Re: [users] Right click error on download file for OO 2.4 - Windows XP SP2

2008-03-31 Thread mike scott
On 30 Mar 2008 at 8:15, Roland Sapsford wrote: Hi Thanks for the ongoing valuable advice you all provide. I have a new and rather annoying problem - yesterday I downloaded the OO 2.4 installation file from openoffice.org, and installed the latest open office version. ... Grateful for

Re: [users] Extensions.services.openoffice.org?

2008-03-31 Thread ccornell - OpenOffice.org
Your website sometimes has an extra services i.e. extensions.services.openoffice.org -- why the services? Why not just switch it to extensions.openoffice.org? I've noticed that going to extensions.openoffice.org seems to go to a different place, but services.openoffice.org doesn't even work.

Re: [users] Right click error on download file for OO 2.4 - Windows XP SP2

2008-03-31 Thread Roland Sapsford
Hi Thanks for these tips - I have tried both of these to no avail. I have also tried my previous version of OO and the problem doesn't occur. I'd be the first to put this all down to Windows oddities but thought, optimistically perhaps, that it might signal something useful to someone else

Re: [users] Re: Openoffice causing black screen of death.

2008-03-31 Thread Stef
NoOp mentioned : = On 03/28/2008 04:38 AM, Stef wrote: = Hi , = = I'm using openoffice.org version 2.4 under debian unstable. = Since version 2.3.1, I've been experiencing a problem where = every time I click anything in the = menu bar (e.g. File , Edit, View,Insert, Format,Tools etc.) = I

Re: [users] Impress: Removing custom formating

2008-03-31 Thread Michele
On 3/30/08, H. S. Rai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some user are having habit to give color, change format while preparing presentation. Is there a way to remove all such custom (manual) formating and restoring to format as per style. -- H.S.Rai

Re: [users] Foreign characters

2008-03-31 Thread Guy Voets
2008/3/30, John Jason Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:05:59 + Matt Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: Can you please tell me how to obtain foreign characters, (e.g. cedillas, accents, etc,) without going into windows ecplorer character map. Is ther a way of doing it

Re: [users] visio file

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am new in using open office, and I can open my visio file, -MJ- No, only Visio and Visio Viewer can open those files. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To

Re: [users] version 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Guy Voets
OP didn't get CC'd 2008/3/28, Jack D. Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: web at work wrote the following on 3/28/2008 10:11 AM: AND for those who say only download it from OOo's web site or its mirrors, I would have loved to download it from a mirror, but that page is either buried somewhere or

Re: [users] Opening .odt Docs

2008-03-31 Thread Mike
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 James E Dillman, Sr. wrote: | A client has M$ Office/Word and cannot open my OO Writer .odt docs. How can | I help him? | Thanks. Recommend he upgrade to OpenOffice.org. Alternatively, use the superior facilities of OpenOffice.org to save documents

Re: [users] Table heading 'sorts'.?

2008-03-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I have used a table inserted into a Writer document for a long time to keep my Things To Do list up to date (TTD list). The columns are labelled: PRIORITY TASK COMPLETED(tick) As I think of things I need to do I add them to my list. Each day I

[users] Re: Insert character with code on Windows

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Allan
mike scott wrote: BTW ALT-251 gives me a superscript 1, not a check-mark. Thats using Arial or Times-NR. So does mine. That’s because I always set my DOS code page to 850 (if the supplier of the machine has not done so). Code page 850 contains all the ISO Latin-1 characters and so is closer

Re: [users] visio file

2008-03-31 Thread Jo
James Knott wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I am new in using open office, and I can open my visio file, -MJ- No, only Visio and Visio Viewer can open those files. Apparently Dia can open Visio files as well. Jo

[users] Re: Insert character with code on Windows

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Allan
Johnny Rosenberg wrote: If you have Windows, and you want to input special characters in another way, you can try AllChars http://allchars.zwolnet.com/. It is Open Source these days too, by the way. The only difficulty with Allchars (which I have used for years and still use), is that it

Re: [users] Table within table challenge.?

2008-03-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I have purchased some sheets of peel-off labels. On the packet is all the information I needed to create a table with cells exactly matching the size of the labels. So far, so good - all I have to do is to type data into the table cells and it prints

Re: [users] where's the Mac version?

2008-03-31 Thread Guy Voets
2008/3/27, tiger [EMAIL PROTECTED]: the link in the 2.4.0 announcement email takes me to a page that cheerily advises me to Click to start downloading OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 for Mac OSX PPC, (US English version). then the download fails because the version i'm looking for can't be found, and

[users] Re: Openoffice causing black screen of death.

2008-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2008 01:04 AM, Stef wrote: NoOp mentioned : = Can you start OOo from a terminal to see what error messages you get on = startup? After the freeze can you Ctrl-Alt F1 and get to a tty console? I ran OOo like this : /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin afile So you are runnng:

[users] deleting openoffice2.3

2008-03-31 Thread peter

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

2008-03-31 Thread Foxhill, Donna
I recently purchased a new Dell Laptop which has Windows Vista as the operating system. Is Open Office compatible with that operating system. Construction Assistant Supervisor TRULAND SERVICE CORPORATION FORT LEE JOBSITE 755 34th Street Fort Lee, VA 23801 Phone: 804-732-7743

[users] StarOffice 1.52

2008-03-31 Thread Ian Samson
Having downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, will it read all my StarOffice 1.52 files? If so, can I safely uninstall the old program? -- Ian Samson e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.lp2cd.za.net/ Tel: 011 431 0820, Mobile: 076 784 4112, Fax: 086 657 0805

RE: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office approved by DoD or the US Navy??

2008-03-31 Thread Mello, Paul J CTR NPDC-NSTC
More Info: http://www.chips.navy.mil/archives/07_Sep/PDF/DISA_Telework.pdf I'm still looking for some more info paul Paul J Mello Sr. Computer Analysis Technician Newport RI 02841 401-841-2453 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete

[users] planner 0.14 help

2008-03-31 Thread Marco Gardini
Hello, I've just installed the last version of openoffice planner (0.14) and I can't export the projects in xml format to import in MS Project, could you help me ? Thanks in advance Marco - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

[users] Username and Password

2008-03-31 Thread Ian Samson
Hi. I downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, then registered. However, I did not receive a confirmation message of what my login username and password is. Now the extensions page is asking me to log in, and I can't. -- Ian Samson e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website:

[users] openoffice, beginner

2008-03-31 Thread Bobbie Thompson
Hi, I have just downloaded openoffice but when i it all i get is files??? i have no icon on my task bar, so not really sure what to do now. please help, regards roberta _ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife

Re: [users] Problem with installation,repair and removal of the Open Office 2.3.1

2008-03-31 Thread Pål Almark
Hi, and thanks for the tip. I still experience problems. Tried several things now, reinstalling windows innstaller, reactivated windows installer, did something in the register.. done a chkdsk.. I used the windows install clean up and removed the open office 2.3.1, supposedly without

[users] autocorrect entries limit

2008-03-31 Thread Tommaso Bartalena
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[users] can't download openoffice for MAC OSX 10-4-11

2008-03-31 Thread cynthia Jamin
please advise. thank you so much, cynthia cynthia jamin twirlygirl biz owner / designer it takes a twirl to raise a girl :: p: 818-370-3929 f: 818-546-8776 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Calc Error

2008-03-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Sir/Madam, i am using open office 2.4, i was daily updating one xls some file since from last year and from yesterday it is giving some problem, when i click to open it shoes a message filter selection, could you please tell me what the problem is. --

[users] How to set focus(send cusor) to MS word?

2008-03-31 Thread ddda rith
Dear Sir, Hi, I am darith. I am in fourth year at RUPP in field computer science. I have one question to ask you. I hope you don't mind me and share your idea. I want code vb.net to set focus(send cursor) to ms word. for example my coding, Imports Microsoft.Office.Core Imports

[users] FW: Open Office includes Outlook too? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2008-03-31 Thread John.ROSS
Does ANY Open Office version include Outlook? John Ross (China desk) Asia Pacific and Africa Section International Science Branch Science Group Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 17 Mort Street GPO Box 9880 (Loc 330) CANBERRA ACT 2601 Ph: (02) 6240 5065 Fax: (02) 6123

[users] I amabout to use OpenOffice 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Paul Bassnett
.My problem is, I have previously used WordPerfect Version 7 for so long. It has an exellent feature that I can no longer find. That if I had, and who doesn,a problem withe the text not doing what it's supposed to do, then switch on the Reveal Codes and as if by magic you can see the erant

[users] can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict merging with the older version????

2008-03-31 Thread hunter10039
I have an earlier version of open office. (perhaps a year old?) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict? 2. and will it merge with my current older version? 3.

[users] Issue with autofilter in calc

2008-03-31 Thread Andy Chaplin
Hi everyone I've noticed a strange difference in the way that the AutoFilter function works under Linux and Windows. I'm using 2.3.1 and have a large multi-tab spreadsheet created. One tab is used to enter data which is then displayed on the tabs in various ways. I use the AutoFilter

Re: [users] Publishing from Open Office

2008-03-31 Thread Linda Camp
Thank you, James, for your very curteous reply. I received a rude obnoxious reply from someone else at OpenOffice to the same question you answered here very nicely. Thanks again... Linda Camp - Original Message - From: James Knott To: users@openoffice.org, Linda Camp Subject: Re:

Re: [users] I am using xp and it says the installer is incomplete or corupted.

2008-03-31 Thread Jeff
What I have found is that I can import documents from my scanner. It is a Epson Perfection 4180 scanner. I click picture, then scan. Then I can click can click select source or request. I have found that I have to use the request option. The other will not work for me. I want to say thank you

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-03-31 Thread dave42
thanks for the quick response! - Original Message - From: James Knott To: users@openoffice.org ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [users] [moderated] dave42 wrote: Any plans for an OUTLOOK and Outlook Express Clone? LAck of a

[users] Re: Mail Software - was: [users] [moderated]

2008-03-31 Thread dave42
thanks for the quick response - Original Message - From: Harold Fuchs To: users@openoffice.org ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:25 AM Subject: Mail Software - was: [users] [moderated] On 30/03/2008 16:30, dave42 wrote: Any plans for an OUTLOOK and

[users] I want Database, please

2008-03-31 Thread COLIN POATE
I want a database. I am told that thre is one in your wordprocesser that is good but I do not want to use the whole programme. May I download just the Db, is it possible to downlod just the Db? and, if so, how do I do it? If this is not possible, or allowed, can you recommend one; I do not

[users] RE: No e-mail in OpenOffice - was: [users] [moderated]

2008-03-31 Thread Jim
Thanks I see! Now is this compatible with Vista for sure? I now there are issue with Outlook XP with Vista! I will check out this Tbird and see if Vista compatible. Maybe my boss should have just gotten XP rather than Vista installed? LOL Jim -Original Message- From: Harold Fuchs

[users] Open Office Versions 2.3 and 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Thorvald Zimmerman
Help please. I have upgraded to version 2.4 of OpenOffice but tried to uninstall version 2.3.1... before doing so. Going to *Control Panel = Add Remove Programs* the version of Open Office for 2.3 does not show.??? What do you suggest? I have tried to update 2.3 but it will not allow it. Get

[users] attachemnts

2008-03-31 Thread Bob Horvath
why is it when I send an attachment to an email, the recipient cannot open it?

[users] Re: StarOffice 1.52

2008-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2008 06:38 AM, Ian Samson wrote: Having downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, will it read all my StarOffice 1.52 files? If so, can I safely uninstall the old program? Yes, try it. You can convert them using File|Wizards|Document Converter|StarOffice. -- You have been cc'd

Re: [users] RE: No e-mail in OpenOffice - was: [users] [moderated]

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 30/03/2008, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks I see! Now is this compatible with Vista for sure? I now there are issue with Outlook XP with Vista! OpenOffice runs happily on Vista. It just can't yet open Microsoft's latest document formats (.docx, .xlsx etc. as created by Office 2007).

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Mike
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Taylor wrote: | 1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES Downloaing 100MB in 10 minutes is pretty good going. If it's too slow for you, have you considered getting a faster internet connection? | 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START Long

Re: [users] I want Database, please

2008-03-31 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/30/08, COLIN POATE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want a database. I am told that thre is one in your wordprocesser that is good but I do not want to use the whole programme. May I download just the Db, is it possible to downlod just the Db? and, if so, how do I do it? If this is not

Re: [users] autocorrect entries limit

2008-03-31 Thread Kirill Palagin
Tommaso Bartalena ?: unfortunately it seem that autocorrect entries number is not infinite and a limit exist. i was able to calculate the exact number of entries inside my acor_it-IT.dat file as it follows: - open the .dat file with 7-Zip ( http://www.7-zip.org/ ) - extract the

[users] Re: FW: Open Office includes Outlook too? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2008-03-31 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2008/03/30 4:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does ANY Open Office version include Outlook? Outlook is a Microsoft program and is only available from Microsoft. If what your are trying to ask is - 'does OO.o include an email program?' - the answer is no. I would recommend Thunderbird with

[users] Re: can't download openoffice for MAC OSX 10-4-11

2008-03-31 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2008/03/30 9:48 PM, cynthia Jamin wrote: please advise. thank you so much, cynthia Go to http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/ -- As a courtesy I have sent a copy of this reply to you as well as to the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at

[users] Making dictionaries stick in documents

2008-03-31 Thread Bob
I mostly write in English, but occasionally in French (I'm trying to improve my french). I have the French localisation files installed as well as the French myspell dictionary. When I click ABC (spellcheck) I have to select the french dictionary in the drop-down menu for each and every word

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Michele
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Michael Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START 3. LOSE A FUTURE CUROMER DUE TO EXTREMELY DISIPOINTING LACK OF PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTION BY YOUR INEPT PRODUCT!! 4. NIM RECOMMENDING TO ALL

[users] Re: can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict merging with the older version????

2008-03-31 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2008/03/30 1:28 PM, hunter10039 wrote: I have an earlier version of open office. (perhaps a year old?) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict? Yes 2.

RE: [users] Foreign characters (FAO John Jason Jordan)

2008-03-31 Thread TechAdmin @ VibrantLivingMinistries
Thank you, Henri! Elchanan -Original Message- From: M Henri Day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:12 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Foreign characters (FAO John Jason Jordan) Elchanan, a pleasure to be able to be of aid ! Here's the URL of the

Re: [users] attachemnts

2008-03-31 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:29:06 -0400 Bob Horvath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Bob, why is it when I send an attachment to an email, the recipient cannot open it? Are you saving in the standard OOo format? That is, .odt file type. If yes, then your recipients are unlikely to be able to open

Re: [users] deleting openoffice2.3

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 16:27, peter wrote: -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Vista? - was: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 14:52, Foxhill, Donna wrote: I recently purchased a new Dell Laptop which has Windows Vista as the operating system. Is Open Office compatible with that operating system. Construction Assistant Supervisor */TRULAND/**/ /**/SERVICE/**/ /**/CORPORATION/* *FORT LEE JOBSITE*

Re: [users] planner 0.14 help

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 14:22, Marco Gardini wrote: Hello, I've just installed the last version of openoffice planner (0.14) and I can't export the projects in xml format to import in MS Project, could you help me ? Thanks in advance Marco Sorry but I'm confused. The latest version of OpenOffice is

Re: [users] openoffice, beginner

2008-03-31 Thread Michele
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Bobbie Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have just downloaded openoffice but when i it all i get is files??? i have no icon on my task bar, so not really sure what to do now. please help, regards roberta

[users] Re: Making dictionaries stick in documents

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Allan
Bob wrote: I mostly write in English, but occasionally in French (I'm trying to improve my french). I have the French localisation files installed as well as the French myspell dictionary. When I click ABC (spellcheck) I have to select the french dictionary in the drop-down menu for each and

Re: [users] I amabout to use OpenOffice 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Michele
Hello Paul, On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Paul Bassnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .My problem is, I have previously used WordPerfect Version 7 for so long. It has an exellent feature that I can no longer find. That if I had, and who doesn,a problem withe the text not doing what it's

Re: [users] Making dictionaries stick in documents

2008-03-31 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:46 31/03/2008 +0100, Bob Noname wrote: I mostly write in English, but occasionally in French (I'm trying to improve my french). I have the French localisation files installed as well as the French myspell dictionary. When I click ABC (spellcheck) I have to select the french dictionary

Re: [users] Username and Password

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 13:58, Ian Samson wrote: Hi. I downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, then registered. However, I did not receive a confirmation message of what my login username and password is. Now the extensions page is asking me to log in, and I can't. -- Ian Samson e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] How to set focus(send cusor) to MS word?

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 03:38, ddda rith wrote: Dear Sir, Hi, I am darith. I am in fourth year at RUPP in field computer science. I have one question to ask you. I hope you don't mind me and share your idea. I want code vb.net to set focus(send cursor) to ms word. for example my coding,

[users] OOXML standard vote down to the wire

2008-03-31 Thread Fred A. Miller
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-3515_22-194601.html?tag=nl.e539 -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[users] Re: I amabout to use OpenOffice 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Allan
Michele wrote: The need for the reveal codes feature is debated on this list every 6 months or so as many people think like you and would very much like to see it implemented. OOo instead is styles based, and I can assure you that once you start using styles the misbehaving text becomes a

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
Michael Taylor wrote: 1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START 3. LOSE A FUTURE CUROMER DUE TO EXTREMELY DISIPOINTING LACK OF PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTION BY YOUR INEPT PRODUCT!! 4. NIM RECOMMENDING TO ALL MY FRIENDS TO STAY AWAY FROM YOUR FLAWED PRODUCT

[users] OpenOffice 2.4 on Ubuntu Hardy beta

2008-03-31 Thread M Henri Day
Perhaps this is more an Ubuntu query than an OOo one, but I'm hoping you will bear with me. I've recently upgraded to Hardy beta, which I was told on good authority uses (an Ubuntuised version of) the OOo 2.4.0 release candidate by default. Indeeed, when I check my programme manager, I see this to

Re: [users] Re: I amabout to use OpenOffice 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Michele
Note that Word Perfect also supports styles, as does modern HTML and XML, yet they are all obviously code based. Same with LaTeX. Using styles is a great help, but it has nothing to do with whether a system uses codes internally or not. It is misleading to suggest that there is a choice

RE: [users] planner 0.14 help

2008-03-31 Thread Dave Craven
And if that's what the OP is after, original development stopped. It has since picked up again and is available at gnome.org per this message: Planner moved! The Planner project is no longer being developed and maintained by Imendio AB and is moved to http://live.gnome.org/Planner.;

Re: [users] Making dictionaries stick in documents

2008-03-31 Thread Bob
On Monday 31 March 2008 19:40:07 Brian Barker wrote: At 18:46 31/03/2008 +0100, Bob Noname wrote: I mostly write in English, but occasionally in French (I'm trying to improve my french). I have the French localisation files installed as well as the French myspell dictionary. When I click

Re: [users] Scanning into OOo [was: I am using xp and it says the installer is incomplete or corupted.]

2008-03-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
Great. The Select Source option just lets you set up which scanner you will be using for the Request option, which is not necessary if you have only one scanner (but you mentioned two in an earlier note, I think, so it may be relevant). Jeff wrote: What I have found is that I can import

[users] Re: OpenOffice 2.4 on Ubuntu Hardy beta

2008-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2008 12:46 PM, M Henri Day wrote: Perhaps this is more an Ubuntu query than an OOo one, but I'm hoping you will bear with me. I've recently upgraded to Hardy beta, which I was told on good authority uses (an Ubuntuised version of) the OOo 2.4.0 release candidate by default. Indeeed,

Re: [users] Open Office Versions 2.3 and 2.4

2008-03-31 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Thorvald Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon 31 Mar 2008 03:38:25 EST Help please. I have upgraded to version 2.4 of OpenOffice but tried to uninstall version 2.3.1... before doing so. Going to *Control Panel = Add Remove Programs* the version of Open

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS -- Oh Really????

2008-03-31 Thread web at work
1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START 3. LOSE A FUTURE CUROMER DUE TO EXTREMELY DISIPOINTING LACK OF PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTION BY YOUR INEPT PRODUCT!! 4. NIM RECOMMENDING TO ALL MY FRIENDS TO STAY AWAY FROM YOUR FLAWED PRODUCT Hello, This is the

Re: [users] Publishing from Open Office

2008-03-31 Thread Jo
Linda Camp schreef: Thank you, James, for your very curteous reply. I received a rude obnoxious reply from someone else at OpenOffice to the same question you answered here very nicely. Thanks again... Linda Camp - Original Message - From: James Knott To: users@openoffice.org,

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice 2.4 on Ubuntu Hardy beta

2008-03-31 Thread M Henri Day
2008/3/31, NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 03/31/2008 12:46 PM, M Henri Day wrote: Perhaps this is more an Ubuntu query than an OOo one, but I'm hoping you will bear with me. I've recently upgraded to Hardy beta, which I was told on good authority uses (an Ubuntuised version of) the OOo 2.4.0

Re: [users] autocorrect entries limit

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/31, Kirill Palagin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tommaso Bartalena ?: unfortunately it seem that autocorrect entries number is not infinite and a limit exist. i was able to calculate the exact number of entries inside my acor_it- IT.dat file as it follows: - open the .dat file

Re: [users] Foreign characters

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/29, Matt Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can you please tell me how to obtain foreign characters, (e.g. cedillas, accents, etc,) without going into windows ecplorer character map. Is ther a way of doing it from within the word processor? Bernard Davis Long time since using Windows now,

Re: [users] planner 0.14 help

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/31, Marco Gardini [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I've just installed the last version of openoffice planner (0.14) and I can't export the projects in xml format to import in MS Project, could you help me ? Thanks in advance Marco I have been using OpenOffice.org for many years now and

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS -- Oh Really????

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/31, web at work [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES If MS Office was downloadable (or maybe it is?), I guess it would take hours to download, wouldn't it? J.R. 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START 3. LOSE A FUTURE CUROMER DUE TO EXTREMELY DISIPOINTING LACK

[users] Re: Foreign characters

2008-03-31 Thread Jim Allan
Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Long time since using Windows now, but isn't it something like Alt+[decimal character code starting with zero]? That only works for the native Windows code page, not for Unicode not found there or in the current DOS character set. I don't know if this goes for any

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/31, Michael Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 1. DOWNLOAD TIME TAKES 10 MINUTES Great! That's probably an hour or so faster than it would be to download MS Office if it is possible to download at all (I don't know, is it?). J.R. 2. FAILURE AFTER LONG DOWNLOAD TO START 3. LOSE A FUTURE

Re: [users] attachemnts

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/30, Bob Horvath [EMAIL PROTECTED]: why is it when I send an attachment to an email, the recipient cannot open it? That means that he has no software installed that supports the international standard ISO/IEC 26300:2006 format (a.k.a ODF). There are a few things he (she?) can do about

Re: [users] Re: Foreign characters

2008-03-31 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/3/31, Jim Allan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Long time since using Windows now, but isn't it something like Alt+[decimal character code starting with zero]? That only works for the native Windows code page, not for Unicode not found there or in the current DOS

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/31/08, Johnny Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great! That's probably an hour or so faster than it would be to download MS Office if it is possible to download at all (I don't know, is it?). Actually yes. Just have to have the correct product license and user account to get on the web

Re: [users] Foreign characters

2008-03-31 Thread M Henri Day
2008/3/31, Johnny Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/3/29, Matt Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can you please tell me how to obtain foreign characters, (e.g. cedillas, accents, etc,) without going into windows ecplorer character map. Is ther a way of doing it from within the word processor?

Re: [users] Username and Password

2008-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 31/03/2008 19:43, Harold Fuchs wrote: On 31/03/2008 13:58, Ian Samson wrote: Hi. I downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, then registered. However, I did not receive a confirmation message of what my login username and password is. Now the extensions page is asking me to log in, and

[users] Re: Insert character with code on Windows

2008-03-31 Thread Kenn Goutal
Harold Fuchs wrote: While we are talking about that utility, can you explain why the Only when Numlock is ON option does not seem to have any effect on anything; what is that option supposed to do? Is that Only when Numlock is ON with regard to the “Quick Unicode Input Tool”? I haven't

[users] Re: transfer calc data to base ?

2008-03-31 Thread Kenn Goutal
Brian Barker wrote: I hesitate to be blunt, but yes: you did! Oh. Sigh. Wouldn't be the first time over the course of several decades that I misunderstood something. It does happen sometimes. Always handy to be open to that possibility. Glad you felt bold enough to just say so. B-]

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

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Foxhill, Donna wrote: I recently purchased a new Dell Laptop which has Windows Vista as the operating system. Is Open Office compatible with that operating system. Yes, the recent Windows versions are optimized for Vista. Just go to www.openoffice.org and get the latest Windows version.

Re: [users] StarOffice 1.52

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Ian Samson wrote: Having downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, will it read all my StarOffice 1.52 files? If so, can I safely uninstall the old program? Yes, it should have no problems with those files. However, don't delete that version, until you verify that. -- Use

Re: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office approved by DoD or the US Navy??

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Again, is there no process within the Navy to bring in such software? Much open source software is produced by volunteers, who wouldn't be able to run much in the way of compliance testing. I haven't noticed anyone on this list offering to do that. For starters, we'd have no idea what the

Re: [users] openoffice, beginner

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Bobbie Thompson wrote: Hi, I have just downloaded openoffice but when i it all i get is files??? i have no icon on my task bar, so not really sure what to do now. please help, regards roberta Did you install it? After downloading that file, you have to double click on it to start the

Re: [users] FW: Open Office includes Outlook too? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does ANY Open Office version include Outlook? No, Outlook is a proprietary product from Microsoft. Many OpenOffice users find Thunderbird and Lightning to be good replacements. They are available for free from www.mozilla.com -- Use OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict merging with the older version????

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
hunter10039 wrote: I have an earlier version of open office. (perhaps a year old?) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. can I download the newer version without causing problems or conflict? 2. and will it merge with my

Re: [users] Publishing from Open Office

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Linda Camp wrote: Thank you, James, for your very curteous reply. I received a rude obnoxious reply from someone else at OpenOffice to the same question you answered here very nicely. Thanks again... Linda Camp One thing you should be aware of. This mail list is run by volunteers, such as

[users] Re: StarOffice 1.52

2008-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2008 04:29 PM, James Knott wrote: Ian Samson wrote: Having downloaded and installed OpenOffice.org 2.4, will it read all my StarOffice 1.52 files? If so, can I safely uninstall the old program? Yes, it should have no problems with those files. However, don't delete that

[users] Re: Username and Password

2008-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2008 03:22 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: Lets hope this one makes it. You sent your message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] but my reply to that address bounced Technical details of permanent failure: PERM_FAILURE: DNS Error: Domain name not found Please don't do that again. Ummm

Re: [users] I want Database, please

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
COLIN POATE wrote: I want a database. I am told that thre is one in your wordprocesser that is good but I do not want to use the whole programme. May I download just the Db, is it possible to downlod just the Db? and, if so, how do I do it? If this is not possible, or allowed, can you recommend

Re: [users] attachemnts

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Bob Horvath wrote: why is it when I send an attachment to an email, the recipient cannot open it? What's likely happening, is you're sending the attachments in the default ISO standard ODF file formats and the recipient only has Microsoft Office. Since Microsoft refuses to support ODF,

Re: [users] Making dictionaries stick in documents

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Bob wrote: I mostly write in English, but occasionally in French (I'm trying to improve my french). I have the French localisation files installed as well as the French myspell dictionary. When I click ABC (spellcheck) I have to select the french dictionary in the drop-down menu for each and

Re: [users] OOXML standard vote down to the wire

2008-03-31 Thread James Knott
Fred A. Miller wrote: http://news.zdnet.com/2424-3515_22-194601.html?tag=nl.e539 Actually, that's old news. Check Groklaw for more recent stuff, such as how the head of the Norwegian board wrote to ISO saying that despite the fact OOXML was overwhelmingly voted down, they somehow voted yes.

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