[users] Lost my e-mail spell checker.?

2009-03-11 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi last time I wrote we were talking about extensions and about being reminded over and over again about downloadable extensions we don't want. For example, I don't want the American English dictionary as I use the Australian English one. Someone suggested uninstalling the things you don't

Re: [users] Lost my e-mail spell checker.?

2009-03-11 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Message - From: John Boyle jbo...@harbornet.com To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [users] Lost my e-mail spell checker.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Hi last time I wrote we were talking about extensions and about being reminded

Re: [users] Lost my e-mail spell checker.?

2009-03-11 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Jonathon - good adivice, and I will hasten slowly in that regard. James - Original Message - From: jonathon jonathon.bl...@gmail.com To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [users] Lost my e-mail spell checker.? On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at

[users] Unexpected style formats.?

2009-03-08 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Often when I am preparing a document the style for a particular heading changes from what it was in the beginning to what it becomes later in the document. For example, I often use the predefined Heading1 at the top of my document and then use Heading 5 for each of my sections, and Heading

Re: [users] Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-08 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
: [users] Unwanted updates - what to do with them.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: The icon and pop up note appeared at the top right hand corner of my OOo Writer (3.1) screen to say that new updates were available. I clicked on it and found out that the update was for the French dictionary

Re: [users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-08 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: The icon and pop up note appeared at the top right hand corner of my OOo Writer (3.1) screen to say that new updates were available. I clicked on it and found out that the update was for the French dictionary extension. As I am Australian this update

[users] Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-01 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am trying to edit a document prepared in OOo on another person's computer and the spell checker defaults to English (USA). I want English (Australian), and all documents prepared on my computer automatically spell check in English (Australian). How can I make the default language for this

[users] Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-02-28 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
The icon and pop up note appeared at the top right hand corner of my OOo Writer (3.1) screen to say that new updates were available. I clicked on it and found out that the update was for the French dictionary extension. As I am Australian this update was of no interest to me so I clicked on

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

2009-02-28 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Keith and God bless - Original Message - From: Keith Bates ke...@new-life.org.au To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:59 AM Subject: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] Extensions.? On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 09:50 +0900, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers

[users] Extensions.?

2009-02-16 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have been using OOo since the beginning, currently runing under Windows XP, and have noticed that in version 3.0 that we now use extensions for our dictionaries instead of standalone Dict files as before. Extensions seem to be an improvement in that one does not have to copy, in my case

Re: [users] Spam challenge from being on this list.?

2009-02-16 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
on this list.? On 04/02/2009 12:27, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I aksed my ISP why I was getting so much spam in the form of returned e-mails undeliverable to a Russian address, allegedly sent by me, but in fact I do not recognise and of the addresses I am meant to have written

Re: [users] Weird Calc problem.?

2009-02-16 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
You don't need to remove your name from the OOo e-mail list, assuming you want to ask a question from time to time. What I do is use Message Rules in Outlook Express to divert all mail from OOo to a nominated folder. When I have time, I can then search for the subject of my last post (in this

[users] Spam challenge from being on this list.?

2009-02-04 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I aksed my ISP why I was getting so much spam in the form of returned e-mails undeliverable to a Russian address, allegedly sent by me, but in fact I do not recognise and of the addresses I am meant to have written to - I don't know anyone in Rusia! I sent copies of some of the bounced

[users] Weird Calc problem.?

2009-01-27 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am copying and pasting price lists from my main supplier into a calc worksheet and then increasing their wholesale price by my retail margin, prior to posting the list onto my own Web site. Here is what I am actually doing (you may need to widen your e-mail client screen to make sense of

Re: [users] OOo Base.?

2009-01-08 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
] OOo Base.? Van: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers james.elli...@wn.com.au Aan: OOo Users users@openoffice.org, Users at OOo-Base us...@dba.openoffice.org Datum: sat, 3 jan 2009 14:02:29 +0900 QUESTION The purpose of this e-mail is to ask your opinion of the quickest and best way to learn Base

[users] OOo Base.?

2009-01-02 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I would really like to become proficient at using Base so that I can start using it in applications. I got excited when it first came out and got stuck into it straight away, but nothing worked! Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration ... I was able to set up my tables, but after that things

Re: [users] OOo installation question.?

2008-12-26 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
@openoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:35 AM Subject: Re: [users] OOo installation question.? 2008/12/22 James Elliott - WA Rural Computers james.elli...@wn.com.au When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts

[users] OOo installation question.?

2008-12-22 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself. Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you downloaded, and the

Re: [users] Having dictionary problems in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-21 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
system when I upgraded IIRC. Hagar Le 18.12.2008 08:31, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers a écrit : After mucking around for three days I have finally managed to install and English (Australia) dictionary. Here are the steps I followed which might be of some use to others who have lost

Re: [users] Dict file in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi Brian With regard to: Just as you would expect, if you have so far not installed it.; it might help if you described how to install it, instead of making smart Alec remarks. Until you perform the necessary installation, nothing will improve, of course. Do I hear you saying that you don't

Re: [users] Dict file in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
James, Better reask this question in d...@lingucomponent.openoffice.org (see http://lingucomponent.openoffice.org) since all the experts about creating .aff and .dic files happen to be there. Regards, Thomas James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Thank you very much for your prompt reply

[users] Having dictionary problems in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
After mucking around for three days I have finally managed to install and English (Australia) dictionary. Here are the steps I followed which might be of some use to others who have lost their version 2.4, or earlier, dictionaries. I use Windows XP and have installed the Australian

Re: [users] Dict file in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-15 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi Brian You finished with: I trust this helps - sorry, I must be really thick, because it actually does not help, but thanks for trying. I am using Windows XP as my OS I found standard.dic in C:\Documents and Settings\James\Application Data\OpenOffice.org2\user\wordbook by doing a Search

Re: [users] Dict file in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-14 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
custom dictionary is still valid, just copy it in your new profile /wordbook subfolder. Hagar Le 14.12.2008 06:04, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers a écrit : When I upgrade to a new version of OOo I copy my Dict file from the previous version so that, in the new version, I will have: 1

[users] Dict file in OOo 3.0.?

2008-12-13 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When I upgrade to a new version of OOo I copy my Dict file from the previous version so that, in the new version, I will have: 1. the Australian dictionary as default dictionary; 2. all the words I have added to the dictionary over the years. The Dict folder is not where I expected to find

Re: [users] Default Save Directory.?

2008-11-04 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Directory.? On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:26:41 +0900 Came this utterance fomulated by James Elliott - WA Rural Computers to my mailbox: I am setting up an online shopping site and using Calc to prepare my product lists for upload to the Web site. Before I upload I actually have to copy and paste my

[users] Default Save Directory.?

2008-11-02 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am setting up an online shopping site and using Calc to prepare my product lists for upload to the Web site. Before I upload I actually have to copy and paste my Calc spreadsheet into a text file to get rid of the formatting. So, for each group (category) or product I end up with: 1. a

Re: [users] Re: INTERESTING SUMPRODUCT OBSERVATION.?

2008-09-19 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
- WA Rural Computers wrote: When I saved a Calc spreadsheet in Excel format to send to my Accountant, the SUMPRODUCT formulas did not work because a Calc formula like this: =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3000; B1:B3000) was converted to : =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3000, B1:B3000) ie semicolons ; replaced with commas

Re: [users] Re: INTERESTING SUMPRODUCT OBSERVATION.?

2008-09-19 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
- From: Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 11:54 PM Subject: [users] Re: INTERESTING SUMPRODUCT OBSERVATION.? Joe Smith wrote: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: When I saved a Calc spreadsheet in Excel format to send to my Accountant

[users] INTERESTING SUMPRODUCT OBSERVATION.?

2008-09-18 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When I saved a Calc spreadsheet in Excel format to send to my Accountant, the SUMPRODUCT formulas did not work because a Calc formula like this: =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3000; B1:B3000) was converted to : =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A3000, B1:B3000) ie semicolons ; replaced with commas , but Excel wanted it in this

[users] Calc question on page/section breaks.?

2008-09-15 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a Calc 2.4 spreadsheet set of accounts which needs to print out in landscape mode to fit on one page. Below the set of accounts I have a key which is a 2-column list of what the codes and abbreviations stand for, which will also fit on one page (page2) if printed in portrait format.

[users] Solved Excel-Calc conversion problem.!.?

2008-09-12 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
In a previous thread I said that my SUMPRODUCT formula in Calc was not converting to something that worked in Excel when I saved my Calc spreadsheet in Excel format to give to my accountant. There were several replies, thank you, but none which really helped. However, by doing an online Excel

Re: [users] Calc to Excel conversion challenge.?

2008-09-10 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
thanks, James - Original Message - From: Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [users] Calc to Excel conversion challenge.? 2008/9/11 James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Calc

Re: [users] Calc to Excel conversion challenge

2008-09-10 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi Brian The request is IDENTICAL to my previous question, apart from the subject line, and the reason for the duplication is that I received no answers to my earlier posting - not sure why, unless you changed the subject line, as I have been searching for exactly the subject line I used. I

[users] SUMPRODUCT interplatform question.?

2008-09-09 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a Calc spreadsheet bookkeeping system which works well for me. I have to save it in Excel format to send to my accountant so he can access and read it. There are no problems with the sheets which detail my differing bank account and credit card transaction lists, but the most

[users] SUMPRODUCT

2008-08-29 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When you use VLOOKUP you have the option to have the list containing the criterion sorted or not sorted, which can lead to confusing results if not applied correctly. I have taken to using SUMPRODUCT for my bookkeeping reports. Is there any need to sort any of the array elements? - or

Re: [users] Calc question - Names.?

2008-08-28 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks to both Johnny Rosenberg and Brian Barker for your help James - Original Message - From: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: OOo Users users@openoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:33 PM Subject: [users] Calc question - Names.? I have named ranges

[users] Calc question - Names.?

2008-08-26 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have named ranges of cells in a bookkeeping spreadsheet: Date; Transaction; Debit; Credit; Balance ... etc Trouble is ... that I have selected the whole column, in each case, eg from cell A1 in the Date column to cell A65536. I have a 'Report' page where I can insert a start date (eg

Re: [users] Tabbing within a Calc cell.?

2008-07-20 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
- Original Message - From: Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [users] Tabbing within a Calc cell.? On 17/07/2008 10:38, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I have a large, merged cell in my invoice spreadsheet

[users] Tabbing within a Calc cell.?

2008-07-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a large, merged cell in my invoice spreadsheet template, for typing messages to customers in. Sometimes I might want to list things and it would be handy to tab from position to position. For example: Message: Invoice date:1/4/08 Statement:1/6/08 As you know, if I hit

[users] couldnt resolve host name.?

2008-06-18 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When I open a new OOo Writer document there is a pop-up in the top right-hand-corner of the screen telling me there is newer version of OOo (2.4.1), and to 'click here' for more information. When I click here I get a new pop-up dialogue box,probably a download dialogue box, which bears the

[users] Column widths

2008-06-18 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have two spreadsheets in the one workbook, ie Sheet1 and Sheet2. I want the corresponding column widths in the two spreadsheets to be identical so that I can LOOKUP() data in one spreadsheet and paste it into the other one, knowing that the data will fit. To make single columns equal in

[users] Date formatting challenge in table.?

2008-05-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a Template called Service Report which is a Writer document, with my letterhead on it, and the words SERVICE REPORT typed under the letterhead. Under the SERVICE REPORT heading I have a 2 column table where I fill in the usual details: JOB NUMBER: CUSTOMER: DATE OF SERVICE: ... ...

[users] Table formatting challenges.?

2008-05-13 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I inserted a table into a Writer text document to assist with the formatting of a form I am creating. When I had finished creating the form I wanted to adjust the row height to make it easier for a user of the form to fill it in with a pen or pencil - ie I wanted to make the row height bigger.

Re: [users] Formatting sections - sp landscape in a portrait document.?

2008-05-05 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi Brian Thanks for the detailed instructions on formatting sections of a document - it worked and it was incredibly easy to do. As someone premised, when I go out of that document, I lose the new page style I created. I went into Templates with a view to creating a permanent page style

Re: [users] Re: Formatting sections - sp landscape in a portrait document.?

2008-05-05 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Michelle - I did as you say, and it worked a treat James - Original Message - From: Michele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 5:27 AM Subject: Re: [users] Re: Formatting sections - sp landscape in a portrait document.? Hello, I am not

[users] Insatllation files

2008-05-05 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
When you install a new version of OOo in Win XP, it unpacks the single downloaded file into a folder on your Desktop. I like to carry OOo around with me in case any of my custmers are in need of an office suite, or an upgrade. My question is ... which is the best thing to copy over onto my

[users] Formatting sections - sp landscape in a portrait document.?

2008-05-02 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
In M$ Word, if you have a multi-page document in portrait orientation, and you want just one page to be in landscape orientation, perhaps to display a table that is wider than a portrait page, you can do this by placing your table in a new 'section' and then formatting just that section to be

[users] soffice.bin.?

2008-04-27 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am typing a long letter and note that there is an annoying lag between my keystrokes and the characters appearing on the screen. It is like what one experiences when one's antivirus is scanning the hard disk while one is trying to work, but I checked my AV and it is definitely not scanning

Re: [users] Calc question - sorting data.?

2008-04-16 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Brian - that did help ... solved my problem, in fact. Silly me! I should have remembered the one could auto fill by dragging the handle - I have done that before, but not for a long time. Thanks for reminding me, and pointing it out to me. I have learned something new when it comes

[users] Calc question - sorting data.?

2008-04-15 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I import my transactions from my Internet Banking account as a *.csv file and then open it with OOo Calc (currently ver 2.4 running under Windows XP SP2) The problem is that I keep my bookkeeping spreadsheets with the earliest date at the top of the worksheet and the newest entry at the

Re: [users] Table within table challenge.?

2008-04-07 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [users] Table within table challenge.? Barbara Duprey wrote: Barbara Duprey wrote: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Thanks Barbara I have been registered with OOo since version 1.0, however long that has been ( well over 5 years). It is just that I have

Re: [users] Lost my dictionary files with OOo 2.4 install.?

2008-04-02 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Subject: Re: [users] Lost my dictionary files with OOo 2.4 install.? On 01/04/2008, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed OOo 2.4 and copied my dictionary files across from version 2.3.1 so that I could: 1. continue to use my Australian English spellchecker

Re: [users] Table within table challenge.?

2008-04-02 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
:25 PM Subject: Re: [users] Table within table challenge.? Michele wrote: On 4/1/08, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Barbara Is reporting a bug a fairly straightforward process? I seem to remember trying to do so in the early days of OOo (1.0) and having some

Re: [users] Table within table challenge.?

2008-04-01 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
- Original Message - From: Barbara Duprey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [users] Table within table challenge.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I have purchased some sheets of peel-off labels. On the packet is all

[users] Lost my dictionary files with OOo 2.4 install.?

2008-04-01 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I just installed OOo 2.4 and copied my dictionary files across from version 2.3.1 so that I could: 1. continue to use my Australian English spellchecker; 2. retain all the Aussie words I have added to the Australian Dictionary; but now the spell checker will not check anything, not even

[users] Table heading 'sorts'.?

2008-03-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
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 edit the first column by entering data as

[users] Table within table challenge.?

2008-03-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
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 out on the labels in the way required.

Re: [users] Old Templates.?

2008-03-14 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks, Kami James - Original Message - From: KAMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [users] Old Templates.? You can convert templates with built in Document converter Wizard. KAMI James Elliott - WA Rural Computers írta

Re: [users] Old Templates.?

2008-03-07 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
No one has answered this post - too hard? James - Original Message - From: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: OOo Users users@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:35 AM Subject: [users] Old Templates.? It is great that OOo is being constantly

[users] Old Templates.?

2008-03-04 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
It is great that OOo is being constantly improved and updated, but I think I have found one challenge due to upgrades, and that is to do with Templates. Like a lot of people, I store my invoice, quotation, purchase order forms, and many other, often used, documents as Templates. This means

Re: [users] Master documents.?

2008-02-23 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Very funny, Brian :o) my wife is a Civil Marriage Celebrant and performs marriage ceremonies, but I take your point. I too have pointed out to her that it souns funny when she says she is marrying, or married someone. Cheers, James - Original Message - From: Brian Barker [EMAIL

[users] Master documents.?

2008-02-22 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I was formatting a wedding ceremony for my wife and decided to copy the title page from a previous wedding, editing the names, date, and venue. So, I had my OOo Writer 2.3.1 new document, as well as the old one, tiled on my Windows XP screen so that I could Select all (Ctrl+A) on the title

Re: [users] Re: Base-List.? ATTENTION Drew

2008-02-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
On 02/10/2008 10:07 PM, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Hi Drew I started a thread called OOo-Base error.? in the Users list, which list I have been using for years. I didn't know there was a Base list. I would be obliged if you could point me to the subscription and posting

[users] Spell checker taking a break.?

2008-02-11 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I was helping my wife type up a wedding ceremony and found that the spell checker would not work. What we were doing was editing a previous marriage ceremony that she had used for another wedding (she is a marriage celebrant), so it was a recent but pre-existing document we were working on

Re: [users] Re: OOo-Base error.?

2008-02-10 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi NoOp I have 768 MB RAM which should be plenty for OOo running under Windows XP. James - Original Message - From: NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:59 AM Subject: [users] Re: OOo-Base error.? On 02/07/2008 12:06 AM, James Elliott - WA

[users] Base-List.? ATTENTION Drew

2008-02-10 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi Drew I started a thread called OOo-Base error.? in the Users list, which list I have been using for years. I didn't know there was a Base list. I would be obliged if you could point me to the subscription and posting addresses so that I can subscribe. I feel that I will have a number of

Re: [users] OOo-Base error.?

2008-02-07 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:47 AM Subject: Re: [users] OOo-Base error.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I don't know if this list's mail client accepts attachments or not, but I have attached an OOo Draw document containing a screen print of the error

Re: [users] OOo-Base error.?

2008-02-07 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
: Barbara Duprey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [users] OOo-Base error.? Drew Jensen wrote: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I don't know if this list's mail client accepts attachments or not, but I have attached an OOo

[users] OOo-Base error.?

2008-02-05 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I don't know if this list's mail client accepts attachments or not, but I have attached an OOo Draw document containing a screen print of the error message I get when trying to open tables in my OOo-2.3.1-Base database I am running OOo 2.3.1 under Windows XP SP2 and have tried differing ways

[users] How can the same style look different.?

2008-02-01 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I was using OOo 2.3 Writer to define my Mission Statement and Mission Objectives (a la Hernandez) for a database I am about to write in OOo-Base. I defined the style of each of these headings as Heading 5 style. However, when I looked at the page the fonts appeared to be slightly different in

Re: [users] Base error messages.?

2008-01-31 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [users] Base error messages.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: When I click on the filename, it does load and open, defaulting to the forms screen. However when I click on the Tables icon I get a pop-up error message, which when expanded

Re: [users] Base error messages.?

2008-01-31 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
thanks, James - Original Message - From: Helen Medland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [users] Base error messages.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote the following on 31/01/2008 07:16: I cannot work on my Base

Re: [users] Re: Base error messages.?

2008-01-31 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks for that tip, Gene. James - Original Message - From: Gene Kohlenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:55 AM Subject: [users] Re: Base error messages.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I cannot work on my Base database

[users] Base error messages.?

2008-01-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I cannot work on my Base database at the moment. The filename is WARC.odb When I click on the filename, it does load and open, defaulting to the forms screen. However when I click on the Tables icon I get a pop-up error message, which when expanded out says: ---

Re: [users] Birds icon missing.?

2008-01-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [users] Birds icon missing.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Hi Harold That box is already ticked and I forgot to mention that Openoffice.org 2.3 is also in my Windows Programs/Start Menu ... but no icon in the System

Re: [users] Birds icon missing.?

2008-01-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Subject: Re: [users] Birds icon missing.? On 30/01/2008, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Harold That box is already ticked and I forgot to mention that Openoffice.org 2.3 is also in my Windows Programs/Start Menu ... but no icon in the System Tray. Many thanks

Re: [users] Birds icon missing.?

2008-01-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
reboot. Floyd -Original Message- From: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:16 PM To: Users at Open Office Subject: [users] Birds icon missing.? I am running OOo 2.3 under Windows XP SP2 and have lost the OOo icon from my

[users] Birds icon missing.?

2008-01-29 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am running OOo 2.3 under Windows XP SP2 and have lost the OOo icon from my Taskbar, near the clock. My usual practice, when I want to use OOo, is to right-click on this 'birds icon' and then click on Text, Drawing, Spreadsheet, or Templates, but I can no longer do that. I can go to START

Re: [users] Birds icon missing.?

2008-01-29 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [users] Birds icon missing.? On 30/01/2008 00:15, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I am running OOo 2.3 under Windows XP SP2 and have lost the OOo icon from my Taskbar, near the clock. My usual practice, when I want to use OOo

[users] inactive hyperlinks.?

2008-01-24 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a Things To Do (TTD) list that I update everyday and sort according to task priority. Some of the items include hyperlinks to other documents on my computer, to Internet sites, or for sending e-mails, for example: Enter BSL, weight, journal details into log: Health Log; Read

[users] Base

2008-01-17 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
My bookkeeping currently a workbook made up of several spreadsheets in OOo Calc ver 2.3 running under Windows XP, and it is working well. I am currently setting up a database in OOo-Base (ver 2.3) with a view to migrating my data to it, to hopefully use from the end of the financial year,

Re: [users] Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS.?

2008-01-16 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I can't find the reply in all of this ??? - Original Message - From: Joe Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [users] Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Joe I have been tidying up my

Re: [users] ARRAY FUNCTIONS.?

2008-01-09 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
: [users] ARRAY FUNCTIONS.? James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: Hi - it's James again with his Calc cashbook and another challenge ... I have used array functions to add up all the debits and credits for differing categories, eg: my code, in Column A, for vehicle expenses is v and if I

Re: [users] Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS.?

2008-01-09 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Joe - all of your information was most helpful and educational James - Original Message - From: Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:05 PM Subject: [users] Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS.? Joe Conner wrote: ... If I select a cell the

Re: [users] Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS.?

2008-01-09 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Joe I have been tidying up my spreadsheet as you suggested, using SUMPRODUCT, and also defining names for my columns, and it looks good and works well. One annoying thing I find when editing formulas is this ... in the formula: =SUMPRODUCT( Debits ; Category=p ; Date=D4 ; Date=D5 ) if I

[users] ARRAY FUNCTIONS.?

2008-01-08 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Hi - it's James again with his Calc cashbook and another challenge ... I have used array functions to add up all the debits and credits for differing categories, eg: my code, in Column A, for vehicle expenses is v and if I want to know how much I spent on vehicles in the financial year ending

[users] Auto line numbering.?

2007-12-25 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am summarising a piece of legislation where every section heading starts with a number, e.g.: 48C. Learners' permits 48D. Drivers' licences granted overseas 59. Dangerous driving causing death, injury, etc. As I copy and paste the sections of the Act I am interested in, into my summary, OOo

Re: [users] CALC FORMULA QUESTION.?

2007-11-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
and see if it doesn't answer your need. Steve Hunlow On 11/25/07, James Elliott - WA Rural Computers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a spreadsheet cashbook that I designed and implemented in OOo Calc ver 2.3 running under Windows XP. I list all my transactions in columns like this: code date

Re: [users] Re: defining colors.?

2007-11-30 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Joe It does make me feel better to know I am not the only one ... James - Original Message - From: Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:23 AM Subject: [users] Re: defining colors.? James Elliott wrote: ... Obviously, I am

Re: [users] defining colors.?

2007-11-29 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
Thanks Brian I didn't realise that I needed to Edit and then ADD - use two of the facilities - but that makes sense. many thanks, Jmaes - Original Message - From: Brian Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: James Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

[users] CALC FORMULA QUESTION.?

2007-11-26 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I have a spreadsheet cashbook that I designed and implemented in OOo Calc ver 2.3 running under Windows XP. I list all my transactions in columns like this: code datedescription amount v 5/6/07vehicle expenses$59.70 i10/8/07

[users] Array Formulas

2007-11-25 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I resubscribed in case my membership lapsed when I changed to satellite, and I will re-ask my question in case the last attempt did not get through.. I have created a cashbook using Calc (ver 2.3) and it is working fine. The column headers are: code date description amount If I want to