Re: [users] How do I put page numbers on each page so that each and every page has its own number serially starting with page 1 age 1 to [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
Thx. My system says header and footer DEFAULT. I cannot seem to get any place that allows me to set page numbering. How do you set page numbering using your computer please? Best, Russ That's right. All that means is that you are inserting the header into the 'default' page style. Select

Re: [users] Stability and what size limitations

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
Thanks for the feedback. OpenOffice is certainly not my company, I'm merely a contributor to the open source OpenOffice product. This might be something that your company could develop for people doing family photo albums. There are several applications out there that handle creating photo

Re: [users] Cannot retrieve password

2007-02-28 Thread Marc Hug
Password for what? Please give more information. Marc H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I registered a few days ago and did another registration today. I am told that I will receive an email to set my password. I have not received that email and cannot log in. Standralyn Terry-Jones [EMAIL

Re: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
Terry Allen-3 wrote: I hope I can explain this clearly: I use Calc (OOo 2.1, Windows XP Home, SP2) to open an .xls file created by a FoxPro 2.4 (DOS) application. Don't ask why, it would take too long. Some fields contain a ' (single quote or tick) at the beginning of the content.

Re: [users] openoffice.org PL wersja 2

2007-02-28 Thread Marc Hug
Here you should write it in English. Maybe nobody will be able to answer you in Polish. Marc H. Informatyk Starostwa Powiatowego w Prudniku a écrit : Dzień Dobry, Mam pytanie w związku z użytkowaniem programu OpenOffice.org wersji 2, czy my jako instytucja samorządowa możemy go użytkować za

Re: [users] Cannot retrieve password

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
greensleeves wrote: I registered a few days ago and did another registration today. I am told that I will receive an email to set my password. I have not received that email and cannot log in. Standralyn Terry-Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Benighted services like Gmail sometimes

Re: [users] openoffice.org PL wersja 2

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
Or you could check the links here: http://pl.openoffice.org/ Marc Hug wrote: Here you should write it in English. Maybe nobody will be able to answer you in Polish. Marc H. Informatyk Starostwa Powiatowego w Prudniku a écrit : Dzień Dobry, Mam pytanie w związku z użytkowaniem

Re: [users] bug report from a unregistered user

2007-02-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 27/02/07, Ilkka Lassila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im using the offical OO 2.1 version. The writer crashes as I try to using properties on file menu for any document. It doesn't matter if it is a existing old document or if I use create new. To reproduce: 1) Open writer aplication 2) Create a

Re: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread Andis Lazdinsh
Hi! May be try to copy that character directly from cell content and paste it into find field, leave replace field empty. It's always helps, at least for me. Andis Terry Allen wrote: I hope I can explain this clearly: I use Calc (OOo 2.1, Windows XP Home, SP2) to open an .xls file

Re: [users] odg file

2007-02-28 Thread Tom Chilton
Hi, This is a list answered by volunteers in their free time. There is no phone number to call. There is no way to set a video as a background in an Impress file. Generally if something is in the background it needs to not draw attention to itself, thus I don't think background videos

Re: [users] Fwd: questions about OO Calc

2007-02-28 Thread jeffrey sun
Thank u, *TerryJ*. :-) Jefsun On 2/28/07, TerryJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would search the Macros API and the Code Snippets sections of www.oooforum.org. (Your query in the Calc section is now in Macros API.) Try searching for command line. You will find a number of links to

RE: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread lynn
I guess an easy way would be to save as a CSV file, open in a text editor and then search and replace. SciTe, which is an editor that I got with Autoit 3, is lovely and fast for things like that and can edit thousands of lines in a few seconds. You can also use notepad which ships as part of

Re: [users] bug report from a unregistered user

2007-02-28 Thread Ron Ferguson
Tested using Windows XP SP2 opened and checked FileProperties - no problems. Ron Ferguson James Mckenzie wrote: Ilkka: Actually, I meant the users@openoffice.org mailing list. However, you file would not have made it through as attachments to messages are blocked. I had no problems opening

[users] Correct whilst editing

2007-02-28 Thread Bob Kaltz
Ref: Open Office 1.1.4 and using Windows XP Home is there a way to set Tools so that if one has received copy which requires correcting one can correct whilst editing and forward the corrected copy to the original sender?

[users] OpenOffice help files - Calc

2007-02-28 Thread Arthur Lindley
I've recently downloaded OpenOffice, all software elements are working. The Help files work too - except in Calc. If I ask to open a help page related to any Calc function, I get the following message: Could not find Help page. Unfortunately the Help page you selected was not found. The

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

2007-02-28 Thread Tim Hall
I wish to know if Open Office Write has booklet layout capabilities, specifically the abilities to place page numbers at the bottom of both columns, which represent two individual booklet pages, on a horizontal 11x 8 1/2 page, and also to re-arrange these virtual booklet pages (once layout is

[users] Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread Tim Hall
Dear Open Office, (Trying again, with a summary this time.) I wish to know if Open Office Write has booklet layout capabilities, specifically the abilities to place page numbers at the bottom of both columns, which represent two individual booklet pages, on a horizontal 11x 8 1/2 page, and

Re: [users] bug report from a unregistered user

2007-02-28 Thread April Joe Geer
What Ron said! Joe - Original Message - From: Ron Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org; James Mckenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ilkka Lassila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: OpenOffice User Support Mailing List users@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:54 AM Subject:

[users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread PIERRE Francois SPP
I am using Open office 2.0.2 and 1.1.5 on 2 computers(home,company). The MS doc file Runion.doc does not look correctly with Open office 2.0.2, and is OK with 1.1.5(see the corresponding .doc and pdf files, first page in : http://pierre.web.cern.ch/pierre/Runion07.doc

[users] excel macro's

2007-02-28 Thread Mark Hannessen
Hi list, I am trying to run a few excel documents under openoffice, but every time I try to open the document complains about a Scripting Framework error or something like that.. does anyone know what might cause this problem?

[users] unachieved download of OpenOffice

2007-02-28 Thread Ronald Van den Briel
I tried twice to download Oo from the main site OpenOffice.org (green button), but unsuccefully. I work on a Dell Dimension 8300 running on Microsoft XP (2). Internet connection is very good (cable). Although the download started well, it freezes 1 second before the end. The icon showing that

[users] can't open documents from network

2007-02-28 Thread Adrian Stefan Cosma
*I am using version 2.0.3 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I can't open documents from network, only if i open first open office application. If i try with double click on that file nothing happens, also if i try opening it with right click and open with... thanks, greetings, adi cosma *

Re: [users] [moderated] I am a new user of OpenOffice.org. and have just bought Vista

2007-02-28 Thread margaret.kaine
Hello Dave Thank you so much. That's sorted now. But I do have another teething problem. when I'm typing text, there seems to be a pink tinge to it when I strike the keys. Also, a blue highlight often occurs in the word I'm typing. Can you help? Many thanks Margaret - Original

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

2007-02-28 Thread brucegb
Do I need to download the whole program? I would like to just download Base. Thanks, Bruce Brown, e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2007-02-28 Thread rlshadow
Yes, OpenOffice can do this. Go to Help, click Index, and search on booklet printing for further information. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 4:11 AM Subject: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE I wish

Re: [users] Correct whilst editing

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
Ref: Open Office 1.1.4 and using Windows XP Home is there a way to set Tools so that if one has received copy which requires correcting one can correct whilst editing and forward the corrected copy to the original sender? Sounds like track changes. Try edit changes record... this will

Re: [users] Question

2007-02-28 Thread Heather Dudley
Actually, I'm fairly certain (don't quote me on this) that it is a word perfect file, not works. Someone here may need to correct me on that, though. On 2/28/07, Philip Reinhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Someone sent me a wps file, which I presume is a Microsoft Works file. How do I open

Re: [users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
The MS doc file Runion.doc does not look correctly with Open office 2.0.2, and is OK with 1.1.5(see the corresponding .doc and pdf files, first page in : http://pierre.web.cern.ch/pierre/Runion07.doc http://pierre.web.cern.ch/pierre/Runion07_Oo2.0.2.pdf

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

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
Do I need to download the whole program? I would like to just download Base. OOo is an integrated office suite. Because of this even if the modules were offered independently the size saving would only be about 10%. The entire suite does have to be downloaded. /paul -- Vista is dramatically

Re: [users] Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 3:13 am, Tim Hall wrote: Dear Open Office, (Trying again, with a summary this time.) I wish to know if Open Office Write has booklet layout capabilities, specifically the abilities to place page numbers at the bottom of both columns, which represent two

[users] Re: spellchecker

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 02:48 AM, Wasyl Lukan wrote: I'm using vista home premium edition and openoffice 2.2 rc2 but I cannot get the spell checker to work maybe you can tell me if its still to be fixed or is there a way to make it work regards w lukan Try? http://qa.openoffice.org/helping.html

Re: [users] Problem with printing

2007-02-28 Thread NSP Ciudad Madero
I downloaded and registered Open Office for Mac a while ago, Wich version? try to dl the latest. Saludos, Roberto - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2007-02-28 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 11:26 am, Paul wrote: Do I need to download the whole program? I would like to just download Base. OOo is an integrated office suite. Because of this even if the modules were offered independently the size saving would only be about 10%. The entire suite

Re: [users] Question

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
Someone sent me a wps file, which I presume is a Microsoft Works file. How do I open it with open office? I am using a Mac 10.4.9. Actually, I'm fairly certain (don't quote me on this) that it is a word perfect file, not works. It is a works file. WPS is for works word processing doc's

[users] Is it possible to exclude tables from the table list

2007-02-28 Thread Richard Bos
I have a document with many tables. Only some of those tables are relevant for a tables list. Is it therefor possible to mark certain tables to be excluded from the table list. Or vice versa, is it possible to mark the tables that should make up the table list? -- TIA, Richard Bos We are

[users] Re: bug report from a unregistered user

2007-02-28 Thread CarlP
Works fine for me, XPsp2, OOo 2.1. I wonder if there could have been a problem with the download or install? April Joe Geer wrote: What Ron said! Joe - Original Message - From: Ron Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org; James Mckenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ilkka

Re: [users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:17:26 +1300 Paul wrote: The MS doc file Runion.doc does not look correctly with Open office 2.0.2, and is OK with 1.1.5(see the corresponding .doc and pdf files, first page in : http://pierre.web.cern.ch/pierre/Runion07.doc

Re: [users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread Anthony Chilco
I loaded the file with 2.1 and it looks the same as the 2.0.2 pdf. It appears that some parts of the document that have the default style are taking the characteristics of the 'heading 5' style, which is used in various places in the doc. The file looks right when loaded in Word97. tc Michael

[users] Re: Question

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 09:44 AM, Paul wrote: Someone sent me a wps file, which I presume is a Microsoft Works file. How do I open it with open office? I am using a Mac 10.4.9. Actually, I'm fairly certain (don't quote me on this) that it is a word perfect file, not works. It is a works file.

[users] Re: Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread John King
Tim Hall wrote: Dear Open Office, (Trying again, with a summary this time.) I wish to know if Open Office Write has booklet layout capabilities, specifically the abilities to place page numbers at the bottom of both columns, which represent two individual booklet pages, on a

[users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 11:01 AM, Anthony Chilco wrote: I loaded the file with 2.1 and it looks the same as the 2.0.2 pdf. It appears that some parts of the document that have the default style are taking the characteristics of the 'heading 5' style, which is used in various places in the doc. The

Re: [users] unachieved download of OpenOffice

2007-02-28 Thread Guy Voets
2007/2/28, Ronald Van den Briel [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I tried twice to download Oo from the main site OpenOffice.org (green button), but unsuccefully. I work on a Dell Dimension 8300 running on Microsoft XP (2). Internet connection is very good (cable). Although the download started well, it

Re: [users] unachieved download of OpenOffice

2007-02-28 Thread josepie
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Re: [users] Re: Open office 2.0.2 not as good as 1.1.5(.doc)

2007-02-28 Thread josepie
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Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2007-02-28 Thread josepie
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Re: [users] Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread josepie
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Re: [users] odg file

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
As you can see on my Website I have Videos And i would like to do is to make a video in impress on background Sorry yes I did mean odp File .And yes i do mean the background of your Impress. Apart from all the help that others have provided, the only suggestion I can offer, is the ability to

Re: [users] Re: Question

2007-02-28 Thread Paul
The WPS 2000/Office 1.0 in that list isn't the same as the Works wps. Wow... you learn something new each day... Thanks for the clarification. Sort of counter intuitive as well isn't... /paul -- Vista is dramatically more secure than any other operating system released Bill Gates Huh ??

Re: [users] Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread Richard Detwiler
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[users] OpenOffice Base question

2007-02-28 Thread Haidut
Hi all, I am using OO Base to create e template form that stores its input fields into a database. One of the fields of the form is a JPG/GIF/PNG image. The form works fine and allows me to upload an image and stores it into the underlying database. However, when I try to create a report that

[users] Re: Question

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 01:10 PM, Paul wrote: The WPS 2000/Office 1.0 in that list isn't the same as the Works wps. Wow... you learn something new each day... Thanks for the clarification. Sort of counter intuitive as well isn't... /paul Not to worry... I couldn't figure it out as well, so I did

[users] Re: Does Open Office have booklet capabilities?

2007-02-28 Thread Kelvin Eldridge
Tim Hall timhall1 at sbcglobal.net writes: Dear Open Office, (Trying again, with a summary this time.) I wish to know if Open Office Write has booklet layout capabilities, specifically the abilities to place page numbers at the bottom of both columns, which represent two individual

[users] Writer: Is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two characters

2007-02-28 Thread Kenn Goutal
In Writer, is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two arbitrary characters? I know that, with certain options set, Writer will replace the string 1/2 with a single character, consisting of the 1 and the 2 made small and separated by a diagonal line. I'm looking for a way to take, say X

Re: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
TerryJ wrote: Terry Allen-3 wrote: I hope I can explain this clearly: I use Calc (OOo 2.1, Windows XP Home, SP2) to open an .xls file created by a FoxPro 2.4 (DOS) application. Don't ask why, it would take too long. Some fields contain a ' (single quote or tick) at the

Re: [users] Writer: Is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two characters

2007-02-28 Thread Adrian Try
I'm looking for a way to take, say X and Y, and combine them so that they appear as a single character, with X as a small superscript above and Y as a small subscript directly below, sort of like this: X Y The quickest way would be to insert a formula object, and use a formula

Re: [users] OpenOffice help files - Calc

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
Arthur Lindley wrote: I've recently downloaded OpenOffice, all software elements are working. The Help files work too - except in Calc. If I ask to open a help page related to any Calc function, I get the following message: Could not find Help page. Unfortunately the Help page you

Re: [users] excel macro's

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
Mark Hannessen wrote: Hi list, I am trying to run a few excel documents under openoffice, but every time I try to open the document complains about a Scripting Framework error or something like that.. does anyone know what might cause this problem? OOo does not read Visual

Re: [users] Writer: Is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two characters

2007-02-28 Thread James Knott
Kenn Goutal wrote: In Writer, is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two arbitrary characters? I know that, with certain options set, Writer will replace the string 1/2 with a single character, consisting of the 1 and the 2 made small and separated by a diagonal line. I'm looking for

[users] Re: Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 03:43 PM, TerryJ wrote: TerryJ wrote: Ok. I'm not pulling your leg. Search for .* and replace with In the dialogue, press More Options, select Regular Expressions and Search in Values. If, perchance, that does not work, the macro in the following post will:

Re: [users] [moderated] I am a new user of OpenOffice.org. and have just bought Vista

2007-02-28 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu 01 Mar 2007 00:31:29 EST Hello Dave Thank you so much. That's sorted now. But I do have another teething problem. when I'm typing text, there seems to be a pink tinge to it when I strike the keys. Also, a blue highlight

Re: [users] bug report from a unregistered user

2007-02-28 Thread James Mckenzie
Ilkka: Are you using Finnish as the language on your computer or American English? James McKenzie -Original Message- From: Ilkka Lassila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 28, 2007 3:13 PM To: Ron Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: users@openoffice.org, James Mckenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: [users] Writer: Is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two characters

2007-02-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 28/02/07, Kenn Goutal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Writer, is there a way to superimpose or overstrike two arbitrary characters? I know that, with certain options set, Writer will replace the string 1/2 with a single character, consisting of the 1 and the 2 made small and separated by a

Re: [users] Drag and drop of text redux

2007-02-28 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:14:23 -0800 NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: On 02/24/2007 01:29 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: Excellent suggestion! Don't know why it never occurred to me to do that -- error messages can be very revealing. When I launch writer I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ oowriter

[users] Re: Drag and drop of text redux

2007-02-28 Thread NoOp
On 02/28/2007 07:56 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: [long snip of good info] Interesting thanks much for outlining what you did. Per your: The question remains, however, is it OOo 2.0.4 or Ubuntu Edgy amd64? I also have a live CD for 32-bit Edgy. I rebooted the computer to it and tried OOo

[users] Automatically open .doc files

2007-02-28 Thread Tom Kravitz
Is there a way to set openoffice as the default word processor and have it automatically open .doc files. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: Drag and drop of text redux

2007-02-28 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:26:28 -0800 NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: On 02/28/2007 07:56 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: [long snip of good info] Interesting thanks much for outlining what you did. Per your: The question remains, however, is it OOo 2.0.4 or Ubuntu Edgy amd64? I also have a

Re: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-02-28 Thread TerryJ
I've inserted some inane comments. noop-3 wrote: On 02/28/2007 03:43 PM, TerryJ wrote: I'm glad that worked. (Terry Allen asked why it worked and I'm replying to the list.) Look at Help under Regular Expressions. Help is not completely accurate and regular expressions in Calc at

Re: [users] Is it possible to exclude tables from the table list

2007-02-28 Thread Andis Lazdinsh
Hi! What do you mean with Table list? Is it Table index or Table list in Navigator window? In case of Table index you should try different Caption paragraph styles for different kind of tables, and insert User-defined index based on certain paragraph styles. In case of Navigator window, I

[users] Linux.com | OooBasic crash course: One-click email backup of OpenOffice.org documents

2007-02-28 Thread Fred A. Miller
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/22/197222 -- Remember, a consumer is a customer with no choice. DRM 'manages access' in the same way that jail 'manages freedom.' - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For