[users] Away for awhile

2009-03-18 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
I'm unsubscribing from this list (and several others) for a week or so, until I have moved house and got a convenient internet connection again. I'll be able to get personal mail in the meanwhile, but I don't want a stack of users-list messages to go through. Cheers, Jean

Re: [users] Headers

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
for whatever style is in use and uncheck the box for same content left/right -- then you can put in different header content. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr

Re: [users] [Not] Dumbass question

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Brian Barker wrote: Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead. (Actually, it doesn't insert a tab stop - does it? - but rather a tab character.) Different terminology for the same thing. The term tab stop is

Re: [users] Re: Using external Datasource for addresses

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Gordon wrote: It seems in OO that it's quite simple to produce a single label, or a page of labels, but not that simple to produce (say) three labels all different, which is what I do mostly... Really? Perhaps I'm just used to it, but I don't find it any less simple or easy to produce three

Re: [users] Table of contents, another silly question

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: I figured out how to make a table of contents, but I don't want it to list some of the items it is listing, and I want to make it list some others that it is not listing. I've searched the Help files and I can't figure out how it decides what to include in the TOC. I

Re: [users] [Not] Dumbass question

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Brian Barker wrote: At 08:03 18/03/2009 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Brian Barker wrote: Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead. (Actually, it doesn't insert a tab stop - does it? - but rather a tab character

Re: [users] [Not] Dumbass question

2009-03-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Barbara Duprey wrote: Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Brian Barker wrote: Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead. (Actually, it doesn't insert a tab stop - does it? - but rather a tab character.) Different terminology

Re: [users] Dumbass question

2009-03-16 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: Suppose I am in a table in Writer and I want to use tabs. No go. Tab takes me to the next cell. The only formatting options I can use are justification. I must be the world's worst searcher of Help files because every search I have tried has failed to come up with

[users] Avery labels

2009-03-15 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Meenie1 wrote, OO divided up Avery Labels into 3 sections instead of putting it all into one simple list, in numerical order where it is easy to find the one you need. (as microsoft does, why change a good thing?) One person's good thing is another person's annoyance. :-) I much prefer having

Re: [users] Export page 2 of an ODT file to PDF

2009-03-15 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Dotan Cohen wrote: ... I need to do this via the CLI. I am running this command in a script. Dotan, if no code warriors turn up to help you here, you might have better luck posting your question on the Macros and UNO API forum, or one of its subforums, at

Re: [users] Avery Labels

2009-03-14 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
on labels: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Print_labels_from_db --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr

Re: [users] Avery Labels

2009-03-14 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Meenie1 wrote: There is an L8167 but it's a shipping label, NOT a return address label... it's half a page big! and the other numbers aren't listed at all. The ones you want are listed in that dialog, but you MUST choose Avery *Letter Size* in the Brand list, as I mentioned in my previous

Re: [users] Calc - insert text in a Drawing Object

2009-03-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Gordon wrote: I have a spreadsheet that I want to have instructions on an operation visible on the sheet. I created a Rectangle using Drawing toolbar, but I can see how to paste some text from another file into it. Can anyone help? Use the Text tool instead. Draw a rectangle with it. You

Re: [users] OT: Ask for OOo tutorials from MSO tutorial authors

2009-03-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote: Dotan Cohen wrote: Interesting idea. An alternative would be to write to the author and briefly describe how to accomplish a similar result in OOo. Then it makes OOo user look like a bunch of super computer geeks who already know how to do what they need. That leads

Re: [users] Table cells insist on being vertically centered

2009-03-12 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: OK, try this. [details snipped] Now tell me how you managed to get the 1. at the top of the left cell. John, I did what you said. The 1. is where it should be, in the top-left corner of the left cell. I didn't have to do anything to get it there; it just happened.

Re: [users] Bolding just the brackets in a formula?

2009-03-12 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
about this, but I haven't checked.) --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Presentation from document

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
H.S.Rai wrote: Is it right way? How I can improve it and what are drawback of this approach. Instead of loading styles as you described, you could use the Template Changer extension, which does the same thing but is faster and easier to use. Is it possible not to display some text at all

Re: [users] Web Queries in Calc

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Raghvendra Narendra Dhoot rnd33...@gmail.com wrote: Can we have web queries in Open Office as we do in MS - Excel? If yes, then how? Look in the Help for Calc, under WebQuery filter. That should get you started. I have no experience with them in either Calc or Excel, so I can't help much

Re: [users] Difficulty (if even possible)

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Jim Aberdeen wrote: I have a a desktop computer (Win XP) and a laptop (MAC Leopard)., Can I share Excel files and Numbers files between these operating systems with OpenOffive and if yes can you opnt me in the direction of the proper read me file so I can figure out how.. I assume from your

Re: [users] calc chart

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
to the list, not directly to me. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] calc chart

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Harold Fuchs wrote: On 11/03/2009 22:14, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Wayne infotech...@fairpoint.net wrote: i have oo 3.01 installed on ubuntu release 8.0 on linux. i'm trying too create a chart where i select the data points to use. for example i would like to select the point B4, B9, and B34

Re: [users] Difficulty (if even possible)

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
James Knott wrote: Darlene/Jim wrote: I have a a desktop computer (Win XP) and a laptop (MAC Leopard)., Can I share Excel files and Numbers files between these operating systems with OpenOffive and if yes can you opnt me in the direction of the proper read me file so I can figure out how..

Re: [users] Difficulty (if even possible)

2009-03-11 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Earlier, I wrote: Numbers is part of iWork on the Mac. I just looked it up on their website (I didn't have time to do that earlier), which says Numbers can open and save Excel files. http://www.apple.com/iwork/numbers/ Seems to me like some more lobbying of Apple to provide the ability to

Re: [users] Landscape portrait format in one file

2009-03-10 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
the appropriate style to each worksheet. I don't have a printer handy to test this, but it works that way when exporting to PDF. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr

Re: [users] Re: Aligning text box to the right

2009-03-10 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
it, right-click, choose Frame from the pop-up menu. On the Type page of the Frame dialog, select the checkbox for Automatic under Width and the checkbox for AutoSize under Height. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] printing even pages

2009-03-08 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Barbara Duprey wrote: Brian Barker wrote: At 11:20 08/03/2009 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: Jean Hollis Weber wrote: snip OOo automatically forces odds and evens to right and left. No need for the user to do anything. Indeed, users cannot overcome this arrangement, This enforced right

Re: [users] Unexpected style formats.?

2009-03-08 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
potential causes. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Re: Save as .doc (97/2000/XP) with OOO300m15

2009-03-07 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Pedro Izecksohn wrote: Jean-Baptiste Faure jbf.fa...@... wrote: You are probably right : cws hb19 which contains the fix for #98465 is integrated in OOO310m4. Could some of you provide a link for an executable (.exe or .deb) newer version where this bug is fixed? OOO310m4 is available

Re: [users] OOo Writer Cut Paste Problem

2009-03-07 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
to be changed, regardless of what you use for pasting. BTW, all the built-in keyboard shortcuts are listed in the Help (look for keyboard;general commands in the index). --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] printing even pages

2009-03-07 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
really help to know what happened. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Create title across top of page that has columns

2009-03-04 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: The problem is that I need to do this over and over in a 200-page document every three or four pages. Sections in OOo are a PITA. I use them only when I must. Page styles will do what you want and are easier to use, IMO. --Jean

Re: [users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
multilingual documents Not quick one-click, but close: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Language_tools --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Carlos Martinez wrote: I running OO0.org v. 3.0.1 (downloaded from http://download.openoffice.org/ ) on Windows XP, Ctrl + A is used to open a document, I would write in which operative system this command is used to do that. Have a good time Carlos Marinez Are you using an English

Re: [users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Online. OOo will open your default web browser to a page containing links to additional dictionaries that you can install. Follow the prompts to install them. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] Unscrupulous dealings - OOo imposters

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Mike Dawe wrote: Type openoffice into Google's search engine and you will get both the filechampion.com scam and this (both are at the top of the first page): [...] This one has already picked up that I'm in Australia ... This page is far more professional in appearance. That we are fielding so

Re: [users] Create title across top of page that has columns

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
by the second page style, and it will all happen automagically. See Defining a different first page for a document on this page: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Basic_page_layout_using_styles --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] Create title across top of page that has columns

2009-03-03 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: I set the properties for a page in Writer 3.01 / Linux to two columns because I needed columns on the page. But I need a header on the page that spans across both columns. Can it be done? Never mind. I used a frame and set the columns in the frame. You can also use a

Re: [users] Text case in fields

2009-03-02 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
want to appear in capitals. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Re: using Impress to add instructor notes?

2009-03-02 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
, but it is being reviewed again. Having user feedback, on this list and in the forums, helps greatly with improving (and correcting) the docs. Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [users] Re: using Impress to add instructor notes?

2009-03-02 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
NoOp wrote: Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project Actually, having a 'Co-Lead, Documentation Project' participate here on a regular basis rocks! Thanks Jean. I'm not sure how often or regularly I'll be participating here, since I'm moving house this month and may

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

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
numbering with 1 on that page, using the technique explained here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Numbering_pages#Restarting_page_numbering --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project

Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:56:51 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com dijo: So when the user is on page 1 and sees the reference to page 8 the user will go to page 8 and not find the material. The material is on the page that is numbered 4 (physical page 8). I

Re: [users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Language_tools --Jean Jean Hollis Weber Co-Lead, Documentation Project - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h

Re: [users] Re: 3.0.1 on WinXP requires a reboot?

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
NoOp wrote: On 01/28/2009 06:36 PM, NoOp wrote: On 01/28/2009 06:33 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: [snip] Another data point: I just installed 3.0.1 on a WinXP machine that had 3.0 installed, and it did NOT ask me to reboot. I also used the without-JRE version. Same build info as yours. Hmm

Re: [users] Re: using OOo for newsletter - articles spanning parts of several pages.

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
the OOo3.x version. :-) --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Pagesize problem in Writer

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
to the left, which reduces the magnification percent. Just slide it back to the right (or right-click on the number in the % box and choose a more suitable number). --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead

Re: [users] Table header row - keep with table?

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: Ooo 3.0.1 on Windows XP Pro X64. What's the setting to tell a table to keep its heading row on the same page as the first row of the table? I just edited my document, causing text to re-flow, and the first row of my table jumped to a new page, but the heading is still

Re: [users] Re: 3.0.1 on WinXP requires a reboot?

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
James Knott wrote: NoOp wrote: On 01/28/2009 06:36 PM, NoOp wrote: On 01/28/2009 06:33 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: [snip] Another data point: I just installed 3.0.1 on a WinXP machine that had 3.0 installed, and it did NOT ask me to reboot. I also used the without-JRE version

Re: [users] Table header row - keep with table?

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: Brian Barker [mailto:b.m.bar...@btinternet.com] replied: Is your table heading a real one - created by ticking Heading in the Insert Table dialogue - or just the first row of your table? I think this matters. It was created months ago, and I can't recall. How does

Re: [users] open office 3.0 and partitions

2009-01-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Fehmi YAZICI wrote: I have downloaded openoffice 3.01 and installed with the desktop-integration. When I go to open or save as I can see only Ubuntu partition. I have to go to other partitions via /mnt or media. With open office 2.4, we were able to directly see the other partitions when we go

Re: [users] 3.0.1 on WinXP requires a reboot?

2009-01-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
NoOp wrote: I dualbooted the WinXP(Pro) machine and installed the new 3.0.1 (without JRE) version. When it completed unpacking, it came back informing me that I needed to restart WinXP in order for the installation to complete. That seems pretty bizar to me as previous versions have never done

Re: [users] Can't run OO 2.4 on iMac G4 PPC/OSX 10.5.6

2009-01-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
versions don't need X11 to run, and are said to work fine and run more quickly than earlier versions, even though they have not fully passed QA. I'm going to be installing 3.0.1 on a PPC Mac later today, to see how it goes for me. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project

Re: [users] Re: 3.0.1 on WinXP requires a reboot?

2009-01-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
TomW wrote: I just installed 3.0.1 on my Vista machine. Did not require a reboot. I have not found where it left the unpacked folder. It should have been placed on the desktop, but the only folder is for the m9 build. I then installed the Dev300 m40, after first uninstalling the m35. It

Re: [users] Grammar Checker?

2009-01-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
David B Teague wrote: Writer Spell Check now seems to include grammar checking, but I do not see any evidence of it in the interface when I click the spelling/grammar checking icon or press F7, nor do I find anything about grammar checking in Help. Can someone tell me how (or whether) this

Re: [users] Re: 3.0.1 on WinXP requires a reboot?

2009-01-28 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
NoOp wrote: The WinXPPro machine that I installed 3.0.1 on had 3.0 installed. (also has 2.4 on it - still working). When I did the 3.0.1 it didn't ask me to transfer settings, or anything, just to restart to complete the installation. version.ini is showing buildid=300m15(Build:9379). Also note

Re: [users] 3.0.1 for Mac Intel?

2009-01-27 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Stuart Simon wrote: I want to know if OOo 3.0.1 is being ported to Mac OS X Intel. If not, then 3.0.0 should appear in place of Download in the table of download links. It's definitely been ported, because OOo 3.0.1RC2 is available for both Mac OS X Intel and PPC from

Re: [users] Re: OOo 3 labels

2009-01-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
NoOp wrote: On 01/24/2009 05:21 PM, Gregory L. Forster wrote: This has probably been addressed and I probably missed it. I like Openoffice.org 3.0 very much. However, one thing I have noticed, all my labels and business cards previously created in Openoffice.org 2.3.1 and 2.4.1 are so

Re: [users] Writer freezing

2009-01-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
problems similar to those you describe. If you did do that, and the problems continue, then I'm out of ideas. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr

Re: [users] Newest CD iso is actually a DVD

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
speculating on timing; I haven't looked it up.) --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h

Re: [users] Compatability

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
got yrs of correspondence and spreadsheets and a database that I'd hate to lose. Thanks It's not you. OOo does not open or import MS Works files. This FAQ summarises your choices: http://is.gd/hd9w --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead

Re: [users] Sorting

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
http://is.gd/hdel describes the various sort options for tables in Writer. If it doesn't work as described, please let us know. --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead - To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [users] Compatability

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
JOE Conner wrote: Jean Hollis Weber wrote: efr...@nc.rr.com wrote: Maybe I'm just too stupid to use Open Office. If so I need to know now so I can find an alternative. I've used MS Works in the past but on this computer I only had Corel Word Perfect OEM and I wanted a Spreadsheet, Data

Re: [users] Synchronizing multiple installations

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
don't know whether add-ons (extensions) are included, or if they need to be handled some other way. This sounds like a good candidate for the FAQ list! --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead

Re: [users] OOo 3 labels

2009-01-25 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Gregory L. Forster wrote: This has probably been addressed and I probably missed it. I like Openoffice.org 3.0 very much. However, one thing I have noticed, all my labels and business cards previously created in Openoffice.org 2.3.1 and 2.4.1 are so far off (shifted way to the left.) I

Re: [users] Printing a booklet

2009-01-24 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Gordon wrote: Are there some good step-by step instructions on using OO to print a booklet? I do NOT have a duplex printer! http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Printing_a_brochure

Re: [users] Open office

2009-01-24 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
the PPC versions): http://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.0.0rc4/ Note: RC4 is the same as the final release version. Note: The US English version does not have _en-US in the filename. The US English filename is OOo_3.0.0rc4_MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg --Jean Jean Hollis Weber

Re: [users] Downloaded OO, want to use on a Mac...

2009-01-24 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
books are available for purchase from other people. This page on the OpenOffice.org website will give you a lot of choices: http://support.openoffice.org/ You can ask specific questions on this list or on the Community Forum, http://user.services.openoffice.org/ --Jean Jean Hollis Weber

Re: [users] Problem: wont initiate

2009-01-24 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
is OOo_3.0.0rc4_MacOSXPowerPC_install.dmg --Jean Jean Hollis Weber OpenOffice.org Documentation Project Co-Lead - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Newest CD iso is actually a DVD

2009-01-24 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
jonathon wrote: The Beaver wrote: If a person does not have a DVD drive by now ($20.00 USD brand new), Price is not the only reason for a computer not including a DVD burner. None of the laptops I looked at today included DVD burners. OTOH, inasmuch as they all shipped with an OS that was

Re: [users] OT Re: MS announces layoffs and revenue increase at the same time

2009-01-22 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Twayne wrote: OFF Topic, but need to be said. Please take this discussion to [social]. It is not appropriate for [users], even labelled OT. --Jean - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional

Re: [users] Writer freezing

2009-01-19 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Alberto Muller wrote: I started writing a text with Writer and could not go any further than 4 or 5 lines of text. All of a sudden, everything froze, Ctrl - Alt - Del giving a no answer from Writer. Worse, after starting up again I was offered to restore the file : impossible. I tried the same

[users] Do you use sound or video in Impress?

2009-01-18 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
an experienced user, would greatly speed this up. Not just regarding those menu items, but generally what should be covered in the Impress user guide regarding sound and video in presentations. Thank you for helping improve OOo documentation! Regards, Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies

[users] Re: setting margins

2007-02-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Don wrote, I am unsing Open Office 2.0. I would like to know if I can adjust the margins on the spreadsheet and if it can be done, how? Also, is it possible to pring in landscape mode as well as portrait, and if so, how? Thank you very much. Both settings can be made through Format

[users] Re: Software Selection to Convert Wordperfect/Quattro files to Word Excel files

2007-02-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
, please note that some formatting may be lost when you do a conversion like this. This page has links to downloads for various versions of MacOSX. http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/x11.html Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies of Getting Started with OOo2.0, OOo 2.0 Writer

[users] Re: Writer - toolbars auto-appearing/disappearing

2007-02-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
to move up and down. At least, they don't on my OOo2.1 setup. Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies of Getting Started with OOo2.0, OOo 2.0 Writer Guide, Draw Guide and Migration Guide from http://www.lulu.com/opendocument Free PDFs are at http://documentation.openoffice.org

[users] Re: Is it possible to propagate variable values from a master to a sub document?

2007-01-23 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Richard Bos wrote, I'm looking for a way to propagate variable values set in a master document to the linked in sub documents. The thing I would like to achieve if possible is the following: - In a sub document I include a variable e.g. _customer_name_ - This variable is used in e.g.

[users] OpenDocument Viewer

2006-12-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
OpenDocument Viewer beta release might be of interest as this subject has come up from time to time on the list. http://opendocumentfellowship.org/odfviewer --Jean - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[users] Re: Page formatting again - BUGS?

2006-12-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Carl wrote, OK, new development. I was able to get the document to use two different left margins by inserting a manual break that incorporated the second page style that had a different left margin than the first, but that's the only way I could get it to work. Is this intentional or a

[users] Re: how to create a different first page header in a text document

2006-11-29 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Dan Lewis wrote, Sara Burant wrote: Help! I am a writer desperately trying to format a multi-page document with one header ON THE FIRST PAGE and a different header on subsequent pages. I have tried everything. Please inform. What you need to do is learn how to use page styles. There are

[users] Re: Impress: printing layout without master page info

2006-11-27 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Laurent Duperval wrote, Is it possible to print the layout of the page without the background (i.e. the Master Page) in impress. When I print out notes and even when I give out handouts, the background pictures and gradients, etc. are useless. How can I print without them? File Print,

[users] Re: Roman and Arabic Pagination

2006-11-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
all of my pages beginning with 1 etc. So basically my first page of text now says page 1, while the table of contents says it starts on page 5. After you have done your page styles and page numbers correctly, the table of contents should sort itself out. Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber

[users] Re: starting Impress

2006-11-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Hello, I have downloaded openoffice 2 so I could do a powerpoint presentation in my high school class. The only application that comes up is Writer. Where is impress? Have you tried File New Presentation when Writer is open? That should start Impress. There are other ways to do it, but that's

[users] Re: openoffice 2.0.4 converting to pdf

2006-11-26 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
the problem is? Please reply only to the users list. Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies of Getting Started with OOo2.0, OOo 2.0 Writer Guide, Draw Guide, and Migration Guide from http://www.lulu.com/opendocument Free PDFs are at http://documentation.openoffice.org

[users] Re: Equation editor - inserting an equation

2006-11-22 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies of Getting Started with OOo2.0, OOo 2.0 Writer Guide, Draw Guide, and Migration Guide from http://www.lulu.com/opendocument Free PDFs are at http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2

[users] Re: Equation editor - inserting an equation

2006-11-22 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Adrian Try wrote, There is a couple of Math user guides at this site http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html See also Chapter 16, Math Objects in the Writer Guide, available from http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ --Jean

[users] re: Writer: template changes and documentsRe

2006-11-22 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
, as well as the macro I mentioned. Chapter 7, Working with Styles includes a section on loading styles. Hope this helps. Regards, Jean Jean Hollis Weber Get printed copies of Getting Started with OOo2.0, OOo 2.0 Writer Guide, Draw Guide, and Migration Guide from http

[users] Re: Changing page number style

2006-11-14 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Dan Lewis wrote, Wesley Roberts wrote: I am trying to change the page number style in an open office writer document. What you need is to use page styles ... I recommend you get the Working with styles chapter of the Getting Started Guide (chapter 13). Chapter 6, Introduction to Styles in

Re: [users] Lost...totally

2006-11-05 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Roger wrote: What I am trying to do is...well allow me to explaion. I write our street's Neighborhood Watch Newsletter and since the only word document application I have is Microsoft's Works' word processer that is what I use to write the newsletter. Most readers that receive my newsletter

Re: [users] Day problem CALC / EXCEL

2006-11-05 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
goolam T wrote: I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.0 Version and I have come across a disturbing problem bet. OPENOFFICE CALC. MICROSOFT EXCEL. Using EXCEL, when I enter “1 Jan 1900”, it gives me the day as SUNDAY whereas OPENOFFICE CALC returns the day as MONDAY. Similarly, “31 Jan 1900”

Re: [users] Day problem CALC / EXCEL

2006-11-05 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Adrian Try wrote: I am using OPENOFFICE.ORG 2.0 Version and I have come across a disturbing problem bet. OPENOFFICE CALC. MICROSOFT EXCEL. Using EXCEL, when I enter “1 Jan 1900”, it gives me the day as SUNDAY whereas OPENOFFICE CALC returns the day as MONDAY. Similarly, “31 Jan 1900” with

[users] Re: Severe Limitations in Bibliography Database?

2006-11-04 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Rick Bilonick wrote, OK, I thought I figured out how to set up and modify a bibliography. Now it looks like that the titles and authors text is too long for the database and is truncated (I've entered the text several times and it's always tructated). I'm putting together a scientific

Re: [users] Severe Limitations in Bibliography Database?

2006-11-04 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Rick Bilonick wrote: ... a new problem has cropped up. When I added the info in the new fields, and updated the bibliography, all the bibliographic references (which had displayed as numbers) now ALL display Bibliography entry, instead of the number. What gives? Rick B. It's actually worse -

Re: [users] Severe Limitations in Bibliography Database?

2006-11-04 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Rick Bilonick wrote: Thank you. You are the man. Heh, actually I'm the woman. :-) Cheers, Jean - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Re: editable writer guide

2006-10-17 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
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Re: [users] Intel I-Mac

2006-04-23 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Katharine Hairon wrote: I was hoping to install openoffice onto my new Intel I-Mac Could you tell me if it will be possible in the future to use OO on this system?? It is under development. If you would like to try the latest release candidate of OOo2.0.2 for Mac Intel, look here:

Re: [users] OOo 2.0.1, master documents and spoolsv process?

2006-04-21 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Naomi Kramer wrote: Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Which version of OOo are you using? 2.0.1 as per the Subject line :-) Duh. Jean makes mental note: Read subject lines, stupid. Would you do me a favour, if you have time? Open one of your master documents, and while you wait

Re: [users] OOo 2.0.1, master documents and spoolsv process?

2006-04-21 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Naomi Kramer wrote: Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Naomi Kramer wrote: Would you do me a favour, if you have time? Open one of your master documents, and while you wait for it to load, have a look at your Task Manager. See if the spoolsv process is active and using up CPU. Sure I'll be glad

Re: [users] Grammar correction?

2006-04-21 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Joshua Pope wrote: Does open office have a grammar correction option? If so, how do you access it?Microsoft Word does have one. I was wondering if you did. No, OOo does not have a grammar checker/correction option. --Jean

Re: [users] Exporting my document into a PDF

2006-04-21 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Michelle wrote: I'm trying to export my OpenOffice Writer document into a PDF file, but I need the file to be a 6 x 9 document rather than a 8.5 x 11 document. How can I change/determine the size of it? I think your best bet is to change the size of the page in Writer to 6x9 and then export

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