if it didn't exist, is total cost of ownership

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, John Meyer wrote: [snip] As far as retraining, are employees so dumb that they aren't going to find out how to print from oOO as opposed from MS Office? Or do a calculation in Calc as opposed to Excel? Many will even find OOo easier. I know a few like that already. My

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
... And, the replacement of MS Office's high-end feature set with OOo's high end feature set would be far more expensive than the difference in initial cost is worth. That's my point. The difference for the user between MSO XP or 2003 and MS 2007 is much larger than between MSO XP or

[users] Sound transfer presentations Outlook to Impress v.v.

2006-03-07 Thread Kenneth Andréason
New into the Open Office trying to transfer Powerpoint to Impress succeding well exept any sound object is not included. So trying the opposite making the presentation in Impress resulting the same that is no sound. Any solutions for this Ken

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Joseph Hogan
Andy, Let me stand corrected. There is no installer. But, nonetheless, when I run the program, it launches, but then times out about 30 seconds later, never running. I have X11 running, as I used to use OO 1.x, and I also have GIMP up and running. As for the files, you must have a

[users] no collection of new words

2006-03-07 Thread rupert weis
I am using version 2.01 of OpenOffice.org, the German version. My problem is : Automatische Wortergänzung does not colloect new word. I don´t know how this function is called in English. In the German version it is under Extras AutoKorrektur. Sometimes it seems to collect some words, then

[users] question

2006-03-07 Thread Dezigns by Diane
I am trying to print lables from my database. I have done it 1 time. the toolbar that has the data to fields icon on it seem to apear somtimes and not others. I can not figuar out how to get it to show up all the time. I have searched all the tool bars and can not make it happen. I can

[users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Grant Muter
Hi, I have used OpenOffice 1.0 on my computer for the last two years. Great Programee, lovely to work with. My wife has her own computer which runs on Windows 98 second edition. She currently uses Microsoft Word, but is enfuriated by messages which keep coming up about saving changes to the

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Bruce McGill
I'm sorry, but there is some kind of disconnect here. I draw the line I want the text to conform to. I Open ViewToolbarsFontwork. I select the text. Now what? How do I apply from the gallery? What do I apply from the gallery? Thanks, Bruce - Original Message - From: G. Roderick

[users] questions

2006-03-07 Thread Sara Slyter
I am using Open Office 2.0, how do I get cover sheets, invitations, envelopes, grocery lists... Where do I find these features? Your responce is greatly appreciated ASAP Thank You, Sara

[users] Mail merge question

2006-03-07 Thread Sheri Evans
Hi, I am using OpenOffice 1.1.4---and I am trying to create a mail merge with form letter. I have the directions from support screen. When I click on File, Save In - there is no mail merge folder. Thanks for your help! Sheri

[users] Hyperlink Buttons

2006-03-07 Thread John Brace
Why am I finding it impossible to position/move hyperlink buttons in draw? I am using 2.0.1. John Brace

[users] unzipping the file

2006-03-07 Thread Fred Bower
I can't get the Open Office files to unzip. What do I do now. I can't find a free program to unzip the file. Thanks for any help you can offer. Fred

[users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Mary Solomon
Is there anything on your site that is similar to Outlook? Thank you. Mary Solomon Fairhill Center - Computer Learning Center 12200 Fairhill Road Cleveland, Ohio 44122 216-421-1350, ext. 146

[users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?

2006-03-07 Thread GK Irish
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

[users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Vincent Abbott
Hello, I am fairly new to openoffice. Could anyone tell me how you use it (writer) to write in different languages eg Greek, German Hebrew and Arabic. Indeed is it possible? Thanks Vincent Abbott

[users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2006-03-07 Thread Charlie Paul
I have a home computer and am interested in obtaining your software. Am not to knowledgeable so need some info. What is the cost of your openoffice program? Thank you. Charlie Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Printing issues with Draw

2006-03-07 Thread rusty
I am running OOo v2.0 on an FC4 box. I recently tried a simple exercise with the Draw app - I created a rectangle of a certain dimension (according to the markings on the ruler - in inches), and then printed it via cups. I was surprised to see that not only was its location completely different

[users] Open Office on CD

2006-03-07 Thread Phil Sivell
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

[users] How to upgrade from Open Office 1.1 to 2.1?

2006-03-07 Thread The Scudders
I am happy with my presently installed Open Office 1.1.5. version, however, if the new 2.0.1 is much improved, then how can I get my current version to update to 2.0.1 version. Do I have to uninstall and start over? I am just an individual person using your program and I am not affiliated

[users] Strange language problem after importing a DOC file...

2006-03-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
Someone sent me a MS Word file (doc), which originally was a pdf. Don't ask me how he converted it to MS Word format, I don't know. I use the Swedish version of OOo 1.1.5 and everything I write is in Swedish, so I have the Swedish spell checker installed and so on. Now, after opening the word

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lars, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Ah, OK, spoken like a true apologist. ;) What's your proposed solution? ... I've been hearing how a development over the horizon is finally going to break Microsoft's hold over the

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?

2006-03-07 Thread Michael J. Reude
GK Irish wrote: 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

Re: [users] Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread John Boyle
To Mr. Marks: First, how does one get your Calendar downloaded to OOo so that it can be used? I did download it once but could NOT get it to come up in OOo. Now, I no longer have the download nor its url. :-) Dennis Marks wrote: I keep making changes to my perpetual calendar just to see what

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 3/7/06, Lars D. Noodén [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Outlook is bundled, not distributed separately. not true - http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=outlookpid=1848998505155356156oid=11546009940788447688btnG=Search+Froogleei=8_ANRNjeN7mwkwGHwKm9Cwsig2=v8maM721dHz-744DzPjBIAscoring=mrd

Re: [users] Re: Suggestion for Calc

2006-03-07 Thread Michael J. Reude
Liberty wrote: On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:37:10 +, Gordon Burgess-Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Open Office would like to endear itself to old Lotus users, may I suggest the following? If you type in a cell 1+2 (without the quotes) then OO Calc should assume that you are typing in a

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
Lars, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Ah, OK, spoken like a true apologist. ;) What's your proposed solution? Patience, perseverence, and a 20% across-the-board reduction in the size of developer egos in the OSS world. The fact is that we do build a lot of products

Re: [users] Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
Yeah, it was a bit hard to find - it's here: http://www.dcsi.net/~denmarks/perpcal.html You have to click Show/Hide menu and then perpetual calendar. I have a question / suggestion. Is there anyway to make the calendar where it's printable? I have to squish the columns quite a bit to get the

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Mar 7, 2006, at 12:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... And, the replacement of MS Office's high-end feature set with OOo's high end feature set would be far more expensive than the difference in initial cost is worth. That's my point. The difference for the user between MSO XP or 2003

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Howard Coles Jr.
On Tuesday 07 March 2006 12:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think both sides of the argument are a bit disingenuous. If you listen to the open-source side and take their arguments at face value, it never makes sense to buy software. If you listen to Microsoft, using open source products is no

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 3/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lars, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Ah, OK, spoken like a true apologist. ;) What's your proposed solution? Patience, perseverence, and a 20% across-the-board reduction in the size of developer egos in the

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Robin Laing
Chad Smith wrote: You are totally dilluding yourself if you belive that. I have a very non-power user for a boss, and he freaked out when I let his Powerbook update his iTunes. All it did was change the background color and move a button or two. To be clear - it's the same program - the

Re: [users] Open Office on CD

2006-03-07 Thread Robin Laing
Phil Sivell wrote: 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

Re: [users] unzipping the file

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Johnson
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 12:07 -0500, Fred Bower wrote: I can't get the Open Office files to unzip. What do I do now. I can't find a free program to unzip the file. Thanks for any help you can offer. You didn't say what system you use, but assuming it's Windows: http://www.7-zip.org/ There are

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?

2006-03-07 Thread Jo
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

Re: [users] Open Office on CD

2006-03-07 Thread Jo
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

Re: [users] unzipping the file

2006-03-07 Thread Dave Barton
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 12:07 -0500, Fred Bower wrote: I can't get the Open Office files to unzip. What do I do now. I can't find a free program to unzip the file. Thanks for any help you can offer. Fred You appear to be using Windows, so the following should work. Make a copy of the file you

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/03/2006, at 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... And, the replacement of MS Office's high-end feature set with OOo's high end feature set would be far more expensive than the difference in initial cost is worth. That's my point. The difference for the user

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 3/7/06, Howard Coles Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fact 1: you WILL spend the same amount in lost productivity because of training if you are upgrading to a new version of MS Office, especially if they have changed enough around to confuse folks. While the amount may be some bit

[users] Re: question about saving and re-opening files

2006-03-07 Thread Bob Long
[CC'd to user] In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Lemma [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: i recently downloaded open office on my newer (dell) laptop. for some reason, saved text documents don't seem to be able to be saved as open office documents...and therefore i cannot open them conveniently

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 3/7/06, Robin Laing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chad, your comments here are exactly what I was getting at before about people losing productivity and wanting their old product back. You put it in words that I cannot. Good point. In one email I say I've never heard someone complain they

Re: [users] Perpetual Calendar Update

2006-03-07 Thread John Boyle
To Dennis Marks: Follow up to my last message, I downloaded your calendar, but now, how do I make sure I can use it more than one time for consecutive months? I am a little dense on this. :-[ Dennis Marks wrote: I have updated my perpetual calendar spreadsheet. It has a few cosmetic changes

Re: [users] Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread John Boyle
To All: Correction to this message. I have downloaded it, but need to know how to use in a consecutive manner. John Boyle wrote: To Mr. Marks: First, how does one get your Calendar downloaded to OOo so that it can be used? I did download it once but could NOT get it to come up in OOo. Now, I

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Christina Godinez
I've been using OO for almost a year. I'm not a power user. So far, I'm very satisfied. I like the feature where I can save a file as PDF I don't think MS has this feature right now. Howard Coles Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 07 March 2006 12:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Joe Hogan
Another problem is a lack of support. What 800 number do you call at 2 am on Saturday night to get tech support for your 500 seats of OpenOffice.org ? I know the one to call if it's a problem with MSO. Granted it will cost me $35 a hour (or more) to call them - but it's there. This is

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/03/2006, at 8:17 AM, Howard Coles Jr. wrote: SNIP! Fact 5: TCO is nebulous at best, and can be skewed in any direction the person putting the figures together wants it to go, and in my opinion nearly impossible to nail down to any exact figure. There are so many ways to figure

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
In the same spirit, I hope you won't take offense as I dissect your arguments. To answer your question, I'm not a manager or an executive. I'm a developer in a small (150 people in 5 cities) firm and a consultant to a slightly larger firm who gets called on to make assessments of tool purchases on

Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2006-03-07 Thread Dave Barton
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 10:35 -0800, Charlie Paul wrote: I have a home computer and am interested in obtaining your software. Am not to knowledgeable so need some info. What is the cost of your openoffice program? Thank you. Charlie Paul It costs nothing to download, install or use

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?

2006-03-07 Thread John Meyer
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

Re: [users] Open Office on CD

2006-03-07 Thread Michael J. Reude
Jo wrote: 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

[users] Re: Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread Dennis Marks
It can't be made printable on a single sheet due to the size of all the observance descriptions. Just cut and paste. As for downloading problems, be sure to rename it as indicated if it downloads as a zip file. That is an IE bug. Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL

[users] Re: Perpetual Calendar V3.0

2006-03-07 Thread Dennis Marks
Use the little arrows at the top or enter a month and year. John Boyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To All: Correction to this message. I have downloaded it, but need to know how to use in a consecutive manner. John Boyle wrote: To Mr. Marks: First, how does

[users] Perpetual Calendar Update - Porblems?

2006-03-07 Thread Dennis Marks
I just tried to download the calendar myself and had no problems with it. Go to my site http://www.dcsi.net/~denmarks/ Click on show/hide menu. Click on perpetual calendar. Click on HERE Rename from zip to ods if necessary. Double click to start. Use little arrows to increase/decrease month or

[users] Re: Perpetual Calendar Update

2006-03-07 Thread Dennis Marks
It dynamically changes. Either enter a month and year in the top of the page or use the up and down arrows next to the box to increment/decrement by 1. There is no need to ever save unless you add something to the table or you want to save the date. There is a new version at the website as of

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jekke.Bladt
Wow! You can see into the future! It's part of my job. Or, maybe it will be one day. --Jekke -Original Message- From: Jonathon Coombes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:39 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years

Re: [users] The Name of a Table

2006-03-07 Thread Pete Holsberg
Jim Parkhurst wrote: For example, Referencing in an index table. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/02/2006 16:41 What is the name of a table used for? Can you give me an example? I don't know what you mean by an index table. -- Pete Holsberg Columbus, NJ Treat everyone the way you want to be

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Johnson
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 08:18 -0700, Bruce McGill wrote: I'm sorry, but there is some kind of disconnect here. I draw the line I want the text to conform to. I Open ViewToolbarsFontwork. I select the text. Now what? How do I apply from the gallery? What do I apply from the gallery? This

RE: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Johnson
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 15:39 -0500, Lars D. Noodén wrote: On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lars, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Ah, OK, spoken like a true apologist. ;) What's your proposed solution? ... I've been hearing how a development over the

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org compatibility?

2006-03-07 Thread Jo
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

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-07 Thread Andrew Fisk
I think this is the second time I have seen this problem on this list, and I am still not clear if you (and the other user with the same problem) actualy dragged the application from the disk image to the applications folder (or other folder on your hard drive). I don't think that moving

[users] Re: question about saving and re-opening files

2006-03-07 Thread Bob Long
In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Bob Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: [CC'd to user] In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Lemma [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: for some reason, saved text documents don't seem to be able to be saved as open office documents...and therefore i cannot open them

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Andrew Fisk
You do a 500 seat install and need support, we will happliy provide it at $35.00 per call -- we might even be williing to arrange the rollout and training -- for a fee -- how about 50% of your up front cost of an MSO upgrade :) Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202

Re: [users] The Name of a Table

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Johnson
On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 18:46 -0500, Pete Holsberg wrote: Jim Parkhurst wrote: For example, Referencing in an index table. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/02/2006 16:41 What is the name of a table used for? Can you give me an example? I don't know what you mean by an index table. There are

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-03-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Tuesday 07 March 2006 19:10, Vincent Abbott wrote: Hello, I am fairly new to openoffice. Could anyone tell me how you use it (writer) to write in different languages eg Greek, German Hebrew and Arabic. Indeed is it possible? Thanks Vincent Abbott Languages in OpenOffice To obtain the

Re: [users] Strange language problem after importing a DOC file...

2006-03-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Tuesday 07 March 2006 20:33, Johnny Andersson wrote: Someone sent me a MS Word file (doc), which originally was a pdf. Don't ask me how he converted it to MS Word format, I don't know. I use the Swedish version of OOo 1.1.5 and everything I write is in Swedish, so I have the Swedish spell

[users] Question about hidden data

2006-03-07 Thread Cindy Moore
I read recently of a plugin for MSO that adds an option to hide data, that is, to strip from the document any hidden data that you might not want to export along with the file (here is the article:

Re: [users] no collection of new words

2006-03-07 Thread John D. Herron
Unless I'm mistaken, 'Automatische Wortergänzung' is the equivalent of the English-language 'AutoCompletion' function, which initially stores words as you write them and subsequently tries, based on that dictionary, to complete words as you are typing them. It may well be a useful function if

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 March 2006 17:11, D. Bale wrote: Chad Smith wrote: On 3/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patience, perseverence, and a 20% across-the-board reduction in the size of developer egos in the OSS world. ROTFL!!! I don't know if it's so much the developers egos as

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