[users] Array Formulas

2007-11-25 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I resubscribed in case my membership lapsed when I changed to satellite, and I will re-ask my question in case the last attempt did not get through.. I have created a cashbook using Calc (ver 2.3) and it is working fine. The column headers are: code date description amount If I want to g

[users] OOo 2.3 fails to install

2007-11-25 Thread Martin S
When running the installation (setup) from the console on OpenSUSE 10.3 I get this ./setup Checksumming... Extracting ... 90276 blocks Done. Using /var/tmp/install_11700/usr/java/jre1.6.0_02/bin/java java version "1.6.0_02" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05) Java HotSpot(TM) Clie

Re: [users] OOo 2.2 - Generating Base tables from semicolon-delimited .txt data

2007-11-25 Thread Drew Jensen
john d. herron wrote: Have seven .txt table files exported from an MS-Access database, which is no longer accessible 'cause the underlying Win98SE is broken. The tables are interrelated with one another, but not similar in structure. I read Solveig Hoagland's article on importing various types of

[users] OOo 2.2 - Generating Base tables from semicolon-delimited .txt data

2007-11-25 Thread john d. herron
Have seven .txt table files exported from an MS-Access database, which is no longer accessible 'cause the underlying Win98SE is broken. The tables are interrelated with one another, but not similar in structure. I read Solveig Hoagland's article on importing various types of data into Base, but sh

[users] OOo 2.2 - Generating Base tables from semicolon-delimited .txt data

2007-11-25 Thread john d. herron
Have seven .txt table files exported from an MS-Access database, which is no longer accessible 'cause the underlying Win98SE is broken. The tables are interrelated with one another, but not similar in structure. I read Solveig Hoagland's article on importing various types of data into Base, but

[users] Re: Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Bruce Roorda wrote: > I much prefer top posting. If I've been following the thread, I want > the new post first. I've already seen the others. > Sorry but I was following the thread about OOo popup interference and now I get this? Please don't hijack threads. Start a new one if you like. Thank

Re: [users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:27:29 -0600 Bruce Roorda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry, I thought what you had written was important. My bad. Were it me replying to what I said previously, I would have cut my message down and presented your response as follows: DEMONSTRATION: > Actually, the co

Re: [users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Bruce Roorda
I'm sorry, I thought what you had written was important. My bad. Frank Cox wrote: Which, of course, you failed to do. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:59:24 -0600 Bruce Roorda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do agree that cutting the previous messages down to essentials is a > good idea. Which, of course, you failed to do. So I guess it's a good idea in theory only? Incidentally, your ISP (softhome.net) is bouncing ema

Re: [users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Bruce Roorda
I disagree that bottom posting is "correct". It is merely a matter of preference, sometimes strong preference. I have a very strong preference against posting replies inline, but I do not assert that my preference is correct. I recognize that some people find bottom posting preferable, just a

[users] "Save" failures in Calc

2007-11-25 Thread kevin johnston
I'm seeing a bizarre behavior and I'm stumped: Calc can read in a spreadsheet, display it, edit it, but cannot write it out. I'm running OOo 2.3 on Windows XP (*when* will I learn?). I have lots and lots of disk space, and the directory is not write protected. This is definitely not the proble

Re: [users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:01:05 -0600 Bruce Roorda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I much prefer top posting. If I've been following the thread, I want > the new post first. I've already seen the others. Actually, the correct thing to do is to cut the previous message down to the essential part that

[users] Top versus bottom posting yet again

2007-11-25 Thread Bruce Roorda
I much prefer top posting. If I've been following the thread, I want the new post first. I've already seen the others. You should post the question "> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?" in one post, then post the answer "> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read

Re: [users] Text flow - hyphenation in Impress

2007-11-25 Thread Alan Boba
> Alan Boba wrote: > > > > Is there a way to control (prevent) automatic hyphenation in Impress in > > > Harold Fuchs wrote: > Hmmm. I'm using 2.2 on Win XP and I can't see how to get Impress to > hyphenate at all. It's not a question of *preventing* it, I can't see how > to > achieve it. > > Pleas

[users] Re: Label printing

2007-11-25 Thread NoOp
On 11/25/2007 10:44 AM, Russ Fineman wrote: > On Saturday 24 November 2007 17:20, NoOp wrote: >> On 11/23/2007 01:40 PM, Russ Fineman wrote: >> > Only if you use Windows. I've talked with Avery and they have no plans >> > for a Linux version. >> >> You can install & run Avery Design Pro in linux vi

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread TomW
Joe Conner wrote: jonathon wrote: Joe wrote: I, for one, would like that URL. Google cannot seem to find it. I found the URL with about 5 minutes of searching. Amongst other comments are: * The download is 222 MB in size; * Minimum OS requirements: Win2003 SP1 or WIndows Vista Home P

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread TomW
Joe Conner wrote: jonathon wrote: Joe wrote: I, for one, would like that URL. Google cannot seem to find it. I found the URL with about 5 minutes of searching. Amongst other comments are: * The download is 222 MB in size; * Minimum OS requirements: Win2003 SP1 or WIndows Vista Home P

Re: [users] OOo popup interfering with work

2007-11-25 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Dotan, Dotan Cohen wrote (25-11-2007 23:45) On 25/11/2007, Peter Hillier-Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Datatude wrote: On 2007-11-25 11:38 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: I am trying to type a Writer document in a brand new installation of OOo 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty. Every minute or so, a dialog

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread Joe Conner
jonathon wrote: Joe wrote: I, for one, would like that URL. Google cannot seem to find it. I found the URL with about 5 minutes of searching. Amongst other comments are: * The download is 222 MB in size; * Minimum OS requirements: Win2003 SP1 or WIndows Vista Home Premium or better;

Re: [users] OOo popup interfering with work

2007-11-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 25/11/2007, Peter Hillier-Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Datatude wrote: > > On 2007-11-25 11:38 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> I am trying to type a Writer document in a brand new installation of OOo > >> 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty. Every minute or so, a dialog titled "formats and > >> numbers" (t

Re: [users] saving uncompressed / xml document (for svn versoning system)

2007-11-25 Thread Donald H Locker
I have a Subversion server running on Windoze just fine. svnserve on win2k. Thanks for the ooosvn pointers, nonetheless. Donald. jonathon wrote: On Nov 25, 2007 6:08 PM, Rafał Maj wrote: that would be more suitable to store in version controll system like SVN? Try the macro described at

[users] Changing the default for outline numbering to have spaces after the number

2007-11-25 Thread solveig
Hi, When you use Word to set up outline numbering, there is a tab between the number and the heading as in this example: 1. /t How to Make Bread 1.1. /t How to Make Rye Bread However, in Writer you have to specify the number of spaces, not a tab, after the number, under Tools > Outline Nu

Re: [users] saving uncompressed / xml document (for svn versoning system)

2007-11-25 Thread jonathon
On Nov 25, 2007 6:08 PM, Rafał Maj wrote: > that would be more suitable to store in version controll system like SVN? Try the macro described at http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/node/230 and available for downloading from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooosvn/ (The downside is the onl

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread Paul
> If any, which program is a match for MS Publisher? > Thanks. > Mike > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anything that can be done wtih MS Publisher can usually be acomplished with a combination of Draw and Writer. If however you want a powerful desktop publishing package - try out scribus (http://www.scribus.

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

2007-11-25 Thread Paul
> Dear sir / madam can you please inform as to if your open office sofware > is > compatiable with Windows vist? > Yours thankfullyMr john moloney > Yes, OpenOffice will work fine on Vista... /paul -- Processing Key for cracking HD DVD's: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C

Re: [users] saving uncompressed / xml document (for svn versoning system)

2007-11-25 Thread Rafał Maj
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 12:15 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > > how can one save the document in uncompressed format (file, or perhaps > > the directory) that would be more suitable to store in version controll > > system like SVN? > > ODF files are zip files, so you can unzip them using any standard zip

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread jonathon
Joe wrote: > I, for one, would like that URL. Google cannot seem to find it. I found the URL with about 5 minutes of searching. Amongst other comments are: * The download is 222 MB in size; * Minimum OS requirements: Win2003 SP1 or WIndows Vista Home Premium or better; * It will not open publish

Re: [users] Re: Label printing

2007-11-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:44:22 -0800 Russ Fineman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do I need a > windows install to run it? Wine is a self-contained thing that doesn't require Windows at all. It is, however, sometimes useful or necessary to install various "official" Windows .dll files to make certai

Re: [users] Re: Label printing

2007-11-25 Thread Russ Fineman
On Saturday 24 November 2007 17:20, NoOp wrote: > On 11/23/2007 01:40 PM, Russ Fineman wrote: > > Only if you use Windows. I've talked with Avery and they have no plans > > for a Linux version. > > You can install & run Avery Design Pro in linux via WINE. It's a bit > kludgy (IMO), but it does work

Re: [users] saving uncompressed / xml document (for svn versoning system)

2007-11-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:08:45 +0200 Rafał Maj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how can one save the document in uncompressed format (file, or perhaps > the directory) that would be more suitable to store in version controll > system like SVN? ODF files are zip files, so you can unzip them using any st

[users] saving uncompressed / xml document (for svn versoning system)

2007-11-25 Thread Rafał Maj
Hello, how can one save the document in uncompressed format (file, or perhaps the directory) that would be more suitable to store in version controll system like SVN? -- LimCore.com - software outsourcing - To unsubscribe, e-m

Re: [users] OOo popup interfering with work

2007-11-25 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Datatude wrote: On 2007-11-25 11:38 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: I am trying to type a Writer document in a brand new installation of OOo 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty. Every minute or so, a dialog titled "formats and numbers" (translated) pops up, grabs focus, and generally frustrates me. Sounds like you

Re: [users] OOo popup interfering with work

2007-11-25 Thread Datatude
On 2007-11-25 11:38 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: I am trying to type a Writer document in a brand new installation of OOo 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty. Every minute or so, a dialog titled "formats and numbers" (translated) pops up, grabs focus, and generally frustrates me. same thing happens to me with OO

[users] OOo popup interfering with work

2007-11-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
I am trying to type a Writer document in a brand new installation of OOo 2.2.0 on Ubuntu Feisty. Every minute or so, a dialog titled "formats and numbers" (translated) pops up, grabs focus, and generally frustrates me. I thought that maybe I was touching the touchpad of this laptop accidentally, bu

Re: [users] PowerPoint.ppt

2007-11-25 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 25/11/2007 13:00, James Knott wrote: As I suspected, it appears the email is blocked by the receiving mail server. As I mentioned, that may occur due to the attachment types or as someone else mentioned, there may be a restriction on attachment size or mailbox capacity. Either way, if you

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 22, 2007 10:36 PM, John W. Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Boba wrote: > > On Nov 21, 2007 8:01 PM, Frank Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:56:57 + > >> jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Provided that the source code to the product is

Re: [users] PowerPoint.ppt

2007-11-25 Thread James Knott
As I suspected, it appears the email is blocked by the receiving mail server.  As I mentioned, that may occur due to the attachment types or as someone else mentioned, there may be a restriction on attachment size or mailbox capacity.  Either way, if you can send attachments to some addresses,

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread rob clement
Ken Bordner wrote: Can Word document templates (*.dot) files be imported and used in OO writer? Thanks, Ken Hi Ken I do not think anyone has replied to you. All I have tried is a file open and it will select the file type of "Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP template (*.dot)" I have not used

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-25 Thread M Henri Day
The Swedish version of Gutsy does indeed include (a Swedish version of) OOo 2.3. But such a version is, presumably for the reasons outlined by Per (tack Per !), not yet available from the OOo Swedish language site - http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Sv.openoffice.org Henri 2007/11/25, Joh

Re: [users] installation of the product

2007-11-25 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi aleex zim, 2007/11/22, aleex zim wrote: > * "Manfred J. Krause" [Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:58:41 +0100]: > > 2007/11/20, aleex zim wrote: > > > > > > Hello pls.help cannot install openoffice.org > > > during installation my pc opens a window: > > > file sw680mi.dll is missing check it what to do? > >

Re: [users] Embedding pictures in text ?

2007-11-25 Thread Dave Barton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - Original Message From: Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat 24 Nov 2007 19:24:53 EST > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:53:13 + > brian stowe wrote: > >> From: The Revd. Brian Stowe. >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: page orientation

2007-11-25 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 25/11/2007, marra winsome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steven Hunlow wrote and email(see below) he seemed somewhat savey of the > differences between OO and Excel. All I wish to know is how to I get OO to > print in a landscape orientation. It will not "take" this orientation, and > will al

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:31:14 -0800 jonathon wrote: > James wrote: > > >but bear in mind, nothing other than Publisher can read Publisher > >files. > > a) https://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp > will convert your publisher file to a PDF > > b) Microsoft offers what they call a "free viewer

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-25 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
The Ubuntu 7.10 Version of OpenOffice.org 2.3 seems to include Swedish. I have the Swedish 2.3 and I don't remember doing anything special to get it. J.R. 2007/11/24, Per <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > About the subject for v. 2.3 in Swedish.. > > This is an answer I got from one of the guys from the S

Re: [users] Re: Why does 2.3 have fewer fonts than 2.1?

2007-11-25 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 25/11/2007, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11/23/2007 10:21 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:28:46 -0600 > > Barbara Cornick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I downloaded 2.3, thinking it would be a better deal, but it is > >> missing many of the fonts I had in 2.1, at

Re: [users] Re: invoice template

2007-11-25 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 25/11/2007, Joe Conner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might want to see if this invoice will work for you: > > http://smalldataproblem.org/ooextras/downloads/english/index.php?command=download&real=InvoiceTemplate.sxc Forwarding to unregistered OP -- Harold Fuchs London, England Ple

Re: [users] Re: page orientation

2007-11-25 Thread Steven Hunlow
Hi Marra, To change OO's "Calc" worksheet to print in Landscape orientation do the following: Menu = File > Page Preview This will present your document as it will look. Some new icons should show up as a new tool bar on which you should find "Format Page" and select it;. There will be 7 tabs ac