Re: [users] Copying Hebrew text from Browser

2006-05-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 5/15/06, Mhac Janapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks. I already have that kindo of font. What I needed was that with accents and vowel pointings. :) I got mine fixed already. :) Please post you solution. I'm sure that archive divers would appreciate to know. I would, too. Dotan Cohen ht

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread Eric Beversluis
On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 20:56 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 16:19 -0400, Richard Detwiler wrote: > > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 09:55 -0400, Jallan wrote: > > > > > >> Eric Beversluis wrote: > > >> > > >>> In Writer, is there no shortcut key for

[users] Opening files in Kspread

2006-05-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
When I try to open files saved in Open Office Calc with Kspread, they are illegible. When I copy and paste, all the columns appear in a single column in Kspread. The files are saved in ods format on a Kubuntu 5.10 machine. Why the problems, and how can I resolve them? I thought that ods was suppo

Re: [users] to mention open office

2006-05-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sunday May 14 2006 07:57 pm, Chris BONDE wrote: > Dear friends, > I have printed a nice art booklet "konkrete kunst der 30er Jahre in > Paris" using your program OO and I was amazed how easy and > "convivial" this program is for a beginner. May I mention this saying > "layout made with open of

Re: [users] build without java

2006-05-15 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 10:59 -0400, the mad doctor kaeding wrote: > Does anyone know how to build OpenOffice without Java? > Building OOo is not quite a user level question but more of a developer level question. But why are you compiling when perfectly good binaries exist? [snipped] -- PLEAS

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 06:21 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 20:56 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 16:19 -0400, Richard Detwiler wrote: > > > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 09:55 -0400, Jallan wrote: > > > > > > > >> Eric Beversl

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread Eric Beversluis
On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 07:33 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 06:21 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 20:56 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 16:19 -0400, Richard Detwiler wrote: > > > > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > > > On Tue,

[users] Exporting to CSV results in a blank file

2006-05-15 Thread sripathy ramesh
Hi, I am using the Java API in OpenOffice SDK to remotely connect to an OpenOffice server. I specifically face a problem when I create a new spreadsheet document, set some values in cells and export it to CSV. The resulting file is blank. But if I open a spreadsheet and then export it to CSV,

[users] Finding an IP address in Calc

2006-05-15 Thread Scott Huffman
I am new to open office, so maybe I am doing something wrong. I have a spread sheet from MS-Excel that my company stores all of our IP's and other info. Using the Find & Replace in Open Office doesn't find the the ip address about 90% of the time. The document is 20 sheets long, and I would lik

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 08:36 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 07:33 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 06:21 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 20:56 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 16:19 -0400, Richar

[users] Re: Finding an IP address in Calc

2006-05-15 Thread Claudia Drechsle
Hi Scott > I would like to be able to search all fields, and all sheets at once. Open the button "more options" in the find&raplace-dialogue. At the bottom of the window you'll find "search in all sheets". When the IP-Adress is the result of a formula (f.e. CONCATENATE) it might also be helpfull

Re: [users] Opening files in Kspread

2006-05-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday May 15 2006 05:34 am, Dotan Cohen wrote: > When I try to open files saved in Open Office Calc with Kspread, they > are illegible. When I copy and paste, all the columns appear in a > single column in Kspread. The files are saved in ods format on a > Kubuntu 5.10 machine. > > Why the probl

Re: [users] Re: Finding an IP address in Calc

2006-05-15 Thread Scott Huffman
That is basicly what I tried first; Search in Values, and check Search in all sheets. This is basicly what I used to do in Excel, tell it to search in values and search the whole "workbook" as it is called in Excel. Using Search in Values, Notes, or Formulas doesn't seem to help, and the search

Re: [users] Page styles...

2006-05-15 Thread Johnny Andersson
Den 2006-05-14 16:19:41 skrev G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 15:28 +0200, Johnny Andersson wrote: I don't know, suddenly it does not just work... I tried page styles a while ago and it worked just like expected, but now I try to set different styles when

Re: [users] Page styles...

2006-05-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday May 15 2006 09:44 am, Johnny Andersson wrote: > Den 2006-05-14 16:19:41 skrev G. Roderick Singleton > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 15:28 +0200, Johnny Andersson wrote: > >> I don't know, suddenly it does not just work... > >> > >> I tried page styles a while ago and it

Re: [users] Page styles...

2006-05-15 Thread Johnny Andersson
Den 2006-05-15 16:44:04 skrev Johnny Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Den 2006-05-14 16:19:41 skrev G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 15:28 +0200, Johnny Andersson wrote: I don't know, suddenly it does not just work... I tried page styles a while ago and it wor

Re: [users] Re: Page styles...

2006-05-15 Thread Johnny Andersson
Den 2006-05-14 16:09:52 skrev Rod Engelsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Johnny Andersson wrote: I don't know, suddenly it does not just work... I tried page styles a while ago and it worked just like expected, but now I try to set different styles when I already wrote 6 pages. The first page is ju

[users] Oo base question-- how to merge databases

2006-05-15 Thread Ashley Oviatt
I have 2 databases (db1 and db2) with a common field (ACCOUNTNO) between them. In db 1, there is a field called key5 that is a customer number. I want to add a new field in db 2 that is called key5 and populate that field with the info from key 5 in db 1. I have to base it on the ACCOUNTNO fiel

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread Richard Detwiler
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 09:55 -0400, Jallan wrote: Eric Beversluis wrote: In Writer, is there no shortcut key for "go to page x"? I can't find anything in the help index under "go" or "go to" nor can I find anything listed

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread Eric Beversluis
- Original Message - From: "Richard Detwiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 09:55 -0400, Jallan wrote: Eric Beversluis wrote: In Writer, is there no

Re: [users] Re: go to shortcut key

2006-05-15 Thread Joe Conner
I find that if I first paint the spinner number by wiping across it while holding down the mouse key, when I then type the page number that I want to see, everything works. HTH. Joe Eric Beversluis wrote: <> (Sorry--didn't reply to the list.) The spinner doesn't let me type in a number,

Re: [users] Opening files in Kspread

2006-05-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 5/15/06, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday May 15 2006 05:34 am, Dotan Cohen wrote: > When I try to open files saved in Open Office Calc with Kspread, they > are illegible. When I copy and paste, all the columns appear in a > single column in Kspread. The files are saved in ods fo

Re: [users] Re: build without java

2006-05-15 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
the mad doctor kaeding wrote: Andrew, The java problem I have also occurs on its own installation. JDK would not finish its installation because one of its own programs hung for four hours. In one case it was 'java' (according to ps -A), and another time it was pack200 (comes with java). Ant

Re: [users] Exporting to CSV results in a blank file

2006-05-15 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
sripathy ramesh wrote: Hi, I am using the Java API in OpenOffice SDK to remotely connect to an OpenOffice server. I specifically face a problem when I create a new spreadsheet document, set some values in cells and export it to CSV. The resulting file is blank. But if I open a spreadsheet an

Re: [users] Oo base question-- how to merge databases

2006-05-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday May 15 2006 01:23 pm, Ashley Oviatt wrote: > I have 2 databases (db1 and db2) with a common field (ACCOUNTNO) between > them. In db 1, there is a field called key5 that is a customer number. I > want to add a new field in db 2 that is called key5 and populate that > field with the info fr

[users] Macro-saving Spreadsheet

2006-05-15 Thread Erik Renberg
Hello, I've been looking around for any means to use data in a spreadsheet cell to generate a filename when macro-saving. Something like this: FileName = "File:///C:/Documents%20&%20Settings/User/My%20Documents/File" + Sheet1.$D$4 + ".ods" But that's of course a no go. Any help would be

[users] HELP! Can't open sxw file - 5-10 hours work totally wasted?

2006-05-15 Thread Johnny Andersson
Hi... I was working on a sxw document, about 30 pages. It contained a lot of text, some images, asome pieces of some spreadsheets (copied from Calc, pasted into Writer) and some more stuff. First I had a very strange situation. After page 26, I pasted a range of cells from a spreadsheet (

Re: [users] Finding an IP address in Calc

2006-05-15 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Scott Huffman wrote: I am new to open office, so maybe I am doing something wrong. I have a spread sheet from MS-Excel that my company stores all of our IP's and other info. Using the Find & Replace in Open Office doesn't find the the ip address about 90% of the time. The document is 20

Re: [users] Macro-saving Spreadsheet

2006-05-15 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Erik Renberg wrote: Hello, I've been looking around for any means to use data in a spreadsheet cell to generate a filename when macro-saving. Something like this: FileName = "File:///C:/Documents%20&%20Settings/User/My%20Documents/File" + Sheet1.$D$4 + ".ods" But that's of course a no go

[users] Re: HELP! Can't open sxw file - 5-10 hours work totally wasted?

2006-05-15 Thread Russell Butler
Johnny Andersson wrote: > Hi... > > I was working on a sxw document, about 30 pages. It contained a lot of > text, some images, asome pieces of some spreadsheets (copied from Calc, > pasted into Writer) and some more stuff. > > First I had a very strange situation. After page 26, I pasted a range

Re: [users] Page styles...

2006-05-15 Thread Ross Johnson
Johnny Andersson wrote: Thanks for your reply. It didn't help me in THIS case, but I learned something new, at least. I tried it, but all it did was that everytime I press Enter, there is a page break, and I don't want that to happen. Many of my paragraphs are just a few lines and it wouldn

Re: [users] HELP! Can't open sxw file - 5-10 hours work totally wasted?

2006-05-15 Thread TessTah
Johnny... The first thing I would do is to check the size of the actual .sxw file. If the size is 0kb you are out of luck. If not, your work is probably still in there, somewhere! If the size looks appropriate, you might try to "Repair" the OOo installation on your computer. Go to "Add/Remo

[users] Spreadsheet only database help

2006-05-15 Thread Michael J. Reude
Hi, I am helping my Mom run a small business selling soaps, candles, and other homemade items. What I'm wanting to do is create a spreadsheet that has a database of items: item number, description, On Hand Qty, Cost, MSRP, and Sale price. That's the easy part. Next I want to create a sep

Re: [users] Re: HELP! Can't open sxw file - 5-10 hours work totally wasted?

2006-05-15 Thread Johnny Andersson
Den 2006-05-16 03:30:35 skrev Russell Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Johnny Andersson wrote: Hi... I was working on a sxw document, about 30 pages. It contained a lot of text, some images, asome pieces of some spreadsheets (copied from Calc, pasted into Writer) and some more stuff. First I had a

[users] Keyboard shortcut for Applying Styles?

2006-05-15 Thread Alex Zachopoulos
Is there a way to quickly go through a long, unformatted document, and as I go down press pre-configured keyboard shortcuts, to apply pre-configured formatting to sections of text? What I'm really trying to avoid is having to select the text, then go to Format>Styles>Catalog (or even have t

[users] Re: decompress files

2006-05-15 Thread Bob Long
[CC:'d to user] "Harold Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Downloaded OpenOffice files, but cannot decompress them. What exactly is the file name you downloaded? I'm presuming you use Windows; if that is the case the file you downloaded should have been an .e

Re: [users] Keyboard shortcut for Applying Styles?

2006-05-15 Thread Paul Gauci
Re this matter - how could I use icons as short cuts to styles? All the best Paul Alex Zachopoulos wrote: Is there a way to quickly go through a long, unformatted document, and as I go down press pre-configured keyboard shortcuts, to apply pre-configured formatting to sections of text? What

[users] Re: HELP! Can't open sxw file - 5-10 hours work totally wasted?

2006-05-15 Thread Russell Butler
> > > Yes, I could send it to you. The document is somewhat confidential, but > it is written in Swedish, so unless you understand Swedish I am not too > worried. However, I have fixed it now. I moved it to my girlfriend's lap > top and she has OOo 2.0 installed (AND 1.1.5 as well). I could open t

Re: [users] Keyboard shortcut for Applying Styles?

2006-05-15 Thread Naomi Kramer
* Select Customize... from the Tools menu * Click on the Keyboard tab * Scroll down the Shortcut keys listbox (top) until you find the key combo you wish to use. Select it. * Scroll down to the bottom of the Category box (bottom left) * Click on Styles * Select the style t

Re: [users] Keyboard shortcut for Applying Styles?

2006-05-15 Thread Alex Zachopoulos
Hi Naomi! Well, I had already gone to Tools>Configure... (I guess it's different on Mac/NeoOffice), but I'm stuck. There isn't any 'Styles' at the bottom of the Category box. Is it perhaps because I'm using NeoOffice? Hope not. On May 16, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Naomi Kramer wrote: * Sel