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Peter: This link below, These tips are expanded upon at http://tinyurl.com/3qy4k, leads to http://peschtra.tripod.com/open_office/oo_find_answers.htm, which is not a good link anymore since Peschtra is now at http://openoffice.peschtra.com/. The cut-'n-pasted info will confuse a new visitor Chuck Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: steve flynn wrote: is there any chance of an actual reply please? Steve -- I don't know if you are familiar with the way things work here. This is a mailing list comprised of volunteers. Sometimes, no one knows the answer to a question. If that is the case, people generally don't reply. Also, as we are a list, all replies by default come back to the list, so if someone is unsubscribed, like yourself, replies might not always make it back to the original poster. It is possible that someone replied, but didn't cc you because they didn't know you weren't subscribed. Please be patient and respectful as we are all volunteers and not paid employees. As for your question. Not know what you have done, I will offer some suggestions. Select *Tools Options Language Settings Languages* and change the default to GB. This should fix most of the problem. Since you have searched the site exhaustively, I am sure you found that already. The other problem might be that you paragraphs are not set to the right language. You need to open the Stylist (/F11/) and right click on the paragraph styles you use and select modify, and then click on the font tab and change the language setting there too. In the future, if you posts don't get answered expediently enough, there are other way to get information. (Please see below.) Did you know that there are more ways to find OOo info than the user list? They might even save you the time of waiting! Here are some other suggested areas to check: 1) Use OOo help. 2) Go to documentation.openoffice.org. Search the *docs*, *FAQs* and *How To's*. Many questions are already answered. 3) Scan the mailing list archives for related messages. You can search the users list here http://tinyurl.com/6edyk. 4) Use Google or other search engine. 5) If these fail, then ask on an appropriate list. These tips are expanded upon at http://tinyurl.com/3qy4k. HTH, -- Footnotes — my soapbox: Fix Social Security! Charge every outsourcing company calling itself American that sells or contracts within the United States the full FICA contribution for both the company and its employee — e.g.: Company hiring at home pays 1/2 FICA contribution (as now) Employee hired at home pays 1/2 FICA contribution (as now) Outsourcing Company pays 100% full FICA contribution for both itself — the company — and the outsourced employee. --- SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! — BRING THEM HOME — ALIVE! RESTORE THEIR BENEFITS! Stop supporting the lying bastards who put them where they are. === - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Formatting of heading will not save in Writer
Robert I think this is also a 'feature' of MSW. if it is the same thing as I have encountered, then by the Heading you mean the first paragraph on he page, and you have applied local formatting (i.e. selected the text and chosen the font size etc.) To get round it, choose a different paragraph style (F11 bring up the style list ) say heading. If you want to customise it, do that on the 'global' paragraph setting in the style list (right click and choose modify) this will affect the global setting in your current document, and will not affect other docs. Dave Legge Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Robert Volke wrote: No matter how many times I try, I can not get the heading's reformatting to save. I am trying to change the format of the heading to Verdana 14 Bold. All other changes will save except this one if I click the save button. The changes look like their made, and when you save everything the changes still good, but if you close the document and reopen it the formatting is gone. I haven't messed with templates or anythnig so I don't know how this could have happened. I am on a NT box and have OpenOffice version 109. The document I am referring to can be obtained from the issue list at OpenOffice.org, the issue number is 51277. Thank you, I did some rather extensive test on your issue. It is quite bizzare. If anyone wants to tackle a tricky, somewhat bizarre problem, please see issue #51277. HTH, - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: Automatic opening of html file in Calc
Brian Speirs wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: I would suggest you d/l one of the 2.0 betas and see if the problem is fixed. If it is not, then we can proceed from them there. I have a feeling that it won't work as nicely as you want it to because OOo seems to treat .html files differently depending on the context under which they are opened or saved (as you have learned.) But, try it with 2.0 and then if it doesn't work we will see what we can do from there. HTH, As I'm dial-up, I don't think that I'll do that! But I'll see if one of my friends has a copy. The latest milestones of OOo1.9.x can be used to achieve the desired behavior. If you register scalc instead of soffice as handler for xls files in your system each file with extension xls will become opened with Calc (if possible), regardless of the content of the file. It needs this manual registration step but IMHO that should be bearable. Best regards, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] font (maybe) problem
Many thanks for the suggestion. But my problem is not exchanging files with Word (I wouldn't touch Word, not even with a stick ;-), but moving the same Writer file (written with bitstream Vera font) between two PC's running the same Openoffice version. On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Robert Volke wrote: If you look in this document on page 8 http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide1/migrationguide/SharingFiles.pdf you will read that apparently Word's character spacing is tighter than Writer's, so often it will fit more words to a line (it also mentions that the spacing may also be a different size). This is part of the documentation for the OpenOffice project if you are not familiar with it, if you go to the parent directory you will be able to see other such documentation. This is likely the problem that you are having. This document mentions many of the formatting problems one can come accross in working between Word and Writer. Goodluck Robert -- -- -- ) Luca FiniTel: +39 055 2752 307 ___|\ INAF - Oss. Astrofisico di Arcetri Fax: +39 055 2752 292 / | | |-_ L.go E.Fermi, 5 +- (___|___//___) 50125 Firenze / WWW: http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~lfini (_) (_) Italia/ e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Can not open SYLK properly
Hi, Usually I open SYLK using Ms. Excel and it's opened on tabular layout. If I open the SYLK documents using Calc, it's opened on strange layout. How to open SYLK files on tabular layout like excel? t. i.a. -- Regards, Teguh Ramanal - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] diagrams and charts
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Re: [users] [moderated]
Hi George, Check that 'tools / spellcheck / AutoSpellCheck' has a checkmark next to it. If not, click it so it does. In 'tools / options' look at 'language settings / writing aids / options' and make sure that 'Do not mark errors' is not checked. tc George Stroubakis wrote: Hello, I'm a user of Open Office and I'm having a hard time understanding why my activated spellcheck is not underlining wrongly written words. If I were to copy the text and paste it on a Open speadsheet, the words are automatically underlined. I've consulted the Help Index and nothing is mentioned. It's frustrating to have to figure this out because everything is set right. The spellcheck does simply not want to work. Please help me. George - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] RPM
Doug Thompson wrote: Robin Laing wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: By default the OOo for FC4 is the beta 2.0. This is discussed on the Fedora list. I installed the 2.0 beta on FC1 with the RPM's from OOo site. Installed the current betas on Thursday. Just remember that the menu stuff is in a subdirectory. I also found that I had to uninstall any previous beta. The original Beta Candidate for 2.0, version 1.9.79.x.x, where .x.x = Novell id, is provided with SuSE 9.3. Is RH working from a later version of 1.9.xxx or also with 1.9.79? If the latter, I would make the effort to install one of the more recent packages. Doug That is a good question. I would look at the Fedora Site to find out for sure. I have not installed FC4 yet due to time constraints. I just know that it is the 2.0beta from comments on the fedora list from people asking about the idea of installing a beta version. -- Robin Laing - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Date format
Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Graham Window wrote: Hi, Is there a way to change the Date Format fom Americam style to European style (eg. today is July 25th - short date 6/25/05 in America and 25/6/05 in Europe)? Select the cell, right click Format Date Choose style Also, can I ask you to briefly explain Date and Date Fixed? What is the difference? Where do you see this term? How do you make it the default format so you don't have to go through and change the format every time? Probably change the default locale. Tools Options Language Settings Languages I just looked, there is no setting for the date format. Only the language. Here is the problem. I use English (Canada) but I need to use ISO date format. How do I set the ISO date format as default? I checked in 1.9.104. I guess this is a bug in my opinion. -- Robin Laing - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] template's not using defined printertray
On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 08:30:43PM -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 01:57 +0200, Rene Paulokat wrote: (...) i set up an office-network with several clients using openoffice. the clients do use all the same templates for specific purposes. created some templates with the 'AutoPilot', trying to define the adequate / different paper-trays the document should be printed on. first page upper tray, the rest should be fed from lower tray. but it looks like openoffice`s AutoPilot thinks one document can have only up to 2 pages - cause every third page is printed again from the upper tray. (...) Quick thought, check the page styles that the template uses. Chances are that there is a paper tray setting that needs changing. thanks, checked for that, but playing with these options did'nt succeed. furthermore i made some tests in a different environment - without printserver in the middle, using a different printer (kyocera) same results: first two pages are fine, but the third is printed using the same paper-tray like the first. so i would like to ask if there is anybody who uses templates to organise different paper-trays - using more than two pages... :) this circumstance could prevent me from filing a bug-report ... b.t.w. using oo 1.1.3(-9) installed from debian-packages greetings (hooray to the developers) rene -- GnuPG fingerprint = E883 D359 3F56 51AF 0294 8BEB 16B3 15BD 8FC7 8254 fetch www.so36.net/~rp/rene.asc - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Installationand setup of openoffice.org
Hi, I'm a first time user. I have down loaded a file OOo_1.1.4_win32Intel_install.zip to my desktop. What do I do next to install and setup.I had difficulties following the given Installation $ setup instructions. The operating System is Windows 2000. Thank you Hector Cabrera - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Calc: protect Rows against ordering of columns
Dan == Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Dan, Dan Thank you for being persistent. This is something that I need to Dan add to the Getting Started section of the User's Guide for Dan version 2.0. I would not have thought this was this Dan important if you had not asked. As I understand it you are the author (or one of them) of the user's guide. There are some issues I would like to mention, which I think would be worth to include: - setting up a data base (I can only here refer to MySql via ODBC). For that case there exists a document available in the unixodbc web site. It is outdated however and refers to 1.0.x. Recent version of mysql will not work, if these instructions are used, because there is a problem with the driver permissions, which can only be solved by using a macro, found in dba.openoffice.org. Besides now mysql does not allow anonymous access anymore (at least not the Debian version). So one has to use mysqladmin etc, see my relevant posting in the dba mailing list. - the connection between the dba and scal documents. Maybe I am overestimate the amount of users, but for me it seems a lot of users have usedscal documents before see the limitations and give a data base a try, for these a discussion of how to link scal to database (in both directions) would be useful. Both directions I mean attach (parts of)data from a scal toexisting table in the database. I would not mind at least to write up for the first point, the second I have not fully understood so far. (In any case I try to write the author of the odbc OO document.) Regards Uwe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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1/ I have downloaded OOffice/J v.1.1 and using Mac OS.10.3.9 on a iMac G5. I am living in France and can only download the French version with a French spellchecker. I wanted to get the English version UK or US but do not seem to succeed. I have downloaded the English dictionary but do not know what to do. 2/I can read that there will soon (?) be a CD for Mac OSX but not yet available. What can I do and can you help me? 3/The other thing I have notice is that the stability is sometimes a problem and OOFFICE just disappears, vanishing completely, and I get a warning from Apple asking me to report the bug (which I don't) . Can you help me on these three items? Thanks. Dr. Paul Dollfus MD - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[users] Re: Date format
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:20:55 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Graham Window wrote: Hi, Is there a way to change the Date Format fom Americam style to European style (eg. today is July 25th - short date 6/25/05 in America and 25/6/05 in Europe)? Select the cell, right click Format Date Choose style Also, can I ask you to briefly explain Date and Date Fixed? What is the difference? Where do you see this term? How do you make it the default format so you don't have to go through and change the format every time? Probably change the default locale. Tools Options Language Settings Languages I just looked, there is no setting for the date format. Only the language. Here is the problem. I use English (Canada) but I need to use ISO date format. How do I set the ISO date format as default? I checked in 1.9.104. I guess this is a bug in my opinion. Try http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3093 as one. It was part of the search I sent the other day. I gather it did not work for you. In that case, do an issue search as follows: 1. Select all but patch in the issue type field 2. Select all but verified in the status field 3. Enter date format in to the summary field 4. Enter date format in to the A description entry: field 5. Click submit This will give a list of existing issues. -- Documentation Co-lead Dinna meddle wi' things ye ken nuthin' aboot! J.H. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Can not open SYLK properly
Hi, Teguh R schrieb: Usually I open SYLK using Ms. Excel and it's opened on tabular layout. If I open the SYLK documents using Calc, it's opened on strange layout. How to open SYLK files on tabular layout like excel? Please open a report in IssueZilla and attach the SYLK file there. Regards Daniel - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Running program from Impress
I'm tryinmg to use interaction to run a program from an Impress presentation. The program actually runs, but the Impress screen remains on top so I don't see nothing. has anybody suggestions on how to get the running program window on top? many thanks l.f. -- -- -- ) Luca FiniTel: +39 055 2752 307 ___|\ INAF - Oss. Astrofisico di Arcetri Fax: +39 055 2752 292 / | | |-_ L.go E.Fermi, 5 +- (___|___//___) 50125 Firenze / WWW: http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~lfini (_) (_) Italia/ e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -+ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[users] calc to report
Hello everyone, using 1.1.2 under OSX. I was wondering how to get dat on sheet one and the graph generated on sheet 2 into sheet 3 as a Report. Thanks, Jason - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Re: Date format
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:20:55 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Graham Window wrote: Hi, Is there a way to change the Date Format fom Americam style to European style (eg. today is July 25th - short date 6/25/05 in America and 25/6/05 in Europe)? Select the cell, right click Format Date Choose style Also, can I ask you to briefly explain Date and Date Fixed? What is the difference? Where do you see this term? How do you make it the default format so you don't have to go through and change the format every time? Probably change the default locale. Tools Options Language Settings Languages I just looked, there is no setting for the date format. Only the language. Here is the problem. I use English (Canada) but I need to use ISO date format. How do I set the ISO date format as default? I checked in 1.9.104. I guess this is a bug in my opinion. Try http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3093 as one. It was part of the search I sent the other day. I gather it did not work for you. In that case, do an issue search as follows: 1. Select all but patch in the issue type field 2. Select all but verified in the status field 3. Enter date format in to the summary field 4. Enter date format in to the A description entry: field 5. Click submit This will give a list of existing issues. But this is not the default format. ie I open a document and enter the date field and print. The date format is not ISO. I open a Calc sheet and enter a date, I have to reformat the cells to get the date format. How to set all OOo to default to ISO dates is the question, not how to get ISO dates in documents. I have been doing it one way or another for years (except in footers in Calc). I put comments on the bug link already. I guess I will submit a bug. -- Robin Laing - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] base
I've check around the Net. without success looking for prebuilt databases for OO's dBase. Does anyone know of a site with some? Thanks, Fred -- Planet Earth - a subsidiary of Microsoft. We have no bugs in our software, Never! We do have undocumented added features, that you will find amusing, at no added cost to you, at this time. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Working with multiplesheets: getActiveSheet() in a macro
Hi all, After grouping seven different spreadsheets in a single 'multiplesheets' document I'm at a loss, now, being no longer able to use the common library macros: for them to work as they did before I should be able to make the macro 'know' which sheet it's acting on, so that it can choose the appropriate parameters. Perusing into the docs I discovered the 'getActiveSheet()' _thing_ (in com.sun.star.sheet) but could not find any example of its use I could understand or, at least, make work ... ;-( As I would like to test it now (and not after having fully understood how the whole 'API affair' works, which may well take some very long time) could some of you suggest some good example? Regards, Ennio. -- [Perche' usare Win$ozz (dico io) se ...anche uno sciocco sa farlo. \\?// Fa' qualche cosa di cui non sei capace! (diceva Henry Miller) ](°|°) [Why use Win$ozz (I say) if ... even a fool can do that. )=( Do something you aren't good at! (as Henry Miller used to say) ] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Help with Export Command
Hi, I am running Open Office on Windows XP and I want to save a document as PDF. However when I go to the File menu, there is no Export option. If I hit ALT-D, which the tutorial lists as the shortcut key in the File Menu is opens up Send (which has no PDF option). Can anyone tell me how to get to the export command? Kyle - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Help with Export Command
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 12:42 pm, Kyle Hodnett wrote: Hi, I am running Open Office on Windows XP and I want to save a document as PDF. However when I go to the File menu, there is no Export option. If I hit ALT-D, which the tutorial lists as the shortcut key in the File Menu is opens up Send (which has no PDF option). Can anyone tell me how to get to the export command? Kyle Which version of OOo are you using? You may have an earlier version that did not have this feature. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Bug report on Oriya rendering
Hello, I have been trying to submit a bug report on the rendering of Oriya (language code or), and am having trouble figuring out what component to file the bug report under. There is no component for Oriya, as there is for other languages. I also considered filing it under the word processor component, but there I am confused about what subcomponent to use: editing or formatting? A brief description of the subcomponents would be nice. The problem is that many conjuncts in Oriya are rendered incorrectly in any of the OpenOffice suite of programs that I have tested. We have a writeup on the issue, with a comprehensive list of conjuncts with problems. I am submitting a project proposal for Oriya to the Native Language Confederation (NLC), but I get the impression that they do not deal with technical issues. Thanks for any help, and my apologies if I am posting to the wrong group. Regards, Gora
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Mohammad A. S. ALQULOOSHY wrote: Hi, I would like to recive news about OpenOffice spicially about arabic loclaized version. You should look in on the Arabic native-language project and lists at http://ar.openoffice.org/ I think you will find exactly what you want with that project. Doug - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Help with Export Command
Sorry, it is Oo 1.1.4 (I just downloaded it today). The help file suggests it should have this feature. Kyle Dan Lewis wrote: On Tuesday 28 June 2005 12:42 pm, Kyle Hodnett wrote: Hi, I am running Open Office on Windows XP and I want to save a document as PDF. However when I go to the File menu, there is no Export option. If I hit ALT-D, which the tutorial lists as the shortcut key in the File Menu is opens up Send (which has no PDF option). Can anyone tell me how to get to the export command? Kyle Which version of OOo are you using? You may have an earlier version that did not have this feature. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Release of 1.1.5 question
I was looking over the release notes and it sounded like they were planning on releasing OpenOffice 1.1.5 within two weeks. Is this just another stable version to be released before 2.0 or is this just a weird name for their 2.0 release? Will this stable version have everything added to the software as of version 109? Any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated, I'm kind of in the dark with this topic. Finding the official release date of 2.0 is one of my major goals at the moment. Thank you. Robert Volke - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Downloading
One of the questions prior to downloading asks about location and then offers a number of choices for USA. What do I select for home use in Painesville,Ohio? Thank you!!
[users] Tab delimited files in Calc
I am using the current version of Open Office, but I am new to using it to set up spreadsheets to import and export data. I somehow turned a spreadsheet into a text document, but cannot figure out how to turn it back into a spreadsheet. I guess I saved it as a csv file not realizing I would lose the spreadsheet format. Is there a way to fix this? And how should I prevent a repeat? Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I noticed Open Office 2.0 was scheduled to be released in March 2005. As far as I can tell though that has not happened. I am using 1.9.95 but am eager to see what 2.0 would be like if it would be faster to open and if it could automatically open downloaded .doc files. What is the status of 2.0 and when will it be available? Thanks, Amy Newport No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 6/27/2005 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Lotus 1-2-3 Analysis Tool
On Friday 24 June 2005 09:09, John Barman wrote: Is there any way in OO that the features in the above can be performed please? I used to find that Analysis/Distribution was quite useful - where a range of cells can be selected, e.g. A1 to H100 containing mixed numbers 1 to 25, and it was possible to reproduce in another column the number of times each number occurred (Useful in Lottery forecasting - but alas with not much success for me!!) I was wondering if any macro covers this, but not being very familiar with macros I have not ventured to explore this in OO! Hi John, You are probably looking for the functions which can be used in the spreadsheets. Have a look at Help - Contents - functions -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Font problems
I am a student of linguistics. I have StarOffice 7 (patch 4) on a Windows 2000 desktop and OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 on my Linux laptop. I am having a terrible time with IPA (phonetic) fonts. The characters appear fine on screen, but the font data must not be getting to the printer, because some or all of the characters do not print, or the wrong character prints. To see the characters that these fonts contain (at a minimum -- there are commercial fonts with thousands of glyphs) go to: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ipa-unicode.htm To test various fonts I copied that page into StarOffice on the Windows machine, using paste special and no formatting. Then I took each section and converted to a table so I could apply the font just to the left column. When I apply any font that I know has the full IPA basic character set to the left column the correct character appears on screen, but something entirely different is what comes out of the printer. The printer in question is an HP Laserjet PostScript Level 2 (genuine Adobe). To see exactly what I mean, go to the above site and copy the non-spacing diacriticals into a new OpenOffice document, using paste special, no formatting. Select it all and convert it to a table. Select the left column only and apply Lucida Sans Unicode (if you have a Windows computer, else use some other good quality unicode font that you have installed). You will see that all the diacriticals appear just fine on screen. Now make a printout of the page. When you compare the printout to what is on the screen you will see what I am talking about. What I can't understand is how StarOffice can display the character correctly on screen, but then send something else to the printer. This is driving me nuts. Does anyone have any ideas? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] .wri file conversion
steve wrote: Hi We have a load of .wri files created by ms windows 3.1 We've tried all the usual tricks, .doc, .rtf etc. conversions but still can't get a reliable transfer to OOo. Google brings up loads oif similar problems but alas no clear cut solution. Does anyone know of a way of converting these files into anything that is current? StarOffice (the commercial brother of OOo) has an Import Filter for WinWrite 3.x (*.wri). Best regards, Mathias Bauer -- Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] OpenOffice.org and FC3
The latest update to FC3 updated SELinux in such a way that OOo will not operate at all. The only solution was to disable SELinux completely. Here are the rpms that cause this: selinux-policy-targeted-sources-1.17.30-3.13 selinux-policy-strict-1.19.10-2 selinux-policy-strict-sources-1.19.10-2 selinux-doc-1.14.1-1 selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13 -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Downloading
Earle L. Drabenstott wrote: One of the questions prior to downloading asks about location and then offers a number of choices for USA. What do I select for home use in Painesville,Ohio? Thank you!! Any of the USA mirrors will work, but I get the best performance from Indiana U, which just happens to be right around the corner from you. Doug - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Downloading
Hi Earle, It really doesn't matter much. Pick one and if the transfer rate isn't close to your maximum, stop and pick another. Sometimes, I get better results from a location where the inhabitants are sleeping. tc Earle L. Drabenstott wrote: One of the questions prior to downloading asks about location and then offers a number of choices for USA. What do I select for home use in Painesville,Ohio? Thank you!! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] OpenOffice.org and FC3
On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 16:05 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: The latest update to FC3 updated SELinux in such a way that OOo will not operate at all. The only solution was to disable SELinux completely. Here are the rpms that cause this: selinux-policy-targeted-sources-1.17.30-3.13 selinux-policy-strict-1.19.10-2 selinux-policy-strict-sources-1.19.10-2 selinux-doc-1.14.1-1 selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13 This is https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160238 -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
The release candidate (RC) for Version 2.0 was due in May but has been delayed for various reasons. There have been some additional releases since 1.9.95 but I'm unsure on the final RC date. Currently any release of OOo can open .doc files automatically. It all depends on how you've set the associations on your computer. For instance if you've set the OS to open .doc files with OOo, then regardless of whether the file is downloaded or not, OOo will open the .doc file. /paul On 6/29/05, Amy Newport [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed Open Office 2.0 was scheduled to be released in March 2005. As far as I can tell though that has not happened. I am using 1.9.95 but am eager to see what 2.0 would be like if it would be faster to open and if it could automatically open downloaded .doc files. What is the status of 2.0 and when will it be available? Thanks, Amy Newport No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: 6/27/2005 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Tab delimited files in Calc
.csv files are normally opened in calc by default (instead of writer). If the file has a .csv extension, open it using OOo and you will find that calc prompts with an import filter. Select the correct delimiter and it should open correctly. Have fun.../paul On 6/29/05, Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using the current version of Open Office, but I am new to using it to set up spreadsheets to import and export data. I somehow turned a spreadsheet into a text document, but cannot figure out how to turn it back into a spreadsheet. I guess I saved it as a csv file not realizing I would lose the spreadsheet format. Is there a way to fix this? And how should I prevent a repeat? Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Release of 1.1.5 question
From what I understand 1.1.5 was a stable release prior to 2.0 but to incorporate a patch for the security hole found in 1.1.4 (also since 2.0 was delayed - I think). There does not seem to be a revised RC date for Version 2.0 : http://development.openoffice.org/releases/OpenOffice_org_2_x.html /paul On 6/29/05, Robert Volke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking over the release notes and it sounded like they were planning on releasing OpenOffice 1.1.5 within two weeks. Is this just another stable version to be released before 2.0 or is this just a weird name for their 2.0 release? Will this stable version have everything added to the software as of version 109? Any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated, I'm kind of in the dark with this topic. Finding the official release date of 2.0 is one of my major goals at the moment. Thank you. Robert Volke - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Dictionary
HI. I have tried to find a dictionary for English (UK) and downloaded en-GB but have not managed to get it into my OOo 1.1.2. Can you help with the problem. I'm very leased with the system but would prefer to use an English UK version of the dictionary. Many thanks. Peter Pegrume Cape Town.
Re: [users] [moderated] SpellCheck
This is most likely because of the language settings in your paragraph styles. Check both under the font tab and see what they say. Simon wrote: This happens to me when the style is set to 'default', I change it to 'BodyText' and spelling works again. Has been like that through a number of versions. -Original Message- From: George Stroubakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 28. June 2005 12:20 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] [moderated] Hello, I'm a user of Open Office and I'm having a hard time understanding why my activated spellcheck is not underlining wrongly written words. If I were to copy the text and paste it on a Open speadsheet, the words are automatically underlined. I've consulted the Help Index and nothing is mentioned. It's frustrating to have to figure this out because everything is set right. The spellcheck does simply not want to work. Please help me. George - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] font (maybe) problem
Luca Fini wrote: Many thanks for the suggestion. But my problem is not exchanging files with Word (I wouldn't touch Word, not even with a stick ;-), but moving the same Writer file (written with bitstream Vera font) between two PC's running the same Openoffice version. On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Robert Volke wrote: If you look in this document on page 8 http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide1/migrationguide/SharingFiles.pdf you will read that apparently Word's character spacing is tighter than Writer's, so often it will fit more words to a line (it also mentions that the spacing may also be a different size). This is part of the documentation for the OpenOffice project if you are not familiar with it, if you go to the parent directory you will be able to see other such documentation. This is likely the problem that you are having. This document mentions many of the formatting problems one can come accross in working between Word and Writer. Goodluck Robert Luca -- Can you please file an issue and attach the file so I can test this with my computer and laptop. The best way to have problems such as this evaluated is to file an issue. Issued are used to both report defects in the software and to propose that new features be added. For instructions on how to file an issue please see: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/tips/ooott_web_iz_file_issue.html Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It is important that you file the issue to ensure reproducibility with your examples. Thanks! -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Installationand setup of openoffice.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm a first time user. I have down loaded a file OOo_1.1.4_win32Intel_install.zip to my desktop. What do I do next to install and setup.I had difficulties following the given Installation $ setup instructions. The operating System is Windows 2000. Unzip the file and then run the file called setup.exe. HTH, -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Fwd: Re: Re: [users] [unsupported]win95 Download]
Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [users] [unsupported]win95 Download Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:45:40 -0400 WONDERFUL-I just needed that little nudge to look aand find win32zip on my system. It worked fine but I think I will take your advice and do some reading before proceeding futher. thanks again - Henry - From: G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon AM 08:27:24 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: OOUsers List users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] [unsupported]win95 Download On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 00:21 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I WAS UNABLE TO PRINT OUT THE SETUP INSTRUCTIONS. I RECENTLY HAD TO RELOAD MY SYSTEM, AND NO LONGER HAVE THE ZIP UTILITY ON MY COMPUTER. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING AFTER DOWNLOAD: C;\PROGRAMFILES\ACESSORIES \OUTLOOK EXPRESS\ OOo_1.0.3.1_Win32Intel_Install.ZIP i hope someone can help, as the right click did not show an EXTRACT command. I TRIED MS-DOS, which of course, said it was not a CAB FILE. i have tried loading microsoft Works, from an ACER machine I own, and it has crashed my machine twice. OUTLOOK EXPRESS can not find the port to send or recieve mail and Microsoft says they no longer support Win95. I just ordered a CD for open office. Maybe it will be easier to install. - Henry - I'll bet that in the rebuild you forgot to re-install a zipfile utility such as winzip or 7zip. If this is the case, I suggest 7zip is the better bet but this is your choice. Once you have a zipfile utility installed you can unpack and install OOo. As to docs, SETUP GUIDEs are on-line at http://documentation.openoffice.org/ so you can read up while you get the utility. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Help with Export Command
Kyle Hodnett wrote: Sorry, it is Oo 1.1.4 (I just downloaded it today). The help file suggests it should have this feature. Kyle Do you by chance have a graphic or anything selected when you try to do this? Is there a red icon on you toolbar next to the save button? -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] [moderated]
Paul Dollfus wrote: 1/ I have downloaded OOffice/J v.1.1 and using Mac OS.10.3.9 on a iMac G5. I am living in France and can only download the French version with a French spellchecker. I wanted to get the English version UK or US but do not seem to succeed. I have downloaded the English dictionary but do not know what to do. 2/I can read that there will soon (?) be a CD for Mac OSX but not yet available. What can I do and can you help me? 3/The other thing I have notice is that the stability is sometimes a problem and OOFFICE just disappears, vanishing completely, and I get a warning from Apple asking me to report the bug (which I don't) . Can you help me on these three items? Thanks. Dr. Paul Dollfus MD This was recently posted on the list, perhaps it will help you find the version you want. It is important to mention that NeoOffice/J is released as stable from today (the last patch to NeoOffice/J 1.1RC being the 8th) and that an OSX adapted OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 is thus accessible to OSX users from now on. People who feel challenged by using OpenOffice.org on OSX (Tiger or Panther) with X11 should use NeoOffice/J instead since it brings all the power of OOo to their favorite system plus much better integration (especially regarding font access, character input system use etc...) Both OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 and NeoOffice/J 1.1 (based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.4) can be downloaded from: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html NeoOffice/J 1.1 can be downloaded directly from: http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/download.php -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Format Painter
David Hibbert wrote: Not a problem just a question from someone who is converting from Excel. Is there a simple equivalent of format painter in OOo? Thanks David Hibbert - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My bad on my earlier reply: Format Painter is in the Version 2 arsenal, available now as beta software. Doug - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Release of 1.1.5 question
On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 14:21 -0500, Robert Volke wrote: I was looking over the release notes and it sounded like they were planning on releasing OpenOffice 1.1.5 within two weeks. Is this just another stable version to be released before 2.0 or is this just a weird name for their 2.0 release? 1.1.5 is a 1.1.x release that will implement the Open Document formats used in 2.0. Basically this all that should be different plus any bug fixes that make it in. As to a delivery date, I have no idea as I believe the developers are pushing to deliver a true beta of 2.0. Will this stable version have everything added to the software as of version 109? Any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated, I'm kind of in the dark with this topic. Finding the official release date of 2.0 is one of my major goals at the moment. Thank you. I doubt it. 2.0 will, of course, be released when it is ready :-) -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Doucment Icon.?
Paul, thank you for your perspective. I'm going to try a post-installation correction. -Original Message- From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 26, 2005 11:27 PM To: users@openoffice.org, richard perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] Doucment Icon.? I've gone back through this post and R. Perry's post and they are similar in some manner but not exact. Does anyone know how to change an OOo icon under Windows XP? I don't believe so. I've looked through explorer and various property values of differing files and here is what I've found. I cannot find out where to change the icon and _not_ change what application opens that file. This can possibly be done by users but I'm not aware of where this lives. XP does this automatically for some items (eg, if the file has a .doc extension and M$ word is not installed, then open in wordpad). - in this case I'm not sure what the icon would be. In most cases (in a windows world) the extension denotes the application. The user can denote what application opens what extension. OOo, when installing, can be set to open .doc, .xls, .ppt files natively. These can be changed by the user after installation. If OOo does open these files, it does not mean that any _conversion_ has happened. If there are specific questions, please advise. HTH, /paul On 6/27/05, richard perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Everyone on our Forum, regarding Anthony's Post. Thanks, Dan, for trying to answer his problem, but I'm not sure the WORD/OOo interchangeability problems are being addressed. Does anyone see the similarities to my problem/post a couple days ago? ... i.e. the conversion factors from OOo to Word (PDF, .SXW, .DOC, WordPad, etc.) ... or am I totally off base? I'm quite fine if anyone tells me I'm missing the point here (at least that would help me move on to other possible solutions). I appreciated the posts attempting to resolve my particular problem in this regard, but they didn't help me get a solution ... either because I'm dumb (to which I readily admit without shame), or there's something wrong with OOo 2 Beta. I didn't have these problems with 1.1.4. Since I couldn't resolve the problem in OOo 2 (1.9 beta), today I tried to re-install the stable version 1.1.4. to see if I'm totally wacko about this problem. Well, that didn't work either ... It's been so long since I installed OOo at all, I'm having problems even trying to install the 1.1.4 too ... Gaw! I can't imagine what the Newbies are going through. So, if there are any Experts on OOo out there, please continue to try helping us out with this Microsoft Word versus Open Office conversion. I thought that's what this whole project is about. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 26, 2005 9:59 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Doucment Icon.? Bottom Post On Sunday 26 June 2005 08:41 pm, Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi James, The problem is that the icon for any particular file type is taken from the program that it is linked to. If you had Word on the pc and had doc files associated with it, then they would display the Word icon. As soon as you make OOo the default program for opening doc files, the icon will change to the OOo icon. It may be possible to 'fake out' Windows by creating a new document type to associate doc files with and have them still open with OOo. I've got XP on a laptop. I'll see what I can do, but I don't have much hope. tc James Elliott wrote: I install OOo on all the computers I sell and instruct the new users to: 1. save in OOo format for internal use 2. save in PDF to send non-editable documents to other people 3. save in M$ Word format to send editable docs to Word users All of these customers have Windows XP as their OS The customers therefore end up with a mixture of .sxw, .doc, and .pdf files in their My Documents folder. The PDF docs have the default Adobe Acrobat Reader icon The OOo docs have the default OOo icon The Word docs also have the OOo icon I followed the M$ WinXP Help instructions to change the workd docs icon, but the property these instructions referred to was not present in the dialog box. I owuld like *.doc documents to be ditinguished from true OOo *.sxw documents by having a different icon. Does anyone know how to change an OOo icon under Windows XP? Many thanks, James Elliott Does Windows XP still have WordPad? Is this the default program for *.doc files when Word is not install if OOo is not installed? If so, associating the *.doc files with WordPad might work. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe,
Re: [users] Doucment Icon.?
Paul, thank you for your perspective. I'm going to try a post-installation correction. -Original Message- From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 26, 2005 11:27 PM To: users@openoffice.org, richard perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] Doucment Icon.? I've gone back through this post and R. Perry's post and they are similar in some manner but not exact. Does anyone know how to change an OOo icon under Windows XP? I don't believe so. I've looked through explorer and various property values of differing files and here is what I've found. I cannot find out where to change the icon and _not_ change what application opens that file. This can possibly be done by users but I'm not aware of where this lives. XP does this automatically for some items (eg, if the file has a .doc extension and M$ word is not installed, then open in wordpad). - in this case I'm not sure what the icon would be. In most cases (in a windows world) the extension denotes the application. The user can denote what application opens what extension. OOo, when installing, can be set to open .doc, .xls, .ppt files natively. These can be changed by the user after installation. If OOo does open these files, it does not mean that any _conversion_ has happened. If there are specific questions, please advise. HTH, /paul On 6/27/05, richard perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Everyone on our Forum, regarding Anthony's Post. Thanks, Dan, for trying to answer his problem, but I'm not sure the WORD/OOo interchangeability problems are being addressed. Does anyone see the similarities to my problem/post a couple days ago? ... i.e. the conversion factors from OOo to Word (PDF, .SXW, .DOC, WordPad, etc.) ... or am I totally off base? I'm quite fine if anyone tells me I'm missing the point here (at least that would help me move on to other possible solutions). I appreciated the posts attempting to resolve my particular problem in this regard, but they didn't help me get a solution ... either because I'm dumb (to which I readily admit without shame), or there's something wrong with OOo 2 Beta. I didn't have these problems with 1.1.4. Since I couldn't resolve the problem in OOo 2 (1.9 beta), today I tried to re-install the stable version 1.1.4. to see if I'm totally wacko about this problem. Well, that didn't work either ... It's been so long since I installed OOo at all, I'm having problems even trying to install the 1.1.4 too ... Gaw! I can't imagine what the Newbies are going through. So, if there are any Experts on OOo out there, please continue to try helping us out with this Microsoft Word versus Open Office conversion. I thought that's what this whole project is about. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 26, 2005 9:59 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Doucment Icon.? Bottom Post On Sunday 26 June 2005 08:41 pm, Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi James, The problem is that the icon for any particular file type is taken from the program that it is linked to. If you had Word on the pc and had doc files associated with it, then they would display the Word icon. As soon as you make OOo the default program for opening doc files, the icon will change to the OOo icon. It may be possible to 'fake out' Windows by creating a new document type to associate doc files with and have them still open with OOo. I've got XP on a laptop. I'll see what I can do, but I don't have much hope. tc James Elliott wrote: I install OOo on all the computers I sell and instruct the new users to: 1. save in OOo format for internal use 2. save in PDF to send non-editable documents to other people 3. save in M$ Word format to send editable docs to Word users All of these customers have Windows XP as their OS The customers therefore end up with a mixture of .sxw, .doc, and .pdf files in their My Documents folder. The PDF docs have the default Adobe Acrobat Reader icon The OOo docs have the default OOo icon The Word docs also have the OOo icon I followed the M$ WinXP Help instructions to change the workd docs icon, but the property these instructions referred to was not present in the dialog box. I owuld like *.doc documents to be ditinguished from true OOo *.sxw documents by having a different icon. Does anyone know how to change an OOo icon under Windows XP? Many thanks, James Elliott Does Windows XP still have WordPad? Is this the default program for *.doc files when Word is not install if OOo is not installed? If so, associating the *.doc files with WordPad might work. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe,
Re: [users] base
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 12:21 pm, Fred A. Miller wrote: I've check around the Net. without success looking for prebuilt databases for OO's dBase. Does anyone know of a site with some? Thanks, Fred Just curious, what do you mean by prebuilt databases? Which version of OOo are you talking about? Versions within the 1.1.x have a simple dBase built into it. You have to create the database yourself. To create a database in 1.1.x, have a file open in OOo (an untitled document will do). Tools Data Source ... will open the Data Source Adminstration window. With this you can create the dBase database you desire including tables and queries. File Autopilot Forms can be use to create forms for the database tables. (This requires JRE.) The 1.1.x series can also connect to various external databases using various drivers. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] font (maybe) problem
Robert, this is a whole 'nother perspective for me. Thanks! -Original Message- From: Robert Volke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 27, 2005 5:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] font (maybe) problem If you look in this document on page 8 http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide1/migrationguide/SharingFiles.pdf you will read that apparently Word's character spacing is tighter than Writer's, so often it will fit more words to a line (it also mentions that the spacing may also be a different size). This is part of the documentation for the OpenOffice project if you are not familiar with it, if you go to the parent directory you will be able to see other such documentation. This is likely the problem that you are having. This document mentions many of the formatting problems one can come accross in working between Word and Writer. Goodluck Robert - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] [moderated]
I have to day downloaded the Openoffice programme having it recommended from a friend. It looks interesting. I have accordingly removed a 602text.programme used for some time, but uhappy with its performance. I have from earlier computeres transferred a lot of correspondane originally written in Word Perfect (Win98) programme which - unfortunately - I am not able to open in the Openoffice programme. The content comes out coded. What to do. Please help. Niels Per Sørensen
Re: [users] Tab delimited files in Calc
Of course, if it has a .txt extension instead of .csv then there is absolutely positively no way you'll ever convince OOo to open it as anything other than a text file, until you change it's extension to .csv. Unless they've fixed it in OOo 2.0, which would be cool. Paul wrote: .csv files are normally opened in calc by default (instead of writer). If the file has a .csv extension, open it using OOo and you will find that calc prompts with an import filter. Select the correct delimiter and it should open correctly. Have fun.../paul On 6/29/05, Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using the current version of Open Office, but I am new to using it to set up spreadsheets to import and export data. I somehow turned a spreadsheet into a text document, but cannot figure out how to turn it back into a spreadsheet. I guess I saved it as a csv file not realizing I would lose the spreadsheet format. Is there a way to fix this? And how should I prevent a repeat? Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services Voice: 503-631-7815 Cell: 503-349-8432 http://www.wescottdesign.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Insertion of File types when saving files. (version 1.1.4, win xp)
On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 23:08 +0100, Niall Martin wrote: At the moment I am using OO mainly to produce MS office files for sharing with others, but when using save as for some reason OO does not automatically insert the file type doc or xls as required. Any comments? Niall Martin In the same way that MS Office saves in it's own default formats (.doc .xls etc) OOo saves in it's own default formats (in future versions this will be the Open Document standard format). While MS Office can't save in OOo formats, OOo can be configured to save in MS formats by default. Try: Options - Load/Save - General - Default File Format HTH Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Tab delimited files in Calc
Tim Wescott wrote: Paul wrote: On 6/29/05, Rick Bruhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using the current version of Open Office, but I am new to using it to set up spreadsheets to import and export data. I somehow turned a spreadsheet into a text document, but cannot figure out how to turn it back into a spreadsheet. I guess I saved it as a csv file not realizing I would lose the spreadsheet format. Is there a way to fix this? And how should I prevent a repeat? .csv files are normally opened in calc by default (instead of writer). If the file has a .csv extension, open it using OOo and you will find that calc prompts with an import filter. Select the correct delimiter and it should open correctly. Of course, if it has a .txt extension instead of .csv then there is absolutely positively no way you'll ever convince OOo to open it as anything other than a text file, until you change it's extension to .csv. That is not true. Go to Files of type: on the Open dialog and select Text CSV (*.csv, *.txt). -- John W. Kennedy Those in the seat of power oft forget their failings and seek only the obeisance of others! Thus is bad government born! Hold in your heart that you and the people are one, human beings all, and good government shall arise of its own accord! Such is the path of virtue! -- Kazuo Koike. Lone Wolf and Cub: Thirteen Strings (tr. Dana Lewis) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Tab delimited files in Calc
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 17:28, + Rick Bruhn wrote: [ MODERATED ] I am using the current version of Open Office, but I am new to using it to set up spreadsheets to import and export data. I somehow turned a spreadsheet into a text document, but cannot figure out how to turn it back into a spreadsheet. I guess I saved it as a csv file not realizing I would lose the spreadsheet format. Is there a way to fix this? Simply rename the file to have the extension .csv And how should I prevent a repeat? Save the file in .sxc ( or .odc if you are using the beta for 2.0 ). Please reply to users@openoffice.org only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Doucment Icon.?
Dan, again thanks for your effort perspective here. -Original Message- From: Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 27, 2005 7:26 AM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Doucment Icon.? Bottom Post On Monday 27 June 2005 12:13 am, Naomi Kramer wrote: I suspect that the main problem is Microsoft's habit of making file extensions invisible by default. I hate this setting with a passion, because it causes so many problems and far more confusion than it fixes. The whole point of file extensions, as far as I'm aware, was always to indicate what FORMAT the file is in. And as far as I'm aware, the icon has always (in Windows at least) been used simply to show which program would OPEN the file by default. When file extensions are hidden, people are more likely to confuse the default program and the format of the file. James, all I can recommend is to make sure file extensions are turned ON in Windows :-/ - Naomi Hello, Everyone on our Forum, regarding Anthony's Post. Thanks, Dan, for trying to answer his problem, but I'm not sure the WORD/OOo interchangeability problems are being addressed. Does anyone see the similarities to my problem/post a couple days ago? ... i.e. the conversion factors from OOo to Word (PDF, .SXW, .DOC, WordPad, etc.) ... or am I totally off base? I'm quite fine if anyone tells me I'm missing the point here (at least that would help me move on to other possible solutions). I appreciated the posts attempting to resolve my particular problem in this regard, but they didn't help me get a solution ... either because I'm dumb (to which I readily admit without shame), or there's something wrong with OOo 2 Beta. I didn't have these problems with 1.1.4. Since I couldn't resolve the problem in OOo 2 (1.9 beta), today I tried to re-install the stable version 1.1.4. to see if I'm totally wacko about this problem. Well, that didn't work either ... It's been so long since I installed OOo at all, I'm having problems even trying to install the 1.1.4 too ... Gaw! I can't imagine what the Newbies are going through. So, if there are any Experts on OOo out there, please continue to try helping us out with this Microsoft Word versus Open Office conversion. I thought that's what this whole project is about. Thanks. I just read the OP's email. The pertinent part is this: The OOo docs have the default OOo icon The Word docs also have the OOo icon I followed the M$ WinXP Help instructions to change the workd docs icon, but the property these instructions referred to was not present in the dialog box. I would like *.doc documents to be ditinguished from true OOo *.sxw ~~~ It has nothing to do with conversions between MS Office and OOo. It only had to do with icons. That is why I suggested using WordPad as the documents by having a different icon. It would mean that the *.doc files could only be opened by OOo using File Open or Control+O. But at least there would be no confusion as to which file had which format. I would also like James Elliot to respond to what has been written. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Can't download OpenOfice
I have dial-up service. As a result, a friend downloaded OpenOffice on a CD for me. I have tried to install it on my computer without success. After a number of unsuccessful attempts on my computer, my friend showed me that she could install it on her computer with no trouble..but I can't. I am told that something is blocking it from allowing the installation to go all the way. I have opened the Windows XP SP#2 firewall, shut off my AVAST anti-virus, and shut off Zone Alarm. Nothing works. Someone told me that there is a lock that I have to unlock. If so, I have not seen it in the following activities that I have followed. To try to install it, I open My Computer on my desk-top, then double click on CD-RW drive. It tells me to install the disc in the D drive. I do that and the OpenOffice folder appears. But I get a window that tells me Your version of DLA can read files on this disc but you will not be able to edit or add to them. and I click on OK. Then I double click on the OpenOffice folder and a whole bunch of items open including setup.exe at the bottom. I double click on that and the box opens and it starts to install. The CD is running in the D drive. It opens about 40 percent and stopsthe installation stops and the CD stops spinning. I then have a difficult time removing the CD. It keeps telling me that the disc is in use but nothing is happening whatsoever. I give up. Can anyone tell me what to do to install OpenOffice that I am not doing. Thank you. Signed a very frustrated Jack Cunningham
Re: [users] Can't download OpenOfice
You posted to the right group for assistance with installing. First off, there is a .pdf file (same place where you found setup.exe) which has installation details which may be worth a read. It sounds like you have a CD-ROM driver, therefore you cannot install into the drive that the CD belongs to (I'm assuming that this is D drive). You need to extract the files from the file that is on the CD into a temporary file. Open that set of files, then re-run the setup.exe If you read the .pdf you'll find that this makes more sense. HTH, /paul On 6/29/05, Jack Cunningham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have dial-up service. As a result, a friend downloaded OpenOffice on a CD for me. I have tried to install it on my computer without success. After a number of unsuccessful attempts on my computer, my friend showed me that she could install it on her computer with no trouble..but I can't. I am told that something is blocking it from allowing the installation to go all the way. I have opened the Windows XP SP#2 firewall, shut off my AVAST anti-virus, and shut off Zone Alarm. Nothing works. Someone told me that there is a lock that I have to unlock. If so, I have not seen it in the following activities that I have followed. To try to install it, I open My Computer on my desk-top, then double click on CD-RW drive. It tells me to install the disc in the D drive. I do that and the OpenOffice folder appears. But I get a window that tells me Your version of DLA can read files on this disc but you will not be able to edit or add to them. and I click on OK. Then I double click on the OpenOffice folder and a whole bunch of items open including setup.exe at the bottom. I double click on that and the box opens and it starts to install. The CD is running in the D drive. It opens about 40 percent and stopsthe installation stops and the CD stops spinning. I then have a difficult time removing the CD. It keeps telling me that the disc is in use but nothing is happening whatsoever. I give up. Can anyone tell me what to do to install OpenOffice that I am not doing. Thank you. Signed a very frustrated Jack Cunningham - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Can't download OpenOfice
Hi Jack, You'll probably get more in-depth advice, but maybe this'll work for you - 1. copy the files from the CD, onto your computer's hard drive. 2. Have a look at the OpenOffice folder icon - is there a zip on it? If so, open it, select all files (ctrl-A), copy them (ctrl-C) and paste them (ctrl-V) into a new folder somewhere (eg. c:\temp\OO). If not, just go to the next step. 3. Try to run setup.exe Any luck? - Naomi I have dial-up service. As a result, a friend downloaded OpenOffice on a CD for me. I have tried to install it on my computer without success. After a number of unsuccessful attempts on my computer, my friend showed me that she could install it on her computer with no trouble..but I can't. I am told that something is blocking it from allowing the installation to go all the way. I have opened the Windows XP SP#2 firewall, shut off my AVAST anti-virus, and shut off Zone Alarm. Nothing works. Someone told me that there is a lock that I have to unlock. If so, I have not seen it in the following activities that I have followed. To try to install it, I open My Computer on my desk-top, then double click on CD-RW drive. It tells me to install the disc in the D drive. I do that and the OpenOffice folder appears. But I get a window that tells me Your version of DLA can read files on this disc but you will not be able to edit or add to them. and I click on OK. Then I double click on the OpenOffice folder and a whole bunch of items open including setup.exe at the bottom. I double click on that and the box opens and it starts to install. The CD is running in the D drive. It opens about 40 percent and stopsthe installation stops and the CD stops spinning. I then have a difficult time removing the CD. It keeps telling me that the disc is in use but nothing is happening whatsoever. I give up. Can anyone tell me what to do to install OpenOffice that I am not doing. Thank you. Signed a very frustrated Jack Cunningham - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Using arbitrary table border width
Marcus Ilgner wrote: Hello list, I'm currently searching for a way to use arbitrary table borders. More accurately, I want to have a border of 1.5pt at the bottom of a table, but OOo only lets me choose from a predefined list of widths which only contain 0.5pt, 1pt and 2pt. Is there any way to get lines with a width of 1.5pt? Thanks Marcus I know that it is supported. Using the API (which means that I used a macro), you can set the borders based on 1/100 mm. The following macro sets the bottom border to 1.5 points. I used a post script point, but given that the value is an integer so rounding takes place, it really does not matter which definition for point that I use. Sub SetTableBorderWidth Dim oTable Dim dPointInMM As Double Dim oTableBorder Dim oBottomLine REM A printers point is really divided by 72.2772 REM Dividing by 72 is really a post script point. REM 1 inch contains 25.4 mm. So, one point is roughly 0.35 mm. dPointInMM = 25.4/72.0 oTable = ThisComponent.getTextTables().getByIndex(0) 'Inspect(oTable.TableBorder.BottomLine) oTableBorder = oTable.TableBorder oBottomLine = oTableBorder.BottomLine 'Print oBottomLine.InnerLineWidth 'Print oBottomLine.LineDistance REM Line widths are in 1/100 mm REM 1.5 points as 1/100 mm is therefore 25.4/72 * 1.5 * 100 = 53. REM 1 point as 1/100 mm is 35 oBottomLine.OuterLineWidth = Int(dPointInMM * 1.5 * 100) oTableBorder.BottomLine = oBottomLine oTable.TableBorder = oTableBorder End Sub -- Andrew Pitonyak My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.sxw My Macro Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm Free Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Shrink to fit equivalent in OO.o
On Tuesday 28 June 2005 06:32 pm, P J wrote: I have been using OO.o for the last few months, and I was wondering if anyone knows if there is the equivalent of a shrink to fit function in Writer? I know something similar exists in Calc, but I am interested in this function in Writer. Thanks... Please define what you mean by shrink to fit. If you could also give a short example of what you mean, it would be helpful. Please send this information back to this mailing list: users@openoffice.org and not to any individual. Dan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] 1.1.5???
Where can one get OOo 1.1.5? djtuchler - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] 1.1.5???
I don't think it is available yet. Monitor www.openoffice.org which will be updated when it is available. /paul On 6/29/05, Dennis J. Tuchler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where can one get OOo 1.1.5? djtuchler - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] spadmin-1.1.4 vs spadmin-1.19-m109
On Monday 27 June 2005 04:30, Philipp Lohmann - Sun Germany wrote: [...] I get the impression that in RGB modes, its useing all color ink but no black to generate the blacks, whereas in the other modes, there should be some color under removal where black ink is subbed in those areas of the image where a reasonable facsimily of black is needed. Quite a bit easier on the ink usage if done right. I think this might be more of a driver problem. I can't be sure, though. Kind regards, pl I haven't done a lot of experimentation with cups, but IIRC its set for RGB mode too, so I was puzzled when CMYK came up in the 2.0beta spadmin. Also, I'd saved hidef config as default, and didn't realize that was system-wide. So when amanda went to spit out her report of the nightly backup, it took about 20 minutes to print instead of 15 seconds. Lots of wear year on the printer, but probably less ink used for straight black text. The default setting really should be exclusive to OOo, and not system-wide as each program has different needs, each should really have its own 'default' setting. And the spreadsheet would need a diferent default than impress for instance. Is that even doable for 2.0 final? -- Cheers, Gene There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.35% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [users] Shrink to fit equivalent in OO.o
Quoting Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tuesday 28 June 2005 06:32 pm, P J wrote: I have been using OO.o for the last few months, and I was wondering if anyone knows if there is the equivalent of a shrink to fit function in Writer? I know something similar exists in Calc, but I am interested in this function in Writer. Thanks... Please define what you mean by shrink to fit. If you could also give a short example of what you mean, it would be helpful. Please send this information back to this mailing list: users@openoffice.org and not to any individual. Dan See ShrinkToFit.sxw available from: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ This document contains a macro which converts all paragraph styles to be percentage based on a style, and all directly applied character sizes changed to character styles alos based on a style. The underlying styles are then shrunk until the document reduces in length by one page. Thanks, Ian - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Font Color Dialog Problem
Hello, I'm using: Openoffice 1.1.4 Windows 98 The font color picker dialog does not appear when mouse clicking the toolbar button. Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] [moderated]
When we attempt to install openoffice from our desktop an error message from adobe download manager reads: The Download cannot continue - error parsing voucher Can you help. windows2000 on an IMB thinkpad thanks
Re: [users] Can't download OpenOfice
Jack Cunningham wrote: I have dial-up service. As a result, a friend downloaded OpenOffice on a CD for me. I have tried to install it on my computer without success. After a number of unsuccessful attempts on my computer, my friend showed me that she could install it on her computer with no trouble..but I can't. I am told that something is blocking it from allowing the installation to go all the way. I have opened the Windows XP SP#2 firewall, shut off my AVAST anti-virus, and shut off Zone Alarm. Nothing works. Someone told me that there is a lock that I have to unlock. If so, I have not seen it in the following activities that I have followed. To try to install it, I open My Computer on my desk-top, then double click on CD-RW drive. It tells me to install the disc in the D drive. I do that and the OpenOffice folder appears. But I get a window that tells me Your version of DLA can read files on this disc but you will not be able to edit or add to them. and I click on OK. Then I double click on the OpenOffice folder and a whole bunch of items open including setup.exe at the bottom. I double click on that and the box opens and it starts to install. The CD is running in the D drive. It opens about 40 percent and stopsthe installation stops and the CD stops spinning. I then have a difficult time removing the CD. It keeps telling me that the disc is in use but nothing is happening whatsoever. I give up. Can anyone tell me what to do to install OpenOffice that I am not doing. Thank you. Signed a very frustrated Jack Cunningham I think what Paul was suggesting basically is to copy the files on the CD to your hard drive first and then try to run the setup.exe. Can you tell if the files are in a compressed folder (aka a Zip file) or not. If they are zipped, then you need to unzip them as well. HTH, -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/ooo_tips_tricks.html To order OOo: http://openoffice.peschtra.com/distro/ooo_distro.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[users] Re: Date format Date vs. Date Fixed
En/La Graham Window ha escrit, a 25/06/05 07:23: Hi, Is there a way to change the Date Format fom Americam style to European style (eg. today is July 25th - short date 6/25/05 in America and 25/6/05 in Europe)? Also, can I ask you to briefly explain Date and Date Fixed? What is the difference? Best wishes, Graham I don't think any of the other posting got to your question of Date vs. Date Fixed. My understanding (I could be wrong here) is that Date inserts a date code that varies according to when you open the file. Suppose you insert a date field today and print the file, you get 28 June 2005 (or whatever date format you use). If you open and print the file tomorrow you'll get 29 June 2005, etc. If you use Date Fixed, then the date doesn't change (maybe it's hard text rather than a code) so if you enter Date fixed and print today you get 28 June 2005. You print tomorrow and you still get 28 June 2005. Hope this is clear. Jonathan -- Please don't cc: your posting to my personal address. Thank you.
Re: [users] Insertion of File types when saving files. (version 1.1.4, win xp)
Hi there, As all other applications, even OpenOffice saves to its own default format, but you always have an opeion to change them based on your requirement. This can be set under Tools - Options - Load/Save - General There is one combo box under the label Always save as. You can change this to MS formats here. Hope this helps. Thanks and Regards, Nagashree -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/29/05 3:38 AM At the moment I am using OO mainly to produce MS office files for sharing with others, but when using save as for some reason OO does not automatically insert the file type doc or xls as required. Any comments? Niall Martin Phone 0131 4678468 Please reply to: niallatrndmartin.cix.co.uk - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
