>>> I can't use the database section because it requires a JRE. There is a warning on the Mac porting pages of OpenOffice.org about Java not working yet properly with OOo Please note that the Java features of OpenOffice.org are only available from OpenOffice.org 2.4 (more specifically milestone m237) and later. This means that the Wizards, Base and some other things are unavailable in 2.3.1 or earlier. All other functionality of OpenOffice.org remains on Leopard. see: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/x11-104-Intel.html So if Larry's advise didn't work, you'll have to download a newer version (milestones normally are available from good-day: ftp://ooopackages.good-day.net/pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/ choose the right version (X11, Tiger/Leopard, Intel)
> I open OpenOffice and I get 3 items on the menu bar, > > OpenOfffice.org, File and Edit. And the > > "Untitled1-OpenOffice.org Writer" window opens up. > > I click OpenOffice.org and on top of the drop down > > menu I click About OpenOffice.org 2.3.2, and I get > > this window: (...) > It's a bit strange, but to go to OpenOffice.org when you already opened it, you don't click on the OOo icon in the Dock, but on the X11 icon. If this doesn't give you the OOo document windows you were working with, chose Window in the X11 menu (top left of screen) and you'll find all windows that are open under X11, including the OOo windoiws. HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
