Re: [users] Fwd: Hidden text and numbering.

2006-03-27 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Simon, Simon Matthews wrote: However, if the hidden section is not displayed (ie. it is hidden), it seems to still affect the numbering -- so I have a missing number in my sequence when the section is hidden. Are you talking about line numbering our outline numbering? Skipping hidden lin

Re: [users] Numbering a quasi-legal document

2006-03-27 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Monday 27 March 2006 01:39, Pete Holsberg wrote: > Our group has written a quasi-legal document entitled "Procedures for > Judiciary Committee Alternate Dispute Resolution and System of Fines". > > I had to scan it from a printed copy into Writer. The paragraph numbering > is there but not the i

AW: [users] unsubscribing not working for me

2006-03-27 Thread Janet Noldus
I know exactly the problem you are having. If you manage to get rid of all these mails, please let me know. I have contacted Sun Micro in Germany, but they don't appear to be having much success either. Regards Janet -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: davidanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] java-converter

2006-03-27 Thread Andreas Höhmann
Hello, where can i download the java-sources for com.sun.star.*** ? I want install a "full" Eclipse-Devel-Environment. Cu Andreas - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] PowerPoint Viewer

2006-03-27 Thread Dan Lewis
Comments in line On Monday March 27 2006 01:17 am, Lars D. Noodén wrote: > No. None of the microsoft sites even link to OpenOffice.org let alone > have downloads of it. You can download the latest version of > OpenOffice.org for your computer here: > http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.2/ind

Re: [users] PowerPoint Viewer

2006-03-27 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Dan Lewis wrote: Peter was talking about a Microsoft program that will view PowerPoint files. ... Actually, the original message was about any program which will view powerpoint files. The so-called viewer from the MS site only runs on Windows and though the original

[users] start openoffice 2.0 as server under windows

2006-03-27 Thread Andreas Höhmann
Hello openoffice-users, what is the best "installation" of openoffice 2.0 in servermode (-accept=) under windows? the openoffice should only used as a convert-server without *any* user-interaction. is this possible and how? :-) the goal is to have a win32-system with a (automatic) running ope

[users] export wmf-images?

2006-03-27 Thread Andreas Höhmann
Hello, i use oo to save ms-word-file as html ("Save as" "HTML-Dokument (OpenOffice.org Writer)(.html)"). If the doc-file contains wmf-images then this images exported as gif-files. it works ... but is it possible to export the "real" wmf-images as .wmf-files? Thxs -- Andreas Höhmann E-Mail :

Re: [users] power point in outlook express

2006-03-27 Thread Andrew Fisk
Any chnace your 90 Day eval just ended ??? You might want to try downloading OpenOffice.org as an alternative to to MS office before you empty the piggy bank -- you will be able to read .ppt files. Thanks Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phon

Re: AW: [users] unsubscribing not working for me

2006-03-27 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Monday 27 March 2006 11:32, Janet Noldus wrote: > I know exactly the problem you are having. If you manage to get rid of all > these mails, please let me know. > I have contacted Sun Micro in Germany, but they don't appear to be having > much success either. > Regards > Janet What do you mean

Re: [users] Fwd: Hidden text and numbering.

2006-03-27 Thread Simon Matthews
On 3/27/06, Cor Nouws <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Simon, > > Simon Matthews wrote: > > > > However, if the hidden section is not displayed (ie. it is hidden), it > > seems to still affect the numbering -- so I have a missing number in > > my sequence when the section is hidden. > > Are you talk

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 24/03/2006, at 5:04 AM, Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: After thinking about this overnight, I would like to see a dialog box that reveals the details of the formatting at the cursor location. Otehr than each style that is currently being used is displayed

[users] Configuring OpenOffice.org for Faxing

2006-03-27 Thread BillM
"Mandriva Linux 2006" - OpenOffice.org 2.0 - printer HPIIIp Going down the directions for sending faxes from OO.o I get the direction: 1.Choose Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org Writer - Print. 2.Select the fax driver from the Fax list box and click OK. in the "Fax List Box" I have the wo

[users] Switch to non-OOo output rendering mode

2006-03-27 Thread James Greenidge
Greetings: (At least in OOo Mac) documents rendered on OOo are slightly off in measurement in line spacing and character size. Comparing output on screen or print reveals that OOo configurations must be adjusted to a .42cm Fixed line spacing (inch measurement flunks for some reason) and 98%

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: It is a summary box that does not require changing the focus and active window. VCurrently available. What is VC? I have not found any single window that displays all of the active styles on my version of OOo 2.0. Something that allows me to move m

[users] Will OpenOffice run on a Palm TX?

2006-03-27 Thread Stanley Mulvihill
Cheers, I just purchased a Palm TX (with 1 gig SD card) and was wondering if OpenOffice would run on Palms OS since it is simular to windows and that OpenOffice runs on a java platform. Which OpenOffice OS should I try using first (Win)(Linux)(Freebsd)? Thank you - Stanley

[users] Openoffice in an university

2006-03-27 Thread Herranz Martin, Maria
Hello Sir or madam, I am a postgrad student at Napier University(Edinburgh),I am involved in a group project,we are analysing microsoft office and openoffice,and as a part of this project I have to investigate the total cost of ownership of the JKCC(which is our 500 computer center), so I nee

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2006-03-27 Thread nadia.burr-dixon
How do i go back to my original page if i went into page preview? (i cant get out of page preview I,m stuck) Thanx Nadia

[users] page preview

2006-03-27 Thread nadia.burr-dixon
How do I go back to the original sheet? I went into page preview? Tanks Nadia

RE: [users] Labels

2006-03-27 Thread Alan Armstrong
Dear Mr Hennessy Thank you so much for sending me details of how to prepare mailing labels in Open Office. I followed the instructions and everything seemed to work. I did have some difficulty exactly matching the label template that I was using but that was my problem. Sorry this has taken so

[users] replacing tabulators

2006-03-27 Thread Inge Risheim, St. Paul skole
Hello. How do i replace a tabulator in a text with f.ex. a space or character? -- MVH Inge Risheim ___ IT ansvarlig, St. Paul skole Christiesgt. 16 5063 Bergen Tel 55215900, Fax 55215901 -

[users] Chart sheet in the spreadsheet

2006-03-27 Thread Franck DAUMAS
Hi, I would to send this e-mail in order to ask why i can't put the the chart in the separate sheet in openoffice calc. Ideed, I have tryed to import from the (Hiak) Microsoft.exel one spreadsheet with a chart in the separate sheet. After that, I get a empty sheet with a column up side down.

[users] Calc Help Files

2006-03-27 Thread Amos Ryce III
I am using OpenOffice 2.0 which I downloaded from the Web site and which is missing the help files for the spreadsheet program, Calc. Help files for other programs in the suite appear to be complete, but clicking an item in the Calc Help menu results in a message that the Help page couldn't be

[users] FW: Welcome to openoffice.org

2006-03-27 Thread Rajiv Khandelia
Dear Sir/Madam, Is there your software totally free of cost? or How much money should I need to pay for license? Regards, Rajiv Greetings from India. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Welcome to openoffice.org Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:24:14 -0800 (PST) Welcome to ope

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2006-03-27 Thread Leakey Auto
When I am trying to download openoffice.org it asks for a download site. What is this?

Re: [users] Calc Help Files

2006-03-27 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Amos, Amos Ryce III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > I am using OpenOffice 2.0 which I downloaded from the Web site and > which is missing the help files for the spreadsheet program, > Calc. Help files for other programs in the suite appear to be > complete, but clicking an item in the Calc

Re: [users] FW: Welcome to openoffice.org

2006-03-27 Thread Lars D . Noodén
Rajiv, OpenOffice.org is indeed available free of cost. The license it is released under is called the LGPL : http://www.openoffice.org/license.html That means you can use or re-distribute OpenOffice.org free of charge. You can also freely modify, extend, and improve the OpenOffice

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-03-27 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi, "Leakey Auto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > When I am trying to download openoffice.org it asks for a download > site. What is this? The "download site" is another name for the server, you start to download the software you want to install. You can choose any server, that is offered in th

Re: [users] page preview

2006-03-27 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Nadia, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > How do I go back to the original sheet? I went into page preview? There should be a button "Close preview" when you're in the preview window. Second possibility: You can go to menu View | print layout and can change to the "regular" view. Another optio

Re: [users] about the default spell checker for openoffce

2006-03-27 Thread Irene Huang
Thanks for the help :). Currently we are using Aspell, which is opensourced and, as far as I know (probably wrong), is related to MySpell, which you guys are using. Just wondering which would be the most preferred spellchecker in the opensource world, if there is one :) Thanks again --Irene

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: No. But there are five lists in the Stylist you can set to show the current applied styles. Why so desperate to see all character styles along with all page styles along with all bullet styles at the same time? Normally you don't work with them all at the same time, or more

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: No, there are just a bunch of styles menus with a bunch of styles that have other problems. Such as? ? ? What style is used and what changes are made at the time that the change occurred. Until this morning, I didn't know about the ability to have the

[users] ooo-dev-2.0

2006-03-27 Thread Dick Barmann
I have been keeping up with the developer releases of OpenOffice for 6 months. Usually there is a menu.deb in the download. If not I can figurenout how to set it up. The latest (160) did not have a menu.deb and even tho some files are found in my file find (data/modules/en-us/and schema) I am un

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: > > VCurrently available. > What is VC? Typo. IT should read "Currently Available". [I don't run spellcheck when my internet connection is at 28.8 KB, or lower, which is most of the time.] > the active styles on my version of OOo 2.0. I seriously doubt that they removed that from

Re: [users] Calc Help Files

2006-03-27 Thread John Boyle
To Amos Ryce: If you would download ver. 2.02 and install it, you would find all kinds of help files for Calc. :-) Amos Ryce III wrote: I am using OpenOffice 2.0 which I downloaded from the Web site and which is missing the help files for the spreadsheet program, Calc. Help files for other pr

Re: [users] PowerPoint Viewer

2006-03-27 Thread Peter Buttuls
THANKS very much for helping me. For weeks I have not been able to see what's in .pps files Peter Buttuls - Original Message - From: "CPHennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; "Peter Buttuls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [users] PowerPoint Viewer >

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: I quite believe that. But all that is left in OOo Writer is the results of that misinterpretation, not the codes, which you therefore need not worry about in fixing the problem. If there are no codes to be jumbled, no-one can jumble them. But one can over

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: r. No one just has to look at the attributes that are changed. I look at the above Normal (Web) and I have 12 major options that can be changed within it. I see a problem on the page I have but I am not sure what option is the problem. Of course, if is is a font option th

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: I seriously doubt that they removed that from OOo 1.x and OOo 1.1.x. [This system has 128 MB ram, which is about 896 MB less ram than OOo 2.x requires.] For writer, it is the third selection at the _bottom_. Other options (for charcter styles) are: * Hie

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: > brings up "Insert Table". Different options in different I might have customized my keyboard shortcuts. Go ">Format >Styles >Catalog" > >> Again, where? I see the styles box but there are different tabs (icons) > >> that I have to click to get a full picture. Go reread _Sty

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: > The why don't you type it and explain how a person that uses Reveal Word Perfect does not implement styles. Word Perfect does not know what styles are. The "Reveal Codes" button for Word Perfect is nothing more than a way to directly apply formtting changes to text. That function

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: > Really? In my experience, I don't agree. But again, I am not an expert on > creating and using styles on hodgepodge documents. Maybe I should work for the company you do, since you don't know how to do your job. [All of the scenrios you have described are trivial to solve. ] >

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Cor Nouws
Robin wrote: I can come up with many examples where styles don't work for me or other people I work with. Then there's just no hope left for you ;-) Greetings, Cor -- Cor Nouws www.nouenoff.nl - www.bsooo.nl - http://nl.openoffice.org Open. For business. -

Re: [users] Numbering a quasi-legal document

2006-03-27 Thread Pete Holsberg
Andy Pepperdine wrote: On Monday 27 March 2006 01:39, Pete Holsberg wrote: Our group has written a quasi-legal document entitled "Procedures for Judiciary Committee Alternate Dispute Resolution and System of Fines". I had to scan it from a printed copy into Writer. The paragraph numbering is th

Re: [users] Switch to non-OOo output rendering mode

2006-03-27 Thread Andrew Fisk
I would guess that the issue is not with Open Office, but with your printer setup in X11 -- you didn't say what you use for an output device, but printer drivers and printing systems can do funny things to you. Try creating a PDF from each application even from MS Office you could generate

[users] Keeping 1" page margins for main text while incorporating headers and footers?

2006-03-27 Thread Christopher B. Wright
I've been having a little trouble trying to figure out exactly how to do this. OpenOffice starts out with the margins configured to .79" all around. I don't want that -- I want the traditional one-inch margin for all my body text. That said, I don't want the headers and footers of my document take

Re: [users] FW: Welcome to openoffice.org

2006-03-27 Thread Dan Lewis
OpenOffice.org (OOo) is totally free of cost if it is downloaded from OOo's web site. CD's with OOo on them are also available at a rather small price from a variety of vendors. Your only cost would be the time it took to download the file. There are also many documents to help you get start

Re: [users] Openoffice in an university

2006-03-27 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday March 27 2006 06:56 am, Herranz Martin, Maria wrote: > Hello Sir or madam, > > I am a postgrad student at Napier University(Edinburgh),I am involved > in a group project,we are analysing microsoft office and openoffice,and > as a part of this project I have to investigate the total cost

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Jonathon Blake wrote: I might have customized my keyboard shortcuts. Go ">Format >Styles >Catalog" That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. I can come up with many examples where styles don't work for me or other people I work with. I have yet to see an example of where styles d

AW: AW: [users] unsubscribing not working for me

2006-03-27 Thread Janet Noldus
Thanks for giving a reasonable reply to this problem. I have been trying to unsubscribe for almost two weeks now, but without success. The problem is just getting worse, with up to 450 mails per day. At the end of each mail you have the information to unsubscribe mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have

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

2006-03-27 Thread bobbi larson
there was a security warning not to open as there was no certificate. I do not like to see these warnings. let me know about the safety issue. how can your site be verified?

[users] Ub-fonts (Greek)

2006-03-27 Thread Ark
Hi there, I would like to ask you if (Greek) UB fonts are supported in Open Office, since all Greek letters of the UB fonts seem to be replaced by one of the standard Greek fonts (while the Latin characters are displayed properly!).Could you tell me what could be done to solve this problem, since

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Naomi Kramer
Hi Rod, I'm not really following this debate, but noticed something in your post that I wanted to comment on. Relative styles ARE possible in OpenOffice... they're just not intuitive. At all! Give me a yell if you're wanting/trying to set them up. - Naomi Rod Engelsman wrote: The other maj

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: I quite believe that. But all that is left in OOo Writer is the results of that misinterpretation, not the codes, which you therefore need not worry about in fixing the problem. If there are no codes to be jumbled, no-one can jumble them

Re: AW: AW: [users] unsubscribing not working for me

2006-03-27 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday March 27 2006 04:40 pm, Janet Noldus wrote: > Thanks for giving a reasonable reply to this problem. I have been > trying to unsubscribe for almost two weeks now, but without success. > The problem is just getting worse, with up to 450 mails per day. > At the end of each mail you have th

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Rod wrote: > > Go ">Format >Styles >Catalog" > That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. It was renamed, and another step added in OOo 2.0. It is availble thru the menu, though. > Answer: You can't do it; at least not in Writer. And this isn't a I've done it using OOo 1.1.3-ZA. It took me

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Naomi Kramer wrote: Hi Rod, I'm not really following this debate, but noticed something in your post that I wanted to comment on. Relative styles ARE possible in OpenOffice... they're just not intuitive. At all! Give me a yell if you're wanting/trying to set them up. - Naomi I'm curious

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Jallan wrote: > (such as margin settings) through direct formatting, only by changing page > styles. i) It is possible to change mrgins, using paragraph styles; ii) Margins can be reset in OOo, using direct formatting. But most page attributes can not be reset using direct formtting. > page s

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Jonathon Blake wrote: Jallan wrote: (such as margin settings) through direct formatting, only by changing page styles. i) It is possible to change mrgins, using paragraph styles; ii) Margins can be reset in OOo, using direct formatting. Really? You can change indents with paragraph style

Re: [users] 2 calc application questions

2006-03-27 Thread John R. Sowden
On Fri March 24 2006 10:21, John R. Sowden wrote: > Two application questions using OOo 2.0.0, under Suse 9.3 > > 1) I want to reference a sheet name based on the value of a cell: > a1="Sheet_Name" > formula: =_(a1).c2 > ___ is the "missing function. > > 2) I have a ledger sheet with a balan

[users] Question

2006-03-27 Thread Kirk & Norma
I found out how add a music clip to an Impress Presentation slide in OpenOffice Impress. But how do you attach one music clip to an entire presentation. Where one song plays as you go through each slide without interuption of the song until the slide show is over. Ki

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Jonathon Blake wrote: Rod wrote: Go ">Format >Styles >Catalog" That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. It was renamed, and another step added in OOo 2.0. It is availble thru the menu, though. Not that I can find. Answer: You can't do it; at least not in Writer. And this isn't a

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/03/2006, at 2:55 PM, Rod Engelsman wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Rod wrote: SNIP! Thus far you have given run-in headings: [Issue # 39582, if you want to vote for it.] It can be currently done in OOo, but it is messy, amongst other things. What other examples do you have? It's n

[users] files don't lock under samba

2006-03-27 Thread Douglas D . Germann , Sr .
OK folks, I found a solution that works for the main part. I got the clue from the samba mailing list and another very helpful and resourceful fella. In /etc/fstab, I simply edited the mount instructions for the samba shares from smbfs to cifs. (man mount.cifs (note the dot)). Then umount the vo

RE: [users] Openoffice for U3 ?????

2006-03-27 Thread rmilby
The portable version of OpenOffice works great. There is an older version available for smaller USB drives also. I ran it successfully on a 128MG drive before my 1G drive I use now. The Java does not always work as it is not portable but it is possible to allow the installed version of Java to wo

RE: [users] CD Download

2006-03-27 Thread rmilby
I thought the new Image was promised to be under 700MG for those of us without a DVD burner or an overburner? Roxann Milby Wing B Office Admin -Original Message- From: web.kracked [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:42 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject:

RE: AW: [users] unsubscribing not working for me

2006-03-27 Thread rmilby
If unsubscribing is not working and you have tried all the alternatives, you can blacklist message senders (or in this case "users@openoffice.org") in most email programs therefore deleting these emails server side so you never see them. If you need to find out how to do this, contact your emai

[users] Word table within table?

2006-03-27 Thread James
I created a document in OOo2.02 that has a table within a table. When I saveAs Word format the table within a table is gone. Does anyone know if Word supports tables with tables? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For ad

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Naomi Kramer
Rod Engelsman wrote: Naomi Kramer wrote: Hi Rod, I'm not really following this debate, but noticed something in your post that I wanted to comment on. Relative styles ARE possible in OpenOffice... they're just not intuitive. At all! Give me a yell if you're wanting/trying to set them up.

[users] Re: Word table within table?

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
James wrote: I created a document in OOo2.02 that has a table within a table. When I saveAs Word format the table within a table is gone. Does anyone know if Word supports tables with tables? Depends on the version of Word, I suppose, but yes. Word supported nested tables before Writer did. I

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Naomi Kramer wrote: Hi Rod, Create a character style, making only one selection - eg. change font from Regular to Italic. Click on OK to save it. You'll find that the default settings are disregarded, and only the setting you changed (ie, italic) is applied to the text. Does that work the