Re: [users] outline numbering - related to Outlining?

2009-10-19 Thread lllact...@gmx.net
James wrote: > On 10/14/09 00:02, Barbara Duprey wrote: >> James wrote: >>> I'm having numbering problems. :-( >>> >>> lockie.ca/test/OOoutline.odt >>> >>> Highlight the first line and select the Heading1 style. >>> Second line gets Heading2. >>> Third line gets Heading1. >>> Fourth line gets Headi

[users] OpenOffice 3.0.0 (9358): back it up or save data like Kbd shortcuts

2009-10-19 Thread john d. herron
Moving to Kubuntu Hardy. Would like to replace its standard version of OOorg 2.4 with my current 3.0.0. Is it possible to back it up and restore it into Hardy, or at least to somehow preserve things like my custom keyboard shortcuts? john herron _ Kubuntu

[users] The page format is changed when use OOo 3.x to open the .doc file

2009-10-19 Thread Tony Li
Dears, I have many .doc files created by MS office 2003, I have table in the .doc file, now I uninstalled MS Office from my PC and replaced as OOo3.x, when I use OOo Writer to open the .doc files I found the page format is changed, Only one page if we open a.doc file use MS Office 2003, and it

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Pradeep Srinivas
On Monday 19 October 2009 21:18:37 Harold Fuchs wrote: > jomali wrote: <<>> > > steven.kopisc...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> Andreas Saeger wrote: > >>> Tony Li wrote: <<>> > Hmm. I can get drag & drop to work on a selection of cells but not > on a selection of *rows* or *columns*. If I drag

[users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Andreas Saeger
John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2009.10.19 16:14 -0500, Andreas Saeger wrote: That works for cells, but I can't make it work for columns/rows. Agreed. With whole columns/rows you seem to need cut (or copy) & paste and, in this case, you must insert the new column/row before pasting. D

[users] Re: Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread Joe Smith
On 10/19/2009 02:35 PM, John Kaufmann wrote: > Joe, I've learned that you think about these things at a pretty deep > level, so I try to make sure I understand the nuances... I'm no expert, by any means; I'm just interested in using OOo effectively. > In a message dated 2009.10.19 11:54 -0500, J

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread John Kaufmann
In a message dated 2009.10.19 16:14 -0500, Andreas Saeger wrote: That works for cells, but I can't make it work for columns/rows. Agreed. With whole columns/rows you seem to need cut (or copy) & paste and, in this case, you must insert the new column/row before pasting. Dragging a column just

[users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Andreas Saeger
Harold Fuchs wrote: Steven Kopischke wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: That works for cells, but I can't make it work for columns/rows. Agreed. With whole columns/rows you seem to need cut (or copy) & paste and, in this case, you must insert the new column/row before pasting. Dragging a column

Re: [users] Re: Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread John Kaufmann
Joe, I had not idea that "Default tab stops" could yield so much insight into the design of OO and Writer, but Michael Adams' excellent point - based on a perfectly valid application of periodic tab stops [which, it is true, could be done as a table], puts the original question perfectly: In a

Re: [users] Technical futures of OpenOffice.org calc

2009-10-19 Thread Andy
Олег Пашута wrote: Hello OpenOffice.org, Ineedto know technical features of Open Offce calc, such as for MS Office Excel (example below): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP051992911033.aspx please,giveme the direct link to this information or give methe an

Re: [users] Re: Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:54:43 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Joe Smith to my mailbox: > On 10/19/2009 04:07 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > 2009/10/19 Michael Adams > >> Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I > >wanted> to set them for one paragraph only, ... > > ...

[users] Technical futures of OpenOffice.org calc

2009-10-19 Thread Олег Пашута
Hello OpenOffice.org, Ineedto know technical features of Open Offce calc, such as for MS Office Excel (example below): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP051992911033.aspx please,giveme the direct link to this information or give methe answerbefore you

Re: [users] Re: Trouble entering data in Base

2009-10-19 Thread JOE Conner
That seems OK. I suggest you ask your question to the BASE support users list: us...@dba.openoffice.org Joe Arnold Roth wrote: The Index is INT. Size is 10 and auto increment is on. "JOE Conner" wrote in message news:4adbe250.40...@gmail.com... Arnold Roth wrote: I have been entering dat

Re: [users] Re: Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread John Kaufmann
Joe, I've learned that you think about these things at a pretty deep level, so I try to make sure I understand the nuances... In a message dated 2009.10.19 11:54 -0500, Joe Smith wrote: Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I wanted to set them for one paragraph only,

[users] Re: header and footers

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Reich
Brian Barker posted some pretty detailed instructions on creating page styles to do what you need on July 11 (msg. 199958). On 10/19/09 users-digest-h...@openoffice.org wrote: Subject: header and footers From: Jurgen Heerink Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:25:53 + To: Hi, Could someone

[users] Re: header and footers

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Reich
Jurgen: You'll need to create two page styles: one for the first 3 pages without header/footer and page number, and one beginning with page four which has the desired header/footer and page numbering. It's not very intuitive, but once you get the hang of it, it works pretty well. Create th

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread The Morses
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Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
Steven Kopischke wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: Steven Kopischke wrote: jomali wrote: I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a

[users] Re: Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread Joe Smith
On 10/19/2009 04:07 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: 2009/10/19 Michael Adams Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I wanted to set them for one paragraph only, ... ... The only thing I can't find a way to do is to specify, for example "every 1/2 inch". Perhaps someone else wou

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Steven Kopischke
Harold Fuchs wrote: Steven Kopischke wrote: jomali wrote: I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a column, you get a warnin

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
jomali wrote: I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a column, you get a warning about replacing the data in the target column. I

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
Steven Kopischke wrote: jomali wrote: I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a column, you get a warning about replacing the

Re: [users] header and footer from page 4

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:04:19 + Came this utterance formulated by Jurgen Heerink to my mailbox: > > Hi, > > I have problems with the headers and footers in Open Office and I have > no idea how to solve it, I read all the information on the internet > but it still does not work for me. > > I

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Steven Kopischke
jomali wrote: I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a column, you get a warning about replacing the data in the target column.

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread jomali
I don't know that this is unique to OOo, since that's the way Excel (2000) works as well. I just tried it to refresh my memory, since I rarely use Excel anymore. However, in Excel, if you try to drag & drop a column, you get a warning about replacing the data in the target column. In Calc, there is

Re: [users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Steven Kopischke
Andreas Saeger wrote: Tony Li wrote: Dears, could somebody give the tips on how to insert cut cells in cacl, My requirement is: 1) Select on row / column in cacl, and click cut 2) Insert the cut row / column to another place like between column A and column B without overwriting

[users] Re: How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Andreas Saeger
Tony Li wrote: Dears, could somebody give the tips on how to insert cut cells in cacl, My requirement is: 1) Select on row / column in cacl, and click cut 2) Insert the cut row / column to another place like between column A and column B without overwriting the content in column B.

[users] Re: Special formats in Base

2009-10-19 Thread Arnold Roth
Thanks jomali. I'm such an idiot. That should have been obvious but it got right by me. - Original Message - From: "jomali" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.openoffice.questions To: Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:46 AM Subject: Re: Special formats in Base You're doing nothing wrong, A

Re: [users] How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/10/19 Tony Li > Thanks, Harold, but when paste, that will overwrite the existing data > > Best Regards! > Tony Li > Not if you do #5 (Insert row/column) first; the data get pasted into the new (inserted) row/column because it is still selected from #3 (the actual row/column you selected

[users] header and footer from page 4

2009-10-19 Thread Jurgen Heerink
Hi, I have problems with the headers and footers in Open Office and I have no idea how to solve it, I read all the information on the internet but it still does not work for me. I am creating a report and I want the page numbering and the headers and footers starting from page 4. First

RE: [users] How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Tony Li
Thanks, Harold, but when paste, that will overwrite the existing data Best Regards! Tony Li  Before printing, think about Environmental Responsibility -Original Message- From: Harold Fuchs [mailto:hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 4:55 PM To: users@ope

Re: [users] How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/10/19 Tony Li > Dears, could somebody give the tips on how to insert cut cells in cacl, > > > > My requirement is: > > 1) Select on row / column in cacl, and click cut > > 2) Insert the cut row / column to another place like between column A > and column B without overwriting the con

[users] How to insert cut cells in Cacl

2009-10-19 Thread Tony Li
Dears, could somebody give the tips on how to insert cut cells in cacl, My requirement is: 1) Select on row / column in cacl, and click cut 2) Insert the cut row / column to another place like between column A and column B without overwriting the content in column B. Best Regard

Re: [users] Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/10/19 Michael Adams > > Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I wanted > to set them for one paragraph only, but found no option in the paragraph > dialogue box or in the styles for paragraphs as suggested by help. Had > to cludge it with tools-options for the whole

[users] Default tab stops

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Adams
Had a little trouble setting default tab stops in writer today. I wanted to set them for one paragraph only, but found no option in the paragraph dialogue box or in the styles for paragraphs as suggested by help. Had to cludge it with tools-options for the whole program. OO.o3.1.1 on WS2k8 box.

[users] Re: Open Office Licence agreemet

2009-10-19 Thread Gordon
Diego Alterisi wrote: In addition we would like to know how to respond to eventual inquiry required from BSA or authority. I would guess you could tell the BSA to take a running jump - AFAIK they would have no authority to make any audit of software that is freely available and distributab

Re: [users] header and footers

2009-10-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:25:53 + Came this utterance formulated by Jurgen Heerink to my mailbox: > > Hi, > > > > Could someone pls help with with the following problem. > > I am creating a report but I don't want to have a header and footer on > the first 3 pages. > > So from the 4th till

[users] header and footers

2009-10-19 Thread Jurgen Heerink
Hi, Could someone pls help with with the following problem. I am creating a report but I don't want to have a header and footer on the first 3 pages. So from the 4th till the last, as well as the page numbering. Thanks in advance, Jurgen