Re: [users] en français, svp

2007-01-08 Thread Elsasser
Vous pouvez trouver sur le site suivant des renseignements et l'indication d'une liste d'utilisateurs susceptibles de vous aider: http://fr.openoffice.org/ Und auch auf Deutsch können eine ähnliche Website finden: http://de.openoffice.org/ Marc H Ma. Dallennes a écrit : Bonjour Je

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-18 Thread Elsasser
Hello, I opened a Calc file with my new version of OpenOffice 2.0 (before, I had created the file with the preceding version 1.4 - or was it named 1.1.4 ?). In the file, I have many Notes that show up when the mouse pointer comes over the corresponding field. Now this works OK on the first

Re: [users] Forms

2005-05-30 Thread Elsasser
Dan Lewis a écrit : On Monday 30 May 2005 03:05 am, Marcelo Agostinho Lopes wrote: Is there any add on for OpenOffice to give user the same inserting option as MS excell? Thanks in advanced Marcelo Lopes For those of us on this mailing list that have never used MS Excel,

Re: [users] overlay

2005-05-30 Thread Elsasser
Apparently, no. But maybe somebody else will find it. With MS Word, you can do it, with the equation switches. I hope there is a solution with OO too, but it seems to me there is not. Marc Manolis Christodoulou a crit : Is it possible to type (and print) a character over another in a text

Re: [users] file types

2005-05-28 Thread Elsasser
If you have got a virus, it is probably not due to Open Office. I use it now for more than a year and never had that kind of problems. It would probably be better to get rid of your virus and keep OpenOffice. What happened to you with OO could have happened with other word processors. Marc

Re: [users] Please help !

2005-05-27 Thread Elsasser
Dan Lewis a écrit : On Friday 27 May 2005 03:20 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I installed Open Office quite sometime ago, but I did not use it. I have uninstalled the Suite with Uninstallers, but there seem to be quite a few promgrams still coming up when I use Search. Please help

Re: [users] Foutmelding OOo (Dutch)moderated

2005-05-27 Thread Elsasser
You should insert the text of the error message in your mail. Attachments will not be opened. Pardon me if I answer in English. I do not know enough Dutch to say it in your language. Marc Renk van Schuylenburg a écrit : Ik krijg de volgende bijgevoegde mededeling ik Open Office wil

Re: [users] [moderated] Download To CD, Rather Than To Computer Hard Drive

2005-05-26 Thread Elsasser
Apparently you are an old user. I have appreciated very much Windows 3.1. You should not be too worried about installing OpenOffice on the hard disk. Besides, you might make mistakes in installing the software on CD that you would not make in installing it on the disk (everything runs

Re: [users] Word-to-Open Office dictionary Files? moderated

2005-05-26 Thread Elsasser
Maybe I do not understand the question. But normally, if your dictionary is readable by MS Word, it should be with OO too. Marc Chuck Peck a écrit : I have a large medical dictionary I user with MS Word. I would like to use it with Open Office 1.4. I've not been able to figure out how to get

Re: [users] Downloads moderated

2005-05-23 Thread Elsasser
Microsoft Office (including Excel and Word) must be paid if you want to have it. But you can download OpenOffice. If you use OpenOffice and need to send Word or Excel files to someone, you have to save your documents in MS Office format. Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Good morning! I am

Re: [users] OOo vs MS Office moderated

2005-05-22 Thread Elsasser
Actually, if you want other people to use MS Word to read your files, you have to save them in MS Word format (Save as...). If your files are somewhat complex (tables, macros...), you should verify what happens to the files when they are converted to MS Word. Sometimes the page breaks, places

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-22 Thread Elsasser
Yes, of course. OpenOffice does not use MS Wordto open the files. But if you want to send your OO documents to people that have only MS Word, you have to save the documents in MS Word format. Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hi, Could you tell me if WRITER will open microsoft word

Re: [users] relative URL in CALC spreadsheet

2005-05-21 Thread Elsasser
is what you get, it would probably be better the program would show from the beginning the relative addresses. Is this clear ? With friendly regards, Marc Peter Kupfer OOo a écrit : Elsasser wrote: In a OO CALC Spreadsheet, if I want to insert relative URL addresses and follow the indications

Re: [users] Latest security patch

2005-05-19 Thread Elsasser
Normally you get the message saying that you - first place the original sot645mi.dll file from the program folder to a different folder - then put the downloaded file on its place (in the program folder) - try to make OpenOffice to work If it works, finally you can delete the old file (that you

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-18 Thread Elsasser
Essayez de faire comme ceci : récupérez le code source de votre page Web, puis ouvrez-la à partir du code source en OpenOffice, après quoi vous devriez pouvoir faire la sauvegarde au format que vous souhaitez. Marc isla a écrit : muy sres mío: LLevo utilizando openoffice unos dos años y todo me

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-17 Thread Elsasser
Your instructor maybe said somthing else, i.e. you can download software that will do the same things as MS Word, Excel etc. OpenOffice is not MS Office, but you can use it for free and save your documents in MS Office format. Marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hi, My instructor sent me to this

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-16 Thread Elsasser
If you are speaking of Microsoft Word, it cannot be downloaded unless you pay it. But you can write your documents with OpenOffice and save them in Word format. If they are not too complex, the conversion should be correct. Marc H. Goodson Plumbing - Jay Lynette Goodson a écrit : I want to

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-16 Thread Elsasser
I confirm : I tried it! A password is specific to the software, MS Word or OpenOffice. Marc H. Caleb Marcus a écrit : I don't think OpenOffice.org supports password protected Microsoft Office documents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Please tell me, is there any way at all that I can open

Re: [users] Text Wrapping (moderated)

2005-05-16 Thread Elsasser
I suppose you are a user of Calc. Normally you can wrap text with Format / Cell / Alignment / You will find a line Wordwrap (maybe the words are not exactly these. I am using the French version). Marc H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : How do I wrap text in a cell? Thank you. Dennis OMalley

Re: [users] Notes in Spreadsheet

2005-05-16 Thread Elsasser
Excuse me. But I do not find any handles (in the French version 1.1.4.). Sometimes the sign + shows up, but no means to move the limit of the note. It bothers me, because with MS Excel, I did not have that problem. Marc H. Paul a écrit : When you first create the note, there is the ability to

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-14 Thread Elsasser
Actually, your documents can be read by users of MS Office only IF you save them in MS Office format. MS Office documents can be opened easily with OpenOffice. Marc H. Terrene a écrit : Help please. I have recently purchased a second hand computer and the technian I purchased it off has put

Re: [users] need help transfering documents from word to open office

2005-05-14 Thread Elsasser
The only way to make OpenOffice documents accessible for MS Office is to save them first in MS Office format. So if you have to transfer a text, you save it in MS Word format, and so on. Marc H. Marlena Hirsch a écrit : Hi all, I have open office at our school computer. At my home computer I

Re: [users] macros in native lang

2005-05-13 Thread Elsasser
It seems that some Lithuanian characters interfere with the system. But exists in several languages. Could somebody ask the real specialists (of the system, not of languages) ? Saulius Gedgaudas a crit : OOo 1.1.4, winxp sp1, its not specifies any font. ill just put little fragment from want i

Re: [users] Incompatability with Microsoft Word

2005-05-12 Thread Elsasser
If you want to open OpenOffice documents with MS Word, you have to save them first in MS Word format, what OpenOffice allows you to do. But Microsoft software cannot read OpenOffice format. Marc H. Yael Efrony a écrit : Hi, Please advise how to read files created by Openoffice word using

Re: [users] Description of macro

2005-05-12 Thread Elsasser
You will receive more competent answers, but a macro is a sequence of actions that you can store and call when you need this same sequence to be executed. E.g. you may write a macro that makes the word preceding the cursor to be written in a special font, or size, etc. Marc H. Noer Ivan a

Re: [users] Text files

2005-05-10 Thread Elsasser
You open them with OpenOffice, and then save them in MS Word format. Verify if they are as you want, because the conversion may change some details. Marc H william booth a écrit : How can I make files marked SXW be readable on Micro Soft systems. Thanks.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-10 Thread Elsasser
What I would try is to use one single edition to write different texts. I am using my OO for texts with different alphabets, but always with the French version. Of course, if you want to allow the use of OOto someone who cannot read Hebrew characters, this solution is not the right one. M.

Re: [users] How can I delete openoffice.org from my computer

2005-05-09 Thread Elsasser
Run the OO Startup program. You will find the option Uninstall. Mac H. Jenny-chicosurvivor a crit : Dear staff, Please help me with how to delete openoffice.org from my computer thank you sincerely Jen - To unsubscribe,

Re: [users] question

2005-05-09 Thread Elsasser
Apparently, yes, since there are questions from users working with Macintosh. Mateusz Frczkowiak a crit : Hello Does it work with Apple`s systems? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [users] Point of view on OO

2005-05-09 Thread Elsasser
That was the question I asked myself when reading that message. There has been a version 2 of WinWord, many years ago, but it was not very satisfying, and I do not imagine somebody could still use it. Marc H. Caleb Marcus a écrit : Excuse me, what is Word 2? Håkan Joëlson wrote: I am happy to

Re: [users] Query

2005-05-08 Thread Elsasser
Using OpenOffice, you will be able to use MS Office documents. But if you want them to be used again by people who do not have OpenOffice, but only MS Office, you will have to save them in MS (Word, Excel..) format. If your documents are complex, maybe that MS version will not be exactly as

Re: [users] Openoffice queries

2005-05-08 Thread Elsasser
For one question I can give you an answer : if you try to open MS Office with that are protected by a password, you can't open them with OpenOffice. Insuch a case you do not have other choice than using MS Office. Marc H Manali Sabharwal a écrit : Dear Open Office Support Team, I must

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-08 Thread Elsasser
You will be able to open with OO a MS Word document, but MS Office does not convert OO format. Use OO ! But be aware of the fact that if you want others to open your documents, you have to save them in MS Office format, what you can do with OO. Marc H. Carolyn Bruce a crit : I have received a

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-05 Thread Elsasser
You should not say crappy before you really know the thing. If you really want to uninstall the software, start the install program, you will have the choice to uninstall ist. Marc H. J.G. a écrit : I want this crappy software off my hard drive. BUT, there does not appear to be an uninstaller

Re: [users] Re: Your OpenOffice.org Error Report

2005-05-05 Thread Elsasser
Select the entire document before you set your tabs. Marc H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : When I try to set tabs, the only set for the specific paragraph. How can I set tabs that will stay there throughout the entire document?

Re: [users] Bug when writing complex Word documents

2005-05-04 Thread Elsasser
Maybe you lost your work. The right thing to do was to save the document in OO format first, and then to save it again in MS Word format. From my experience, I know that complex tables are not always converted correctly, so you would anyway to have to control the result within MS Word. Can you

Re: [users] Footnotes Problem

2005-05-04 Thread Elsasser
I tried too with OO 1.1.4, and the footnotes were fine. Did you manually insert an EOL ? Marc H. Paul a écrit : I've tried to recreate this using 1.9.95 but couldn't. When you mention 'cell' what are you meaning? I've assumed that you are trying to do this in writer.. /paul On 5/4/05, Joel

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-05-02 Thread Elsasser
Are you sure the download was finished ? If not, maybe the partial temp file was destroyed automatically. I hope next time you will be more successful. Marc H. Ed Gnifkowski a écrit : Last week I downloaded openoffice to what the screen said was a temporary file. after the 7 plus hour down load

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-30 Thread Elsasser
Ich kann Ihnen nicht sagen, ob es das gibt, aber schauen Sie doch, ob Tschechisch zu den Sprachen gehört, in denen Sie OO downloaden können. Wenn nicht, fürchte ich, Ihre Leute werden keine andere Wahl haben, als zwischen deutsch und englisch... Oder sehen Sie, ob ein Team bei Ihnen bereit

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-30 Thread Elsasser
I suppose if you understand German you will answer. And if you don't, skip that message. How often do you think we are all receiving English messages when we expect to receive then in our language ? Marc H CPHennessy a crit : On Saturday 30 April 2005 13:29, + wrote: [ MODERATED ]

Re: [users] Relative paths in a Calc spreadsheet

2005-04-28 Thread Elsasser
Thanks, Niklas, for this advice. I tried it (copying some files to another computer with just the same -relative- adresses), and it works ! Marc H. Niklas Nebel a écrit : Elsasser wrote: My problem is NOT about relative vs absolute adresses of spreadsheet cells, but of URLs to which

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-28 Thread Elsasser
OO IS free. What you will have to pay 29 $ for is WinZip! There is an unzipping device in Windows XP, and moreover you may download 7-Zip, which allows you to unzip files if you do not use Windows XP. Marc H. Dogwood Cafe a crit : I was under the impression that openoffice was free? Every time

Re: [users] Open Office Word File Conversion

2005-04-28 Thread Elsasser
If you open a Word document with OpenOffice, it is automatically converted to the OO format, and all you have to do is to save it in this format. But verify if the file is still as you want it. With formulas, macros etc., even tables, you will have somme additional work to do. Good luck. Marc

Re: [users] Installation Open office

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
Ich nehme an, Sie haben beim Download die Wahl der Sprache des Software nicht getroffen. Nichts hindert einen, von einem deutschsprachigen Bildschirm aus die englische Version zu downloaden. Versuchen Sie's vielleicht nocheinmal. Marc H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hello, today I tried again

Re: [users] OpenOffice 1.0.2

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
In your folder Options, you will find one part named file types (I use the French version, and maybe the exact form will be different), where the suffix .DOC probably is associated with OpenOffice. Click on Modify and replace OpenOffice by Microsoft Word. An alternative solution will be to

Re: [users] Going nuts trying to create a relative hyperlink from an OOo Text to a Spreadsheet document

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
Your problem resembles mine, and so far nobody gave any answer : in a Calc Spreadsheet I want to insert on every line one hyperlink (or maybe two or three, on different columns) to sound files, because every line stands for a tune, and the hyperlink is supposed to let the user hear the tune.

[users] relative URL in CALC spreadsheet

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
In a OO CALC Spreadsheet, if I want to insert relative URL addresses and follow the indications of the OO helpfiles, it does not work, and the addresses always stay absolute. Besides, if I select Button in the Text/Button switch, 1. the Button does not work, 2. There is no means to get rid of

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
Normally you can't download Microsoft Excel without paying it. But you can download OpenOffice, which includes a similar software. Marc H. Jennifer Dolata a écrit : I'm sure you have a great site, but I just don't understand how to use it. I am trying to download MicroSoft Excel. Can you

Re: [users] Re: Going nuts trying to create a relative hyperlink from an OOo Text to a Spreadsheet document

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
Thanks, but I still hope there could be a more easy way to obtain relative paths... Marc H. Philippe Debar a écrit : I had a similar problem with MS Word, which also does not want relative paths. The workaround I used was to create a macro that was automatically run every time the document

[users] Re: Relative URL

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
Answer below G. Roderick Singleton a écrit : On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 18:55 +0200, Elsasser wrote: About my relative addresses : I sure did not say it clearly : actually my problem is the following : in my spreadsheet, each line stands for a tune, and in column J of each line, I want to insert

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-27 Thread Elsasser
If your software says it requires Word 2000 or greater, it is made to run only with MS Word, and you have only the choice 1. not to use the software 2. to purchase Word in a recent version That is bad, but I do not think there is another solution. Marc H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : HELP :)

Re: [users] WordPad Issue

2005-04-26 Thread Elsasser
Hi! I think my advice will not be very effective, but I have had a similar problem with Word files that were systematically classified as Wordpad files. Usually, if you do not use complex functions of Word, this will not have any consequences, because Wordpad will save the file in a Word

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-26 Thread Elsasser
Do not trust the grammar checking function! Often it gives erroneous advice ! Keith Nuttle a écrit : I have been looking for the grammar checking function and have been unable to locate it. Could you assist? I downloaded openoffice and like what I have used but would like the grammar

Re: [users] Differences between German dictionaries

2005-04-26 Thread Elsasser
One thing that I know is : Germany neu-ortho. is the dictionary that applies the new othographic regulations (since 1996 !). If you want to write German, this is the right dictionary. If you want to find words in older texts, the first one should be adequate. I suppose that the third combines

Re: [users] german Umlaut in Uppercase, a bug or fonts problem?

2005-04-26 Thread Elsasser
That is strange : I never had any problem with German characters. Maybe you have special options on your computer that make OO ok for other languages, but not for West European languages. Here these characters extracted from the OO-writer screen Did you verify your Language option ? Do you

Re: AW: [users] german Umlaut in Uppercase, a bug or fonts problem?

2005-04-26 Thread Elsasser
, the lower case characters like are ok, but are changed as . this is my problem. thank anyway for respons! -Ursprngliche Nachricht- Von: Elsasser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. April 2005 15:01 An: users@openoffice.org Betreff: Re: [users] german Umlaut in Uppercase

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-04-25 Thread Elsasser
Hlas, non. Je posais une question sur le tableur (classeur). Auriez-vous la rponse ? Je voudrais mettre dans des cellules d'un fichier un lien vers un fichier de son avec l'adresse relative (le type ../sousrep/fff.mid) ; les indications de l'aide accompagnant OpenOffice n'ont ps l'air de