> Hi, > > Twayne wrote: >>> On Jueves 24 Enero 2008, Twayne wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Just wondering if this is standard operating procedure and if so >>>> how to tell when it's going to happen: >>>> >>>> I have an MS Word 2002 created, 68 Meg file, actually a User >>>> Manual, comprised of images, text and tables with text (not >>>> images), toc and index. >>>> >>>> I can not get OOo to open it in Text mode. Ooo insists on opening >>>> it in Calc instead, which of course makes the file conversion >>>> useless. >>>> > > if the file has a .csv extension, Calc would try to open it.
It's a .doc > > >>>> I can copy/paste from one document to the other, but all I get for >>>> the images are placeholders with a path to the image in them. I >>>> can't make it show the images. >>>> > > you've been at Tools - Options - OOo Writer - View? "Display graphics" > is enabled? Yes > > >>>> Am I missing something simple here? >>>> >>>> Thanks in Advance, >>>> >>>> Twayne >>> Sounds like a problem with the configuration of either >>> OOo or Windows. >> >> Possible I suppose but I think not very likely; all ts'ing OK that >> way. >>> Simplest first, would be to remove and reinstall OOo. >> >> Already done. >> >>> If that doesn't help..., there are ways to fix other >>> configurations but without knowing or finding what is >>> misconfigured, I usually just end up reinstalling >>> Windows. > > in case of trouble, there are the installation files and - in a > different directory - the user configuration files. Normally, a > re-install only replaces the first set of files, while it is more > likely to find the error inside the second set of files - see also > the blog at > http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/starting_over_with_a_clean > Uwe Sounds plausible; will give it a try. -- Regards, Twayne OO0 is a GREAT MS Office replacement www.openoffice.org Please respond to the newsgroup, not to my e-mail, so that all may benefit. I do not always respond to newsgroup e-mails. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
