Re: [users] Re: openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso

> I think that Joe's point was that there are no actual links on the http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/iso_downoad.html page, where it recommends checking the extended mirrors. You have to go hunting for the actual mirrors page. Ooops, good point. Sorry about that Joe. Some days the b

Re: [users] Printing multiple slides on a page

At 18:09 05/03/2008 +0100, Carlo Enrico Rossi wrote: Printing slides from Impress, Is it possible to adjust the dimensions of the slides on a six slides per page printout? With the default setup the printed text, recorded on the slides with font size 20, is not readable as it was on printout obt

Re: [users] Re: Turning text 90 degrees

Thanks Russell That was a great help. Of course I had to actually create a new paragraph style otherwise if I had edited the default style the whole document would have been turned 90 degrees. I do wonder though why that was not done automatically when the word document was opened. Neil

[users] Default tab stops in Writer

I regularly use Word documents created in another program and then edit them in OOo. These documents have existing tab settings that are different for different paragraphs, and the default is 1.27cm. I want to change the default to 1cm throughout. However, if I use Tools > Options > OpenOffic

Re: [users] Re: Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:00:56 -0700 Jack D. Lewis wrote: > Gordon wrote the following on 3/6/2008 12:20 PM: > > Interesting. Lotus Symphony was (if I remember correctly) a > > "value-added" version of Lotus Smartsuite back in the eighties.. > > This latest re-incarnation of Symphony is built

Re: [users] No more icons on toolbars

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:39:16 -0500 Alex Janssen wrote: > I'm running OOo 2.30 on Ubuntu. For some reason, which I have not > figured out yet, it quit displaying the icons on the toolbars, > although "show icons in menus" is check off in options. I've got > about 500MB free when I start it. >

Re: [users] Threads and Meaningless Subjects (Slightly OT)

On Mar 6, 2008, at 20:32 , Michael Adams wrote: But going from "[users][moderated]" to "[users][moderated] does OpenOffice work on Vista?" is what he is talking about. For mail readers that only thread by subject, those messages weren't going to thread properly anyway - the original posts a

[users] Re: Turning text 90 degrees

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In MS word I had the text in one cell in a table turned 90 degrees. When I saved the document as a .odt file it has lost this (and of course doesn't fit correctly or look how it should) How do you turn text in OO writer? Thanks Neil OK, Neil I think I can give you

Re: [users] Re: Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office

Gordon wrote the following on 3/6/2008 12:20 PM: Interesting. Lotus Symphony was (if I remember correctly) a "value-added" version of Lotus Smartsuite back in the eighties.. This latest re-incarnation of Symphony is built on an older - 1.x something - OpenOffice base. They did some tweakin

[users] Fw: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

Dear Sirs, I have installed "Open Office" and created a paper. However, when I try to "export" Latex .tex files for a small test case .doc or my paper the export process aborts. I get a "cryptic message", "Error saving the document "": Write Error The file could not be written". ??

[users] No more icons on toolbars

I'm running OOo 2.30 on Ubuntu. For some reason, which I have not figured out yet, it quit displaying the icons on the toolbars, although "show icons in menus" is check off in options. I've got about 500MB free when I start it. Any ideas? Alex -- Ourwoods.org Only two things are infinite,

Re: [users] Threads and Meaningless Subjects (Slightly OT)

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:45:50 -0800 David Lowe wrote: > On Mar 6, 2008, at 01:57 , Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > However, I have discovered that Googlemail/Gmail thread *only* on > > the subject and *not* on the In-Reply-To header. This means that if > > one changes > > the subject line then one stan

[users] Turning text 90 degrees

In MS word I had the text in one cell in a table turned 90 degrees. When I saved the document as a .odt file it has lost this (and of course doesn't fit correctly or look how it should) How do you turn text in OO writer? Thanks Neil --

[users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

James Knott wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy: I'm considering using Open Office as I just purchased a laptop that runs Vista, and MS Office 2007 is ridiculously expensive. Here is the question - I've used Ms Outlook as my e-mail client for years. Does Open Office have something similar?

[users] Re: naive question

ccornell - OpenOffice.org wrote: Michael Mery wrote: Friends: I have been using StarOffice for a couple of months and see that OpenOffice is also available. Are there significant differences, or advantages of OpenOffice? which would you suggest using? I found StarOffice through the GoogleU

[users] Re: OOo 2.3.1 pdf problem

Russell Butler schrieb: Klaus Schmirler wrote: Hi, I noticed that my pdfs created from calc crash around page 6 (but I think this was not always the case). Reinstalling OOo did not help. Any ideas? Thanks, klaus Hi Klaus A little more information may help. What version of OOo are you us

Re: [users] Re: Bookmarks in Export PDF

On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 14:58 -0800, NoOp wrote: > On 03/06/2008 11:54 AM, Craig White wrote: > > I am entirely frustrated trying to figure out how to export PDF with > > bookmarks. > > > > OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (Fedora 8) > > > > Heading 2 style does indeed become a bookmark. It seems as though i

[users] Re: Introduction & Shout 4 help

On 03/06/2008 09:00 AM, Deborah Davidson wrote: > Hiya All > > My name is Debbie, I'm a Community Nurse here the UK, > > I'm new to o0o and with the help of Dai's tutorials found here > (Thanks Dai !) > been trying to set up a database for my "Daily Call

[users] formulae in footers

When I used to use MS word I had a formula I used in the footer with 2 columns to simulate 2 A5 pages on a single A4 page. So on the left side of the footer on page 1 it would read Page 1 and on the right side it would read Page 2 On the real page 2 it would read Page 3 on the left and Page 4 on

[users] buttons on toolbars

In MS word I was able to put a button on the toolbar that would do specific sub-menu things for example - I want to be able to insert a date of a specific format (eg. Friday, 7 March 2008) with a single click - paste unformatted text (also why isn't it on the right-click menu?) I tried looking

[users] keys available for keyboard shortcuts

In OO writer there seems to be a much more limited subset of keys available to use as shortcuts keys than in MS word. I can't see how I can assign shortcuts to { } [ ] ; ' : " , . < > - _ = Am I missing something or is this not possible? Thanks ---

[users] custom buttons (icons)

I am having trouble importing new (custom) icons to use in the toolbar I have created a 16x16 .png file but it won't import it. There is no error. It is just not there. I also converted it to a .gif file but still no success Any ideas? Thanks --

[users] Re: problem recovering a *.odt file

On 03/06/2008 12:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I posted this problem to the wrong forum. Please read my issue below. I am > trying to recover a *.odt file. > > Thanks, > Rene > In that I seem to be in a testing mode today, send me the file and I will see if I can open it for you and sa

[users] Re: Bookmarks in Export PDF

On 03/06/2008 11:54 AM, Craig White wrote: > I am entirely frustrated trying to figure out how to export PDF with > bookmarks. > > OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (Fedora 8) > > Heading 2 style does indeed become a bookmark. It seems as though it > has a style that sets Numbering(Outline) and the Numbering

Re: [users] [moderated]

James wrote: > It varies with the version you're downloading, but certainly over 100 MB. > Downloading via dial up will take hours. >From translate.org.za (Filename, date, time, size in Megabytes) [ ] OOo_2.2.1_LinuxX86_install_af_deb.tar.gz13-Jun-2007 12:17 124M [ ] OOo_2.2.1_LinuxX8

[users] LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! Dear Rodney D. Myers,

RESENT 4X TIMES [EMAIL PROTECTED] blocked by email server - Original Message - From: "Dr. Henry Makowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rodney D. Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "henry makowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:42 PM Subject: Fw: LaTEX "Open Office Write

Re: [users] Re: [moderated] opening an open offic DOCX type file

Jack wrote: > > so there's no reason why vanilla OO shouldn't have the same filters... > There may not be 'any reason why', There is a very simple reason. Oxygen Office is built on a code base that is not controlled by Sun. As such, it includes things that are awaiting a decision by Sun, or ha

[users] problem recovering a *.odt file

I posted this problem to the wrong forum. Please read my issue below. I am trying to recover a *.odt file. Thanks, Rene I use stuffit utility, still not clear about getting more file(s) back then what I started with? When I zip and then unzip the *.odt, I have only one file.

[users] Bookmarks in Export PDF

I am entirely frustrated trying to figure out how to export PDF with bookmarks. OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (Fedora 8) Heading 2 style does indeed become a bookmark. It seems as though it has a style that sets Numbering(Outline) and the Numbering style is blank. I cannot seem to duplicate this setup on

[users] Re: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On 03/06/2008 10:39 AM, NoOp wrote: > On 03/06/2008 10:19 AM, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > >> >> He sent the file, directly to me. Under OS X, the file exports just >> fine. >> >> In reading the bug link you sent, from the description, it looks like >> that is the same issue that the OP is havin

[users] Re: Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office

James Knott wrote: You might try Symphony from IBM Interesting. Lotus Symphony was (if I remember correctly) a "value-added" version of Lotus Smartsuite back in the eighties.. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [users] Introduction & Shout 4 help

Deborah Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hiya All > > My name is Debbie, I'm a Community Nurse here the UK, > > I'm new to o0o and with the help of Dai's tutorials found here > (Thanks Dai !) been trying to > set up a database for my "Daily Call Log

Re: [users] Re: openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso

NoOp wrote: <>> > I think that Joe's point was that there are no actual links on the > http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/iso_downoad.html page, where it > recommends checking the extended mirrors. You have to go hunting for the > actual mirrors page. > > Note to Joe: Good point. > http://ww

Re: [users] Re: openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso

<> Can't (or won't) use BitTorrent? The standard ISO images are available for normal download through the Extended mirrors. Check your favourite mirror site for a directory named "/extended". The images are contained in a sub-directory named "/iso/en" (for English images) or "/iso/de" (for the

[users] Re: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On 03/06/2008 10:19 AM, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > He sent the file, directly to me. Under OS X, the file exports just > fine. > > In reading the bug link you sent, from the description, it looks like > that is the same issue that the OP is having. > If you'd like to send it my way I can a

Re: [users] media player

2008/3/4, Susan Jurenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > That answers my question that Open Office does not have a media player. You didn't ask if OpenOffice.org have a media player. You wrote this: "I am told that I cannot download the latest version of windows media player and am looking for a free med

[users] Re: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On 03/06/2008 09:56 AM, NoOp wrote: > > You doc file didn't/won't make it through the list. > > I wonder if your problem is related to this: > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82482 > [warning; the issue pages are very slow this morning, so be patient and > the page should eventu

Re: [users] Printed documentation ...

Uwe Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > zed wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I've searched the openoffice.org site to try and find out where I can > > purchase printed documentation for OOo but without any success. All > > I've found is discussion about whether or not there should be printed > >

Re: [users] Re: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On Mar 6, 2008, at 9:56 AM, NoOp wrote: On 03/06/2008 07:08 AM, Dr. Henry Makowitz wrote: Dear Sirs, I have installed "Open Office" and created a paper. However, when I try to "export" Latex .tex files for a small test case .doc or my paper the export process aborts. I get a "cryptic message",

Re: [users] [moderated]

On Tuesday 04 March 2008 22:56, TREE MARCELYNAS wrote: > I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE. [snip] > TREE ETHINGTON WILL NOW WRITE REAL LETTERS AND > PRINT THEM ON HER BRAND SPANKING NEW CANON MP470, WHH. MY NEXT > RESEARCH IS AIMED AT DECIDING IF I SHOULD GET R

Re: [users] Re: openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso

NoOp wrote: <>> I think that Joe's point was that there are no actual links on the http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/iso_downoad.html page, where it recommends checking the extended mirrors. You have to go hunting for the actual mirrors page. Note to Joe: Good point. http://www.openoffice

Re: [users] calc

2008/3/6, Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > How do I,after I open Calc,set the column width and height,Then save it > with the settings?Save the settings. > > I open it and set those but when I save it then reopen it,it goes back to > default width and height settings. > When calc opens, it opens i

[users] Re: LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On 03/06/2008 07:08 AM, Dr. Henry Makowitz wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > I have installed "Open Office" and created a paper. However, > when I try to "export" Latex .tex files for a small test case .doc or > my paper the export process aborts. I get a "cryptic message", > "Error saving the document "xxx

[users] calc

How do I,after I open Calc,set the column width and height,Then save it with the settings?Save the settings. I open it and set those but when I save it then reopen it,it goes back to default width and height settings.

[users] Re: opening excel doc with xlsx extention created by excel 2007

Dave Barton wrote: The "official" edition of OOo (OpenOffice.org) does not yet open files in ".docx" format. As a temporary (or permanent) option, you might consider downloading and installing the enhanced version of OOo called "Oxygen Office Professional". This is still OOo, but this edition in

[users] Re: One question about Impress

On 03/05/2008 04:40 AM, Oscar López wrote: > Good morning, > > I would want to save my impress file and afterthat > open it as presentation, without the editor program. > In Powerpoint we can save the file as PPS, afterthat i > can open it directly. What i have to do for doing the > same thing wit

[users] Re: openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso

On 03/05/2008 11:56 PM, ccornell - OpenOffice.org wrote: >>> Extended mirrors. Check your favourite mirror site for a directory named >>> "/extended". The images are contained in a sub-directory named "/iso/en" >>> (for English images) or "/iso/de" (for the German images). >>> >>> >>> http://distr

[users] Introduction & Shout 4 help

Hiya All My name is Debbie, I'm a Community Nurse here the UK, I'm new to o0o and with the help of Dai's tutorials found here (Thanks Dai !) been trying to set up a database for my "Daily Call Log Sheets" with Base. However I'm totally lost about how t

[users] Re: Document format conversion.

On 03/06/2008 07:18 AM, bill purvis wrote: > I have a need to convert Word/Writer documents into HTML. While this > is fairly simple to do by opening OO Writer and exporting as HTML, > I'd like to be able to do this from the command line. Is there any > way of getting OO to do this. If not, can any

Re: [users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

On 06/03/2008, Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > > Errm. I think you mean dictionaris for spell checking. I don't think OO > has > > need of an address book. Or ??? > > > > > No, I meant what I said. Thunderbird addressbook can be set up in OO as > a Data source to u

[users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

Richard Detwiler wrote: Also, if you currently have Outlook and are satisfied with it, there is no reason that you can't continue to use Outlook after you've converted to OpenOffice. Well you could do, but the implication in the OP is that he hasn't currently got a copy of MS Office to ins

[users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

Harold Fuchs wrote: > Errm. I think you mean dictionaris for spell checking. I don't think OO has need of an address book. Or ??? No, I meant what I said. Thunderbird addressbook can be set up in OO as a Data source to use to insert contact addresses in letters ---

Re: [users] Cut/Paste a line in a table (oowriter)

mailinternet_seb wrote: Hi, Using OpenOffice Writer, I cannot fins a way to simply move (cut then paste) a line within a table. When I select the whole line (by clicking on the left of the first cell) and try to cut, it only cuts the content (and not the line). And when I copy the line, I cann

Re: [users] LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

On Mar 6, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Dr. Henry Makowitz wrote: Dear Sirs, I have installed "Open Office" and created a paper. However, when I try to "export" Latex .tex files for a small test case .doc or my paper the export process aborts. I get a "cryptic message", "Error saving the document "":

Re: [users] Threads and Meaningless Subjects (Slightly OT)

Harold Fuchs wrote: There has been a lot of discussion here about meaningless subject lines; some people have petitioned for responders to prepend sensible text to the original subject line. In general I agree with this and try to adhere to it - except when I forget. However, I have discovered t

[users] Document format conversion.

I have a need to convert Word/Writer documents into HTML. While this is fairly simple to do by opening OO Writer and exporting as HTML, I'd like to be able to do this from the command line. Is there any way of getting OO to do this. If not, can anyone recommend any other free program which will do

Re: [users] Bug in Calc

On Thursday 06 March 2008, Uwe Fischer wrote: > Hi Bill, > > bill purvis wrote: > > I've noticed a couple of times, but haven't been able to reproduce this. > > I'm working on a multiple-sheet file, and noticed odd values appear where > > they shouldn't. What seems to be happening is that values ty

[users] LaTEX "Open Office Writer" problem !!! ( test case attached )

Dear Sirs, I have installed "Open Office" and created a paper. However, when I try to "export" Latex .tex files for a small test case .doc or my paper the export process aborts. I get a "cryptic message", "Error saving the document "": Write Error The file could not be written". ?? S

Re: [users] Bug in Calc

On Thursday 06 March 2008, Uwe Fischer wrote: > Hi Bill, > > bill purvis wrote: > > I've noticed a couple of times, but haven't been able to reproduce this. > > I'm working on a multiple-sheet file, and noticed odd values appear where > > they shouldn't. What seems to be happening is that values ty

[users] Re: Bug in Calc

bill purvis wrote: I've noticed a couple of times, but haven't been able to reproduce this. I'm working on a multiple-sheet file, and noticed odd values appear where they shouldn't. What seems to be happening is that values typed into a cell on one sheet also appear on the corresponding cell in a

Re: [users] Bug in Calc

Hi Bill, bill purvis wrote: I've noticed a couple of times, but haven't been able to reproduce this. I'm working on a multiple-sheet file, and noticed odd values appear where they shouldn't. What seems to be happening is that values typed into a cell on one sheet also appear on the corresponding

Re: [users] Threads and Meaningless Subjects (Slightly OT)

On Mar 6, 2008, at 01:57 , Harold Fuchs wrote: However, I have discovered that Googlemail/Gmail thread *only* on the subject and *not* on the In-Reply-To header. This means that if one changes the subject line then one stands a good chance of ruining the threading for some people who, like

[users] Bug in Calc

I've noticed a couple of times, but haven't been able to reproduce this. I'm working on a multiple-sheet file, and noticed odd values appear where they shouldn't. What seems to be happening is that values typed into a cell on one sheet also appear on the corresponding cell in another sheet. Deletin

[users] Re: ARABIC VERSION OF NEOOFFICE

2008/3/6, Huguette Avila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Dear Guy > > First of all, thank you so much for your prompt reply and for your help, > greatly appreciated. > > However, I have started to download and install the ARABIC VERSION OF > NEOOFFICE but could not go any further than Select Destination i

Re: [users] [moderated] question please

joyce parish wrote: WILL this work on windows vista.?? Recent Windows versions of OpenOffice have been optimized for Vista. -- Use OpenOffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fo

Re: [users] Office 2007 compatibility

Terry Carrick wrote: At my workplace, I only have access to MS Office 2007. Our sessional staff are not issued PCs, and use their machines at home. Some choose to use OpenOffice. My question is Will OpenOffice support .docx and .xlsx file types? At the moment, most versions of OpenOffic

Re: [users] I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy: I'm considering using Open Office as I just purchased a laptop that runs Vista, and MS Office 2007 is ridiculously expensive. Here is the question - I've used Ms Outlook as my e-mail client for years. Does Open Office have something similar? I did not see anythin

Re: [users] How to Download the Program

Yvonne Larkin wrote: I just want to know how to get into the program. I applied for a position with Infocision which is a home-based company that I can do customer service. They sent me this website and sent instructions on how to download it but I am having a problem doing that. So could y

Re: [users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

On 06/03/2008, Richard Detwiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gordon wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Howdy: > >> > >> I'm considering using Open Office as I just purchased a laptop that > runs > >> Vista, and MS Office 2007 is ridiculously expensive. > >> > >> Here is the question - I've

Re: [users] [moderated]

Jack Baird wrote: My main question would be, do I remove Microsoft office suite from my computer? Does your suite work in conjunction with MS office. Thanks Jack You can have both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice installed on your computer, as I do at work. During the install, you'll b

Re: [users] [moderated]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I,m downloading openoffice using dialup. How big is this file Barry Yost It varies with the version you're downloading, but certainly over 100 MB. Downloading via dial up will take hours. -- Use OpenOffice.org -

Re: [users] Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office

Clifford Arnold wrote: Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office? If not, I have no reason to download it. Thanks You might try Symphony from IBM. It's based on OpenOffice and includes support for some Lotus files. http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.js

Re: [users] [moderated]

RLZ wrote: Hello - I'm currently running MS-Office 2003 Pro on Windows XP Pro - SP2 . When I invoke MS-Outlook, it calls MS-Word as its text processor. Will I have a problem if I install OpenOffice? What mail program will be used? Will it call its own text processor? OpenOffi

Re: [users] opening excel doc with xlsx extention created by excel 2007

horiuchi frank wrote: Just downloaded open office to see if it could work inplace of excel to open doc I have with .xlsx extension. Seems it can not and wondering if there is an upgrade or what is the story? If it is possible I would appreciate someone's help in doing so. Thanks At the m

Re: [users] text conversion?

simon wrote: my name is simon, I am using verion 2.0 of openoffice.org and I would like to know how to convert text I have in several documents of openoffice to either word or wordpad. can anyone here help with that info? Click on File > Save as and choose Word format from the drop down l

Re: [users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

Gordon wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy: I'm considering using Open Office as I just purchased a laptop that runs Vista, and MS Office 2007 is ridiculously expensive. Here is the question - I've used Ms Outlook as my e-mail client for years. Does Open Office have something similar? I did

Re: [users] Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office

On 05/03/2008, Clifford Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can You Run Lotus Spreadsheet Files in Sun's Open Office? If not, I have no > reason to download it. > > Thanks > OpenOffice can open Lotus spreadsheet files. If you send a file to me personally (off list, to my email address) then I w

Re: [users] [moderated]

On 05/03/2008, Jack Baird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My main question would be, do I remove Microsoft office suite from my > computer? Does your suite work in conjunction with MS office. Thanks Jack You do not need to remove MS Office from your computer to use OpenOffice. You may do so, ho

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008/3/5, Jack Baird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > My main question would be, do I remove Microsoft office suite from my > computer? Does your suite work in conjunction with MS office. Thanks Jack Hello Jack, OpenOffice.org can perfectly be used alongside MSOffice. You only have to define in whic

[users] Threads and Meaningless Subjects (Slightly OT)

There has been a lot of discussion here about meaningless subject lines; some people have petitioned for responders to prepend sensible text to the original subject line. In general I agree with this and try to adhere to it - except when I forget. However, I have discovered that Googlemail/Gmail t

Re: [users] [moderated] question please

On 06/03/2008, joyce parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WILL this work on windows vista.?? > > THANKS > JOYCE > Yes, OpenOffice.org runs on Windows Vista. You can download the English language version for Windows by clicking here: http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.org&os

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

2008/3/5, John Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Good evening > > Will Open Office work on a Mac BooK? > Hello John, Yes it will. See the OpenOffice.org Mac porting pages http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ Better not give away all your personal data on a public mailing list... -- Guy using dut

[users] Re: phorm (was: Re: [users] cancelling e-mails)

On 6 Mar 2008 at 9:02, Harold Fuchs wrote: > On 06/03/2008, mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sorry, way, way OT for this group. But I'm one of the angry ones, > > frustrated that not enough people seem to know. Tell your friends - > > please! > > > > uk.telecom.broadband is probabl

[users] OK on Vista? - was [users] [moderated] question please

On 06/03/2008, joyce parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > WILL this work on windows vista.?? > > THANKS > JOYCE Yes, it will work on Vista. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Heading and outline numbering driving me back to M$Word

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:23:53 -0500 tenbob wrote: > This is not on this subject. I recently installed OOo after 30 years > with other editos, etc. I don't remember why I am getting emails > from [users] but would like to get to this forum to ask some questions > OR do I just write emails like t

Re: [users] Open Office compatability with PowerPoint

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:48:33 -0500 Ed Reese wrote: > Thanks for your reply.I foumd after you save it,rename it and put .pps > at the same time and it works fine Thanks Ed Now theres something i had never thought of. A way to have Impress files autoplay as a show in Powerpoint Viewer. Blow me down

Re: [users] How to Download the Program

On 05/03/2008, Yvonne Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just want to know how to get into the program. I applied for a position > with Infocision which is a home-based company that I can do customer > service. They sent me this website and sent instructions on how to download > it but I am

[users] OOo Alongside MSO? - was: [users] [moderated]

On 05/03/2008, Jack Baird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My main question would be, do I remove Microsoft office suite from my > computer? Does your suite work in conjunction with MS office. Thanks Jack You can use both side by side until you are happy with OpenOffice. You just need to decide

Re: [users] Printed documentation ...

Hi, zed wrote: Hi! I've searched the openoffice.org site to try and find out where I can purchase printed documentation for OOo but without any success. All I've found is discussion about whether or not there should be printed matter. Please will someone tell me the url of the page for printe

Re: [users] [moderated]

On 05/03/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I,m downloading openoffice using dialup. How big is this file > Barry Yost It's big. The standard US Windows edition with JRE is 120MB. You may want to consider paying a small amount for a CD (not much more than USD 10 plus

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On 05/03/2008, RLZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello - > > > > I'm currently running MS-Office 2003 Pro on Windows XP Pro - SP2 . > > > > When I invoke MS-Outlook, it calls MS-Word as its text processor. > > > > Will I have a problem if I install OpenOffice? What mail program will be > used? Wil

[users] Re: I'm considering open office - a coupla questions

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy: I'm considering using Open Office as I just purchased a laptop that runs Vista, and MS Office 2007 is ridiculously expensive. Here is the question - I've used Ms Outlook as my e-mail client for years. Does Open Office have something similar? I did not see anythin

[users] Instant Slideshow with Impress - was: [users] One question about Impress

On 05/03/2008, Oscar López <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good morning, > > I would want to save my impress file and afterthat > open it as presentation, without the editor program. > In Powerpoint we can save the file as PPS, afterthat i > can open it directly. What i have to do for doing the > sa

Re: [users] naive question

Michael Mery wrote: Friends: I have been using StarOffice for a couple of months and see that OpenOffice is also available. Are there significant differences, or advantages of OpenOffice? which would you suggest using? I found StarOffice through the GoogleUpdate system and now see that Ope

Re: [users] [moderated] Umwandlung von Writer in Word

On 05/03/2008, Jürgen Schellenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guten Tag, > > bitte teilen Sie mir mit, wie ich ein Dokument in ein Word-Dokument > umwandeln kann, damit ich es per > > E-Mail und es der Empfänger lesen kann. This is an English language list. To discuss your problem in German

Re: [users] media player

On 04/03/2008, Susan Jurenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That answers my question that Open Office does not have a media player. > > > James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Susan Jurenko wrote: > > I am told that I cannot download the latest version of windows media > player and am looking for