Re: [users] new to open office

2007-09-01 Thread OOo Mac User
Hi, If you do need to be able to open the new MS Office 2007 files NeoOffice (based on OpenOffice) will open them www.neooffice.org. This is for macintosh only. I would recommend trying both OpenOffice and NeoOffice on one of your macs to see which is more appropriate for your use.

Re: [users] new to open office

2007-08-31 Thread Robin Laing
James Knott wrote: Adam Blevins wrote: Hello, I am looking at Open Office as an option to replace our current 3500 MS Office suite. If possible I would like to speak to someone about the possibility of migrating to 3500 Open Office on our computers. Our environment consists of 3200 OS X

[users] new to open office

2007-08-30 Thread Adam Blevins
Hello, I am looking at Open Office as an option to replace our current 3500 MS Office suite. If possible I would like to speak to someone about the possibility of migrating to 3500 Open Office on our computers. Our environment consists of 3200 OS X 10.4.9 or later and about 300 XP computers.

Re: [users] new to open office

2007-08-30 Thread James Knott
Adam Blevins wrote: Hello, I am looking at Open Office as an option to replace our current 3500 MS Office suite. If possible I would like to speak to someone about the possibility of migrating to 3500 Open Office on our computers. Our environment consists of 3200 OS X 10.4.9 or later

Re: [users] New to Open Office

2006-11-12 Thread Marc Hug
You cannot open these files directly with OpenOffice. You will have to save them first (with MS Works) in a format like Word (.doc) or .RTF, and these formats can be read by OpenOffice. Marc H. Rex Bertram a écrit : Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll

[users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Rex Bertram
Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I learn the programs. But, I have one for starters. I have a couple of Microsoft Works files. These have a wdb file extension. Can these be opened with Oppen Office? If so, how? Thanks. I look

Re: [users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Ross Johnson
Rex Bertram wrote: Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I learn the programs. But, I have one for starters. I have a couple of Microsoft Works files. These have a wdb file extension. Can these be opened with Oppen Office? If so,

RE: [users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Rex Bertram
] New to Open Office Rex Bertram wrote: Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I learn the programs. But, I have one for starters. I have a couple of Microsoft Works files. These have a wdb file extension. Can these be opened

Re: [users] New in Open office!

2006-09-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Tue September 19 2006 13:42, + Simon Moradi wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Hei! I'm from Finland and I'm interested to learn to use database (open office). I wish to have some examples or may be some exercises that I learn the formula to how to use it, better say to learn to

Re: [users] New in Open office!

2006-09-21 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewforum.phtml?f=10 Look at the first sticky posts. I believe that there is also something in the works on the OOoAuthors web site. The posted guides are here: http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/index.html Search for Base. Simon Moradi

[users] New in Open office!

2006-09-19 Thread Simon Moradi
Hei! I'm from Finland and I'm interested to learn to use database (open office). I wish to have some examples or may be some exercises that I learn the formula to how to use it, better say to learn to work with database. I'll be thankfull if you help me on that. simon

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-05-03 Thread Jeromy Darling
I got it working now, thanks for the help. New problem though, I can't paste anything into a Calc spreadsheet - can't find anything on the support forums about it either, any thoughts? G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 12:42 -0500, Jeromy Darling wrote: Thanks for getting

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-05-03 Thread Andrew Fisk
you have to use ctrl-v to paste inside an x11 window -- so if you are copying from a Mac application you use cmd-c (as usual) and then paste using cnrl-v. Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone (412) 749-0162 Fax: (412) 749-0203 [EMAIL

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-30 Thread CPHennessy
On Fri April 28 2006 21:35, + Jeromy Darling wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Actually discovered that I installed the X11SDK.pkg, and not the X11User - but it's not on my install disk, anywhere - where can I download it? I think that it is supposed to be on the install disk,

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-30 Thread Jeff Shapiro
It's at: /Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 1 [1] %find . -iname *x11* ./System/Installation/Packages/X11User.pkg ./Xcode Tools/Packages/X11SDK.pk On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:16:51 +0100, CPHennessy wrote: On Fri April 28 2006 21:35, + Jeromy Darling wrote: [ MODERATED ] ***

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-29 Thread Jeromy Darling
Actually discovered that I installed the X11SDK.pkg, and not the X11User - but it's not on my install disk, anywhere - where can I download it? G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 12:42 -0500, Jeromy Darling wrote: Thanks for getting back to me, I installed the X11 but it

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-28 Thread Jeromy Darling
Thanks for getting back to me, I installed the X11 but it still won't open for me. I dragged it to my Applications folder, than to my Dock, it opens for a second, than closes - I run a intel mac (the MacBook Pro) - so neoffice is out for me. CPHennessy wrote: On Mon April 17 2006 00:43, +

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-28 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 12:42 -0500, Jeromy Darling wrote: Thanks for getting back to me, I installed the X11 but it still won't open for me. I dragged it to my Applications folder, than to my Dock, it opens for a second, than closes - I run a intel mac (the MacBook Pro) - so neoffice is out

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-23 Thread CPHennessy
On Mon April 17 2006 00:43, + Jeromy Darling wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Can't figure out how to open the dang program. I added to my applications folder, but when I open it, nothing really happens. I right clicked and viewed the content of the folder and found a whole world

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-18 Thread Andrew Fisk
My guess is that you have not installed X11 yet --pop in your Apple System DVD and double click the optional Installations -- select X11 and you will be good to go. Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone (412) 749-0162 Fax: (412) 749-0203

[users] new to open office

2006-04-17 Thread Jeromy Darling
Can't figure out how to open the dang program. I added to my applications folder, but when I open it, nothing really happens. I right clicked and viewed the content of the folder and found a whole world in there, but still can't seem to find where I open the word editor or spreadsheet editor.

Re: [users] new to open office

2006-04-17 Thread John W. Kennedy
Jeromy Darling wrote: Can't figure out how to open the dang program. I added to my applications folder, but when I open it, nothing really happens. I right clicked and viewed the content of the folder and found a whole world in there, but still can't seem to find where I open the word editor

Re: Re: [users] new user Open office 2.0 bit...

2005-10-22 Thread beme
Użytkownik CPHennessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisał: On Wed October 19 2005 16:58, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** dissapointed?...: Why when you will choose registrating the OO a) OO chosses to contact you through IE (even tho you have got Firefox

Re: [users] new user Open office 2.0 bit...

2005-10-22 Thread CPHennessy
On Sat October 22 2005 12:45, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Użytkownik CPHennessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisał: On Wed October 19 2005 16:58, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** dissapointed?...: Why when you will choose

Re: [users] new user Open office 2.0 bit...

2005-10-21 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed October 19 2005 16:58, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** dissapointed?...: Why when you will choose registrating the OO a) OO chosses to contact you through IE (even tho you have got Firefox installed as a main browser - I found it strange when open

[users] new user Open office 2.0 bit...

2005-10-20 Thread beme
dissapointed?...: Why when you will choose registrating the OO a) OO chosses to contact you through IE (even tho you have got Firefox installed as a main browser - I found it strange when open source or independent software bases on corporate one - like sends us back to hell; for instance

[users] New to Open Office

2005-04-09 Thread Databug
Hello all, I've been interested in Open Office for some time now. But I'm used to M$ office. Since Open Office 2 I have decided to give it a place on my HD. Partly because I like the improved GUI. I hated the old dos style toolbar icons. Most of the differences I'm sure I will just learn as I go

Re: [users] New to Open Office

2005-04-09 Thread Peter Kupfer
On 4/9/05, Databug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I've been interested in Open Office for some time now. But I'm used to M$ office. Since Open Office 2 I have decided to give it a place on my HD. Partly because I like the improved GUI. I hated the old dos style toolbar icons. Most of the