On 13/01/2008, Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a phone number list that has an error on one of the phone numbers . > I want to change the number and resave the list. > > How do I do that and do I use Writer for this? >
It depends in what sort of document/file you have the list saved. If it's in a Word or Writer document then you can use Writer. If it's in a Calc or Excel document then you use Calc. If it's in an Access database then you could use Base (the database component of OpenOffice). What happens when you *double* click on the file's icon in an Explorer window? Almost certainly some program will run. That's the program to use to edit the document. If Windows (I assume you are using Windows) asks you what you want to do with the file, then read on. Without knowing how you made the list we can't be more specific than this. Look at the "type" of the file the list is stored in. The "type" is the last 3 or 4 characters of the name of the file, **after** the last dot. So, for example, the "type" of a file named "index.html" is HTML, a web page. The "type" of a file called myPhoneList.doc is "doc", a Word document. and so on. If you are not seeing the "extension" (the official name for this suffix) then, in an Explorer window, click on Tools, then on Folder Options, then on View. Scroll down till you see a little box labelled "Hide extensions for know file types. Ensure this box does *not* have a tick in it. Then click Apply and then OK. Now your Explorer windows will show the full names, including extensions, of your documents & files. Some common types are .doc Word .xls Excel .odt Writer .ods Calc .txt WordPad or NotePad .pdf Adobe Acrobat - you will almost certainly *not* be able to change this without expensive software. Windows Explorer shows the *name* of the type of the file if you choose the Details view: click View and then Details. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
