Re: [users] Re: Huge fonts in user interface

2007-01-29 Thread Dan H.
Joe Smith wrote: You still have the Use system font for user interface setting checked. Try turning that off. OOo will use it's own Andale Sans UI font (at least I think that's the one) instead. I tried unchecking the System font thing, but with no results. I'm going to predict that won't

[users] Math--scaling open brace only

2007-01-29 Thread Troy S
Folks, How do I get a left brace which scales in size without a matching right one? This is used to define formulae with cases. cf the opening formula at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number OO Math os helping me greatly. Thanks! Troy

[users] [moderated] Drawings coming adrift

2007-01-29 Thread Bernard Bolch
I am using OpenOffice 2.1 and finding that (it's generally outstanding, but ...) in a document of some 9 pages with a number of inserted graphics including a single drawing shown at the bottom of the attached page, one element of the drawing persistently refuses to stay in the place where I

[users] Problem with x11

2007-01-29 Thread CAN SURMELI
Hello there. I bought a Mac and now I'm trying to install Open Office.I downloaded the setup file from your official site and when I try to install it, it says that install x11 first.I also downloaded x11 setup file but when I try to install it, it said that you've already installed x11 on your

Re: [users] Keylogger in the program?

2007-01-29 Thread vampgyrl313
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate this very much. It's good to know nothing funky is lurking in such a good program! Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 22 January 2007 11:36 pm, vampgyrl313 wrote: I am using version 2.1 of Open Office. While I like the program, I have a

[users] fonts for OpenOffice

2007-01-29 Thread Heather Nelson
First of all I have to say that I love OpenOffice. My dad told me about, said it was smaller than Microsoft Office so I gave it a try and now its all I use. My only problem, however, is the very limited amount of fonts OpenOffice offers. Scrap booking is my main hobby, with two small children

[users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Andis Lazdinsh
Hello! I need to calculate x ordinal square root in calc. I'm not sure, is this translation to English is right, but the formula could be =x^-y (this formula results in mistakeous number). I know this can be calculated easily with mathcad, but I think it should be possible to do this with

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

2007-01-29 Thread Josée Cloutier
Bonjour, comment gérer les fichiers que je reçois en pdf ... merci

[users] software

2007-01-29 Thread Michael Ciesla
Is there any chance i could get a copy of your product on a CD or DVD to install on my Laptop? I am currently unable to download it...thank you Mike C.

[users] printing a banner

2007-01-29 Thread Joe Zien
I downloaded OOo 2.1 and it is running fine. Can you print a banner? I searched al the help and a banner was not shown. Please help jozien - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

[users] precautions, hints, traps on updating from OO 1.x to 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread brandenberger
Hi, I'm using OpenOffice since it's very early days when still called StarOffice in the first half of the 90ties. My actual version is 1.1.4 I consider to upgrade to version 2.1. The required files are downloaded end expanded, ready for installation on my disk. But, prior to start the

[users] Open office program

2007-01-29 Thread Gary Hoonsbeen
I am still using Windows 98. The download screen does not show a version for my current system. Must I update to use open office? Gary Hoonsbeen 3455 Florida Ave. No. Minneapolis MN 55427 763-533-4280

[users] Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency

2007-01-29 Thread Robin Bransbury
Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency. For instance via an account at Sun? Thanks Robin Bransbury - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

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

2007-01-29 Thread Lou Lynn St.Amant
I am trying to get started with v. 2.1. I'm getting a message that a JRE is required but there's no link. I went to Sun and found so many that I'm totally confused. Is there a direct link to the proper download anywhere? Thanks for your help.

[users] OPENOFFICE VERSION 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread Marilyn Miller
I need a list of the differences or enhancements between verion 2.0.4. and 2.1. Thank you very much. Do not allow grass to grow on the road of friendship - Madame Marie T. Geoffrin - Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo!

[users] Don't have X-11, have 10.4

2007-01-29 Thread Marcus Robinson
I've tried downloading Open Office for My 10.4 (Tiger) OS, and when I try to install, it says that I need X11. I specifically chose 10.4 (Tiger) when downloading and so I don't know what is going wrong. Is there an easier way to download? Just to clarify what I am doing, here is the link

[users] [moderated]

2007-01-29 Thread Betty Hudson
I want to be able to calculate the slope, intercept, and r-square for a series of x-y values that have a linear relationship. What path (please be detailed as I am not a mathematician) do I take in OpenOffice 2.0 to do this? I work in a clinical lab and need to do comparison studies between

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

2007-01-29 Thread 徐甫光Andraw Glaseus 于烈 秋訣
Dear admired, Is it possible to take this If user type a document saved first and continue to type. And computer forced shut down and power on again. Open that document again. Can you let the document keep the first one to be. (Document) And the temp or retrieved auto(without asking)processing to

[users] I'm using OS X on a Mac Mini...

2007-01-29 Thread the 龙
I have been using OO version 2.0 with X11 on a MacBook. Recently when we transferred those files to the Mini, something went wrong...? Now, when I try to activate either or both, the icon 'bounces,' but the program is not loaded. I will download OO version 2.1 as have been wanting to (I hope

[users] [moderated] CAN NOT DOWN LOAD POWER POINT

2007-01-29 Thread Luci Djunaidi
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[users] files

2007-01-29 Thread Sieg and Lois Snyder
Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office documents? Thank you. Sieg Snyder - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] Math--scaling open brace only

2007-01-29 Thread Thomas Lange - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg
Hi, How do I get a left brace which scales in size without a matching right one? This is used to define formulae with cases. cf the opening formula at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number Just use sth like left ( a over b right none Thomas

Re: [users] files

2007-01-29 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 27/01/07, Sieg and Lois Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office documents? Thank you. Sieg Snyder

Re: [users] Table resize

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Jindra Slavik [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It is possible to resize table by dragging bottom-right corner (with every cell changing its ratio automatically)? (If not, please advise programmers to add this feature). Thanks. Jindra, AFAIK you can't. Dragging a horizontal line of a table will

Re: [users] open office 2.0

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, gary callahan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: i am using 2.0 openoffice.org. the problem i am having is i have loaded a form into my documents and i want to fill in the blanks but i can`t it says use the t at the bottom of the screen to put text in but i cannot get it to do what i want it to do

[users] Re: fonts for OpenOffice

2007-01-29 Thread Russell Butler
Heather Nelson wrote: First of all I have to say that I love OpenOffice. My dad told me about, said it was smaller than Microsoft Office so I gave it a try and now its all I use. My only problem, however, is the very limited amount of fonts OpenOffice offers. Scrap booking is my main hobby,

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Andi Permadi
Just change the x y with Cell Address You have value of X in A2 and value ofY in B2 for the x^-y result just write = A2^-B2 it will result the value You need. On 29/01/07, Andis Lazdinsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I need to calculate x ordinal square root in calc. I'm not

[users] Re: software

2007-01-29 Thread Russell Butler
Michael Ciesla wrote: Is there any chance i could get a copy of your product on a CD or DVD to install on my Laptop? I am currently unable to download it...thank you Mike C. Hi Mike See http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom Russell Please reply _only_ to

[users] Re: precautions, hints, traps on updating from OO 1.x to 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread Russell Butler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Hello Juerg Comments inline I'm using OpenOffice since it's very early days when still called StarOffice in the first half of the 90ties. My actual version is 1.1.4 I consider to upgrade to version 2.1. The required files are downloaded end expanded, ready

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

2007-01-29 Thread daniel berger
hi i downloaded the open office, but it doesn't have a spanish dictionary in the package how do i get one

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Andis Lazdinsh
Thank you for suggestion, but this doesn't work. For instance, if I write 27^-3 or A2^-B2 (A2=27 and B2=3), I receive 0,508..., but should be 3 (3x3=9x3=27). I found name of function I need. In Qualculate it's called nth root and multiple root. So, any other recommendations? Andis

Re: [users] Problem with x11

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/29, CAN SURMELI [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello there. I bought a Mac and now I'm trying to install Open Office.I downloaded the setup file from your official site and when I try to install it, it says that install x11 first.I also downloaded x11 setup file but when I try to install it, it

Re: [users] Don't have X-11, have 10.4

2007-01-29 Thread Cyrille Moureaux
Hi Marc, I've tried downloading Open Office for My 10.4 (Tiger) OS, and when I try to install, it says that I need X11. I specifically chose 10.4 (Tiger) when downloading and so I don't know what is going wrong. Is there an easier way to download? Just to clarify what I am doing, here is

Re: Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread arnold huzen
The answer you're getting is correct. When you instruct 3^-3, then you're instructing to devide. So it's 3/3=1/3=0,037 If you want the outcome to be a negative value of -27 then you must instruct -3^3. Arnold Huzen van: Andis Lazdinsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] datum: 2007/01/29 Mon AM 11:15:39

Re: Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Henrik Sundberg
X^-2 is 1/X^2 Sqrt(X) is X^(1/2). I.e. X^(1/2) = X^(1/2+1/2) = X^1 = X. The third root is X^(1/3). I.e. X^(1/3) * X^(1/3) * X^(1/3) = X^(1/3+1/3+1/3) = X^1 = X. HTH /$ 2007/1/29, arnold huzen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The answer you're getting is correct. When you instruct 3^-3, then you're

Re: Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Henrik Sundberg
Ahh typing error Sqrt(X) is X^(1/2). I.e. X^(1/2)*X^(1/2) = X^(1/2+1/2) = X^1 = X. 2007/1/29, Henrik Sundberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]: X^-2 is 1/X^2 Sqrt(X) is X^(1/2). I.e. X^(1/2) = X^(1/2+1/2) = X^1 = X. The third root is X^(1/3). I.e. X^(1/3) * X^(1/3) * X^(1/3) = X^(1/3+1/3+1/3) = X^1 = X.

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Andis Lazdinsh
Thank you vary much. It works! It seems that our books about mathematics differs from yours. It would be nice to introduce something like =root(x;y) into calc to make such estimations easier Andis Henrik Sundberg wrote: Ahh typing error Sqrt(X) is X^(1/2). I.e. X^(1/2)*X^(1/2) =

Re: [users] precautions, hints, traps on updating from OO 1.x to 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread TerryJ
brandenberger wrote: Hi, I'm using OpenOffice since it's very early days when still called StarOffice in the first half of the 90ties. My actual version is 1.1.4 I consider to upgrade to version 2.1. The required files are downloaded end expanded, ready for installation on my disk.

Re: [users] Open office program

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Gary Hoonsbeen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am still using Windows 98. The download screen does not show a version for my current system. Must I update to use open office? Gary Hoonsbeen 3455 Florida Ave. No. Minneapolis MN 55427 763-533-4280 Gary You can use OpenOffice.org on your

Re: [users] Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency

2007-01-29 Thread TerryJ
Robin Bransbury wrote: Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency. For instance via an account at Sun? Thanks Robin Bransbury I suppose you have read the official word on monetary contributions?

Re: [users] Re: Templates and styles

2007-01-29 Thread Donald H Locker
That's what they invented heads for. At least that's what I usually use mine for :) Donald. [snip] Thanks to you and noOp for your help. Still scratching my head. :( - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Robin Bransbury [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency. For instance via an account at Sun? Thanks Robin Bransbury Hello Robin http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html is where

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Adrian Try
Hi Andis You are using the wrong formula. Thank you for suggestion, but this doesn't work. For instance, if I write 27^-3 or A2^-B2 (A2=27 and B2=3), I receive 0,508..., but should be 3 (3x3=9x3=27). 27^-3 means 1/27^3 which is 1/(27*27*27). So the answer you were given (0.508)

Re: [users] [moderated] Download Java

2007-01-29 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Lou Lynn St.Amant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon 29 Jan 2007 06:15:14 EST I am trying to get started with v. 2.1. I'm getting a message that a JRE is required but there's no link. I went to Sun and found so many that I'm totally confused. Is there a

Re: [users] [moderated] Spanish Dictionary

2007-01-29 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: daniel berger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon 29 Jan 2007 19:57:36 EST hi i downloaded the open office, but it doesn't have a spanish dictionary in the package how do i get one Read and follow the information given on this page:

Re: [users] files

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Sieg and Lois Snyder wrote: Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office documents? Yes. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

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

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Lou Lynn St.Amant [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am trying to get started with v. 2.1. I'm getting a message that a JRE is required but there's no link. I went to Sun and found so many that I'm totally confused. Is there a direct link to the proper download anywhere? Thanks for your help.

Re: [users] OPENOFFICE VERSION 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Marilyn Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I need a list of the differences or enhancements between verion 2.0.4. and 2.1. Thank you very much. Hello Marilyn Don't know if this is what you're looking for: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.1.0.html Or as the OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] [moderated] CAN NOT DOWN LOAD POWER POINT

2007-01-29 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Luci Djunaidi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon 29 Jan 2007 16:57:05 EST Yes you are correct, you cannot download Microsoft Powerpoint unless you make special arrangements with Microsoft and pay them a large amount of money. Although you can download a free

Re: [users] I'm using OS X on a Mac Mini...

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, the 龙 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have been using OO version 2.0 with X11 on a MacBook. Recently when we transferred those files to the Mini, something went wrong...? Now, when I try to activate either or both, the icon 'bounces,' but the program is not loaded. I will download OO version

Re: [users] hex-value for hidden rows

2007-01-29 Thread Eike Rathke
Hi Nina, Maybe this still helps.. On Tuesday, 2007-01-09 10:30:08 +0100, Nina Holzberg wrote: Dear Sir or Madam You were writing to a mailing list, no need to get formal ;) Now I'm searching the hex-value for hidden rows, to filter them. Does anybody know it? You'll probably find the

Re: [users] Open Office 2.1 spreadsheet

2007-01-29 Thread Johnny Andersson
Since I have never had any problems with such things, it would be nice if you could give us at least one example. What did you do and what was the result? Johnny Andersson (who used OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 until last new year) 2007/1/28, Lloyd Vance [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have enjoyed using Open

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

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
徐甫光Andraw Glaseus 于烈 秋訣 wrote: Dear admired, Is it possible to take this If user type a document saved first and continue to type. And computer forced shut down and power on again. Open that document again. Can you let the document keep the first one to be. (Document) And the temp or

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Betty Hudson wrote: I want to be able to calculate the slope, intercept, and r-square for a series of x-y values that have a linear relationship. What path (please be detailed as I am not a mathematician) do I take in OpenOffice 2.0 to do this? I work in a clinical lab and need to do

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

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Lou Lynn St.Amant wrote: I am trying to get started with v. 2.1. I'm getting a message that a JRE is required but there's no link. I went to Sun and found so many that I'm totally confused. Is there a direct link to the proper download anywhere? java.com

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

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/29, Josée Cloutier [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bonjour, comment gérer les fichiers que je reçois en pdf ... merci Josée, Cette liste est en anglais. Il y a une liste francophone users@fr.openoffice.org où tu peux poster tes questions. Les fichiers pdf ne sont pas modifiables par

Re: [users] Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Robin Bransbury wrote: Is there a chance one can make donations in $US? CC's charge stupid fees for transactions in foreign currency. For instance via an account at Sun? You can use PayPal or bank draft. I suspect PayPal will be the cheapest. http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html

Re: [users] I'm using OS X on a Mac Mini...

2007-01-29 Thread M Henri Day
2007/1/28, the 龙 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: snip F.A. Hutchison in Xining, Qinghai Province. China P.S. I'll bet I'm one of few, if any people living in China using Open Office WP software. All they know is Windows here. I think you'd lose that bet. There seem to be no small number of Chinese,

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

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/29, daniel berger [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi i downloaded the open office, but it doesn't have a spanish dictionary in the package how do i get one There's a macro that will guide you through the installation: File Wizard s(or Assistants) Install New Dictionary Remember that in

Re: [users] [moderated] CAN NOT DOWN LOAD POWER POINT

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Luci Djunaidi wrote: LUCIANA V DJUNAIDI CHIDIAH CANADA 'Sourcing Asia' We don't fix Power Point problems here. Phone Bill Gates. BTW, it's not a good idea to post your personal contact info on a public mail list. - To

Re: [users] Don't have X-11, have 10.4

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
2007/1/28, Marcus Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've tried downloading Open Office for My 10.4 (Tiger) OS, and when I try to install, it says that I need X11. I specifically chose 10.4 (Tiger) when downloading and so I don't know what is going wrong. Is there an easier way to download? snip

Re: [users] Re: Why do some users get CC:ed (or The best way to answer questions on this list)

2007-01-29 Thread John Meyer
Larry Gusaas wrote: the following is from http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/edit Knowing where your profile folder is stored can be useful if, for example, you want to make a backup of your personal data. On Windows XP/2000, the path is usually

Re: [users] files

2007-01-29 Thread Marc Hug
Yes. OpenOffice opens MS documents, while MS Office does not open documents in the (open) OpenOffice format. The only difficulty could be that very complex MS Office documents will not look exactly as with MS Office. Marc H. Sieg and Lois Snyder a écrit : Are OpenOffice documents/

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Pradeep Srinivas
On Monday 29 January 2007 15:45, Andis Lazdinsh wrote (regarding Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc): Thank you for suggestion, but this doesn't work. For instance, if I write 27^-3 or A2^-B2 (A2=27 and B2=3), I receive 0,508..., but should be 3 (3x3=9x3=27). I found name of

Re: [users] Convert Wordstar 4 Format to Open Office

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Flynn
Jonathon wrote: Peter Flynn wrote: But someone has to program the filters. I'd be willing to write the filters, if somebody can point me towards guides on how to write to output ODF. [This is an instance of where the ODF toolkit would be helpful. I know about the OOo Utility Library --- I'm

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

2007-01-29 Thread Marc Hug
This is an English list. But OpenOffice cannot edit pdf files. All you can do is to export your files in pdf format. Les fichiers pdf qu'on vous envoie ne sont pas destinés à être modifiés (sauf formulaires à remplir). OpenOffice ne peut pas éditer ces fichiers. Tout ce que vous pouvez faire

Re: [users] Drag and drop broken

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Flynn
John Jason Jordan wrote: Upgrading my Ubuntu Dapper operating system to Ubuntu Edgy resulted in upgrading OOo 2.02 to 2.04. In the process I lost a lot of personal settings, although I have since managed to get most working again. Today I went to drag and drop text in a Writer document and

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

2007-01-29 Thread Marc Hug
You can go to the Spanish site, http://es.openoffice.org/programa/index.html and download the language pack. (Click on the word langpack after your OS.) Marc H. daniel berger a écrit : hi i downloaded the open office, but it doesn't have a spanish dictionary in the package how do i get

Re: [users] Drag and drop broken

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Flynn
I wrote: [drag'n'drop]'s failure in FF with FireFTP My apologies to the FireFTP people...I didn't mean to type that. The drag'n'drop is broken in FF when using a username:password FTP URI, not in FireFTP. ///Peter -- Peter Flynn, Webmaster Electronic Publishing Unit, UCC Computer Centre

Re: [users] [moderated] Drawings coming adrift

2007-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Monday 29 January 2007 1:11 am, Bernard Bolch wrote: I am using OpenOffice 2.1 and finding that (it's generally outstanding, but ...) in a document of some 9 pages with a number of inserted graphics including a single drawing shown at the bottom of the attached page, one element of the

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-01-29 Thread Richard Detwiler
Betty Hudson wrote: I want to be able to calculate the slope, intercept, and r-square for a series of x-y values that have a linear relationship. What path (please be detailed as I am not a mathematician) do I take in OpenOffice 2.0 to do this? I work in a clinical lab and need to do

Re: [users] Extended SQRT function in Calc

2007-01-29 Thread Johnny Andersson
You can create a cell function like that yourself if you want to, using OpenOffice.org Basic, for example. Click: Tools-Macros-Arrange macros-OpenOffice.org Basic... In the Macro from dialog, double click My Macros, then Standard, then Module 1. Then click Edit. Now a window opens with the

Fwd: [users] open office 2.0

2007-01-29 Thread Guy Voets
-- Forwarded message -- From: gary callahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 29 jan 2007 12:43 Subject: Re: [users] open office 2.0 To: Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] i am using windows xp and i am trying to fill in a warrenty deed form the big t at the bottom of the screen its supposed to

Re: [users] open office 2.0

2007-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday 27 January 2007 5:51 pm, gary callahan wrote: i am using 2.0 openoffice.org. the problem i am having is i have loaded a form into my documents and i want to fill in the blanks but i can`t it says use the t at the bottom of the screen to put text in but i cannot get it to do what i

Re: [users] Open office program

2007-01-29 Thread Johnny Andersson
2007/1/29, Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You can use OpenOffice.org on your Windows 98, but it will not be fast... Most of the people who still use Windows 98 have older machines. If you install Windows 98 on a new PC (I said IF, I didn't say there is a point doing it...), I would guess that

Re: [users] Open Office 2.1 spreadsheet

2007-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday 27 January 2007 7:40 pm, Lloyd Vance wrote: I have enjoyed using Open Office 1.1.4 for spreadsheets and word processing so I downloaded and started to use OO2.1 only to find that the spreadsheet will not do simple addition and subtraction correctly. I have gone back to using

Re: [users] fonts for OpenOffice

2007-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
On Sunday 28 January 2007 11:47 pm, Heather Nelson wrote: First of all I have to say that I love OpenOffice. My dad told me about, said it was smaller than Microsoft Office so I gave it a try and now its all I use. My only problem, however, is the very limited amount of fonts OpenOffice

Re: [users] Drag and drop broken

2007-01-29 Thread M Henri Day
As mentioned earlier, it works fine for me in apps like OOo, Gmail, etc. John Jason Jordan has indicated that this seems to be a specific amd64 problem Henri 2007/1/29, Peter Flynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I wrote: [drag'n'drop]'s failure in FF with FireFTP My apologies to the FireFTP

Re: [users] software

2007-01-29 Thread Marc Hug
Seehttp://download.openoffice.org/2.1.0/index.html Marc H. Michael Ciesla a écrit : Is there any chance i could get a copy of your product on a CD or DVD to install on my Laptop? I am currently unable to download it...thank you Mike C.

[users] Problems with Windows Shares from Debian/KDE

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Wescott
I'm transitioning from Windows to Linux, and I'm having a problem with OOo and the KDE desktop on Debian. Konqueror will show files on networked file systems (via Samba), but it prepends a smb: to the file name. So if the file I'm interested in is alice.odp on the kramden share or ralph,

RE: [users] I'm using OS X on a Mac Mini...

2007-01-29 Thread Charles Yao
-Original Message- From: Guy Voets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:58 PM To: users@openoffice.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] I'm using OS X on a Mac Mini... 2007/1/28, the 龙 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have been using OO version 2.0 with X11 on a

[users] Re: Problems with Windows Shares from Debian/KDE

2007-01-29 Thread Ain Vagula
Tim Wescott wrote: I'm transitioning from Windows to Linux, and I'm having a problem with OOo and the KDE desktop on Debian. Konqueror will show files on networked file systems (via Samba), but it prepends a smb: to the file name. So if the file I'm interested in is alice.odp on the

[users] a question

2007-01-29 Thread Vasyl Chepelskyy
Hello! I am looking for Microsoft Office 2000, so that i can open Microsoft Word Document on my computer (windows 2000). Could you please let me know the exact address of the web-site from where i can download it. Thanks a lot. Sincerely, Vasyl. - Want to

RE: [users] Open Office 2.1 - Does not display Visio Schematics

2007-01-29 Thread chris.beuhler
Update on large master document with heavy graphics usage. I have found file formats from Visio that are compatible, and have also found some corrupt graphics. Once these were replaced, everything went quite smoothly. I like how Open Office handles exports to Adobe format...much less risky than

[users] popup ads

2007-01-29 Thread mark woodman
Hi, I was wondering if using your application, being free, do you use advertising like most free things that causes tons of popup ads? Thanks, Mark Woodman

Re: [users] a question

2007-01-29 Thread Paul
OpenOffice is not MS office2000. It is however a replacement for it. Using OOo you can open MS documents (apart from MS Works doc's) ... Downloads from www.openoffice.org /paul On 1/30/07, Vasyl Chepelskyy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I am looking for Microsoft Office 2000, so that i

Re: [users] popup ads

2007-01-29 Thread Paul
OpenOffice is free because it is open source. There are no popup ads of any sort within OOo. /paul On 1/30/07, mark woodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I was wondering if using your application, being free, do you use advertising like most free things that causes tons of popup ads? Thanks,

Re: [users] Open Office 2.1 - Does not display Visio Schematics

2007-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
Bottom post On Monday 29 January 2007 7:54 am, chris.beuhler wrote: Update on large master document with heavy graphics usage. I have found file formats from Visio that are compatible, and have also found some corrupt graphics. Once these were replaced, everything went quite smoothly. I

Re: [users] precautions, hints, traps on updating from OO 1.x to 2.1

2007-01-29 Thread Jonathon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - I would like to know, if OO 1.1.4 must first be uninstalled, or not, and what implied drawbacks if not. OOo 2.x and OOo 1.1.x can coexist in peace. You don't have to uninstall one, to install the other. - I would like to know, if after the installation,

[users] Re: Huge fonts in user interface

2007-01-29 Thread Joe Smith
Dan H. wrote: ... This is Debian, and of course the concept of a System font is unknown to any Unix system. What is probably meant is the default fone of some desktop environment. ... I'm really not 100% sure myself what System font actually means. I know for me (Gnome on Fedora 5) that both

Re: [users] a question

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
Vasyl Chepelskyy wrote: Hello! I am looking for Microsoft Office 2000, so that i can open Microsoft Word Document on my computer (windows 2000). Could you please let me know the exact address of the web-site from where i can download it. Thanks a lot. Sincerely, Vasyl. You cannot

Re: [users] popup ads

2007-01-29 Thread James Knott
mark woodman wrote: Hi, I was wondering if using your application, being free, do you use advertising like most free things that causes tons of popup ads? Thanks, Mark Woodman There are no ads in OpenOffice that I've ever seen. OpenOffice is a completely free (both cost and freedom) that

[users] Formula: plus sign compatibility problem

2007-01-29 Thread Tony
System: Win XP SP2. When I use plus signs in a formula in Impress, and save as ppt, the plus signs come out as boxes, as if the font is not present. This happens even in the same computer so it is not an obvious font problem.Not sure if it happens all the time but it seems to be repeatable

[users] Re: Drag and drop broken

2007-01-29 Thread NoOp
John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:48:56 -0800 NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: Can you please explain the DD that you are trying to do in more detail? For instance; I *can* DD from a Gnome desktop start icon into OOo with no problems, but I've not tried to do this from any other

[users] Re: Problems with Windows Shares from Debian/KDE

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Wescott
Ain Vagula wrote: Tim Wescott wrote: I'm transitioning from Windows to Linux, and I'm having a problem with OOo and the KDE desktop on Debian. Konqueror will show files on networked file systems (via Samba), but it prepends a smb: to the file name. So if the file I'm interested in is

[users] Re: popup ads

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Wescott
mark woodman wrote: Hi, I was wondering if using your application, being free, do you use advertising like most free things that causes tons of popup ads? Thanks, Mark Woodman You need to start looking for your free things elsewhere -- OOo doesn't do the ad thing, nor does any other

Re: [users] Re: Templates and styles

2007-01-29 Thread Barrie Backhurst
It is clear to me that there is some kind of bug in the version 2.04 that I have. I went to openoffice.org thinking I would file a bug report about it, but I'll be darned if I can find the page where you file bug reports. Its not very obvious, you need to open the openoffice.org home page

Re: [users] Re: Templates and styles

2007-01-29 Thread Barrie Backhurst
On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 19:38 +, Barrie Backhurst wrote: It is clear to me that there is some kind of bug in the version 2.04 that I have. I went to openoffice.org thinking I would file a bug report about it, but I'll be darned if I can find the page where you file bug reports. Its

[users] Re: no wonder

2007-01-29 Thread Paul
Normally I don't respond to your type of emails, but I get the impression that you have some legitimate questions, amongst the immature name-calling. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=119 no wonder it sucks. I agree OOo in some circumstances is slower than M$ Office. There are plenty of people on

[users] OOo Writer - Spaces not visible at end of line when typed

2007-01-29 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Hi All, I've heard of users who cannot see the spaces they type at the end of a line (especially one for who had not experienced this before kids did something - but what ???). They type spaces but the cursor doesn't move at all. I cannot reproduce it with OOo 2.1 (either Ubuntu 6.06 or XP)

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