Re: [users] ordered, paid by paypal but have not received openoffice yet

2007-03-01 Thread Thomas W. Cranston
Heather Dudley wrote: Sorry, but we're not going to be able to help you. This is a volunteer-run mailing list that can help with troubleshooting, installing, and using Open Office. You'll have to contact the person you purchased the DVD from to find out what the hold up is. On 3/1/07, Phil <[EMA

[users] Re: please, can you help me out

2007-03-01 Thread NoOp
On 03/01/2007 05:21 PM, John Heinrich wrote: > hello Simon, > > I use MsAccess and have files produced by Access that OoBase SHOULD be able > to open. But I cannot get BASE to "work" either. I think the problem is that > BASE requires some form of JAVA file that you need to find and load > sep

Re: [users] I am using version 2.0.2

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 01 2007 5:29 pm, Harold Fuchs wrote: > On 01/03/07, Debbie Coy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My problem is: > > > > How to get the cursor to return to first column in an excel > > spreadsheet by using the enter key? > > If you want to enter data in column 1, enter the value for

Re: [users] please, can you help me out

2007-03-01 Thread John Heinrich
hello Simon, I use MsAccess and have files produced by Access that OoBase SHOULD be able to open. But I cannot get BASE to "work" either. I think the problem is that BASE requires some form of JAVA file that you need to find and load separately. You might look into that approach. John.

Re: [users] New products

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 01 2007 4:47 pm, James Knott wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Gentlemen...You have a great product in openoffice replacement > > for XP OfficeAre you working on a replacement for Windows XP > > operating system...??? > > You may want to look into Linux. There are many L

[users] Re: SPELL CHECK

2007-03-01 Thread Kelvin Eldridge
DARREN &/or SANDRA sky.com> writes: > > > - Original Message - > From: DARREN &/or SANDRA > To: users openoffice.org > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 11:30 PM > Subject: [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE > > Dears sirs, > I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.1, which is excelen

Re: [users] please, can you help me out

2007-03-01 Thread Leo Moons
Hi Tom, Tom Chilton schreef: Hi, Can you explain a little more about your problem so we can help you out? What exactly do you mean by 'it wouldn't work'. Are you trying to open an Access file in base? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I didn't think that was possible. Please reply to the

Re: [users] I am using version 2.0.2

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Debbie Coy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My problem is: How to get the cursor to return to first column in an excel spreadsheet by using the enter key? If you want to enter data in column 1, enter the value for the first row and hit enter. The cursor will return to column 1 of th

Re: [users] Converting excel docs to calc

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Gary Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been working with Excel Files using Open Office Calc with enjoyable success. I have probably screwd up and will need to restart my project but here is my question: How do I open Excel lists with Calc coming from a cd I copied them onto?

Re: [users] Search for text, change style

2007-03-01 Thread Johnny Andersson
Of course! Why didn't I think of that? That's brilliant! Thanks for letting me know that I'm stupid… ;D No, but seriously, that IS brilliant! Simple and effective! Thanks! Johnny Andersson 2007/3/1, Uwe Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi, Johnny Andersson wrote: > With Search & Replace I can

Re: [users] please, can you help me out

2007-03-01 Thread Tom Chilton
Hi, Can you explain a little more about your problem so we can help you out? What exactly do you mean by 'it wouldn't work'. Are you trying to open an Access file in base? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I didn't think that was possible. Please reply to the list at include any error mess

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-03-01 Thread Tom Chilton
Hi, Install the windows version, it will work just fine on Vista even though it isn't specifically mentioned. Hope this helps Tom On 1 Mar 2007, at 21:22, Dwight Foster Public Library wrote: Greetings: I am very interested in using openoffice. However, I just got a new computer with t

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I install Office.org for word processing? Thanks > ** AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > Download it from www.openoffice.org and run the installe

Re: [users] New products

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Gentlemen...You have a great product in openoffice replacement for XP > OfficeAre you working on a replacement for Windows XP operating > system...??? > You may want to look into Linux. There are many Linux distributions available, to suit a wide variety of users

Re: [users] [moderated]Instellen van opsommngstekens in een document.

2007-03-01 Thread Cor Nouws
Redirected this mail to the Dutch list, Cor Ilse Flart wrote: Goedemiddag, Mijn naam is Ilse Flart en ik woon in Uithoorn. -- Cor Nouws Arnhem - Netherlands nl.OpenOffice.org - marketing contact - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[users] Converting excel docs to calc

2007-03-01 Thread Gary Foster
I have been working with Excel Files using Open Office Calc with enjoyable success. I have probably screwd up and will need to restart my project but here is my question: How do I open Excel lists with Calc coming from a cd I copied them onto? They are parts price lists that are created in Excel

[users] [moderated]

2007-03-01 Thread Dwight Foster Public Library
Greetings: I am very interested in using openoffice. However, I just got a new computer with the Windows Vista operating system and when I went to the site to download openoffice, Vista wasn't listed. Will it run OK on a Vista machine? Amy Lutzke

[users] I am using version 2.0.2

2007-03-01 Thread Debbie Coy
My problem is: How to get the cursor to return to first column in an excel spreadsheet by using the enter key?

Re: [users] Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista?

2007-03-01 Thread JChap777
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[users] [moderated]

2007-03-01 Thread Topkinsr
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[users] New products

2007-03-01 Thread trevorc
Gentlemen...You have a great product in openoffice replacement for XP OfficeAre you working on a replacement for Windows XP operating system...??? Truly Robert Coulson - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[users] please, can you help me out

2007-03-01 Thread simon
Hello there, I am tim david simon, (belgium). At school we need to make a database in access, but when we bought the new microsoft office 2007, we could not afford to buy the version with access included... which is by the way over 600 ?. I only once will use it, so I wont buy it... Then I reme

Re: [users] Music transitions in slideshow

2007-03-01 Thread Deborah Phelps
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly!!! Your advice is duly noted... Deb -- Original message -- From: Anthony Chilco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Deborah, > Sorry for your loss. I did the same sort of thing for my dad's funeral > last year. Because OOo doesn't sup

[users] [moderated] problem in converting files from .sxc to .ods

2007-03-01 Thread leuckf
Using OO2.1, I loaded an sxc spreadsheet, edited it, then saved in .ods format. Sheet 2 of a 2-sheet file did not convert. Sheet 2 did not migrate from the sxc to the ods file. It came up blank. Because I didn't delete the old file, I have suffered no loss of work, but this may be a possible

Re: [users] unachieved download of OpenOffice

2007-03-01 Thread Ronald Van den Briel
Thanks Guy, but it can't be a problem with my provider Telenet. I can download 10Gb /month and actually I've got only 14% of it. Meanwhile I tried to download again (again twice) and it still stops when I reach 99% of the download. I canceled the action after a long period and tried to find

[users] SPELL CHECK

2007-03-01 Thread DARREN &/or SANDRA
- Original Message - From: DARREN &/or SANDRA To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 11:30 PM Subject: [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE Dears sirs, I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.1, which is excelent instead of MS office 2000 or 2003 etc. My question is, in

Re: [users] Dictionary error

2007-03-01 Thread John W. Kennedy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I got the latest version of OpenOffice and I noticed an error in the auto correction mode. Even if you change the language in the options it doesn't control the document with the selected language but with the default. example: My openoffice is in french my default l

Re: [users] Linux Versions

2007-03-01 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Le 01.03.2007 21:21, Pete Holsberg a écrit : I have v2.0.4 in my Ubuntu distribution. Will the 2.1 version on the OOo website work in Ubuntu? Yes. See on Ubuntu forum, there are threads about that. Hagar. - To unsubscribe, e-

[users] Linux Versions

2007-03-01 Thread Pete Holsberg
I have v2.0.4 in my Ubuntu distribution. Will the 2.1 version on the OOo website work in Ubuntu? Thanks. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista?

2007-03-01 Thread Heather Dudley
Yes. On 2/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista? I am particularly interested in using your word processor part. Though the other parts may also be excellent for me. I look forward to hearing from you. John R. Chappell [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [users] ordered, paid by paypal but have not received openoffice yet

2007-03-01 Thread Heather Dudley
Sorry, but we're not going to be able to help you. This is a volunteer-run mailing list that can help with troubleshooting, installing, and using Open Office. You'll have to contact the person you purchased the DVD from to find out what the hold up is. On 3/1/07, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [users] Question

2007-03-01 Thread Paul
How does one use the filters. Most of the filters I could find required a version of word to be already installed. There is a set of libraries (http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/) that doesn't have this pre-condition, but there only offering is source code which needs to be compiled. If your

Re: [users] using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org, would like your recommendation

2007-03-01 Thread Barbara Duprey
It sounds as if you might want to create a Writer template with a title line and a simple table, and call it something that will let her find it and choose it as the template for her new documents. A lot of people think tables must be difficult, but I think you'll find this an easy task. It'll

Re: [users] register issue

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Produkcja INDECO POMORZE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello. Please give me advice how to register Your product (for home use only) when I do not have an internet connection in my home ? Or what can I do to stop QuickStarter telling me to register everytime I turn my PC on ? I have re

Re: [users] the cent sign

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Rashelle Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi crazy question! I am a computer applications teacher and we are currently learning the symbols on the keyboard. Is there and ALT keyboard command for the cent sign? I know lots of other shortcuts like ALT + 1, and ALT + 167 etc. Help

Re: [users] Question

2007-03-01 Thread Paul
How does one use the filters. Most of the filters I could find required a version of word to be already installed. There is a set of libraries (http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/) that doesn't have this pre-condition, but there only offering is source code which needs to be compiled. If your

Re: [users] Dictionary error

2007-03-01 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Le 01.03.2007 18:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I got the latest version of OpenOffice and I noticed an error in the auto correction mode. Even if you change the language in the options it doesn't control the document with the selected language but with the default. example: My openoffice is

Re: [users] openoffice calc size problems

2007-03-01 Thread Arnold Huzen
It sounds like you somehow set a printarea (I'm not sure if that's the English word for it sinc I use the Dutch version). In my version it's in the format-menu just under Page. If you choose the option delete you should be able to print the whole sheet again. Arnold Huzen mark woodman schr

Re: [users] Re: [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-01 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:55:20 +0100 Mathias Bauer wrote: > NoOp wrote: > > > 'Synchronize contents' is the key. If this is selected in the > > wizard, once a new label page is created you can change the first > > frame & contents to whatever you want (including font size), and > > click the"Synchr

Re: [users] Dictionary error

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 01 2007 11:12 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I got the latest version of OpenOffice and I noticed an error in > the auto correction mode. Even if you change the language in the > options it doesn't control the document with the selected language > but with the default. ex

Re: [users] SAVE to MS Office formats gives incompatibility warning

2007-03-01 Thread Paul
Are the OO.o programs and file formats totally incompatible with Microsoft's? Or is there some option or setting that I need to use to make this work? There is an option in : tools > options > load/save > general which states "warn when not saving in default opendocument format"... If this is

Re: [users] Vista

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 01 2007 7:36 am, Craig Dixon wrote: > Are your wordprocessing and spreadsheet programs compatible with > Windows Vista? Yes, OpenOffice.org is compatible with Vista. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL P

Re: [users] [moderated] Suggestion for another feature

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 01 2007 6:06 am, Sarah Grabke wrote: > Hi, > > I'm not quite having problems. It's rather a suggestion. I'm using > FrontPage to create my homepage, because I'm not that fluent with > html and making some clicks is easier than writing whole lines of > complicated codes. I'm using

Re: [users] FW: Music transitions in slideshow (Correction)

2007-03-01 Thread Paul
The slides transition but the music stops playing after the first slide. Please Help!!! Impress currently does not support the ability to have a single track of music played throughout an entire presentation. There is an enhancement pending to correct this, but unsure when this will make it int

Re: [users] Purchase of a written manual

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you please tell me if there are any manuals, written, that I can purchase that explains how to use open office and if there are who publishes them or where I could purchase one. I find if I have a manual that I can read I can usually understand and use a progra

Re: [users] using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org, would like your recommendation

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 7 years old daughter's new obsession this year seems to be making random lists of just about anything she can think of in her notebook, list like her favorite tv shows. I thought maybe I could use this hobby of hers to get her to learn to use word proccessing softwa

Re: [users] Purchase of a written manual

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 10:29 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Could you please tell me if there are any manuals, written, that I > can purchase that explains how to use open office and if there are > who publishes them or where I could purchase one. I find if I have > a manual that I can rea

Re: [users] OpenOffice Cymraeg Error Message

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 28/02/07, Kevin and Ingrid Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am using OpenOffice 2.0 (the bilingual English/Welsh version). A few days ago, a message appeared on the screen - see attached file (which is an OpenOffice file saved in Word format) with a screenshot - relating to the use of th

Re: [users] using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org, would like your recommendation

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 10:01 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My 7 years old daughter's new obsession this year seems to be > making random lists of just about anything she can think of in her > notebook, list like her favorite tv shows. I thought maybe I could > use this hobby of hers to ge

Re: [users] Music transitions in slideshow

2007-03-01 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Deborah, Sorry for your loss. I did the same sort of thing for my dad's funeral last year. Because OOo doesn't support playing music throughout a slide show, you'll be better off using another method. Either play the music separately, or use DVD authoring software to create a DVD slide show

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

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 5:30 pm, DARREN &/or SANDRA wrote: > Dears sirs, > I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.1, which is excelent instead of MS > office 2000 or 2003 etc. My question is, in the WRITER programme > you have a spell check, which I guess has been copied to my hard > disk, some where.

Re: [users] ordered, paid by paypal but have not received openoffice yet

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/8/07 I ordered the DVD of OPEN2XL OSX OPEN OFFICE Item 002 Receipt ID 5156-6015-9900-0698 I still have not received the DVD. Can you help?Thank you,Phil Glennie Philip Glennie 9877 E Forest Grove Loop Tucson, AZ 85749 520 747-0446

Re: [users] doc becomes wordpad

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 4:25 pm, Bill Cameron wrote: > Hi > > I recently installed OpenOffice 2.1 on a computer that runs on XP > media center edition. For email attachments I have tried to save > as .doc but it saves as Wordpad. I uninstalled and re-installed > last night but the problem

Re: [users] Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista?

2007-03-01 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday February 28 2007 2:30 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista? I am particularly > interested in using your word processor part. Though the other > parts may also be excellent for me. > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > John R. Chappell >

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

2007-03-01 Thread margaret.kaine
Thank you, Dave. I have disabled the Word Completion. No, it is not a pink wavy line. It's quite odd really. The pink tinge appears on the letters as I type them - but not in emails, only when typing text. It then disappears and printing out is fine. Many thanks Margaret - Original Messag

[users] RE continue/ unachieved download of Ooo

2007-03-01 Thread Ronald Van den Briel
Thanks Guy, but it can't be a problem with my provider Telenet. I can download 10Gb /month and actually I've got only 14% of it. Meanwhile I tried to download again (again twice) and it still stops when I reach 99% of the download. I canceled the action after a long period and tried to find

[users] Purchase of a written manual

2007-03-01 Thread MAGOOIAM
Could you please tell me if there are any manuals, written, that I can purchase that explains how to use open office and if there are who publishes them or where I could purchase one. I find if I have a manual that I can read I can usually understand and use a program a lot better. Thank you

[users] using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org, would like your recommendation

2007-03-01 Thread billysundays
My 7 years old daughter's new obsession this year seems to be making random lists of just about anything she can think of in her notebook, list like her favorite tv shows. I thought maybe I could use this hobby of hers to get her to learn to use word proccessing software. I'm not too computer sa

[users] Spell Checker

2007-03-01 Thread Karmel Angel-Catton
To whom it may concern: My husband showed me how to download open office for my mac and the problem that we are currently having right now is that it doesn't spell check. I mean we purposely spell something incorrect and it doesn't underline or see that it is wrong and we have to use another p

[users] there is a problem saving the second page of a document

2007-03-01 Thread Brian Cheng
I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : every time I try to save a document longer than 1 page, the program freezes up does not respond until I force it to quit. Then when I relaunch the program, anything past the 1st page is lost. Thank you for your support, Brian Cheng

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

2007-03-01 Thread DARREN &/or SANDRA
Dears sirs, I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.1, which is excelent instead of MS office 2000 or 2003 etc. My question is, in the WRITER programme you have a spell check, which I guess has been copied to my hard disk, some where. Can the spell check or dictionary be transfered to and used within OUTLO

[users] FW: Music transitions in slideshow (Correction)

2007-03-01 Thread Deborah Phelps
Hello again...to revise my previous email, the problem in "Rehearse Timings" is that the slides won't transition while the song plays on even though I have programmed the transitions for every 5 sec., fade smoothly, apply to all slides, etc. It simply stays stuck at the first slide. However, i

[users] SAVE to MS Office formats gives incompatibility warning

2007-03-01 Thread Russ Nekorchuk
I just installed OO.o 2.1 on my Windows XP/SP2 system. I created a test Impress file and a test Writer document. When I tried to save the Impress file as a Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP (.ppt) file, I got a warning message about the open file containing stuff incompatible with PowerPoint for

[users] Music transitions in slideshow

2007-03-01 Thread Deborah Phelps
I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : When I view the slideshow in "Rehearse Timings" the song which was inserted in slide #1 doesn't continue to play during the rest of the slideshow. It stops playing after the first transition. How do I get the song to continue playing d

[users] Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista?

2007-03-01 Thread JChap777
Is Open office compatible with Windows Vista? I am particularly interested in using your word processor part. Though the other parts may also be excellent for me. I look forward to hearing from you. John R. Chappell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** AOL now offers f

Re: [users] unachieved download of OpenOffice

2007-03-01 Thread Javier Rivera
Ronald Van den Briel escribió: 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 data transfert is going on is still moving from one side to the oth

[users] OpenOffice Cymraeg Error Message

2007-03-01 Thread Kevin and Ingrid Simmons
I am using OpenOffice 2.0 (the bilingual English/Welsh version). A few days ago, a message appeared on the screen - see attached file (which is an OpenOffice file saved in Word format) with a screenshot - relating to the use of the Cymraeg/English buttons. Please can you help. Regards, Kevin Si

[users] [moderated] Suggestion for another feature

2007-03-01 Thread Sarah Grabke
Hi, I'm not quite having problems. It's rather a suggestion. I'm using FrontPage to create my homepage, because I'm not that fluent with html and making some clicks is easier than writing whole lines of complicated codes. I'm using open office so far for all the other "usual" programs instead th

[users] Vista

2007-03-01 Thread Craig Dixon
Are your wordprocessing and spreadsheet programs compatible with Windows Vista?

[users] the cent sign

2007-03-01 Thread Rashelle Porter
Hi crazy question! I am a computer applications teacher and we are currently learning the symbols on the keyboard. Is there and ALT keyboard command for the cent sign? I know lots of other shortcuts like ALT + 1, and ALT + 167 etc. Help Me Please. The kids like to learn these. Rashelle Por

[users] ordered, paid by paypal but have not received openoffice yet

2007-03-01 Thread Phil
On 2/8/07 I ordered the DVD of OPEN2XL OSX OPEN OFFICE Item 002 Receipt ID 5156-6015-9900-0698 I still have not received the DVD. Can you help?Thank you,Phil Glennie Philip Glennie 9877 E Forest Grove Loop Tucson, AZ 85749 520 747-0446 (office) 520 760-7762 (home) [EMAIL PROTECT

[users] Dictionary error

2007-03-01 Thread tobi06
Hi, I got the latest version of OpenOffice and I noticed an error in the auto correction mode. Even if you change the language in the options it doesn't control the document with the selected language but with the default. example: My openoffice is in french my default language is french. When

Re: [users] Search & Replace non-printing "paragraph end" character

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
Original Message Subject: [users] Search & Replace non-printing "paragraph end" character From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: users@openoffice.org Date: Thu Mar 01 2007 14:36:08 GMT+ (GMT Standard Time) Hi all, one feature I dearly miss in OOo Writer is the abil

Re: [users] OpenOffice help files - Calc

2007-03-01 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, 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 s

Re: [users] Search for text, change style

2007-03-01 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, Johnny Andersson wrote: With Search & Replace I can search for styles and replace them, but the other day I needed to search for a word and then replace the style in which paragraph the word was found with another style. Here's an example: ... *Now I want all the paragraphs that included

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
You might be right. But I'd like to try just.. well it's a challengeand I should be able to do this with Base. The biggest advantage would be that I can just write everybody in, thenfire up Gramps and connect people together. There is some work being done on a spreadsheet (CSV) version of thi

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Le 01.03.2007 15:41, Online User a écrit : Well I figured the links are already in place. They'll just activate when I put data in the boxes. Administering a database in a database manager just seems efficient. It's been fantastic for Thunderbird. Well, that's not quite the same ! OOo Base f

Re: [users] can't open documents from network

2007-03-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 15:28 +0200, Adrian Stefan Cosma wrote: > *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

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
Well I figured the links are already in place. They'll just activate when I put data in the boxes. Administering a database in a database manager just seems efficient. It's been fantastic for Thunderbird. Hagar de l'Est wrote: > Le 01.03.2007 13:52, Ron Ferguson a écrit : >>> From: Online Use

Re: [users] Search & Replace non-printing "paragraph end" character

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
Seconded [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > one feature I dearly miss in OOo Writer is the ability to find and > replace the paragraph end character (Alt+0182 on the keypad in DOS > ASCII as far as I can remember, or U+00B6 in the special character > offered in OOo-Writer's search & replace).

[users] [Fwd: Re: [Gramps-windows] New Q, for the FAQ: Databases]

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
OK, I've got all the GRAMPS info. The database I want to connect to is BSDDB. I can probably get around the extension problem by changing the file extension, connecting to the database and then editing the odb xml to be the old extension and reverting the file? Suggest override for extension li

[users] Search & Replace non-printing "paragraph end" character

2007-03-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all, one feature I dearly miss in OOo Writer is the ability to find and replace the paragraph end character (Alt+0182 on the keypad in DOS ASCII as far as I can remember, or U+00B6 in the special character offered in OOo-Writer's search & replace). In M$Word 97 & others I can search and repla

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
Thanks for the suggestion. unfortunately not though. I expect the database file is just another format renamed, but shall have to wait for that information. More surprising is that OOo Base can't connect to an XML database? Never.. ..? Dave Ron Ferguson wrote: > - Original Message -

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Le 01.03.2007 13:52, Ron Ferguson a écrit : From: Online User I want to edit it with OpenOffice dynamically and there is no information anywhere that I have found relating to the subject. I have mailed the GRAMPS list to get further info *.grdb *.xml *.gedcom In 'connect to exi

[users] Base and Thunderbird

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
I have high hopes for Base. I have it administrating my address books already, and have posted about my genealogy database earlier today. Just to push the boundaries I've been trying to get Base to communicate with MSF databases. It doesn't yet, but then I'm sure all is needed is a sort of comm

Re: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Ron Ferguson
- Original Message - From: Online User To: users@openoffice.org Sent: 01 March 2007 11:45 Subject: [users] Base & Gramps (XML Database) GRAMPS geneology database I want to edit it with OpenOffice dynamically and there is no information anywhere that I have found relat

Re: [users] Calculate a formula (in string format)

2007-03-01 Thread Bart Aimar
Anthony Chilco ha scritto: Hi Bart, Hi Anthony, Im sorry... but my english is very little... and it is possible I do not correctly understand your suggest... I have two suggestions then: 1) Have the user input the data in several cells with the operators fixed in cells before, after and

Re: [users] Extensions manager for all users

2007-03-01 Thread Mathias Bauer
TerryJ wrote: > Mathias Bauer wrote: > >> It's understandable that you didn't know about unopkg but this doesn't >> give you the right to flame about OOo. If you don't know something, >> please don't talk about it or at least don't talk about it badly. >> >> > > If you didn't keep information

Re: [users] OpenOffice help files - Calc

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
TerryJ wrote: > > david potter-4 wrote: > >> >> >> By the way what is "md5sum"? Is this the repair option? How do you use >> it? >> >> Dave Potter >> >> >> > > It's a type of checksum. If the sum calculated for your downloaded file > matches the sum calculated for the file by the provid

Re: [users] Removing formatting marks from Calc cells

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, TerryJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 n

[users] Australian English dictionary - Word suggestions welcome

2007-03-01 Thread Kelvin Eldridge
Hi, I'm the creator and maintainer of the Australian English dictionary files. For the next two weeks I will be collecting words for the next release of the dictionary files. If you have any words you would like to suggest, please use the feedback form on the following page. http://www.justlo

Re: [users] Automatically open .doc files

2007-03-01 Thread James Knott
Tom Kravitz wrote: > Is there a way to set openoffice as the default word processor and > have it automatically open .doc files. Yes, you're asked if that's what you want, when you install. Failing that, you can: 1) Right click on file icon 2) Select open with 3) Check always use this app... in t

Re: [users] Extensions manager for all users

2007-03-01 Thread TerryJ
Mathias Bauer wrote: > > TerryJ wrote: > >> >> >> CarlP wrote: >>> >>> OOo 2.1, WinXP >>> >>> I'm trying to add the text-to-columns macro but when I open the >>> Extensions Manager, I can only add to "My" extensions, not the Open >>> Office extensions which are available to all users. >>> >>

Re: [users] OpenOffice help files - Calc

2007-03-01 Thread TerryJ
david potter-4 wrote: > > > > By the way what is "md5sum"? Is this the repair option? How do you use > it? > > Dave Potter > > It's a type of checksum. If the sum calculated for your downloaded file matches the sum calculated for the file by the provider, your download is good. The pa

[users] Equivalent in OOo for Microsoft Word TOC formats

2007-03-01 Thread Manuel Carrusca
--- Begin Message --- Hello! Is there any equivalent in OOo for Microsoft Word TOC formats (Classic, Distinctive, Fancy, Modern, Formal, Simple... )? Thanks in advance for your help. Manuel Carrusca --- End Message --- AVISO LEGAL: Esta mensagem pode conter informação considerada confidencial,

[users] Base & Gramps (XML Database)

2007-03-01 Thread Online User
GRAMPS geneology database I want to edit it with OpenOffice dynamically and there is noinformation anywhere that I have found relating to the subject. I havemailed the GRAMPS list to get furtherinfo *.grdb *.xml *.gedcom In 'connect to existing database' none of the options seem to connectto

Re: [users] Automatically open .doc files

2007-03-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/03/07, Tom Kravitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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,

Re: [users] Extensions manager for all users

2007-03-01 Thread Mathias Bauer
TerryJ wrote: > > > CarlP wrote: >> >> OOo 2.1, WinXP >> >> I'm trying to add the text-to-columns macro but when I open the >> Extensions Manager, I can only add to "My" extensions, not the Open >> Office extensions which are available to all users. >> >> Anyone know why? Did I install OOo wron

Re: [users] Re: [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-01 Thread Mathias Bauer
NoOp wrote: > 'Synchronize contents' is the key. If this is selected in the wizard, > once a new label page is created you can change the first frame & > contents to whatever you want (including font size), and click the > "Synchronize Labels" floating button & all other labels will change! > Bril

[users] Search for text, change style

2007-03-01 Thread Johnny Andersson
With Search & Replace I can search for styles and replace them, but the other day I needed to search for a word and then replace the style in which paragraph the word was found with another style. Here's an example: *"Blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blahblah blahblah blahblah blah blah bla

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