Re: [users] microsoft office publisher / openoffice .org problem

On Tue, 2010-05-25 at 17:42 +0100, The Attwoods - BT wrote: > had microsft office publisher which i used to do birthday cards /invite etc > on. > computer crashed when got back had openoffice .org > > i am a techno thicko - how do i convert publisher files to openoffice.org??? Further to Daniel

Re: [users] microsoft office publisher / openoffice .org problem

The Attwoods - BT wrote: had microsft office publisher which i used to do birthday cards /invite etc on. computer crashed when got back had openoffice .org i am a techno thicko - how do i convert publisher files to openoffice.org??? You don't. You have to have a working version of Publi

[users] microsoft office publisher / openoffice .org problem

had microsft office publisher which i used to do birthday cards /invite etc on. computer crashed when got back had openoffice .org i am a techno thicko - how do i convert publisher files to openoffice.org???

Re: [users] Microsoft Office icons etc.

Fabrizio De Cesare wrote: I am used to write text by Microsoft Office (MO). Recently, I was suggested to use OpenOffice (OO). I downloaded it, but after that, all the icons of MO files disappeared and were changed in anonymous icons by my Apple OS X 10.4. Furthermore, my email software (Eudora)

[users] Microsoft Office icons etc.

I am used to write text by Microsoft Office (MO). Recently, I was suggested to use OpenOffice (OO). I downloaded it, but after that, all the icons of MO files disappeared and were changed in anonymous icons by my Apple OS X 10.4. Furthermore, my email software (Eudora) stop recognizing MO attac

Re: [users] Microsoft Office

Beth wrote: Can OpenOffice.org be ran on the same machine as Microsoft Office XP? Yes, you can have both OpenOffice and Microsoft Office installed on the same computer. One thing to watch for, is during the install, you'll be asked if you wish to make OpenOffice the default application fo

Re: [users] Microsoft Office

yes. although you have to watch for certain settings that might affect which application suite handles different files. just read the installation instructions and you'll get it. also check the different settings of OOo for the default file format for different documents. Beth wrote: > Can Ope

[users] Microsoft Office

Can OpenOffice.org be ran on the same machine as Microsoft Office XP?

Re: [users] Microsoft office 2007

s not installed.   From: James Knott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:54 PM To: users@openoffice.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] Microsoft office 2007   Barbara Northrup wrote: I just downloaded openoffice and am deli

Re: [users] Microsoft office 2007

Barbara Northrup wrote: I just downloaded openoffice and am delighted with it. Wish I found it sooner. I am not able to open a Microsoft Office 2007 excel doc with my openoffice calc software. Do I need to do something extra? Microsoft Office 2007 defaults to new file formats that

[users] Microsoft office 2007

I just downloaded openoffice and am delighted with it. Wish I found it sooner. I am not able to open a Microsoft Office 2007 excel doc with my openoffice calc software. Do I need to do something extra? Any help will be appreciated. Barbara Northrup

Re: [users] microsoft office 2000

If you don't want it, don't delete it. Uninstall it. But as the others said, you can do as you want. 2007/8/5, Orlando Lemos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > No! You don't need to do so... > > DAVID MARTIN escreveu: > > Hi > > > > Do I delete this program before downloading OpenOffice?? > > > > Regards >

Re: [users] microsoft office 2000

No! You don't need to do so... DAVID MARTIN escreveu: Hi Do I delete this program before downloading OpenOffice?? Regards DAVID MARTIN 19 Hawthorn Bank, Carnock FIFE KY12 9JS 01383852359 -- Orlando Lemos [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] microsoft office 2000

DAVID MARTIN wrote: > Hi > > Do I delete this program before downloading OpenOffice?? > > You don't have to. You can have both installed on one computer, as I do on my work computer. -- Use OpenOffice.org -

Re: [users] microsoft office 2000

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:24:50 +0100 "DAVID MARTIN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do I delete this program before downloading OpenOffice?? It doesn't matter. OpenOffice will work fine either way. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com

[users] microsoft office 2000

Hi Do I delete this program before downloading OpenOffice?? Regards DAVID MARTIN 19 Hawthorn Bank, Carnock FIFE KY12 9JS 01383852359

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

On 18 Jul 2007, at 02:36, S Perry wrote: However, in MS Office 2007 you can save a document in RTF, or as a DOC file from an earlier version, which Oo can read just fine. Strange that the incarnation of OpenOffice for the Mac, NeoOffice, can open and save to Office 2007 xml formats. Why ha

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

However, in MS Office 2007 you can save a document in RTF, or as a DOC file from an earlier version, which Oo can read just fine. James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Roger Wray wrote: > I understand that MS Office 2007 has made a format change and is not > compatible with any other offic

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

Roger Wray wrote: > I understand that MS Office 2007 has made a format change and is not > compatible with any other office programs. Is Openoffice compatible with > Office 2007? > > No, though Novell and others are working on that. -- Use OpenOffice.org --

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:21:57 -0400 "Roger Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I understand that MS Office 2007 has made a format change and is not > compatible with any other office programs Yes. > Is Openoffice compatible with Office 2007? No. You can apparently save files from MS Office 2007

[users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

I understand that MS Office 2007 has made a format change and is not compatible with any other office programs. Is Openoffice compatible with Office 2007? Thanks Roger

Re: [users] Microsoft Office compatibility

a tenth of the size in the .otf format. I must keep MS, but most people will not need it. There is no problem with using both on the same machine. - Original Message - From: "K J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:41 PM Subject: [users] Microsoft Of

Re: [users] Microsoft Office compatibility

Dear Customer Support, I have a 512Mb Windows XP Pro computer with Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it already. Will installing OpenOffice onto my PC interfere with Office 2003, or will having Office 2003 already installed inhibit my use of OpenOffice. Short answer is 'no' to both. You can

[users] Microsoft Office compatibility

Dear Customer Support, I have a 512Mb Windows XP Pro computer with Microsoft Office 2003 installed on it already. Will installing OpenOffice onto my PC interfere with Office 2003, or will having Office 2003 already installed inhibit my use of OpenOffice. Many thanks Karol Jaworski ___

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

Which operating system do you use? There are a few programs on the net (search google for docx to doc conversion) for free that will convert Word 2007 to previous versions of Word files that will then be open-able in OpenOffice On 4 Feb 2007, at 19:15, Billy Cui wrote: I am using version

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

OOo can read the.doc versions of files created by MS2007. Currently however it cannot import/export the latest and greatest XML based file formats from MS. There is an enhancement lodged to have this ability which may be in a later release. /paul On 2/5/07, Billy Cui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

On 04/02/07, Billy Cui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : Can the writer read microsoft office 2007 word files? If it does not can yu please come up with an update for it? Thank you -Roger Have you tried to open Word 2007 files and we

[users] Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility

I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : Can the writer read microsoft office 2007 word files? If it does not can yu please come up with an update for it? Thank you -Roger - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games

Re: [users] Microsoft Office 2007

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:22:24 -0700 John Meyer wrote: > Nice to see that they've finally caught up with Thunderbird and can > aggregate RSS feeds in outlook: Outlook 2007 is probably the worst part of the new Office. It's HTML Email reader/composer uses the Word engine. How sick is that? http://ww

[users] Microsoft Office 2007

Nice to see that they've finally caught up with Thunderbird and can aggregate RSS feeds in outlook: http://news.com.com/Office+2007+From+bloated+to+sleek+-+page+2/2100-1012_3-6151153-2.html?tag=st.num I remember demo-ing this thing and the whole ribbons thing was convoluted and a pain in the rear

Re: [users] microsoft office suite

On Tuesday May 16 2006 08:29 pm, nathanclark wrote: > is microsoft office suite available? > > from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft Office suite (MS Office) is only available from vendors who sell it. OpenOffice.org (OOo) is a free office suite that is downloadable for free and is free to use.

Re: [users] microsoft office suite

nathanclark wrote: is microsoft office suite available? from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course it's available. You can't walk into a shop and not find it. If you want a free Office suit that is compatible with MS's file formats you could of course also download OpenOffice.org and use that instea

Re: [users] microsoft office suite

On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 21:29 -0400, nathanclark wrote: > is microsoft office suite available? Yes, you can download a short term restricted trial version from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx Alternatively, you can the full free unrestricted version of OOo (OpenOffice.org) from: htt

[users] microsoft office suite

is microsoft office suite available? from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

I had to add my two cents. Being so huge and monopolistic isn't so bothersome. What bothers me is that they charge an exhorbitant price for products that JUST DON'T WORK!!! Example: Windows 95 had FOUR DIFFERENT RELEASES!! Microsoft insists that their first release of programs do not h

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

or the one that didn't have coil springs that suddenly erupted from the seat while you were sitting. OUCH!! --- Andrew Fisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or the one that didn't crash every couple of hundred > miles > > or the one with working door locks > > etc etc. > Thanks > > Andy > Spitfir

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Dave Barton wrote: I think you have (inadvertently) highlighted one of the main factors that people overlook when making the comparison between MSO & OOo. Microsoft have spent 15+ years (ignoring millions of dollars) developing the code and expanding the features of Office. Sun/OOo on the other

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 25/10/2005, at 22:36, Chad Smith wrote: Assuming you use Windows. If you use Mac, try PrintToPDF - http://www.jwwalker.com/pages/pdf.html - but it is shareware. If you use a Mac, PDF printing is built into the OS. No need to install applications for that :-) (on the other hand, OOo2 ca

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 15:58 -0700, Gene & Mary LeDuc wrote: > Adam Lafayette wrote: > > What happened is today I had to turn off my computer > > (running Windows 2000) without shutting down. Windows > > locked up on me. When I did this I had a file open in > > OO.org. When I turned the computer

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Adam Lafayette wrote: What happened is today I had to turn off my computer (running Windows 2000) without shutting down. Windows locked up on me. When I did this I had a file open in OO.org. When I turned the computer back on and logged in a OO.org opened a window and asked me if I wanted to r

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Wow, OO.org did this real cool thing for me today. I don't know if any of the newer versions of MS office does this or not. The newest version of MS office I have is MS office 97 and as I have never noticed it do this. What happened is today I had to turn off my computer (running Windows 2000) w

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/25/05, Christina Godinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > this is one reason i decided oo, because it cans ave as PDF file > acrobat 7 cost over $500, just to create PDF still cheaper to use oo > ms office plus acrobat 7 combine cost is about $1000... There are free ways to make

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

this is one reason i decided oo, because it cans ave as PDF file acrobat 7 cost over $500, just to create PDF still cheaper to use oo ms office plus acrobat 7 combine cost is about $1000... Brian Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Chad Smith wrote: >On 10/25/05, Robin Laing wrote: > >

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Very well said. Hopefully we can put this to rest. Just because we all (most of us anyway) like OOo doesn't mean MSO is a piece of crap that only an idiot would buy. In a message dated 10/25/2005 3:49:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The point is, there are reasons

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

PLEASE MOVE THIS THREAD TO DISCUSS@OPENOFFICE.ORG -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: On 10/25/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Email = Thunderbird or Mozilla or Can I send an email directly through Writer with those programs? I don't care for this functionality in particular, but I notice File->Send->Document as Email in my vers

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/25/05, Gregory L. Forster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey John, let's call the two cars the M$ car and the OO car. But, if you need features that only the MS car has - like a 305 Horsepower engine, or a 3 ton towing capacity, or better gas mileage (and, yes, MS does get better performa

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 11:53 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I feel I need to give my 2 cents worth of opinions to those who think that > MS is terrible (and successful to boot! how dare they be successful!) > and OpenOffice is great. OK now my 2c worth ;) > Here's my personal view, from havi

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Hey John, let's call the two cars the M$ car and the OO car. If he was a prudent and intelligent car buyer, he would look at the history of the car manufacturer. He would see that the M$ car had a history of initially being over-priced, breaking down, always being recalled, constantly going th

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Christian Andersson wrote: Bryce Schober wrote: What I would like are collaboration features like shared spreadsheets and workspaces and the like. I'm not jumpingon the wagon here on what MS Office has and OpenOffice.org does nothave, I'd just like to know what you mean by shared sprea

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Bryce Schober wrote: What I would like are collaboration features like shared spreadsheets and workspaces and the like. I'm not jumpingon the wagon here on what MS Office has and OpenOffice.org does nothave, I'd just like to know what you mean by shared spreadsheats? ---

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Currently I'm using Open Office... for ordinary users oo is more than enough to need their needs. MS Office is too expensive compared to oo. MS Office also have a lot of problems. MS Office also had features that looks like the older applications like WordPerfect and probably DeskStar. If WordPe

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Hello everybody! I think OpenOffice.org must be similar to MsOffice in order to be easy to use. Think again in the older man. If I say him "I have a new car, free, and easy to use like the older one" I think the older man give the new car a try. Aren't you afraid looking at first time the interfa

Re: Re: Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Please move this thread to the discuss@openoffice.org list as it is not asking an OpenOffice.org usage question. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ -

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Robert Adkins wrote: I could see OpenOffice.org one day adding a "Deskopt Publisher", similar to MS Publisher. I have yet to personally discover a regular everyday business need for a "Desktop Publisher" software. Of course, I am not in advertising or marketing. So, that might well explain i

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

I feel I need to give my 2 cents worth of opinions to those who think that MS is terrible (and successful to boot! how dare they be successful!) and OpenOffice is great. Here's my personal view, from having worked extensively with Microsoft Office for the past 10-15 years on my job, and no

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

I don't think that there is a dishwasher in MS office either -- it was planned in the next release but has been removed for security reasons. Thanks Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone (412) 749-0162 Fax: (412) 749-0203 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: On 10/25/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Email = Thunderbird or Mozilla or Can I send an email directly through Writer with those programs? Does my spell-check dictionary syncronize with those programs? I have no use for a publisher, templates or macros t

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/25/05, Gene & Mary LeDuc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chad Smith wrote: > > On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >>(I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is > >>being worked on) > > > > > > > > And an email client, and a Des

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is being worked on) And an email client, and a Desktop Publisher, and templates, and macros, and clipart Right. Don't forget a web

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/25/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Email = Thunderbird or Mozilla or Can I send an email directly through Writer with those programs? Does my spell-check dictionary syncronize with those programs? I have no use for a publisher, templates or macros that I don't create.

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is being worked on) And an email client, and a Desktop Publisher, and templates, and macros, and clipart -Chad Smith Email = Thunde

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is being worked on) And an email client, and a Desktop Publisher, and templates, and macros, and clipart -Chad Smith Why

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Chad Smith wrote: >On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>(I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is >>being worked on) >> >> > > >And an email client, > Use Thunderbird. >and a Desktop Publisher, > Ugh. MS Publisher is freaking

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/24/05, David Teague(T-bird acct) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > (I assure you that OO.o is missing ONLY a grammar checker, and that is > being worked on) And an email client, and a Desktop Publisher, and templates, and macros, and clipart -Chad Smith

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

Vincente Aggrippino wrote: Now I'll be the target of some flames... We don't have a better product, just an alternative one, but a different look and feel might hurt OOo and might even make it difficult for the most faithful of us. By the way, New Look and Feel? ... This is a fact: you can't

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

The world has 2 kinds of designers. One is the producer who is committed to the profit, and the second is committed to the product. Microsoft seems to be committed to the profit. Every incomplete product has cost the public $100 or more, and has been incomplete. There have been releases wh

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/25/05, Chad Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/24/05, Vincente Aggrippino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, why use OpenOffice.org? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... > > > > 1. I don't like a monopoly. Even if it doesn't fit the legal > > definition of a monopoly, I don'

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

John, you state (with considerable reason) Let's pretend that there are two cars. They look a lot alike, except that one has been around for years; it is trusted, and owned by hundreds of thousands of people. If a middle-aged man was shown the two cars and it was proven that they looked and

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

or the one that didn't crash every couple of hundred miles or the one with working door locks etc etc. Thanks Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone (412) 749-0162 Fax: (412) 749-0203 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.spitcomp.com On Oct 24, 2005, at 6:20 PM,

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/24/05, Vincente Aggrippino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, why use OpenOffice.org? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... > > 1. I don't like a monopoly. Even if it doesn't fit the legal > definition of a monopoly, I don't like the feeling that Microsoft Office > is > the end-all and

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

I apologize now for the long email... but didn't you realize you were posting a pro- MS Office message to the OOo user's group? :) Let's forget the price for a moment. In real life, Microsoft Office is available to everyone for free. Those who choose not to use pirated software are noble, but that

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

First off, I have never known any Microsoft product to work 100%, not that OpenOffice does. But, at least OpenOffice is honest with its stable, release candidate and final versions. When Microsoft releases their versions, it's always a bug infested beta, but Microsoft refuses to acknowledge it. For

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

John P Wohlscheid wrote: To Whom It May Concern: First off I would like to clarify something. I'm biased towards Microsoft products since they are the only things I have ever used. I looked at the screenshots of your products out of curiosity and I was surprised how much they look like Micros

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

John P Wohlscheid wrote: To Whom It May Concern: First off I would like to clarify something. I'm biased towards Microsoft products since they are the only things I have ever used. I looked at the screenshots of your products out of curiosity and I was surprised how much they look like Micros

Re: [users] Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice

On 10/24/2005 2:22 PM John P Wohlscheid spoke: To Whom It May Concern: First off I would like to clarify something. I'm biased towards Microsoft products since they are the only things I have ever used. I looked at the screenshots of your products out of curiosity and I was surprised how much