[users] Re: Openoffice on terminal services

2011-06-16 Thread Michael Adams
On Friday 17 June 2011 03:03, Yogesh Patil wrote: > Hi, > I am running openoffice on windows 2k3 terminal services, about 100 > users running openoffice, but problem is that soffice.bin consumes lot of > memory, and it is loaded in every users memory, also another issues is that > it works very

[users] Re: Visine for an inserted SVG file

2011-06-17 Thread Michael Adams
On Saturday 18 June 2011 08:09, Rick Jones wrote: > I have an SVG file created by "rrdtool graph", which when inserted into > a document being created in OpenOffice gets what appears to be a > not-very transparent red layer over top of it. Through the red I can see > what appears to be the grid of

[users] Re: Can OOo open an .xml file?

2011-06-30 Thread Michael Adams
On Friday 01 July 2011 10:27, John Jason Jordan wrote: > Google informs me that xml is Microsoft's new open document format. OK, The website referred to by Google (not Google itself) is wrong. XML is "eXtensible Markup Language". Microsoft Office's newish (from 2007 onwards) file formats are sto

[users] Re: how does the mail list work?

2011-07-02 Thread Michael Adams
On Sunday 03 July 2011 04:29, aosd...@gmail.com wrote: > I am very frustrated using mailing lists, having used fora for the > past few years. While I on the other hand cannot understand why people would use forums when a perfectly good mailing list is available. > I cannot find a FAQ that define

[users] Re: how does the mail list work?

2011-07-02 Thread Michael Adams
is more compact. > > I am not familiar with using the mail client to organize received > emails the way a forum organizes topics and responses. I am using > gmail on Firefox. > > Michael Adams refers to "a properly threaded mailing list". > Is this mailing list "proper

[users] Re: how does the mail list work?- the actual question- update function??

2011-07-03 Thread Michael Adams
On Sunday 03 July 2011 21:01, Owen Nieuwenhuyse wrote: > The various links on the Wiki to the mail/archive area weren't > working. I ended up creating a user ID and logging on. > I am not sure whether that was required, but I finally found more > mail list info, thanks. > I am trying to make the up

[users] Re: set cell's value?

2011-07-04 Thread Michael Adams
On Tuesday 05 July 2011 05:29, James wrote: > I want to put an 'x' in Calc cells based on whether another cell's > date (totalincoming) is larger than a different cell's value. > I started this macro but is there an easier way? > How do I set a cell's value? I'd forget the macro and just use 'IF'

[users] Re: English dictionay

2011-07-06 Thread Michael Adams
On Thursday 07 July 2011 03:50, john...@waitrose.com wrote: > I am having problems that the dictionary is not working, I have > tried re-installing and nothing happens. I have entered words > that I know are correct but there must be a couple of million to > go. Which english dictionary are you

[users] Re: Calc: Restart Page Numbering On Each Sheet

2011-07-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Thursday 07 July 2011 17:33, Olivier Bietzer wrote: > Le 31/05/2011 20:10, Harold Fuchs a écrit : > > OOo 3.2.1 (I know, I know; but as far as I'm concerned it ain't > > broke so ...) on Vista Home Premium. > > > > How do I get Calc to restart its page numbering at the start of > > each new shee

[users] Re: User related mailing list

2011-08-25 Thread Michael Adams
On Thursday 25 August 2011 18:41, Mike Scott wrote: > > I'm another with a dislike of web fora. > +1 -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffi

[users] Re: Compatibility Word vs Writer

2011-09-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Wednesday 07 September 2011 14:30, Dale Erwin wrote: > I was collaborating with a man who lives in Naples, Italy to write > a dictionary. Each page was in two columns and each page had a > heading at the top of the page with the left side having the first > word in the left column and right sid

[users] Re: Problems with opening

2011-10-02 Thread Michael Adams
On Saturday 01 October 2011 16:18, Rick Hayden wrote: > I have used your product for the last two years. Today, for the > first time, I was unable to open my folders. I keep getting "Fatal > Error" message that states that the application cannot be started > due to my access rights missing. I have

[users] Re: Document Failure/Recovery

2011-11-28 Thread Michael Adams
On Monday 28 November 2011 11:28, Kenneth H. Koutz wrote: > Gentlemen: I have used Open Office happily for several years. > Recently (I believe after I installed an update), I cannot do > ANYTHING with the spreadsheet or text programs. I have not tried > the others. I tried to search the forums and

[users] Re: (unknown)

2011-12-13 Thread Michael Adams
On Wednesday 14 December 2011 06:52, DR.R.E. EDGAR wrote: > If you are able, why not send my requests to your friends at > openoffice.org to remove me? I would be grateful for your kind > help! Do not worry. This list is meant to stop soon anyway. It will just fade away. -- Michael -- ---

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:37:39 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Walter Hildebrandt to my mailbox: > I just send an Email stating what is required. In the case of using a > misture of 10 and -10 the answers should be either 0 +20 in -20. > Neither of the =ABS(A1-B1)/ABS(A1) or the > =ABS

Re: [users] Difficulty (if even possible)

2009-03-12 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:42 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Darlene/Jim to my mailbox: > 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 direct

Re: [users] Difficulty (if even possible)

2009-03-12 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:52:56 +1300 Came this utterance formulated by Michael Adams to my mailbox: > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:42 -0400 > Came this utterance formulated by Darlene/Jim to my mailbox: > > > I have a a desktop computer (Win XP) and a laptop (MAC Leopard)., > &

Re: [users] Opening filed documents

2009-03-13 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:06:25 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Rayandhelen57 to my mailbox: > I have been using OpenOffice for awhile. When the document is "saved" > and I try to reopen it I have been unable to open many of them. Some > I can open okay..others I cannot. I also have some do

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-03-18 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:36:46 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Web Kracked to my mailbox: > > That is why I sent the entire email header with my thread. > > > James Knott wrote: > > My calendar must be running fast. I could have sworn it was Mar 17, > > 2009, not June 2, 2007. > > > > B

Re: [users] Re: OT: IBM in Talks to Buy Sun

2009-03-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:42:49 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by H.S. to my mailbox: > Girard Aquino wrote: > > David B Teague wrote: > >> NoOp wrote: > >>> On 03/18/2009 08:07 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: > >>> > http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article5929716.ece > > >>>

Re: [users] Spell Check

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:11:44 -0700 (PDT) Came this utterance formulated by thomas brletic to my mailbox: > Hello. Can someone please help me. My spell check is not functioning. > Thank you for any assistance. First thing to check - does the language you are using have a spell checker? Mine did no

Re: [users] Re: Support

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:53:17 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Larry Gusaas to my mailbox: > > This list should be like a normal list and require people to subscribe > before postling. > It serves as a support mailing address for total newbies through to experts that want to ask questions

Re: [users] March Madness - Form design with 3.1 enhancements - Current business news - and OH Yeah, "Where's Base?" one more time

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:20:29 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Drew Jensen to my mailbox: > Sorry - "Fat fingers" here, and addressed it to the wrong user' > mailing list. > > Drew > Apt subject line then ;) -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things

Re: [users] applying italics

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:52:50 -0800 Came this utterance formulated by bg to my mailbox: > This is about to drive me bughouse. OOWriter does not respond to > the "italic" icon on the upper tool bar (the one between "bold" > and "underline"). Is there some optioning dropdown that turns that > on or

Re: [users] applying italics

2009-03-21 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:37:37 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Barbara Duprey to my mailbox: > bg wrote: > >> bg wrote: > >> > >>> Re Italics not working. > > > > This is decidedly strange. But maybe a blessing in disguise if it > > forces me to accelerate my upgrade plans :-) > > I

Re: [users] Re: Support

2009-03-21 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:24:30 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Larry Gusaas to my mailbox: > On 2009/03/21 12:05 AM Michael Adams wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:53:17 -0600 > > Came this utterance formulated by Larry Gusaas to my mailbox: > > > > >

Re: [users] Where should I go with my Impress problem?

2009-03-21 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:47:26 +0100 Came this utterance formulated by Reinier Bakels to my mailbox: > Where should I go with my Impress problem? Here is good. This is a group of fellow users numbering in their thousands that are willing to help each other with problems. -- Michael All shall b

Re: [users] Re: Support

2009-03-21 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:03:18 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Larry Gusaas to my mailbox: > On 2009/03/21 1:41 PM Michael Adams wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:24:30 -0600 > > Came this utterance formulated by Larry Gusaas to my mailbox: > > > > > >

Re: [users] Where should I go with my Impress problem?

2009-03-21 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:06:05 +0100 Came this utterance formulated by Reinier Bakels to my mailbox: > >> Where should I go with my Impress problem? > > > > Here is good. This is a group of fellow users numbering in their > > thousands that are willing to help each other with problems. > > > This is

Re: [users] How do I get onto open office?

2009-03-22 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:34:42 -0700 (PDT) Came this utterance formulated by Wellington E. Olander to my mailbox: > Hello! >   > I downloaded, ran and installed the program, but it never showed up. > Do I need to shut down the computer first, for it to show up? > Thank-you. Nickeera Olander > The

Re: [users] How do I get onto open office?

2009-03-22 Thread Michael Adams
Copy to OP On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:17:48 +1200 Came this utterance formulated by Michael Adams to my mailbox: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:34:42 -0700 (PDT) > Came this utterance formulated by Wellington E. Olander to my mailbox: > > > Hello! > >   > > I downloaded, ra

Re: [users] Christmas addresses

2009-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:56:19 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Kathleen Sweeney to my mailbox: > I have about 75 names and addresses I'd like to be able to print on > labels for Xmas cards. That's it. Thanks for your concern! > Kathleen 651-636-3923 > - Original Message - > From:

Re: [users] Re: OLD Quattro Pro file

2009-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:19:21 + (UTC) Came this utterance formulated by Chris Taylor to my mailbox: > On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:59:28 +, Chris Taylor wrote: > > > I have a Quattro Pro File that I would like to open I can't remember > > witch version it was written in as I had a few. was a win

Re: [users] *MODERATOR NOTE*

2009-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:01:06 + Came this utterance formulated by Joe Grech to my mailbox: > > Hello, > How are you doing ? Sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling to > London for a program, I'm presently in London and am having some > difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet

Re: [users] Re: *MODERATOR NOTE*

2009-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:30:31 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > On 03/23/2009 10:20 AM, Michael Adams wrote: > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:01:06 + > > Came this utterance formulated by Joe Grech to my mailbox: > > > >> > >> He

Re: [users] Re: Urgent Request

2009-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:04:25 + Came this utterance formulated by Brian Barker to my mailbox: > At 14:33 23/03/2009 -0400, Gene Young wrote: > >This is a known scam. Someone spoofs an email, requests monetary > >assistance be sent to a particular location and disappears. > > How right you ar

Re: [users] Bullet in text

2009-03-26 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:24:58 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Marc Paré to my mailbox: > Marc Paré a écrit : > > Hi: > > > > I have some text that I wrote with MS Word at work but when I open > > it in Ooov.3 it looses the bullets that I inserted. Is there a way > > to fix this? Does anyone

Re: [users] Standalone Help Files

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:50:00 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Ugly Me to my mailbox: > How do you view help files outside of OOo? As with a few other open > source programs I have used, it uses some bizarre help format that is > totally incompatible with the standard .hlp/.cnt/.fts and .c

Re: [users] Standalone Help Files

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:57:04 +1200 Came this utterance formulated by Michael Adams to my mailbox: > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:50:00 -0400 > Came this utterance formulated by Ugly Me to my mailbox: > > > How do you view help files outside of OOo? As with a few other open > > s

Re: [users] Change default settings for Calc "paste special"

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:04:59 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by Loren to my mailbox: > When "pasting special" in Calc, my default is "paste all" with all > options selected except "numbers". I can change it, but when all > current instances of OO are closed and restarted, it goes back to > "

[users] [OT] Presentation for work

2009-03-31 Thread Michael Adams
I have prepared a presentation for work and would like people to look over it for me. It is available to view as flash or download as an ODP. More here: http://whyodf.blogspot.com/ Comment either on the blog or the discuss mailing list. I don't think it is an appropriate topic here. -- Michael

Re: [users] [OT] Presentation for work

2009-04-01 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:09:13 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Charles T. Bell to my mailbox: > If you or anyone else comes across a way to convert a presentation > in Impress with music to a .WMV or SWF, I would appreciate you > letting me know. Impress exports directly as a SWF, not sure

Re: [users] Re: Impress basics - HELP!

2009-04-01 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:32:07 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > On 04/01/2009 11:35 AM, bg wrote: > > I am attempting without much success to create a very simple, > > basic slideshow, consisting of 25 slides, each of which needs to > > contain no more than one to four l

Re: [users] [OT] Presentation for work

2009-04-03 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:16:29 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Dave Post to my mailbox: > > I've sent comments to the email address you use for posting here. I > didn't see a way to comment on the blog without having an account I > lack and don't know what the "discuss mailing list" is.

Re: [users] Writer: Highlight row

2009-04-03 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:55:06 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > I can manage with all the methods mentioned, including the mouse > methods, but I already knew them. The long keyboard shortcut is > tiresome (Home -> Shift-End) when I see that I'm doing it literally

Re: [users] Impress basics - HELP!

2009-04-05 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:35:58 -0800 Came this utterance formulated by bg to my mailbox: > I am attempting without much success to create a very simple, > basic slideshow, consisting of 25 slides, each of which needs to > contain no more than one to four lines of text. > > No graphics. > > No colo

Re: [users] Re: Impress basics - HELP!

2009-04-05 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:40 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > > > > There are two modes to the ensuing text boxes, "text edit" and > > "treat me like a graphic". When in text edit mode the box has a > > hatched wide border. When in graphic mode it has the eight green

Re: [users] Character spacing

2009-04-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:09:00 +0200 Came this utterance formulated by Guido Milanese to my mailbox: > In a long text the publisher required me to use character spacing for > some quotations. I did it manually, using Format | > Character... | Position - Spacing, and it was all right, but I was not

Re: [users] File Conversion

2009-04-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:19:30 -0700 (PDT) Came this utterance formulated by L. P. Prete to my mailbox: > Is there any way to print a text file created in OOo on a computer > that has only Microsoft Word 2003? > Several methods - in decreasing preference. 1. Supply them OpenOffice.org (Telling th

Re: [users] Impress basics - HELP!/Adams

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:08:35 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by bg to my mailbox: > > > Came this utterance formulated by bg to my mailbox: > > > > > I am attempting without much success to create a very simple, > > > basic slideshow, > > Michael

Re: [users] If statements in calc

2009-04-09 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:55:00 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Wade Smart to my mailbox: > Wade Smart wrote: > > Wade Smart wrote: > >> 20090409 1627 GMT-6 > >> > >> I have a spread sheet where I keep track of times. > >> > >> Example: > >> E2 = start time > >> E3 = end time > >> E4 = total

Re: [users] Convert PDF

2009-04-10 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:56:00 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Walter Hildebrandt to my mailbox: > using 3.0 with WindowsXP. There is a PDF file on my desktop that I > would like to copy the contents into a OOo Writer file and be able to > edit the contents in the OOo Writer file. Can this

Re: [users] OO's file "Filter Selection" pane

2009-04-11 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:59:17 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by John Kaufmann to my mailbox: > Trying to open a Base file (that was apparently corrupted in saving), First i'll make an assumption. As you are using the latest Thunderbird on Vista you are probably using the latest OO.o. The v

Re: [users] Problems saving a file as a .doc file

2009-04-12 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:52:52 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by Arnold Roth to my mailbox: > I've been using the 2.4 version of OOo for some time and have saved > write files as .doc format for communicating with others who only have > Microsoft Office. Now I've updated to the 3.0 version an

Re: [users] [OT] Presentation for work

2009-04-15 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:16:29 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Dave Post to my mailbox: > On Apr 1, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Michael Adams wrote: > > > > > I have prepared a presentation for work and would like people to > > look over it for me. It is available to view

Re: [users] [moderated] Graphics formats (was question)

2009-04-17 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:27:44 +0200 Came this utterance formulated by enric to my mailbox: > dear all, > > when I put a photogaphy onto writer I am not able to transform it in > jpg format like it is done in office, is it possible? then the files > are lighter. > Transforming graphiccs formats i

Re: [users] [moderated] Registration

2009-04-17 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:18:26 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by Josettem Miller to my mailbox: > I have downloaded the open office. On opening the program for the > first time I get the registration window. I do not wish to register. I > downloaded org3.xDisable first start Wzd_ooo3.oxt afte

Re: [users] Integrated Mail - was Re: [users] Re: [moderated] (UNSUBSCRIBED USER)

2009-04-17 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:51:48 +0100 Came this utterance formulated by Harold Fuchs to my mailbox: > > > I think there are a few reasons why people, particularly Windows > people, want integrated mail: > > * Windows computers often come with Outlook (or Outlook Express) > mail and MS Off

Re: [users] How to print in Handout mode

2009-04-24 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:00:11 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Wade Smart to my mailbox: > 20090423 1659 GMT-6 > > My son needs to print about 100 slides and I wanted to do it in > Handout Mode but I cant seem to print like that. > It's in the printer options. Try six pages per sheet. I

Re: [users] spellcheck doesn't work :((((((

2009-04-25 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:14:56 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Jordan Deitch to my mailbox: > Thanks a lot for the replies everyone! I am using Ubuntu 9.04 with OO > 3.0.1. I am not using quickstart. spellcheck only works on blank > documents. Spellcheck does NOT work on any of the themed

Re: [users] Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

2009-04-26 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:17:10 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > I found this terrific document onf the microsoft site which answers a > rather FAQ regarding ODTsuitability: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102835631033.aspx > > Note that this document c

Re: [users] Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

2009-04-26 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:23:29 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > >> Note that this document compares ODT with DOCX, not OOo with MSO. > >> > > > > No, it doesn't. It claims to, then shows which Microsoft Word > > features can be saved, partially saved, or not saved

Re: [users] spellcheck doesn't work :((((((

2009-04-26 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:30:13 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Jordan Deitch to my mailbox: > > I did the ctrl M thing and it didn't appear to do anything. > I am using the templates that come with OO. The problem exists on all > of the templates. If needed, I can create a blank templated >

Re: [users] Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format

2009-04-27 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:54:31 -0700 (MST) Came this utterance formulated by Robert Holtzman to my mailbox: > On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > >> After the site scans your computer to see if you have MSO installed > >you get> to the part that says > >> > >> "You have arrived at this page

Re: [users] spellcheck doesn't work :((((((

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:32:45 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Jordan Deitch to my mailbox: > Just reinstalled, and still get the same problem. > Whatever, I will just have to reset everything to English every time I > open Impress. Hope this problem gets sorted out. > > Thanks a ton for al

Re: [users] ATTN: NoOp - spellcheck doesn't work

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:29 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > > I am trying to trace it back - to see if it originates in OO.o, > > Go-oo or Ubuntu. Without being able to replicate this (I am on > > Mandriva, not Ubuntu) i need others help. To raise an issue we need >

Re: [users] Re: ATTN: NoOp - spellcheck doesn't work

2009-04-29 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:03:42 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > On 04/29/2009 11:02 AM, Terence Warby wrote: > > Michael Adams wrote: > >> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:29 -0700 > >> Came this utterance formulated by NoOp to my mailbox: > &g

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-05 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:29 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Wade Smart to my mailbox: > 20090505 1012 GMT-5 > > If you tried and still not get unsubscribed then there are a few > things to try. > > 1) find the email that was sent to you when you subscribed and make > sure your current e

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-05 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 05 May 2009 11:48:31 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Wade Smart to my mailbox: > Michael Adams wrote: > > On Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:29 -0500 > > Came this utterance formulated by Wade Smart to my mailbox: > > > >> 20090505 1012 GMT-5 > >&

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-06 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 05 May 2009 22:16:17 +0200 Came this utterance formulated by judith.calder to my mailbox: > You know what? If it was straightforward and automatic to unsubscribe > we could all do it. I have followed every bit of advice and am still > getting dozens of unwanted emails every day. > If it

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-06 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:44 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by McLauchlan, Kevin to my mailbox: > Michael Adams [mailto:mbad...@paradise.net.nz] wondered: > > > Under what situation does one have trouble getting off the list? In > > my experience it is only lack of

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 06 May 2009 13:59:23 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by McLauchlan, Kevin to my mailbox: > > Michael Adams [mailto:mbad...@paradise.net.nz] > > > > Under what situation does one have trouble getting off > > the list? > > > > > >

Re: [users] Unsubscribing

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 06 May 2009 16:42:51 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Gene Heskett to my mailbox: > On Wednesday 06 May 2009, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: > > >HOWEVER, less than two years ago, on this list, we had examples of > >people not receiving the message footer parts. In fact I recall > >recei

Re: [users] Web development

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 04 May 2009 08:48:39 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by Beaverton to my mailbox: > Does OO have an application for web development? IE Frontpage type? Yes within writer you can write extremely bloated and buggy web pages just like in Frontpage. Although the now deceased program Front

Re: [users] OT: MS Support for ODF [Fwd: OpenOffice.org Ninja]

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 07 May 2009 13:31:03 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > > Thought this might be of interest even if OT. > > > > You might want to see this discussion: > http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/02/199203&from=rss > > And especially this link: > http

Re: [users] OT: MS Support for ODF [Fwd: OpenOffice.org Ninja]

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 07 May 2009 15:11:30 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > > Microsoft has broken compatability and interoperability with not > > just one existing program but several. > > http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/05/update-on-odf-spreadsheet.html > > http://en.wikip

Re: [users] OT: MS Support for ODF [Fwd: OpenOffice.org Ninja]

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 07 May 2009 15:51:31 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > > Both ODF and OOXML allow custom namespaces. Anyone can include > > virtually anything they like into either format. But if your stated > > goal is interoperability then the Sun ODF plugin worked, SP

Re: [users] OT: MS Support for ODF [Fwd: OpenOffice.org Ninja]

2009-05-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 07 May 2009 16:49:32 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > > Now I understand, you think Microsoft are using ODF V1.2! > > No, but starting from 1.2 I think would be a good point. Starting in > the middle of 1.1 will be a mess. > Which is what Microsoft ha

Re: [users] OT: MS Support for ODF [Fwd: OpenOffice.org Ninja]

2009-05-09 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:26:38 +0300 Came this utterance formulated by Dotan Cohen to my mailbox: > > The whole market has chosen standard ODF, MS has not. > > > > As MS is over 95% of the market, that is quite a loaded statement. > Of the millions of existing ODF V1.0-1.1 documents, less than 1%

Re: [users] Lines with arrows

2009-05-10 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 10 May 2009 14:47:48 +0800 Came this utterance formulated by Bashar Maree to my mailbox: > In Draw, is it possible to connect 2 objects with an arrowed line but > the arrow needs to be in the middle of line, not at the end. Thanks. > There is no line with a centre arrow AFAIK, you will

Re: [users] Calc: insert a date string into a cell - not a function, not a format.

2009-05-13 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 13 May 2009 19:49:58 -0700 Came this utterance formulated by First Last to my mailbox: > I want to insert a string into a cell using keystrokes. I'm sorry this > will seem overdone, but I want people to know I've tried to research > this on my own. > > I'm using Open Office 3.0-r14320, I

Re: [users] Inserting a star on a bitmap

2009-05-16 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 16 May 2009 14:54:16 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Eustace to my mailbox: > I want to add a star on a gif. I have opened the gif. According to the > OOo Help: > > "Click an icon on the Stars and Banners toolbar, and then drag in the > document to draw the shape." > > How do yo

Re: [users] Borders on Graphics WAS (Inserting a star on a bitmap)

2009-05-17 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 17 May 2009 08:06:21 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Eustace to my mailbox: > On 2009-05-17 07:33 Eustace wrote: > > On 2009-05-16 18:02 Brian Barker wrote: > >> At 14:54 16/05/2009 -0400, Eustace Fril wrote: > >>> I want to add a star on a gif. I have opened the gif. According to

Re: [users] Macro conversion

2009-05-18 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 18 May 2009 16:55:38 +0800 Came this utterance formulated by (Chen Hao) to my mailbox: > Hello! > > Dose anyone know how/where to get a Macro Migration Tool? > I Searched it on the google . all webpages said where was a Tool could > do x ,but no one said where to get this. > > I

Re: [users] ligtures and other advanced stuff: OOo better get it *now*

2009-05-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 19 May 2009 12:22:38 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by H.S. to my mailbox: > Just saw this over at slashdot: > "MS Word 2010 Takes On TeX" > http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/19/1556203 > > > I am not what is the status of ligatures and other advanced > typographic feat

Re: [users] Problem extracting the hour from a cell

2009-05-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 19 May 2009 12:56:29 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by John Meyer to my mailbox: > BTW, here is the file that I am using: > > http://www.4shared.com/file/106447673/814de6c9/torrie.html > > I am trying to extract the hour from a cell and put it into a second > column, but when I us

Re: [users] ligtures and other advanced stuff: OOo better get it *now*

2009-05-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Wed, 20 May 2009 07:12:51 +1200 Came this utterance formulated by Michael Adams to my mailbox: > On Tue, 19 May 2009 12:22:38 -0400 > Came this utterance formulated by H.S. to my mailbox: > > > Just saw this over at slashdot: > > "MS Word 2010 Takes On TeX&quo

Re: [users] General use in difference between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office

2009-05-22 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 22 May 2009 15:30:44 +0530 Came this utterance formulated by Inbaraj Sammanasunathan to my mailbox: > Hi All, > > Do any body can help me know the latest version of General use in > difference between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office Document > available. > > I have only the open offi

Re: [users] not access to your product

2009-05-28 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 24 May 2009 09:16:06 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Kay Johnson to my mailbox: > I am getting emails that use your product and can't open them because > I do not have access to your product. I am having trouble with > putting my information in and so I have just deleted these ema

Re: [users] OpenOffice 3.1 not compatible with Windows 7?

2009-05-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 29 May 2009 19:18:58 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Web Kracked to my mailbox: > > I just ran - Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta > > > It stated that OpenOffice.org 3.1 was not compatible > with Windows 7. Of course the "publisher's website" > that the software link listed Nero'

Re: [users] word compatability?

2009-05-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:58:06 -0800 Came this utterance formulated by Hannah Knapp to my mailbox: > Hi, I'm using Open Office 3.0 and I love it! the only problem is that > my professor won't accept any paper that can't be opened in Microsoft > Word. Can I save documents in OO and have them be opene

Re: [users] Open Office Impress

2009-05-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:08:33 +0100 Came this utterance formulated by Martin Mackay to my mailbox: > Dear Sir/Madam > > I am very disappointed in the above software I have been using open > source software for a couple of years now including software from the > Mozilla Organisation as well as yo

Re: [users] OpenOffice 3.1 not compatible with Windows 7?

2009-05-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 31 May 2009 08:10:02 + Came this utterance formulated by jonathon to my mailbox: > Michael Adams wrote: > > I am sure in either case that there will be minimal issues when the > > final version of 7 is released. Get over it. > > If Win 7.0 prohibits "untrus

Re: [users] word compatability?

2009-05-31 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 31 May 2009 10:33:40 +0200 Came this utterance formulated by Johnny Rosenberg to my mailbox: > 2009/5/29 Hannah Knapp : > > Hi, I'm using Open Office 3.0 and I love it! the only problem is > > that my professor won't accept any paper that can't be opened in > > Microsoft Word. Can I save d

Re: [users] cannot update openoffice

2009-06-07 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:03:32 -0400 (EDT) Came this utterance formulated by Julie Schramm to my mailbox: > I have tried several times to download an update. When I click on the > update button in the upper right hand corner of the open office > document window, I get this message which I have high

Re: [users] Problem Trying To Register

2009-06-12 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:25 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Joan & Allen Holth to my mailbox: > When I tried to register Open Office 3.1, it kindly informed me that > my e-mail address was invalid. Sorry, I have had this address for > years. Just because it has a hypen it it doesn't ma

Re: [users] Problem Trying To Register

2009-06-12 Thread Michael Adams
fully not an idiot one, once upon a time) thinks all e-mails are > alpha characters and numbers needs to be educated. > Is there somewhere I can contact Open Office about this? > > Joan > > Michael Adams wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:25 -0500 > > Came this utt

Re: [users] misspelling or not? (impress)

2009-06-14 Thread Michael Adams
On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:55:52 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Gene Young to my mailbox: > Xiang Liu wrote: > > I am curious to see that the word _classification_ in the last line > > is recognized as a misspelling. (see the attachment) > > This situation happened to me many times, not only

Re: [users] Unable to successfully install openoffice 3.1 on Fedora 10

2009-06-30 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:46:43 -0400 Came this utterance formulated by Jack Orenstein to my mailbox: > I'm unable to get OO installed and running successfully on a new > Fedora 10 box. I first tried installing using this package downloaded > from openoffice.org: OOo_3.1.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-

Re: [users] [SOLVED] Re: [users] Calc: Using scientific numbers

2009-07-11 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:20:37 +0100 Came this utterance formulated by AG to my mailbox: > AG wrote: > > Harold Fuchs wrote: > >> 2009/7/9 AG > >> > >> > >>> Hello > >>> > >>> I am using scientific notation in a spreadsheet, but want to round > >the data>> off to a common exponent. > >>> > >>> A

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