On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:24:20PM +0200, Sigrid Carrera wrote: > Hello Ronald, > > On Wed, 11 May 2011 06:14:42 +0100 > RONALD LAW <ronl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Reader, > > > > I have just joined OPEN OFFICE, and at present I use Microsoft Works for > > windows as word processor, spreadsheet and database. > > Great! > > > How can I get Open Office to work with these, including opening them. I see > > one can do all that stuff with Microsoft Office, but I found that too vast > > an undertaking to use at age 83, and for my relatively simple needs. > > That is impressive! > Have you downloaded the program already? If not, you can get it here: > http://www.openoffice.org/ and click on "I want to download OpenOffice.org". > The following site will offer you the version that is appropriate for your > operating system. Click on "Download now" and the download will start > immediately. > > Once you've downloaded the software, do a double click on the file and the > installer will start. It will first extract the files into a folder that you > can specify and automatically continue to install the software. > > Once this is done, you should have an entry in your start menu labeled > "OpenOffice.org" and you can click on this to start the program. If you need > more help, don't hesitate to come back and ask again here on the list.
UUhhh...I believe the OP asked how to get OOo to work with MS Works files, not how to obtain and install it. I'm using 3.2. Does 3.3 handle these files automatically or is there a plugin? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
