Hi :) Kexi might be worth trying http://www.kexi-project.org/
It's still OpenSource and cross-platform. Hmmm, not sure about Macs though, probably but i'm not sure. To use Base it's worth reading some of the documentation first http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide Creating a database is not as trivial as writing a letter! Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 20/4/12, Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizab...@sky.com> wrote: From: Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizab...@sky.com> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 20 April, 2012, 21:07 Hi Nick, I'm using Mac OS X 10.5.8. I am trying to start a new database and trying to click on use Wizard to create table. It doesn't click properly and the suggestion of creating a table using the Wizard vanishes. I have to confess I haven't used Libreoffice before, but my Boss suggested it for a database and showed me how to start off. I have used a database before but I really can't get on with this at the moment. I'm in a big sulk at the moment and have uninstalled Libreoffice, working all weekend so I'll have another go next week. If you can think of anything that might get me going, I would be really grateful. Liz On 20 Apr 2012, at 19:08, Rev. Nick Sharp wrote: > On 20 April 2012 18:08, Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizab...@sky.com> wrote: >> Hi Alex, >> >> Sorry I was so vague, when I start the database section and select tables, >> the Wizard comes up but disappears as soon as I try to click it. Sorry, not >> very technical language. >> >> Liz >> > That's a little bit more helpful, Liz, but I think we still need to > know more details. Forgive me if I'm being too obvious ... > > Can you step us through exactly what you did? Are you starting a brand > new database, or opening an existing one? If it's an existing one, > what is its name? (including the letters after the dot) > > Please click on Help in the menu bar, then About LibreOffice, and tell > us what it says immediately below the the LibreOffice logo - there > should be two lines before all the copyright details. > > Is your computer running Windows? If so, what version? Or are you > using a Mac? Or maybe you're running Linux. If so, do you know what > distro? > > Are you clicking on the line that says "Use wizard to create table"? > > Just ignore any question you don;t understand, but precise answers to > the other questions will help the experts here with a diagnosis. > > It may be that you need to read a getting started guide. I'm sure > there's someone here who will point you to one on the web soon. It's > worth reading carefully. I should warn you - databases are harder than > you might think! > > Nick > > --For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > --For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
