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From: Adrian Try [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: users@openoffice.org
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [users] Re: Fonts
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:05:06 +1000
Hi Victor
I am usually pretty good at following instructions, but the
Hi,
If you do need to be able to open the new MS Office 2007 files
NeoOffice (based on OpenOffice) will open them www.neooffice.org.
This is for macintosh only. I would recommend trying both OpenOffice
and NeoOffice on one of your macs to see which is more appropriate
for your use.
In a Footer when I type page', press Enter, click InsertFieldsPage
Numbers. I get Page Numbers. How do I change the setting so I get a number
such as 1 instead of the name of what is there.
I hope I have sent this to the correct address, I've already sent it to
the wrong address once! I'm a bit overwhelmed with the number of lists
supporting OpenOffice.Org ,my apologies if I messed up.
I recently installed OpenOffice.Org on my PC (Windows XP) and after
installation had a suite
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:25:25 -0400
John Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After poking around, I did find
that you can launch Calc, Impress etc from the File New dialog in
Writer however that seems kinda klugy to always need to run Writer
first.
That's how it's done.
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MELVILLE THEATRE
On Saturday September 1 2007 09:10 am, Joe Marks wrote:
In a Footer when I type page', press Enter, click InsertFields
Page Numbers. I get Page Numbers. How do I change the setting so I
get a number such as 1 instead of the name of what is there.
Check View Field names. You
** Reply to message from Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 1 Sep
2007 09:30:08 -0600
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:25:25 -0400
John Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After poking around, I did find
that you can launch Calc, Impress etc from the File New dialog in
Writer however that seems
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 19:12:19 +0300
Stan Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And sure enough, in SuSE Linux, clicking on the
OOo desktop icon brings up a menu through which one chooses the behavior
(Write, Calc, etc.) desired at the moment. Evidently those who ported the
suite
to various OSes
On Saturday 01 September 2007 12:12:19 pm Stan Goodman wrote:
** Reply to message from Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
Sat, 1 Sep 2007 09:30:08 -0600
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:25:25 -0400
John Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After poking around, I did find
that you can launch Calc,
** Reply to message from Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 1 Sep
2007 10:31:52 -0600
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 19:12:19 +0300
Stan Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And sure enough, in SuSE Linux, clicking on the
OOo desktop icon brings up a menu through which one chooses the behavior
(Write,
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:06:55 +0300
Stan Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can a Unix-descended OS not have a command line?
Beats me.
The question is sincere;
where I am, Macs are very thin on the ground, and I have never seen one.
You and me both.
It's my understanding that Apple tries
On Saturday 01 September 2007 01:10:57 pm Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:06:55 +0300
Stan Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can a Unix-descended OS not have a command line?
MAC OS X does have a command line.
The question is sincere;
where I am, Macs are very thin on the
hi,
I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6 MB .xls
file better.
Here is the background: As some of you might remember, I have been
volunteering as a level one (meaning low level) tech support for a public
middle school in San Francisco. I have been trying to move the
It sounds to me as if it is past time that a database replaced that
Excel spreadsheet.!! :-)
Christian Einfeldt wrote:
hi,
I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6 MB .xls
file better.
Here is the background: As some of you might remember, I have been
volunteering as
Christian,
I echo the sentiments of other users in saying the problem lies in the
misuse of technology.
Spreadsheets are not meant for record-keeping. They are meant for
complex (and not-so-complex) calculations (hence the name Calc). The
fact that the row/column layout is easily
Christian Einfeldt wrote:
But the teachers will probably not accept a box that takes even 110 seconds
to load this spreadsheet, and they will get a negative impression of FOSS,
which might actually set us back, rather than move us forward.
How long does it take to load it in Excel? Is that
Christian Einfeldt wrote:
hi,
I need some help figuring out how to make OOo handle a massive 6 MB .xls
file better.
Here is the background: As some of you might remember, I have been
volunteering as a level one (meaning low level) tech support for a public
middle school in San Francisco. I
I wouldn't be surprised if Excel on the same machine (or a comparable
machine)
opens the same document in less than 5 seconds. I have also tried to open
big Excel files with OpenOffice. About 10-100 times longer isn't unusual,
compared to Excel. The slowness is one of the few things I really hate
Christian Einfeldt wrote:
SNIP
I now have a vexing problem that is posing a rather serious obstacle to that
migration. The problem is a massive .xls spreadsheet that the school uses to
track the students' behavioral development, meaning do they do their
homework, do they arrive to
I've been using OOO for a couple of years now. Version 2.2 running on
XP. In the last year or so I've lost two spreadsheet files. My computer
crashes (locks up). No action. I've got a spreadsheet open. I have to
shut the computer off at the power strip. When I reboot, I get a restore
Your problem seems to be memory related. How much memory do you have? Anything
less than 256MB may give you a less than satisfactory experience.
To help you in the future, go to Tools Options Load/Save General Save
AutoRecovery information every X minutes. I set mine for 1 minute. That
As one who have been working with computers since there were no pc's
I have see many things. The use of a spreadsheet for what the school
is doing is not uncommon. It is easier to create the storage, but not the
reporting.
By biggest problem is the size of the file. Even the best of machines
Thanks everyone for your replies. Sorry for the lag in responding..
On 9/1/07, Joe Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It sounds to me as if it is past time that a database replaced that
Excel spreadsheet.!! :-)
Okay, but that is a systemic change that I am not going to be able to
implement in
hi
On 9/1/07, Alan Frayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Christian,
I echo the sentiments of other users in saying the problem lies in the
misuse of technology.
I am all in favor of switching the school to OOo Base, but that is probably
not a solution that I will be able to implement in 72
hi
On 9/1/07, Johnny Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wouldn't be surprised if Excel on the same machine (or a comparable
machine)
opens the same document in less than 5 seconds.
I believe you are current in this surmise. I have not paid attention per se
to anyone opening the file,
hi
On 9/1/07, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a chance that the slowness is a conversion from Excel to OO
scalc format each time the document is opened?
This is worth testing, although it still poses a problem: All the educators
need to use the same file format (now we see
I've got 736 MB of RAM.
I did have the always create backup copy checked. Where is that backup
stored? Maybe that's something I haven't figured out?
I did have the recovery option checked too. The problem is, even though it
normally works fine, the two times I mentioned, even after the
hi
I find it easier to do newsletters with Pagemaker,
Linux Format Magazine for August has done an entire feature in their very
demanding, very slick glossy mag using scribus. I recommend that you
download the pdf and read the article. You might be pleased!
On Saturday 01 September 2007 09:07:43 pm Christian Einfeldt wrote:
Thanks everyone for your replies. Sorry for the lag in responding..
On 9/1/07, Joe Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It sounds to me as if it is past time that a database replaced that
Excel spreadsheet.!! :-)
Okay, but
On 9/1/07, Howard Coles Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First, have you tried saving this current spreadsheet as a text based, csv
file? And then, importing the csv into OOo?
Would this break the formulas, etc? I have not tried this, because there
are multiple tabs, and it is my understandinng
On 09/01/2007 07:27 PM, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
hi
I find it easier to do newsletters with Pagemaker,
Please use attributes when replying to posts. At first glance I thought
that *you* were saying that you find it easier to do newsletters with
Pagemaker.
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On 9/1/07, NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd also suggest that you have a look at StarOffice. OOo is basically
the free version of SO, and Sun have added macro templates that assist
in making a MS to SO transition. It's free to educational institutions,
staff, students, etc., and I'm
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