[users] Re: hyphens apostrophes

2012-01-28 Thread openoffice . mbourne
thomas steel: *From:* THOMAS STEEL mailto:t.st...@virgin.net *Sent:* Friday, January 27, 2012 9:44 AM *To:* users-h...@openoffice.org mailto:users-h...@openoffice.org *Subject:* hyphens apostrophes I am struggling to recustomise OOWriter for a new computer after burglary. Am trying (1) to

[users] Re: Freezing columns in Calc

2012-01-28 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Jeffrey Needle: I'm using OpenOffice 3.2 on a Linux system. Freezing the top row of data is very easy. But it has become necessary for me also to freeze the first column of data, in order to keep it visible no matter how far I scroll to the right. I can't see a way to do that. Is it

[users] Re: hyphens

2012-01-28 Thread openoffice . mbourne
The specific options I was referring to are those under the Tools menu AutoCorrect Options, which I described below. Apologies that wasn't clear. For the replace dashes option, make sure it's ticked under [T] and not just [M] - options under [T] affect text as you type, while those under [M]

[users] Re: Converting an Impress Presentation to SWF

2011-11-23 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: Hello, Since I've not been able to find either this list's archives or an answer in the OpenOffice.org FAQs, I hope someone here can help me. Please accept my apologies in advance if this has already been discussed. For the archives - from http://www.openoffice.org/

[users] Re: new Apache OpenOffice.org mail list to replace this list

2011-11-01 Thread openoffice . mbourne
k...@apache.org wrote: *Resubscribing* Among the services hosted by Oracle on the legacy OOo servers are over 300 mailing lists, including the mailing list you are reading now. In order to participate in Apache OpenOffice.org through a relevant mailing list, you will need to resubscribe to a

[users] Re: Unable to add comment on OpenOffice.org Bugzilla

2011-10-28 Thread openoffice . mbourne
mbourne wrote: After reactivating my account for the OpenOffice.org Bugzilla, I just tried adding a comment to an issue I raised on the OpenOffice.org Bugzilla: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=112686 However, it gives an error: You tried to change the Ever confirmed field from 1 to

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-27 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Hi Lynn, You have to unsubscribe yourself. I'm just another user of the mailing list and cannot unsubscribe you. At the bottom of many emails you received through the list, it says: To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org Have you tried that? You should receive an

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-27 Thread openoffice . mbourne
It was sent directly to Lynn, and copied to the mailing list which Lynn should have emailed in the first place. You received a copy because you are also subscribed to the mailing list. Mark. John J. Baker - jjoeba...@gmail.com wrote: sent to the wrong person. jjoeba...@gmail.com On Oct

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-27 Thread openoffice . mbourne
No idea - I use OpenOffice.org on Windows. I struggle to find my own way around Word 2007 onwards, and don't use Macs. It's best to start a new thread with a new question rather than replying to an existing one (aka hijacking the thread). Some people ignore all future posts in threads they

[users] Re: Unsubscribing - an alias

2011-10-27 Thread openoffice . mbourne
That's one of the situations which can cause problems. Mailing lists often provide a way to specify an address to unsubscribe other than the one you are sending from. The confirmation email would still go to the subscribed address (so no-one else can unsubscribe you without your knowledge),

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Gene Young wrote: On 10/25/2011 1:09 PM, M Henri Day wrote: So, at least in this instance, it's not a function of the mail client - the text simply hasn't been added to the html message part by the OOo mail list gubbins. One problem with that theory. If you view the HTML message as plain

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
mbourne wrote: Gene Young wrote: On 10/25/2011 1:09 PM, M Henri Day wrote: So, at least in this instance, it's not a function of the mail client - the text simply hasn't been added to the html message part by the OOo mail list gubbins. One problem with that theory. If you view the HTML

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
mbourne wrote: mbourne wrote: Gene Young wrote: On 10/25/2011 1:09 PM, M Henri Day wrote: So, at least in this instance, it's not a function of the mail client - the text simply hasn't been added to the html message part by the OOo mail list gubbins. One problem with that theory. If you

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mike Scott wrote: On 25/10/11 18:34, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gene Young wrote: On 10/25/2011 1:09 PM, M Henri Day wrote: So, at least in this instance, it's not a function of the mail client - the text simply hasn't been added to the

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
+mbourne wrote: Mike Scott wrote: On 25/10/11 18:34, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gene Young wrote: On 10/25/2011 1:09 PM, M Henri Day wrote: So, at least in this instance, it's not a function of the mail client - the text simply hasn't been added to the html message part by

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mike Scott - m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote: On 25/10/2011 18:54, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: SeaMonkey has an option for Rich Text (HTML) Only format which I'm sure I selected just now, but the copy in my sent folder was plain-text only so I suspect finger trouble. I've just

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
If you read the thread, you would see that we've been discussing why the message about unsubscribing is NOT displayed at the bottom of every email. It appears not to be added to HTML-only emails, nor to the HTML part of multipart/alternative messages. Rory was not trying to unsubscribe -

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
eschamp wrote: M Henri Day has written on 10/25/2011 1:09 PM: On 25/10/11 14:08, M Henri Day wrote: 2011/10/25 Mike Scottm...@scottsonline.org.uk But I've just noticed something. If I display that email as html there is no 'how to unsubscribe' message visible. If

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
eschamp wrote: Mike Scott has written on 10/25/2011 8:54 AM: On 25/10/11 13:34, Amy Lowenstein wrote: Data House, that would be users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org -- you tried two similar but wrong e-dresses. -- Amy Lowenstein, Yardley PA On 10/25/11 7:30 AM, Data House wrote: _/*please

[users] Re: Time representation in Writer

2011-10-22 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Bruce Lloyd wrote: I was making a timetable in a *table *in a document in Writer and having trouble getting time to show properly and wonder if there is a way to change the configuration. The problem is when I want to write a time as '8.30' Writer automatically truncates it to '8.3' if I use a

[users] Re: Re:

2011-10-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: [BCC: to ooo-dev @i.a.o] Mark, It could be a configuration problem with AOOo Bugzilla, or a disconnect in recognizing you as the reporter. Five questions. 1. Did you subscribe to ooo-dev before sending the message that bounced? No, but the server didn't accept

[users] Re: Re:

2011-10-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mark Bourne wrote: Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: [BCC: to ooo-dev @i.a.o] Mark, It could be a configuration problem with AOOo Bugzilla, or a disconnect in recognizing you as the reporter. Five questions. 5. Finally, did you contact bugzilla-admin @a.o as it says on the bottom of pages? No, I

[users] Re: Bounced ooo-dev mail

2011-10-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
(Replying to the list this time...) I removed my email address and IP address from the message, since archived of this list are publicly available. If you put in an arbitrary email and IP address you'll get the gist of the page - it just customises the page with those details. SPF (Sender

[users] Re: Calc: Sort double columns

2011-10-03 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen wrote: I am reviewing the records of a local shop to help him convert to Open Office. I have found no problems with the simple Word documents that he uses, but he is using MS Excel where he should have a real database. We all know about efforts to teach an old dog new tricks, so

[users] Re: Unable to add comment on OpenOffice.org Bugzilla

2011-10-02 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Raphael Bircher wrote: Am 29.09.11 21:01, schrieb Dave Fisher: Hi Mark, I suspect that the copy of this email to ooo-dev is caught in moderation. Since I am subscribed I'll forward this. FWIW - the BZ instance at issues.apache.org/ooo is an upgraded and migrated version of the bugzilla that

[users] Re: Unable to add comment on OpenOffice.org Bugzilla

2011-09-29 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Hi Dave, Thanks for forwarding it. The copy to ooo-dev was actually rejected, because my SMTP server doesn't match sneakemail's SPF records. I usually just change the From address in my mail client to send from different accounts, which has never been a problem before. It seems the ooo-dev

[users] Re: CALC

2011-09-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
rlar...@carolina.rr.com wrote: unsubscribe Irv [K3IRV] McWherterirv4...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone please help me? I open CALC and there is a large window offering a selection of themes, backgrounds, etc. How do I make this window go away? Many thanks, Irv. That sounds like the

[users] Re: [ANN] This list is migrating to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org

2011-09-10 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Rob Weir wrote: On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM,openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Rob Weir wrote: On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM,openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: snip To be honest, I don't see why Apache can't continue using the existing infrastructure on openoffice.org?

[users] Re: [ANN] This list is migrating to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org

2011-09-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2011-09-04 11:04 PM Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: For reasons that I cannot explain, some messages were delayed in going to the e-mail. I received this one and a couple of others two days later than I saw them on the archive of the list. This happens. It was apparently a

[users] Re: [ANN] This list is migrating to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org

2011-09-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Rob Weir wrote: On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM,openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: snip To be honest, I don't see why Apache can't continue using the existing infrastructure on openoffice.org? incubator.apache.org sounds, to me, like something which is in the early stages of development

[users] Re: Unsubscrib

2011-09-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Denise Araujo wrote: Please Unsubscribed. Thanks. Most of the other people on this list are just other users helping each other out. We have no control over the mailing list, and cannot unsubscribe anyone else - you have to do that yourself. The following text is added to the bottom of

[users] Re: [ANN] This list is migrating to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org

2011-09-04 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp - gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 09/02/2011 05:49 PM, Rob Weir wrote: On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Larry Gusaaslarry.gus...@gmail.com wrote: On 2011-09-02 6:16 PM NoOp wrote: I wonder if the OP (Rob Weir) will reply to my questions, or if he simply intends to be a 'hit run' poster

[users] Re: Writer can't do arithmetic?

2011-08-29 Thread openoffice . mbourne
John Jason Jordan - johnjas...@gmail.com wrote: OOo 3.3.0 downloaded from Openoffice.org on Fedora 14, x86_64. I have a simple table in Writer where I want to do some elementary math. The table lists stocks, where the second column (B) is the number of shares, the third column (C) is the basis

[users] Re: Dubious email attachment on list

2011-08-20 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp wrote: On 08/20/2011 12:32 AM, Mike Scott wrote: (intentionally top-posted) It's probably a false alarm, but David Barlow's email (below) rang alarm bells as it came through my mail server, which removed an attachment as possibly a security hazard. People may like to take appropriate

[users] Re: Base as desktop Database

2011-07-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Andrew Douglas Pitonyak - and...@pitonyak.org wrote: On 07/15/2011 02:53 PM, Eduard Filipas wrote: hi i been looking around and i can find several odbc ways to connect diffrent databases to OO.Base..but cant find article how to establish odbc connection from my executable to OO.Base. Is it

[users] Re: What's wrong with my open office work?

2011-07-10 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Li Song wrote: Excuse me. I have been using open office writer about 2 years. And I love this software so much. But recently, I meet a painful problem. I finished a document with many mathmetic formula, add transferred the document into pdf file yesterday. When I open the file today, all the

[users] Re: Cannot Install Open Office

2011-07-06 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Robert Neary wrote: Hello, I have down-loaded the installation file from Open Office, OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe. However, when I run the program it will not complete the installation. After some progress, I get the error message shown in error 1.jpg and the installation is

[users] Re: Characters Appearing in Headings

2011-06-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
tamblyne@ wrote: I've returned to working on an old document (on a new computer) and my headers now have characters in front of them, dots and arrows. They look like the bullets available under that menu option, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get rid of them? I've looked

[users] Re: Writer: Change file to read-only mode

2011-06-19 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: How does one change a Writer instance to read-only mode? This mode is much better suited to reading documents. I have found that one can set a flag in File - Properties - Security to have to document open in read only the next time it is opened, but I

[users] Re: Retrieve?

2011-05-31 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Ken Southwood wrote: Can someone tell me how to program a cell in one sheet to retrieve and record a number in a cell in another sheet? Ken Southwood If you use the mouse to make cell selections for formulas, begin the formula as normal and when it comes to selecting the cells just click to

[users] Re: anchor to character ???

2011-05-17 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mike Scott - m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote: On 17/05/11 02:57, Brian Barker wrote: At 14:11 16/05/2011 +0100, Mike Scott wrote: What /exactly/ is anchor TO character supposed to do in Writer? Naively, I would suppose a graphic (or whatever) so marked would stick to a given character, and move

[users] Re: Crisis-Thesis Corrupted

2011-05-14 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mike Scott - m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote: On 14/05/11 01:27, NoOp wrote: On 05/12/2011 01:50 PM, RA Brown wrote: Kara Samantha Mcdermott wrote: Alright. My College Thesis has been corrupted. I am not fooling around You have already had answers to this on the OOoForum [1]. [1]

[users] Re: Fwd: extra cells and other distortions

2011-04-08 Thread openoffice . mbourne
RA Brown - rabr...@the-martin-byrd.net wrote: Paul wrote: Snipped what Paul wrote. -- Forwarded message -- From: *Doug* dmcgarr...@optonline.net mailto:dmcgarr...@optonline.net Date: Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:53 PM Subject: Fwd: extra cells and other distortions To:

[users] Re: [Oracle lists + kenai.com] Re: Suspect mail

2011-03-12 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Barbara Duprey wrote: On 3/11/2011 12:52 PM, openoffice.mbourneatspamgourmet.com wrote: Barbara Duprey wrote: Another question is whether there is still a way to use a different account for actions using an indirect form, like the old listname-action-username=userisp@openoffice.org. If so,

[users] Re: [Oracle lists + kenai.com] Re: Suspect mail

2011-03-11 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Barbara Duprey wrote: On 3/10/2011 3:13 PM, Paul wrote: [snip] Don't bother ranting on about why you may or may not be subscribed - I can't answer that. I can assist with re-subscribing. You could do that yourself as well, but that would be sending an email to another email address, and

[users] Re: Suspect mail

2011-03-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp wrote: On 03/03/2011 11:09 AM, Paul wrote: In the absence of any better advise I would suggest for any issues resulting from the migration you contact the following list disc...@ooo-migration.kenai.com ... That's a list? disc...@ooo-migration.kenai.com Cite? Do you have details? Or are

[users] Re: how to unsubscribe?

2011-03-02 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Clayton wrote: On 03/02/2011 10:01 AM, Vic Dura wrote: On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:53:23 -0500, Jacues Behar wrote Re [users] Re: how to unsubscribe?: To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org Have you tried sending an email from jacquesbeharathotmail.com to

[users] Re: Remove border from specific Writer table cells' boundary

2011-02-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: How does one remove the border for between two cells in a Writer table? In this application Merge is _not_ appropriate, however the border should not be seen. Thanks. 1. Select the two cells 2. From the menus, select Table Table Properties (or right

Re: [users] Page Numbering doesn't seem consistant

2011-02-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Tim Johnson - t...@johnsons-web.com wrote: I am looking at an ODF document where the numbering for the first page starts at 48. At the first page from the status bar on the left, I read the following: 'Page 41 1/19' '1/19' is correct and updates as I would expect, but what I am curious about

Re: [users] unable to download

2011-02-01 Thread openoffice . mbourne
http://www.libreoffice.org/ Mark. Original Message From: +openoffice+mbourne+d01ac97b07.haugetutu#gmail@spamgourmet.com Date: 01/02/2011 2:46 To: users@openoffice.org Subj: Re: [users] unable to download Downloaded from:: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html You get

Re: [users] Customer Billing Formula

2011-01-14 Thread openoffice . mbourne
I missed the bit saying it's an hourly rate, and assumed minutely rate since you mentioned the time being in minutes; my mistake there. Also used column A instead of B for the time. In that case, putting in cell H2: =B2*24*150 will give the cost of the call logged in that line - B2*24 converts

Re: [users] Customer Billing Formula

2011-01-14 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Richard Saunders wrote: Why are you sending these e-mails to me? R I'm not; I'm sending them to the openoffice.org users' mailing list, to which you appear to be subscribed. This is a mailing list for users of the openoffice.org software to help each other with problems. If you no longer

Re: [users] Customer Billing Formula

2011-01-13 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dan Lewis - elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 12:48 +0200, Amichai Rotman wrote: Hey All, I have a bunch of customers I give phone support to. I'd like to create a spreadsheet to calculate how much I should charge them each month. Each customer has a different hourly rate.

Re: [users] paragraph in one cell

2010-10-13 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mike Scott - m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote: On 13/10/10 13:34, anand warik wrote: Hi All, In spreadsheet Whenever i copy a long sentence paste it in one cell instead of having every thing in one cell itself the sentence is split pasted in number of rows. I want everything to remain in one

Re: [users] Re: Help with envelops/mailing labels

2010-09-08 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Twayne - twa...@twaynesdomain.com wrote: In news:4c85771a@the-martin-byrd.net, RA Brownrabr...@the-martin-byrd.net typed: Hi All, We have been seeing a lot of discussion about printing envelops from OpenOffice.org. I decided to try and do something about it. In the process of doing the

Re: [users] messed key assignments up

2010-08-27 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Thomas Blasejewicz - tho...@s7.dion.ne.jp wrote: Select any word - press Ctrl+X = text disappears. In all other software I know, pressing Ctrl+V will paste the text portion that was deleted at the cursor position With my messed up settings pressing Ctrl+V will paste a text portion that has

Re: [users] =Sum not returning correct value?

2010-08-15 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Ted Trobaugh - ftroba...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings, I am using Ooo 3.2.1; Build 9502 OSX 10.6.4 There is a simple Sum formula that is not returning the value I think it should be returning. Why isn't the Sum formula in cell Y96 giving me the right value? It should be adding all the numbers

Re: [users] Re: convert or copy calc file to odt table

2010-08-10 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp - gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 08/09/2010 10:57 AM, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: David B Teague - davidbtea...@verizon.net wrote: On 8/9/2010 1:05 AM, NoOp wrote: On 08/08/2010 07:49 PM, David B Teague wrote: I have an excel file that I have converted to a calc file. It

Re: [users] Re: convert or copy calc file to odt table

2010-08-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
David B Teague - davidbtea...@verizon.net wrote: On 8/9/2010 1:05 AM, NoOp wrote: On 08/08/2010 07:49 PM, David B Teague wrote: I have an excel file that I have converted to a calc file. It contains membership data: names, addresses, email addresses etc. There are no formulas. I'd like to

Re: [users] Re: how to go back after clicking on a document internal hyper link

2010-07-18 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Gelonida - gelon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mark, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gelonida - gelon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am navigating through an odt document. Some items in the doc are links. When clicking on them I can jump to other chapters or sections of the document. Is

Re: [users] how to go back after clicking on a document internal hyper link

2010-07-14 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Gelonida - gelon...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am navigating through an odt document. Some items in the doc are links. When clicking on them I can jump to other chapters or sections of the document. Is there any button / keyboard short cut to navigate back? I'm basically looking for the

Re: [users] Subscribe to mailing list

2010-07-13 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Erin Ducharme wrote: Can you please subscribe me to the mailing lists? For the discuss [at] openoffice.org, can I please be subscribe to the Digest version? Thank you, Erin Hi Erin, Most of us here are just users helping other users, and are not able to subscribe or unsubscribe people

Re: [users] Impress: text color selection does not work as expected

2010-06-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Marcello Romani - mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: Karsten Burger ha scritto: Hello, perhaps somebody knows this? I have the latest OO version 3.2.1 If I write text on a slide in OO-Impress, and I want to color selected words with a certain color, this is very tedious: I have to select the

Re: [users] Impress: text color selection does not work as expected

2010-06-25 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Michele Zarri - m.za...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Karsten,Hello, perhaps somebody knows this? I have the latest OO version 3.2.1 If I write text on a slide in OO-Impress, and I want to color selected words with a certain color, this is very tedious: I have to select the color for each single

Re: [users] D%!n Page Numbers - Still can't figure it out.

2010-06-24 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mark C. Miller - mmil...@millermc.net wrote: OK - I read the pages in the User's Guide and tried to do this, but I still can't get the second page only to use bullets and the page numbering to start on page 3. I've opened the styles and fomatting window, gone to page, and created three page

Re: [users] OpenOffice Math: how to slash a symbol?

2010-06-24 Thread openoffice . mbourne
+openoffice+mbourne+9e9f28eef1.inbetweenercom-openoffice#yahoo.com...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I'm somewhat familiar with Microsoft Equation Editor (inside MS Word). Few days ago, I started using OpenOffice Math. I liked it very much, but I can't do some things with it. For example, with MS EE

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice Math: how to slash a symbol?

2010-06-24 Thread openoffice . mbourne
That makes sense, although if it is possible I don't know how. The best I can find is overstrike{R} which does a horizontal line. Perhaps someone else here might know for sure? Mark. +openoffice+mbourne+9e9f28eef1.inbetweenercom-openoffice#yahoo.com...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Thanks

Re: [users] Writer: Erasing triple-dash lines after paragraphs

2010-06-23 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: How does one erase triple-dash lines that are placed after paragraphs? To test, type this text in Writer: test --- Now try to erase the line created by the dashes. Is this really expected behaviour, or is it a bug? This is an AutoCorrect feature

Re: [users] Impress: L-shaped textarea

2010-06-22 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 June 2010 01:50, Marcello Romanimrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: I've obtained something similar to what you ask by drawing the required shape with the 45° curve tool (I've got the IT version, don't know the exact name in the US version). Please

Re: [users] spreadsheet

2010-06-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
belar...@aol.com wrote: I use aq pc w/ windows 7 and updated openoffice 3.2.1 everything seems to work just fine except changing the printer page orientation to landscape doesn't hold. How are you trying to change to landscape? Doing it in the printer properties won't hold. You should go

Re: [users] spreadsheet

2010-06-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
belar...@aol.com wrote: I use aq pc w/ windows 7 and updated openoffice 3.2.1 everything seems to work just fine except changing the printer page orientation to landscape doesn't hold. How are you trying to change to landscape? Doing it in the printer properties won't hold. You should go to

Re: [users] Multiple sheets in Writer

2010-06-12 Thread openoffice . mbourne
RA Brown - rabr...@the-martin-byrd.net wrote: openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: RA Brown - rabr...@the-martin-byrd.net wrote: It is probably out on the limits of reason but I see it as a very favorable feature. For example, I have to deal with several related files of a large group

Re: [users] Multiple sheets in Writer

2010-06-12 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Tom Bell - cbel...@cfl.rr.com wrote: On 06/12/2010 07:53 AM, openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: I don't see any technical reason that several ODF documents couldn't be stored within a single file. It could perhaps be as simple as a new document type which is a zip file (as other ODF

Re: [users] How to get back old icons after reinstalling 3.2.0

2010-06-11 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Cor Nouws - oo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: [ from branding list ] Cor Nouws wrote (10-06-10 16:34) Tanstaafl wrote (10-06-10 16:19) I would still like to know how to bring back the old icons on the one system I have in my office that I installed 3.2.1 on that still has the new icons. I have no

Re: [users] Multiple sheets in Writer

2010-06-11 Thread openoffice . mbourne
RA Brown - rabr...@the-martin-byrd.net wrote: Kevin Reynolds wrote: I don't know if it's a reasonable statement from anyone's point of view but it sure is an outstanding one! Here here! Hi Kevin, It is probably out on the limits of reason but I see it as a very favorable feature. For

Re: [users] Re: Are UK users being directed to a missing page

2010-06-09 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp wrote: On 06/08/2010 01:45 PM, Roger Hayter wrote: In message 4c094d87.5060...@silkroadconsultants.co.uk, Rob Clement r...@silkroadconsultants.co.uk writes I have just downloaded Ooo 3.2.1 from the UK and find that I am being directed to a page for OOo 3.2.1 UK and not the US version. I

Re: [users] Re: Uk version of OOo 3.2.1 missing from website

2010-06-08 Thread openoffice . mbourne
NoOp - gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 06/07/2010 02:22 PM, NoOp wrote: On 06/07/2010 11:58 AM, Rob Clement wrote: ... Here is what the download button shows Download OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 Click to start downloading the most recent version for Windows (British English) (Java Runtime Environment

Re: [users] Re: Suggestions for keyboard shortcuts

2010-06-08 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Feitosa Gonçalves - feitosagoncal...@gmail.com wrote: First of all, sorry for my bad english... No problem. Your English is very clear. Hi, I’m an brazilian user and enthusiast of OpenOffice, I’ve started in BrOffice for windows some years ago, and now I’m using Ubuntu’s normal OpenOffice, a

Re: [users] Re: new icons for OOo 3.2.1

2010-06-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Tanstaafl - tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote: On 2010-06-07 11:00 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: 3. Uninstalling OOo 3.2.1 and reinstalling 3.2.0 does *not* restore the old icons - really, really, *really* BAD More whackiness... .ppt and .odp files *do* have the old/original icons... but *only* the

Re: [users] Multiple sheets in Writer

2010-06-06 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: On 6 June 2010 12:59, Brian Barkerb.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: Yes, it's very easy: o Create your second document to follow on from your first. (You can change page styles and so on, so there need be no similarity between them, in fact.) o

Re: [users] Re: mid-page sytle switch? Writer

2010-06-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Twayne - twa...@twaynesdomain.com wrote: In news:4c0aae0b.9050...@gmail.com, Daniel Lewiselderdanle...@gmail.com typed: Twayne wrote: XP Pro and NOF 11 Is there a way to set a new Style other than Next Page. e.g. how do you switch styles in mid-page and then back again? I'm probably not well

Re: [users] Re: new icons for OOo 3.2.1

2010-06-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Larry Gusaas - larry.gus...@gmail.com wrote: On 2010/06/05 1:09 PM RA Brown wrote: Rob Clement wrote: Are the new icons for the files created by OOo 3.2.1 simply confusing. For example I have some .doc files sent by fiends and the icon clearly shows the letters ODF on the icon. Should that

Re: [users] Setting default so there are no numbered sequences

2010-06-04 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mark C. Miller - mr.mcmil...@gmail.com wrote: I've been reading about default templates/styles for the past hour and am totally lost. I set up a default template (or is it a style -- I am so confused I can't tell anymore). It's got my font, margins, toolbar buttons the way I want it. I made

Re: [users] Creating PDFs - PDF icon no longer working.?

2010-05-22 Thread openoffice . mbourne
James Elliott - james.elli...@wn.com.au wrote: I am writing a novel in Writer ver 3.2.0 running under Windows XP. When I save each chapter I first save it in odt format. I then save a PDF version to send to my proof-reader by clicking on the PDF icon on the button bar. I first realise that

Re: [users] Z-axis ordering in Impress

2010-05-21 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Mark Miller - mr.mcmil...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Daniel Lewiselderdanle...@gmail.comwrote: Dotan Cohen wrote: A sample file is here: http://dotancohen.com/images/examples/test-layering.odp In the sample file, the textbox is slightly to the left, and the photo is

Re: [users] Re: Envelopes

2010-05-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Michael - mmorse...@gmail.com wrote: Fred Crummey wrote: I have a Lexmark printer which only prints envelopes in the center. Why is it so difficult to print an envelope in open office? I have instructions from ehow but I still find it very hard to apply. Any good suggestions? Thanks, Fred I

Re: [users] Writer: do not show =2 lines of text body at end of page

2010-04-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, it seems that even with a single-column layout the Do not split paragraph box is rechecked and the Widow and Orphan control boxen are empty. Every line in your example document is a new paragraph. To see that more clearly, click open the

Re: [users] Writer: do not show =2 lines of text body at end of page

2010-04-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Mark. That text was copied and pasted from a website. Is there a way to convert all the New Paragraph marks to New Line marks? I tried to do the same conversion once and failed to find a way, but maybe it does exist. I can't see a way either. I

Re: [users] Writer: do not show =2 lines of text body at end of page

2010-04-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Daniel Lewis - elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: Michael Adams wrote: On Thursday 08 April 2010 06:40, Dotan Cohen wrote: Every line in your example document is a new paragraph. To see that more clearly, click open the View and choose Non-printing Characters. New paragraphs are then marked with a

Re: [users] Writer: do not show =2 lines of text body at end of page

2010-04-07 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Dotan Cohen - dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Now that the line breaks are out of the way, the Widow and Orphan control works! However, there are Headings as Widows. What must I configure to associate the Headings with the Text Body that follows, so that there will not be Heading Widows? The

[users] Replying to Non-subscribers [was: Re:Thesaurus]

2010-04-06 Thread openoffice . mbourne
Thanks, I hadn't realised it was possible to post to the list without subscribing. Only joined myself a couple of weeks ago, and every other mailing list I've used requires subscription to post. How do I tell when replying to someone whether or not they are subscribed to the list? Or is the

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-06 Thread openoffice . mbourne
I'm not sure if anyone reading these emails can remove you, but you might try following the instructions added to the bottom of emails by the list: To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org If that doesn't work, you should be able to contact the list owner for help - see

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
A few things to check... Check that the document language is correct - from the Tools menu, select Options, expand Language Settings, select Languages, and check the default language for the document. That may be incorrectly set, or if it is correct there may not be a thesaurus available for