[users] OO.o in java/tomcat webapp?

2008-02-17 Thread Kristian Rink
Folks; so far I have enjoyed using OO.o as a desktop-based office application on my machine, now I want to move things to some other level: So far we're using a document management system automatically generating documents using MS Office on a Windows machine, relying upon VB macros and a more or

Re: [users] Page Styles, Page Numbering, and Duplication of Effort

2008-02-17 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:34 17/02/2008 -0800, Scott Meyers wrote: The only thing I can think to do is duplicate the four existing page styles (manually, field by field -- unless somebody knows of a way to copy page styles) ... Unless I misunderstand your need, there is a simple way to copy page styles: o In the

[users] Page Styles, Page Numbering, and Duplication of Effort

2008-02-17 Thread Scott Meyers
I'm setting up page styles for a book. I've set up left pages, right pages, left chapter openers, and right chapter openers. All use arabic page numbering. I want to use the same styles for the front matter, except I want those pages to use roman numbering. I'd like to link the roman-numbere

[users] Re: Re: Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread Jonathan Kaye
TomW wrote: > Jonathan Kaye wrote: >> Sandy Walker wrote: >> >> >>> I bid on a "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition"CD on ebay. When I >>> received my disc, it was a writable disc that the seller had burned the >>> program to. She stated in her description that it was new. I have not >>> load

Re: [users] DATABAsES

2008-02-17 Thread Alan Boba
> > Hi I am in need of help here as I need to set up a very basic data base.. > > I work in a medical office and need to keep track of procedures without > having to go through dozens of files to see what is what: > > What I need to include is: > > Patient Name and Surname > File No > Procedure >

[users] Re: Question Regarding Simultaneous Multi-users in Impress

2008-02-17 Thread NoOp
On 02/14/2008 02:04 PM, Kim Riggs wrote: > Hello, > > > > My name is Kim Riggs and I am an Executive Assistant at an energy > marketing company. We frequently use PowerPoint presentations and the > question has been raised whether or not it is possible to have a > document that multi-users co

[users] Re: Users having to register everytime they log in

2008-02-17 Thread NoOp
On 02/12/2008 12:36 PM, Yvette Lopez wrote: > Hello, > > > > I work for the IT dept. at a Middle School and we are having an issue > with the students having to register every time they try to open a > document in Open Office on different computers. The students do not have > their own computer

[users] Missing 'Security' tab in PDF Export function

2008-02-17 Thread Sam Lim
Hi, I'd installed OOo 2.3.0 on 2 of my computers, 1 with Windows XP Pro SP2 and another with Windows Vista Ultimate. The one running on Windows Vista Ultimate is missing the "Security" tab when I export my document into the form of PDF using File - Export as PDF function. Anyone out there is hav

Re: [users] Vista?

2008-02-17 Thread Frankay
It might, but whenever I try to open a file in writer, I get an error message saying BASIC didn't load properly. James Knott wrote: > > Burt & Sylvia Schreiber wrote: >> Will this program run properly in Microsoft Vista environment? >> > > Yes. Recent Windows versions of OpenOffice have been

[users] Re: OT: This list at Google Groups gone?

2008-02-17 Thread Russell Butler
John Meyer wrote: Is this group still with the gmane newsgroup server, by the way? Hi John Yes indeed: gmane.comp.openoffice.questions I use it regularly - in fact this is being sent by that route. Russell - To unsubscribe

Re: [users] OT: This list at Google Groups gone?

2008-02-17 Thread John Meyer
Is this group still with the gmane newsgroup server, by the way? M Henri Day wrote: Anyone who wishes to do so and who has a Google Account can start a Google Group. Alas, it is not always the case that others find the new group of interest. But it is obvious that there are some Google Groups re

Re: [users] Installation/Upgrade problem

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Steve, 2008/2/18, James Knott wrote: > Steve Pachal wrote: > > Is there anyone that might be able to help me get OpenOffice installed > > on my laptop? I'm not sure if it's the installation file, or if it's > > a problem with the laptop itself, but I really need to get it > > installed so that

Re: [users] New Document

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
[fwd to users@openoffice.org ] Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:48:35 -0800 From: lois friss usc.edu> Subject: Re: [users] New Document Ctrl N works. Why didn't I think of that? Thanks so much Lois 2008/2/17, Manfred J. Krause wrote: > 2008/2/12, Lois Friss wrote: > > > > When I click on new documen

Re: [users] Re: Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread TomW
Jonathan Kaye wrote: Sandy Walker wrote: I bid on a "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition"CD on ebay. When I received my disc, it was a writable disc that the seller had burned the program to. She stated in her description that it was new. I have not loaded on my computer, or even put it in

Re: [users] Installation/Upgrade problem

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Steve Pachal wrote: Is there anyone that might be able to help me get OpenOffice installed on my laptop? I'm not sure if it's the installation file, or if it's a problem with the laptop itself, but I really need to get it installed so that I can open any kind of Office file! You'll have to

Re: [users] how to Send FAX

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
John Boyle wrote: James Knott wrote: JAY SUREKA wrote: dear sir,\ I have Window's O/S & OpenOffice.orgn. How I can send Fax Jaysureka Generally, fax programs create a "printer" that you'd print to, like any other printer. So, you just print the document, select the fax printer and follo

[users] Re: Making .pps presentations full page

2008-02-17 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2008 07:08 AM, James Knott wrote: > Esther and Ed wrote: >> I downloaded OpenOffice 2.3 so that I could open .pps files in >> Windows Live. Can I make the presentations full page without the >> slide show pane on the left? >> > I believe F5 will do what you want. > You can also insta

Re: [users] how to Send FAX

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 17/02/2008 22:26, John Boyle wrote: James Knott wrote: JAY SUREKA wrote: dear sir,\ I have Window's O/S & OpenOffice.orgn. How I can send Fax Jaysureka Generally, fax programs create a "printer" that you'd print to, like any other printer. So, you just print the document, select the f

Re: [users] how to Send FAX

2008-02-17 Thread John Boyle
James Knott wrote: JAY SUREKA wrote: dear sir,\ I have Window's O/S & OpenOffice.orgn. How I can send Fax Jaysureka Generally, fax programs create a "printer" that you'd print to, like any other printer. So, you just print the document, select the fax printer and follow whatever comes ne

Re: [users] OpenOffice Writer mechanism to mimic WordPerfect?

2008-02-17 Thread jonathon
David wrote: > Has anyone developed a way to make Open Office Writer behave like Word > Perfect? Describe in more detail what you mean/want. If what you described is what I think you described,the majority of things you mentioned are trivial to construct in a template. > I'm wondering if some

Re: [users] DATABAsES

2008-02-17 Thread Drew Jensen
Maggi Mackay wrote: Hi I am in need of help here as I need to set up a very basic data base.. I work in a medical office and need to keep track of procedures without having to go through dozens of files to see what is what: What I need to include is: Patient Name and Surname File No Procedur

Re: [users] Play a sound file across multi slides in Impress

2008-02-17 Thread Michele
[snip!] > In other words I want soft music in the background as the presentation is > being viewed as it transfers from slide to slide. > My question is how can I do this? > Hello, make sure you have at least version 2.3 installed, then instead of adding the music to the slide, add it to the slid

Re: [users] Re: When Will Open Office 2.4

2008-02-17 Thread John Boyle
NoOp wrote: On 02/13/2008 11:44 AM, John Boyle wrote: To Brian, et al: Will this include rpm versions for Redhat 8? http://download.openoffice.org/680/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional comm

Re: [users] I need help

2008-02-17 Thread jonathon
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Mendelovici, Yaron (RBI-US) wrote: > I need to extract them and save each as a gij or jpg 1: Open the file with OOo. Save it as an OOo spreadsheet. 2: Change the file extention to zip. 3: Unzip the contents. 4: Browse the folder with the title "images" (or som

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

2008-02-17 Thread jonathon
Bobby wrote: >an determine, any such file on my computer. I've tried to re-install OpenOffice twice -- no luck. It's still not thers and I can't open it. Use the start menu to open OOo. xan jonathon -- OOo can not correct for incompetence in creating documents from MSO. Furthermore,OOo can n

Re: [users] Speech recognition

2008-02-17 Thread jonathon
Dave wrote: >compatibility issue causing this problem. If there is such a problem I would be interested to know. The cause and solution of that problem can be found in a five story building in US zip code 98052-8300. In the meantime try Sphinx. xan jonathon ---

Re: [users] [moderated] Position of my documents

2008-02-17 Thread Claude Poliakoff, MD FACS
Found it thanks, Brian. I guess I never even thought of designing a page in landscape, only when printing. Just for fun I'll the same document in both formats and see if they print out differently. I wonder if there will be any conflict between the OOO format and the printer setting. Claude B

[users] Re: Base-List.? ATTENTION Drew

2008-02-17 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2008 12:37 AM, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: > Hi again NoOp > > I went to the links you suggeted and found the following lists: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], where it said: > "Every discussion about ...//... using the database access components in > OpenOffice.org should take plac

Re: [users] Calc questions

2008-02-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 14/02/2008, Nate Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To Whom It May Concern: > I was a bit curious about the Calc software that you produce. Does it run > similar add-ins that Excel runs such as solver, random number generator, > etc.? > > Thanks, Nate > Please post links to the Excel

Re: [users] Mac OS printing problem

2008-02-17 Thread Steve Knott
I Had a problem as well and loaded CUPS. My IP90V now prints but looks more like a 3 color black. I have not been able to get a good black. OS X 10..5.1 on a MacBook. Steve Knott On Feb 17, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Raymond Potts wrote: I'm using OpenOffice 2.3 with Mac OS 10.4.11. My printer is a

[users] Mac OS printing problem

2008-02-17 Thread Raymond Potts
I'm using OpenOffice 2.3 with Mac OS 10.4.11. My printer is a Canon i860 connected via USB. I installed OO without issue and it runs fine, but I'm unable to print anything. All other apps print without issue. When I select Print in OO something is sent to the printer; it chugs along very s

Re: [users] where i get open office for mac?

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, 2008/2/13, Uber Velez wrote: > > Please give me the link or the adress where i may get open office for mac in > spanish. if there are no in spanish, may be in english Please. Pls. have a look at -> Download OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X M

Re: [users] Can't find the download button

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: On 16/02/2008 14:56, Richard Mabelis wrote: I can find no way on the OpenOffice 1.1.5 download page to set the thing going. Can somebody help? Why do you want 1.1.5? It's *very* out of date. The current version is 2.3.1 with 2.4 due out soon. Go to www.openoffice.org, pre

Re: [users] File formats

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: On 11/02/2008 23:10, Tony wrote: Dear Sirs, For a number of years I have been using "Easy Office", a similar product to yours. However, I have recently upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate and have researched many of the open source office office suites. Yours appears to

Re: [users] enregistrement des graphiques

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 14/02/2008 10:03, Colette Pierre wrote: J'utilise OpenOffice 2.3 Calc. Je crée des graphiques dans un fichier, j'enregistre le fichier et je le ferme. Mais quand j'ouvre de nouveau le fichier, les graphiques ont disparu ! (tout le reste est bien conservé) Merci pour l'aide This is an Engl

Re: [users] Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Claude Poliakoff, MD FACS wrote: Its a buyer beware issue. I doubt its illegal, but personally I wouldn't trust what the seller placed on the CD. He/she is simply trying to make money from anyone who is unaware that OpenOffice is *free *download from Openoffice.org with more links than you can

Re: [users] Searching on a page

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 15/02/2008 21:16, Pat Brown wrote: Is it possible in Write to go to a specific page? I know you can do it in Adobe Reader, though I never ran across it in Word and I can't remember if it could be done in WordPerfect. Yes, by using the Navigator. See the Help for details but simple things

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread Alan Boba
> > Do you have a separate PDF tool as a product?" > > What do you mean by "...PDF tool...?" - a way to create PDFs from within OpenOffice -- YES, the option to create PDF files is part of OOo - a way to create PDFs from other programs -- NO, however there are a number of open source products tha

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

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Dennis, 2008/2/16, Dennis wrote: > Hello, > > is there are an office assistant how in Microsoft Office (for example > Karl Klammer)?? Who is Karl Klammer? ;-) Some examples for help assistance in OOo: Go to -> Tools | Options | OpenOffice.org | General Check → [X] Tips [X] Extended tips

Re: [users] Quickstart Icon in Taskbar Notification area

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 17/02/2008 10:37, John Barman wrote: Since installing OO 2.3 the normal OO icon in the taskbar refuses to appear at any time. I think I might have seen threads on this in the past, but I have never had the problem before, so any remedy hasn't registered with me. I will be grateful for advic

Re: [users] Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Sandy Walker wrote: I bid on a "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition"CD on ebay. When I received my disc, it was a writable disc that the seller had burned the program to. She stated in her description that it was new. I have not loaded on my computer, or even put it into my computer. So, I d

Re: [users] Activation of Orthographic verification

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Nora, 2008/2/16, Nora Apers wrote: > > Hello, > > My language is French. However, my question is: > > - The automatic orthographic correction doesn't work > although all related cases are activated. > > - Same for the Dictionary of synonyms. > > Thank you for helping. Please have a look at ->

Re: [users] [moderated]PDF tool

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Chapman, Joe wrote: Do you have a separate PDF tool as a product?" No. OpenOffice applications can create a PDF, without needing another application. -- Use OpenOffice.org - To unsubscribe,

Re: [users] I am not yet an open office user or member yet but have a question

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I have recently bought a new computer with windows vista home basic 32bit and have found I am unable to read word documents that have been sent to me by e-mail to be downloaded. I can read the e-mails ok and down load the attached documents but cannot read them

Re: [users] Vista?

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Burt & Sylvia Schreiber wrote: Will this program run properly in Microsoft Vista environment? Yes. Recent Windows versions of OpenOffice have been optimized for Vista. -- Use OpenOffice.org - To

Re: [users] Can't find the download button

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Richard Mabelis wrote: I can find no way on the OpenOffice 1.1.5 download page to set the thing going. Can somebody help? Assuming you've reached http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5/index.html, you have to select language, operating site and download location. After you've done that, you'

Re: [users] Open office 2.3 installation files

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Hilary Mabelis wrote: I have just downloaded Open Office 2.3, successfully (I believe). The installation files now reside on my desktop, not as a shortcut. Can I delete them without harm to the 2.3 itself? Any advantage to retaining them? Assuming OpenOffice is installed and working, yes you

Re: [users] new installation of office 2.3

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Travelin Retiree wrote: This seems to be a really stupid problem, but after installing the software, I can't find an exe to establish a Word/Writer screen, Excel screen or Powerpoint screen. The file containing the installation files does not show one. The software does open existing files. I h

Re: [users] New Document

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Lois, 2008/2/12, Lois Friss wrote: > > When I click on new document, nothing happens. Instead, I have to > open an exisitng document. How can I restore the function? Is it the same problem with + N? It is depending on your Operating System how to restore the function. Please tell us ... (A g

Re: [users] unable to print from openoffice.org

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Pam n Lloyd Showalter wrote: Hello, I am having a problem trying to print documents when using openoffice.org. When I hit print the program does not respond. I have checked my printer and it is working for all other computers in my house hold. The computer I am using openoffice.org is operating o

Re: [users] download

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
William Bloom jr wrote: Hi, Can someone download the word processor only? Does openoffice take as much HD space as MC Office (there is no size at the home page)? You have to download the entire package. While you can install only part of it, that's not recommended as it won

Re: [users] Problem installing Open Office from CD purchased from flexiety.com Need help

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
John Peterson wrote: I can not install open house version2.3. Trying to install open house on a Pleomax 8 gb storage drive so I can carry a back up of my documents.Using ARGO to install Open office from the CD drive it goes about half way and then I get I get a ERROR 1304. "Verify that you h

Re: [users] Can't install OpenOffice.org - please help

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Subhanandi wrote: I have tried several times with different versions. All the files seem to download Ok & I get a message saying it is installed. But no sign of it. I get an error message 'wrong OS or OS version for application'. I Have Windows Vista & have had no problems downloading other progra

Re: [users] Going to a particular page

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Pat Brown wrote: Does anyone know if there's a way to go to a particular page in Write? I know you can do it in Adobe Reader, but I don't recall seeing it in Word. A search on the Help menu brings up nothing. At the bottom left of Writer, you'll see a box that shows the current page and tota

[users] Re: Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Sandy Walker wrote: > I bid on a "Open Office 2007 Professional Edition"CD on ebay. When I > received my disc, it was a writable disc that the seller had burned the > program to. She stated in her description that it was new. I have not > loaded on my computer, or even put it into my computer. So,

Re: [users] question

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
ed hines wrote: When I receive documents written in Microsoft Word, I can't open them with Open Office. I have tried to choose other and type Open Offofe but this doesn't work. Thanks for your help. Which version of Word was used to create those files? OpenOffice cannot yet open files cre

Re: [users] Install Problems

2008-02-17 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Jasmine, 2008/2/13, Jasmine Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have tried to install OOO 2.3.1 several times now. I sometime have > problems installing new editions over old ones, so I previously uninstalled > the last version. Now, however, I am only able to get halfway through the > install proce

Re: [users] Locating & opening programs

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Jack W. Lauder wrote: I've just installed OpenOffice2.3. So far I haven't been able to get any of the programs to open. Also, I've not been able to locate Shortcuts for the different programs. Thanks inadvance, Jack Lauder Did you actually install OpenOffice? Or just download it? After

Re: [users] Burned Copies of Open Office 2007 Pro

2008-02-17 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:49:45 -0800 (PST) Sandy Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Sandy, > know, 'is it legal for her to burn copies of your program and sell > them on ebay?' If not I will report her to ebay. Please let me know. It's perfectly legal to do so. The person you bought from pr

Re: [users] Vista?

2008-02-17 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:05:25 -0500 "Burt & Sylvia Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Burt, > Will this program run properly in Microsoft Vista environment? Yes. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" I must

Re: [users] download

2008-02-17 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:16:07 -0800 (PST) William Bloom jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello William, > Can someone download the word processor only No, you have to download the entire suite. It is possible, I believe, to install only certain parts of OOo by selecting "custom install" during the

[users] Re: DATABAsES

2008-02-17 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Maggi Mackay wrote: > > Hi I am in need of help here as I need to set up a very basic data base.. > > I work in a medical office and need to keep track of procedures without > having to go through dozens of files to see what is what: > > What I need to include is: > > Patient Name and Surname

Re: [users] Can't open any part of OpenOffice

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Bobby Dowden wrote: I've installed OpenOffice 2.3. The only icon place on my desktop is "Install OpenOffice." It does not open Write, or any other part of Open Office. All it's done is re-install. I've also tried the Modify OpenOffice -- to no avail. Even yet, I can't get any part of it t

Re: [users] [moderated] OpenOffice is free

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Wilfredo wrote: Good morning to all in the company of OpenOffice.org! I am writing to ask. This program OpenOffice.org, is Free to be used to any company and schools too, and can be installed on many computers, free, free of cost? I will waiting for your answer. Yes, OpenOff

[users] Re: Can't install OpenOffice.org - please help

2008-02-17 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Subhanandi wrote: > I have tried several times with different versions. All the files seem to > download Ok & I get a message saying it is installed. But no sign of it. I > get an error message 'wrong OS or OS version for application'. I Have > Windows Vista & have had no problems downloading othe

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Patricia Bess wrote: Please help me. I cannot save anthing on WindowXP Home Edition. I save "on save as." But a message comes up from Microsoft saying: RUNNING TIME ERROR Program C\Program Files\Open Office org l\program\soffice.exe Abnormal program termination You can imagine h

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Hugo B. Hernandez wrote: Hello, I'm writing to inquire if anything can be done about evil ebay people selling digital download versions of Open Office? It seems that there are vendors on Ebay that have been selling Open Office with the intent of deceiving people by promoting it like MS Offic

Re: [users] DATABAsES

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Maggi Mackay wrote: Hi I am in need of help here as I need to set up a very basic data base.. I work in a medical office and need to keep track of procedures without having to go through dozens of files to see what is what: What I need to include is: Patient Name and Surname File No Procedur

Re: [users] I have just downloaded openoffice, have two icons on display screen, can't open program.

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Franca Catenacci wrote: I have just downloaded openoffice, have two icons on display screen, can't open program. What are the two icons? I'm assuming the program did not properly install. Is that correct? If so, there should be a file "setup.exe" in a folder on your desktop. Double clickin

[users] Re: question

2008-02-17 Thread Jonathan Kaye
ed hines wrote: > When I receive documents written in Microsoft Word, I can't open them > with Open Office. I have tried to choose other and type Open Offofe > but this doesn't work. Thanks for your help. > Hi Ed, If you're trying to open documents written with MSOffice2007 in the .docx format

Re: [users] Making .pps presentations full page

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Esther and Ed wrote: I downloaded OpenOffice 2.3 so that I could open .pps files in Windows Live. Can I make the presentations full page without the slide show pane on the left? I believe F5 will do what you want. -- Use OpenOffice.org ---

Re: [users] Calc questions

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Nate Abercrombie wrote: To Whom It May Concern: I was a bit curious about the Calc software that you produce. Does it run similar add-ins that Excel runs such as solver, random number generator, etc.? Many of those helpers may be specific to Excel. However, since OpenOffice is available f

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread Brad Rogers
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:35:59 -0800 "John Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello John, > I downloaded Open Office recently and now find out that it is not > compatible with Vista. I want to remove it ALL. I have seen a Many, many people run OOo with a Vista install. It should work. > remove

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

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
LUIS DE LA HOYA wrote: LUIS DE LA HOYA [EMAIL PROTECTED] EarthLink Revolves Around You. I HAVE MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 INSTALLED IN MY PC. IS IT ADVISABLE TO HAVE YOUR FREE VERSION OF OPENOFFICE ALONGSIDE MICROSOFT OFFICE ? WILL IT EFFECT THE WORKING OF MY COMPUTER IN ANY WAY? I AM VERY MUCH I

Re: [users] Selling Open Office on eBay ...

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Lucy wrote: hi there, not sure if you are aware of this but I noticed someone selling your software on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Office-2007-for-Microsoft-Windows-98-2000-XP-Vista_W0QQitemZ370021736835QQihZ024QQcategoryZ3770QQcmdZViewItem I didn't think it looked right so w

Re: [users] new installation of office 2.3

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 16/02/2008 11:51, Travelin Retiree wrote: This seems to be a really stupid problem, but after installing the software, I can't find an exe to establish a Word/Writer screen, Excel screen or Powerpoint screen. The file containing the installation files does not show one. The software does open e

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
ANDREW BAKOS wrote: I just down loaded ooo2.4 and what i have on my screen when i open it up is a lot of files and can not find where i can write; draw or open any of the functions. what do i have to do to correct the problem. i use windows xp. thanks Andy Bakos Where did you find version 2

Re: [users] openofiice and vista

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Alessandro Baiguini wrote: I'm not able to use openoffice with vista basic. Is it possible? Thank you Recent Windows versions of OpenOffice have been optimized for Vista, so it should work. Please describe what's happening, when you try to install or use it, so we can offer some advice.

Re: [users] How to download

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Mr Shah wrote: Daer Sir/Madam I would like to download similar software as MS office. pls assist me which software should I download to open my Excell and Word files. Really appreciate your help. I got recommendation from one of my friends who is being used this software. Awaiting for your q

Re: [users] how to Send FAX

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
JAY SUREKA wrote: dear sir,\ I have Window's O/S & OpenOffice.orgn. How I can send Fax Jaysureka Generally, fax programs create a "printer" that you'd print to, like any other printer. So, you just print the document, select the fax printer and follow whatever comes next. Also, a popula

[users] Manage Recent Documents List (was "Re: [users] Need help with open office")

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 12/02/2008 16:23, JIM STAFFORD wrote: HI How can I remove document fromrecent document that come up with all doc's. From a recent response to a similar question: === begin quote === From the OOo extensions page. "A manager for the OOo Recent Documents list that allows y

Re: [users] Impress download

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Pamela K Anderson wrote: I am interested in downloading Impress, however, I do not need the entire OpenOffice suite. Where can I find a download for just this program? You can only download the complete package. It is possible to install only Impress, but that's not recommended as it

Re: [users] where i get open office for mac?

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Uber Velez wrote: Please give me the link or the adress where i may get open office for mac in spanish. if there are no in spanish, may be in english Please. You might try here: http://es.openoffice.org. If there is no Mac version there, you can get the English version from www.openoffice

Re: [users] Windows NT problem

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Crazy AMD K7 wrote: I have a problem with OpenOffice 2.3.1Pro with Windows NT 4.0 + SP6a 2.1 worked successfully Windows NT no longer meets the minimum requirements. You may have to go back to v2.1. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html. Also, there's no "Pro" versio

Re: [users] Using Open Office

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
ENIGMA CYCLES LLC wrote: Hello, I am Erik McMillan with Enigma Cycles and we are in the process of starting a charity for underprivilged High School students that plan to further their education but are unable to afford a computer. If a student qualifies we will supply them with a computer. Of c

Re: [users] [moderated] QuickStarter

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Bobby Dowden wrote: I am trying to use Version 2.3 of OpenOffice. There is no QuickStarter icon or, as near as I can determine, any such file on my computer. I've tried to re-install OpenOffice twice -- no luck. It's still not thers and I can't open it. What operating system are you r

Re: [users] [moderated] Help, please

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Mary McCreadie wrote: I've just installed OpenOffice - but it didn't open, nor is there an icon for opening the program. I have a folder on my desktop labelled OpenOffice.org2.3 Installation Files and an icon labelled OOo_2.3.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US Neither of these seems to lead to th

Re: [users] openofiice and vista

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 14/02/2008 14:57, Alessandro Baiguini wrote: I'm not able to use openoffice with vista basic. Is it possible? Thank you Alex It should be. Exactly what problem(s) are you seeing? What error message(s)? Which version of OpenOffice? This is from the Windows section of the System Requir

Re: [users] Can't find the download button

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 16/02/2008 14:56, Richard Mabelis wrote: I can find no way on the OpenOffice 1.1.5 download page to set the thing going. Can somebody help? Why do you want 1.1.5? It's *very* out of date. The current version is 2.3.1 with 2.4 due out soon. Go to www.openoffice.org, press the big green "G

Re: [users] looking to install powerpoint on my computer and was told to go to openoffice

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Debbie preskar wrote: Do you have powerpoint that I can download on my computer. I need it for an online education art class that I am taking. OpenOffice does not include PowerPoint, which is a proprietary application from Microsoft. However, it does include "Impress" which is similar

Re: [users] Vista?

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 16/02/2008 18:05, Burt & Sylvia Schreiber wrote: Will this program run properly in Microsoft Vista environment? Burt & Sylvia Schreiber Ft Myers, FL Yes. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org -

Re: [users] I am not yet an open office user or member yet but have a question

2008-02-17 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 16/02/2008 20:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I have recently bought a new computer with windows vista home basic 32bit and have found I am unable to read word documents that have been sent to me by e-mail to be downloaded. I can read the e-mails ok and down load the attached documents b

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
woneill wrote: I have downloaded and installed ofpenoffice.org to my computer, I will be starting a writing course soon, and will need this program. I am pretty computer-illiterate, and don't know how to start using the program as a word-processor for writing. Please help! Thank you so much.

Re: [users] Lost Toolbar

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Lois Friss wrote: I had two tool bars on top. One is missing that has the reverse last action arrow. How do I get it back? I have right clicked on each side without success Check to see if that desired tool bar is enabled. To do this, click on View > Toolbars. You're looking for the "Sta

Re: [users] Light (non-techie!) user needs to open more e.g. email 'attachments' = "powerpoint" type download?

2008-02-17 Thread David Dooley
What i am using is office notepad in accessories should be something similar on your machine. Go programmes from startup then accessories see if you have a notepad. Regards Dave Dooley. - Original Message - From: "James Knott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday,

Re: [users] Impress download

2008-02-17 Thread Dan
On Wednesday 13 February 2008 15:50:01 Pamela K Anderson wrote: > I am interested in downloading Impress, however, I do not need the entire > OpenOffice suite. Where can I find a download for just this program? > > > > Thanks > > pamela > > > > Pamela K Anderson, IIDA > > K Anderson Design > >

Re: [users] File formats

2008-02-17 Thread John Meyer
James Knott wrote: Tony wrote: Dear Sirs, For a number of years I have been using "Easy Office", a similar product to yours. However, I have recently upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate and have researched many of the open source office office suites. Yours appears to be a most robust and

Re: [users] Convert Files

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
cindy hanson wrote: How do I convert a WPS file to open office? I bought a new computer and loaded all of my old docs (WPS ) on a flashcard, however I am unable to open any WPS files in the new open office program. Most versions of OpenOffice do not support Microsoft Works files. Howeve

Re: [users] mistake on my part

2008-02-17 Thread James Knott
Indra Allen wrote: Hello- I thought I was downloading an Office/wor processing/document-creating program. I once bought Sun's StarOfficewriter and liked it very much, but before I could really learn to use it well I became ill and theives invaded my house, stealing all my computer equipment. B

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-02-17 Thread Dan
On Tuesday 12 February 2008 15:43:28 woneill wrote: > I have downloaded and installed ofpenoffice.org to my computer, I will be > starting a writing course soon, and will need this program. > > I am pretty computer-illiterate, and don't know how to start using the > program as a word-processor for

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