[users] Re: unistalling open office 2.4

Emmanuela Philipidi wrote: Hi, I used Safari to download at Mac OSX 10.5.5 (Leopard) the open office 2.4, which does not open at all and which I cannot close either. I would like to unistall it completely. Do you know how I can do that ? Restart your computer and you will be able to uninstal

Re: [users] Templates for Form Filling

At 12:46 09/10/2008 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: When I perform marriages I need to fill in about three or four forms [...] At the moment, most of them are filled in by hand because it's easier than making the effort to organise templates etc. to print the information into the right spot on the

[users] unistalling open office 2.4

Hi, I used Safari to download at Mac OSX 10.5.5 (Leopard) the open office 2.4, which does not open at all and which I cannot close either. I would like to unistall it completely. Do you know how I can do that ? Thank you, E. _ Ne

Re: [users] selected text losing highlight

On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 07:36 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: > You do need to right-click *in* the selection, of course. Otherwise, > right-clicking has two effects: to move the focus (and therefore to > cancel any existing selection) and then to produce the context menu. > > But you probably knew

Re: [users] Icons

Thanks. I'm all set now. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:20 AM, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > L. Bovard Mayne wrote: > > I have just installed Open Office 2.4, and need to learn how to access > the > > application icons so that I can use the programs. Please advise me. > > > > L. B. "Bo" Ma

Re: Re: [users] Event Tickets

At 09:13 05/10/2008 +0100, Jeff Milan wrote: >I would like to create some event tickets, easy enough except is >there a simple way to print out at say 4 to each A4 sheet with >sequential ticket numbers? Yes: o Create a table with two columns and enough rows. It doesn't seem to matter whether

[users] Uninstall previous versions

Good Morning, I have versions 2.2 and 2.3 on my hard drive. I've just downloaded the update version 2.4.1. Is it safe to uninstall the two previous versions before I install the update? I'd like to uninstall them 2.2 especially because it's taking up much desired hard drive space:) Thank you f

[users] Mac > installation support > software license

I see that in order to use the Mac version of OpenOffice I must install X11. However, when I follow the instructions posted here http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/faq/installing/X11.html I get a message that clearly says that the software is licensed for evaluation use only, and that commerci

[users] Re: [openoffice] Re: [users] Templates for Form Filling

Hi Anthony Apart from the scanning bit which isn't practical (one of the forms is bigger than A4 and my scanner is maximum A4) I thought the answer would be something like that. I've had a quick look at XForms to see if that's the way to go... I may have to just measure the positions of the fields

Re: [users] Templates for Form Filling

Hi Keith, I'd scan the documents, then drop them, one to a page in a writer file. Check the size to make sure that it's correct. Set up a spreadsheet with the information for the forms, then place a field that's linked to the spreadsheet for each bit of information that you want to import. When

[users] Templates for Form Filling

This is probably really easy to do, but I'm not sure where to look for instructions. When I perform marriages I need to fill in about three or four forms plus statutory declarations with the names of the bride and groom, addresses, occupation, mother's maiden name etc. The forms are not all the sa

[users] Re: Problems with OOo web pages

On 10/08/2008 03:34 PM, norseman wrote: [I'll try to snip a little so as not to repeat Harold's full copy for a one line response] > > Yes I'm frustrated, but I'm not mad. I like using OpenOffice. I just > wish those in it's driver seat could do something besides just code. > Without proper docum

Re: [users] Problems with OOo web pages

On 08/10/2008 23:34, norseman wrote: To whomever this concerns: In trying to locate specific information I find the OOo WebPages chasing me around in circles. I also find any information that is not basically "How to turn the machine on" seems to be missing. I finally managed to

Re: [users] Responding to Unsubscribe Requests

On 08/10/2008 23:31, Barbara Duprey wrote: Now that the huge thread about handling unsubscribe difficulties seems to have died down, I thought I'd post this for those who didn't follow it, but might wonder what we can do for people who ask to be unsubscribed. The main question is whether the re

[users] Problems with OOo web pages

To whomever this concerns: In trying to locate specific information I find the OOo WebPages chasing me around in circles. I also find any information that is not basically "How to turn the machine on" seems to be missing. I finally managed to get OOo to actually talk to Python. T

[users] Responding to Unsubscribe Requests

Now that the huge thread about handling unsubscribe difficulties seems to have died down, I thought I'd post this for those who didn't follow it, but might wonder what we can do for people who ask to be unsubscribed. The main question is whether the request is coming from a subscriber or not. T

Re: [users] calc

At 16:20 08/10/2008 +0200, Joe Grech wrote: I wish to print selections from different sheets [in Calc] on one page for comparison purposes. Can it be done? As has already been suggested, you can copy or link the parts you require into a Writer document. But you can also do this within the Ca

Re: [users] Page numbering to exclude 1st page

At 20:53 07/10/2008 +0800, Bashar Maree wrote: Usually when I need page numbering I insert a footer with the page number field. But this time I have a cover page which must not be counted or even have a footer. Is there a way to exclude this first page (the cover page) from the page count. I

Re: [users] Split a Document in Writer

TWO THINGS I FORGOT TO DO: 1) post this back to list. Must have pressed wrong button. 2) put the lines between the star-bars in original reply. norseman wrote: 2008/10/1 norseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Luis Rodrigues wrote: Hi all, I have a 300 page long document that I need to

[users] [Bug] PDF Import Extension 0.3.1 - Linux

So as not to hijack the "eWEEK Labs OpenOffice.org 3.0 Walk-Through" thread started by James, I'd started this thread instead. Regarding the PDF Import Extension (Linux): http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=90739 I've found that it does not work on OOo3.0_m9(RC4) - linux. It _does_ w

[users] Re: eWEEK Labs OpenOffice.org 3.0 Walk-Through

On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:10:21 -0700 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/08/2008 10:47 AM, M Henri Day wrote: > > 2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Here's another article, which (apparently) doesn't require subscribing to > >> anything. > >> > >> > >> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/E

Re: [users] Re: Marketing OOo

On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:59:49 -0700 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo: > Lightscribe CD burners are within the price range of many these days (I > don't have one... I'm poor :-). Not as fast as commercial burners, but > with some actual "official" cd artwork to burn to the lightscribe CD's > it elimina

[users] Re: eWEEK Labs OpenOffice.org 3.0 Walk-Through

On 10/08/2008 10:47 AM, M Henri Day wrote: > 2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Here's another article, which (apparently) doesn't require subscribing to >> anything. >> >> >> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/eWEEK-Labs-OpenOfficeorg-30-WalkThrough/?kc=EWKNLEDP10082008A

[users] Re: Marketing OOo

On 10/08/2008 07:31 AM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > John Jason Jordan wrote: >> NoOp suggested: >> >> http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/galleries/cdart/index.html >> [I'm still waiting for the 3.0 cdart...] >> >> Indeed, what I need is 3.0 art, or better, the ability to purchase OOo >> 3.0 on CD with

Re: [users] eWEEK Labs OpenOffice.org 3.0 Walk-Through

2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here's another article, which (apparently) doesn't require subscribing to > anything. > > > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/eWEEK-Labs-OpenOfficeorg-30-WalkThrough/?kc=EWKNLEDP10082008A > -- > Use OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] Re: Printing an Open Office document with adobe PDF writer

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if I could have some help with a printing problem. I have a Open office document (2.4) about 60 pages in length which I wish to print to two pdf files using adobe pdf writer. (I produce two files for each brochure so that one file prints ones side of the docume

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Grows Up

2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have been reading eweek articles for years and haven't seen that web > buyers mag. > Here is the first page of the two page article: When sun microsystems bought the little-known StarOffice productivity suite in 1999 and soon thereafter released the

Re: [users] calc

Link the sections into a writer document. tc Joe Grech wrote: Hi I wish to print selections from different sheets on one page for comparison purposes. Can it be done? Tks. _ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list wit

[users] eWEEK Labs OpenOffice.org 3.0 Walk-Through

Here's another article, which (apparently) doesn't require subscribing to anything. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/eWEEK-Labs-OpenOfficeorg-30-WalkThrough/?kc=EWKNLEDP10082008A -- Use OpenOffice.org --

Re: [users] Marketing OOo

John Jason Jordan wrote: NoOp suggested: http://marketing.openoffice.org/art/galleries/cdart/index.html [I'm still waiting for the 3.0 cdart...] Indeed, what I need is 3.0 art, or better, the ability to purchase OOo 3.0 on CD with 3.0 artwork on the CD. A problem I have is that people take my C

[users] calc

Hi I wish to print selections from different sheets on one page for comparison purposes. Can it be done? Tks. _ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spaces

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Grows Up

Harold Fuchs wrote: > 2008/10/8 Guy Voets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> 2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>> Here's something that may be of interest to list members. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-Grows-Up/?kc=EWKNLLIN1007

Re: [users] Calc Sheets

Brian Barker wrote: At 17:20 07/10/2008 -0700, David Lowe wrote: I've bumped into a oddity in printing from Calc. Here's the background: for my Physics class, i've put the raw data for distance an object moved in free fall, along with a graph showing position versus time. Since that's alread

Re: [users] Marketing OOo

John Jason Jordan wrote: > I could download appropriate artwork (modify the 2.0 artwork or wait > for the 3.0 artwork), but I do not have a printer than can print on > CDs. Even if I did, I would like to be able to distribute hundreds of > such CDs. My university has 27,000 students and actively su

Re: [users] Re: Zotero

John Jason Jordan wrote: > > Regarding success promoting OOo, it would be really cool if I could > obtain large quantities (100+) of OOo on CD complete with pretty > graphics and stuff. In my experience, when I hand someone a CD with OOo > they are not impressed with the "OOo" label that I wrote on

[users] Font problem in 00o 2.1.1 under Ubuntu 8.04

Hi ! I designed a personal font with FontForge and I use this font under Window$ and Ubuntu. But, despite this font works fine under Window$, *sometimes* this font displays weird characters for some letters i.e. ê, " or ë. Does anyone know why this happens ? Thanks ! -- Fabien3D http://fabi

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Grows Up

2008/10/8 Guy Voets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Here's something that may be of interest to list members. > > > > > > > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-Grows-Up/?kc=EWKNLLIN10072008STR1 > > > > Hello, > > A pity one can only re

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Grows Up

2008/10/8 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here's something that may be of interest to list members. > > > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-Grows-Up/?kc=EWKNLLIN10072008STR1 > Hello, A pity one can only read the first paragraphs with generalities... For the rest you

Re: [users] OT: Unsubscribing Others

On 7 Oct 2008 at 20:38, James Knott wrote: Isn't it necessary to impersonate the address that the mail is > originally sent to, in order to request unsubscribe? Otherwise, we're > back to the situation where anybody could unsubscribe anyone. Don't forget unsubbing is a two-step process. Th