Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-08 Thread Quinn
If your grandson's using a Windows or Linux _laptop_ (NOT a blackberry or cell) then your idea should very well work as long as the OS is up to date no matter where he is. I know it works for XP and Ubuntu for sure. It's Mac OOO that's lagging in this capability. On 2/7/11 2:54 PM, Dotan

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-07 Thread Dee
Hi! Is this ability a hidden gem too since few seems to use it in Open Office?? I need to know how to put a 8 second movie clip in a document letter to email to my grandson serving in Iraq. We created a pink background document with red borders and we would like to paste a Valentines film

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 00:15, Dee dee_...@mac.com wrote: Hi! Is this ability a hidden gem too since few seems to use it in Open Office?? I need to know how to put a 8 second movie clip in a document letter to email to my grandson serving in Iraq. We created a pink background document with

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 18:07, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: Its a pleasure to be able to help with so interesting a project, Dotan ! A couple of remarks on your website : firstly, you might want to consider modifying the title to something on the order of «OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-05 Thread M Henri Day
2011/2/5 Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 18:07, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: Its a pleasure to be able to help with so interesting a project, Dotan ! A couple of remarks on your website : firstly, you might want to consider modifying the title to

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 19:33, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: I think you're looking for a noun, rather than an adjective. Personally, I have nothing against «tricks» - which works well in Swedish as well - but «hacks», «tools», and «shortcuts» are some alternatives you might want to

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 20:03, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: Nice page, Dotan ; I find these shortcuts very useful - both in English and in Swedish ! A couple of caveats : in the section on list shortcuts, the fact that it's necessary to leave a space between the chosen symbol and the

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-02-03 Thread M Henri Day
2011/2/3 Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 20:03, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: Nice page, Dotan ; I find these shortcuts very useful - both in English and in Swedish ! A couple of caveats : in the section on list shortcuts, the fact that it's necessary to

[users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-01-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
I maintain a modest page of OOo tips: http://dotancohen.com/eng/openoffice_tricks.html The page is now being translated for a Swedish adult learning facility. I'd like some more time savers, handy tips, hidden features, and the like. Any ideas? Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il

Re: [users] I need more hidden gems or OOo tips

2011-01-28 Thread M Henri Day
2011/1/28 Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com I maintain a modest page of OOo tips: http://dotancohen.com/eng/openoffice_tricks.html The page is now being translated for a Swedish adult learning facility. I'd like some more time savers, handy tips, hidden features, and the like. Any ideas?