[users] Re: (unknown)
On Wednesday 14 December 2011 06:52, DR.R.E. EDGAR wrote: If you are able, why not send my requests to your friends at openoffice.org to remove me? I would be grateful for your kind help! Do not worry. This list is meant to stop soon anyway. It will just fade away. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Document Failure/Recovery
On Monday 28 November 2011 11:28, Kenneth H. Koutz wrote: Gentlemen: I have used Open Office happily for several years. Recently (I believe after I installed an update), I cannot do ANYTHING with the spreadsheet or text programs. I have not tried the others. I tried to search the forums and ask questions there, but the login function says I am not entering the correct info. I uninstalled the program and reinstalled (v 3.3) and registered. The site said I successfully registered, but when I tried to login, it said my info was incorrect (it wasn't). So..in addition to the registration and login problem, my basic problem is that the program freezes whenever I try to save anything. I have to close the program and lose what I started. When I re-open, it goes through a recovery process, now including 3 test spreadsheets (even though I tried to deleted them). As soon as I try to use the recovered program, even to print the spreadsheet, the program freezes. Suggestions, PLEASE. Both the forums and this mailing list are being disestablished. Oracle (which bought Sun) has divested itself of OpenOffice.org to the Apache group[1]. There is also a fork of OpenOffice.org called LibreOffice[2]. LibreOffice has released updates to the latest offering from the OpenOffice.org website. Both have mailing lists, LibreOffice lists are found under Get Involved - Be a generally-active community member. I do not use forums so cannot help there. [1] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/ [2] http://www.libreoffice.org/ -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Problems with opening
On Saturday 01 October 2011 16:18, Rick Hayden wrote: I have used your product for the last two years. Today, for the first time, I was unable to open my folders. I keep getting Fatal Error message that states that the application cannot be started due to my access rights missing. I have to uninstall Open Office , then reinstall, but the problem still exists. I have folders that have very important information and it's very frustrating not to be able to access them. What can be done? Try using Start - (All) Documents[1], then seeing if you can open the folders with Explorer. If not then your hard disk is most likely corrupt and you will have to restore from your backup, once you have replaced the hard disk. [1] The All only exists on some older versions of windows. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Compatibility Word vs Writer
On Wednesday 07 September 2011 14:30, Dale Erwin wrote: I was collaborating with a man who lives in Naples, Italy to write a dictionary. Each page was in two columns and each page had a heading at the top of the page with the left side having the first word in the left column and right side having the last word in the right column, something very usual to dictionaries. Well, headers didn't work so he used frames which seemed to work OK when I opened them in OOo. The final result was that Word and Writer did not render the same file exactly the same. With exactly the same page format, there were always a very large percentage of the pages that were rendered with a different number of lines in Word than in Writer. This caused the frames to be wrong and also the anchors were not in the same place so many of the frames were just lost or displaced far from their original position. Why this way particularly. Both programs allow headers, both allow left and right facing pages (although they hand these differently - refer page styles). If I'm not mistaken, both MSO and OOo use the fonts available on the system, so they would have both been using the exact same fonts and with the same page dimensions, so why did they not generate the same number of lines per page? 1. The default settings are different. 2. The programs are not the same. If they were and behaved exactly the same Microsoft would be pulling OpenOffice.org apart looking for patent breaches. 3. If you intend to have a program that is better it needs to be different, otherwise it is just an also-ran. 4. Not all versions of Microsoft Word, behave the same. 5. I heard in the past that different printers can effect the output. I don't know how relevant this is today. It took me a long time to realize what was happening and why these headings were moving. My friend was dead set against using Open Office. He thought it made more sense for me to pay big $$$ for the MS product than for him to download OOo for free. Your friend should have a little consideration for incomes in Peru -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: User related mailing list
On Thursday 25 August 2011 18:41, Mike Scott wrote: I'm another with a dislike of web fora. +1 -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Calc: Restart Page Numbering On Each Sheet
On Thursday 07 July 2011 17:33, Olivier Bietzer wrote: Le 31/05/2011 20:10, Harold Fuchs a écrit : OOo 3.2.1 (I know, I know; but as far as I'm concerned it ain't broke so ...) on Vista Home Premium. How do I get Calc to restart its page numbering at the start of each new sheet? Two workarounds i can think of: 1. Save a copy of your spreadsheet then check you are working on the copy. -- Delete all sheets but the one you are working on (right click on the sheet tab) -- Then Print -- Either Undo OR Close without saving and reload your copy document 2. Define the area of the sheet you wish to print as a print range. -- Highlight the print area. -- Format - Print ranges - Define -- Print -- Format - Print Ranges - Remove * Repeat seperately for each sheet. Also, I'd like each sheet to have its pages numbered in the form Page n of m where m is the number of pages *for this sheet* and *not* for the entire document. Is this possible? How, please? From the menu Format - Page Header tab - Edit Click and customise (hint - use the buttons and type manually). -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: English dictionay
On Thursday 07 July 2011 03:50, john...@waitrose.com wrote: I am having problems that the dictionary is not working, I have tried re-installing and nothing happens. I have entered words that I know are correct but there must be a couple of million to go. Which english dictionary are you trying to use? Have you set the default for OpenOffice.org to that dictionary? * From the Menu Tools - Options - Language Setting - Languages - Default languages for documents Is it installed? * In Default languages for documents it will have a blue tick beside it if it is installed. Is spell checking turned on? * On my version on the Standard toolbar there is an icon with a wavy underline which toggles the Auto Spell Check function. With this disabled the wavy red underlines do not appear. Try writing a full sentence with known errors in it. hte color of the colour was grey or wus ut gray? Then test with the manually started spell checker Tool - Spelling Check or tap key [F7]. Existing documents that may have been previously written in a different version of english will need to be changed to a version you have installed. HTH -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: set cell's value?
On Tuesday 05 July 2011 05:29, James wrote: I want to put an 'x' in Calc cells based on whether another cell's date (totalincoming) is larger than a different cell's value. I started this macro but is there an easier way? How do I set a cell's value? I'd forget the macro and just use 'IF' or am i missing something? =IF(B3C3;X;O) -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: how does the mail list work?- the actual question- update function??
On Sunday 03 July 2011 21:01, Owen Nieuwenhuyse wrote: The various links on the Wiki to the mail/archive area weren't working. I ended up creating a user ID and logging on. I am not sure whether that was required, but I finally found more mail list info, thanks. I am trying to make the update feature either work, or turn it off. It keeps prompting me to update, but fizzles out when I try it. The current version is 3.2.1 on Windows 7 Turning it off is the best option. In the past i would have said to join the announce mailing list to hear when new versions get released - but with Oracle donating OpenOffice.org to the Apache project who knows what the future holds. Perhaps TDF and LibreOffice will be the best fork. Perhaps Apache will make something of OO.o. Perhaps TDF and Apache can get together and bring it back to one bettter project. I forget if there is an option to turn it off once installed, but i know it can be disabled during the install process. What is the file that appears on my desktop called openoffice? Is it something to do with the update process? The files get unpacked to that folder. It can be useful if the program spits in some circumstances, though i have never used it. You can move them to another location if you choose. Delete them if you believe OO.o is running well. There are some semi-related answers on the Forum. Can someone point me to a relevant one? -- Owen Nieuwenhuyse -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: how does the mail list work?
On Sunday 03 July 2011 04:29, aosd...@gmail.com wrote: I am very frustrated using mailing lists, having used fora for the past few years. While I on the other hand cannot understand why people would use forums when a perfectly good mailing list is available. I cannot find a FAQ that defines terms and helps me understand how to use mailing lists effectively. Navigation is a real problem for me. I can read only one message at a time on the web site. Get all mails sent to your e-mail address. You then have all the current information offline on your own computer. I used to keep these e-mails indefinitely, but that only duplicates what occurs on the Internet. The search engines on the Internet are much better at finding a specific historical post than my e-mail client is. I therefore expire old posts now after a month. Most threads run out of steam within that period. What is the advantage of the mailing list over the forum? As a user, I have not found any. And i have found very few advantages of Forums over a properly threaded mailing list. * You have to go to a forum, the e-mails come to you. * You can choose to follow or ignore any threads not of interest or in your field. * You often unexpectedly learn something previously unknown due to the wisdom of another. * You need only reply to questions you can answer, or to none at all when you are busy. * Often three people reply to the same e-mail unaware of the others responses. The querent then has choice of a variety of answers. * If a reply is malformed, inadequate or wrong, then someone else will usually correct or amend it. This allows more than the original querent to learn something. In the days before www, we had news readers that helped. Are there any readers available for the Mac that one could use for the OOo mailing lists? Surely that would be a question for a Mac Mailing list / forum. It is not an OO.o issue. But i would say that even your Mac has an e-mail client to read e-mails. In this regard i find that recieving digest mails does not help. HTH -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: how does the mail list work?
On Sunday 03 July 2011 11:34, aosd...@gmail.com wrote: I have no problem using . What is wrong with you? responses are NOT helpful. Actually what i was doing was countering your heavily biased towards forums post with one as equally bias towards mailing lists. I understand that we are at polar opposites in that regard. Vive La Différence. I celebrate the fact that we have both here to cater for that range of choice. I can see that there are several assumptions being made here. One is that I am receiving individual emails when in fact I am receiving digests. Nope, i did not make that assumption. Quoting myself In this regard i find that recieving digest mails does not help. Another is, that I am assuming that members have used digest readers in the old days - before Mosaic. OpenOffice.org did not exist before Mosaic. I find the forum more useful to browse topics and choose which ones to look at. The forum provides a repository that is easy to access. The archive site shows each item of a thread as a separate line, using much space. The forum format is more compact. I am not familiar with using the mail client to organize received emails the way a forum organizes topics and responses. I am using gmail on Firefox. Michael Adams refers to a properly threaded mailing list. Is this mailing list properly threaded? A mail client will properly thread emails in a folder if you tell it too. Attached is a PNG showing what I see. The list server maintains a hidden header which controls threading. [snip] Should I be receiving the individual emails, then filter them by topic, then delete the emails I do not want at the moment (but might want later)? That is a lot of extra work. No - i filter mine by mailing list header to various folders. Each folder has an option to delete old e-mails after a preset number of days. Any information i find helpful i can copy and paste to an HTML helpfile. After ten years on this mailing list i am not adding a lot top my helpfiles except for differences between versions, and the odd surprising gem. The most recent gem was one that worked on Facebook of which i have only been a member for about two months (ʞɔıɹʇ ǝlʇʇıl sıɥʇ). I realize this is not directly about OOo. However, it is associated in that I am seeking information about OOo and asking for help. It appears that discussing list vs forum is like discussing religion or politics. I think we should retire my comments. My Opinion is that if you want forum help - Ask on a forum. Especially as you were asking specifically about Mac Software - Ask it on a Mac Forum. I am not taking this conversation to heart. I have had far too many conversations on-line to do that. But if someone shows a bias that i do not agree with, i reserve the right to take the equally opposite view point and challenge that view. It doesn't mean i think any less of you as a person, I'd probably still share a beer with you... at least you have opinions, that makes you far more interesting than many. Cheers -- Michael -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help attachment: threading.png
[users] Re: Can OOo open an .xml file?
On Friday 01 July 2011 10:27, John Jason Jordan wrote: Google informs me that xml is Microsoft's new open document format. OK, The website referred to by Google (not Google itself) is wrong. XML is eXtensible Markup Language. Microsoft Office's newish (from 2007 onwards) file formats are stored as XML. So are OpenOffice.org formats since version 1.0. Two thirds of the web pages you view are now XHTML which is a subset of XML. I don't have MS Office, but back I go to OOo for further checking. It turns out that in OOo (3.3, from OOo, not Fedora repos) I can do File Open New XML document. However, there appears no way to open an existing xml file. Browsers, at least firefox, will display any XML documents in readable format. If formatting information is provided as CSS this will be applied. Then you can copy and paste the relevant data to OpenOffice.org or your program of choice. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Visine for an inserted SVG file
On Saturday 18 June 2011 08:09, Rick Jones wrote: I have an SVG file created by rrdtool graph, which when inserted into a document being created in OpenOffice gets what appears to be a not-very transparent red layer over top of it. Through the red I can see what appears to be the grid of the graph, but I do not see text. This is with rrdtool 1.4.3 as available to Ubuntu Maverick, as well as with the 1.4.5.002185 snapshot. OpenOffice is OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 OOO320m19 (Build:9505) ooo-build 3.2.1.4, Ubuntu package 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 . My first question is does it need to be an SVG. I use SVG frequently myself but i find for sharing the file you cannot beat the consistency achieved by converting to a bitmapped graphic. Yes SVG has the benefits of seemless scaling/zooming, but unless this is required then i export to PNG generally. Even Inkscape, which essentially uses SVG internally, has bugs in it's display routines that can pop up unnexpectedly. Worst case scenario use a screen capture to convert. The rrdtool folks tell me that their SVG file creation is handled entirely by pango+cairo, and those are at the versions shipped with Maverick as well. The SVG file displays in Firefox (again, Maverick version) just fine. The file loads into inkscape just fine. If I then save it as plain SVG it will insert without the red overlay into OpenOffice but still without any of the text. Your text issue sounds like a font issue. Does rrdtool graph use a custom font? I have never used it. Try selecting a font that you know works in other programs. I can provide the initial .svg file but wanted to check the list's attachment policy first. IIRC a draw document containing the file would get through, though with SVG you could include it as plain text within your email. Load the file up in a text editor then copy and paste. rick jones -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Openoffice on terminal services
On Friday 17 June 2011 03:03, Yogesh Patil wrote: Hi, I am running openoffice on windows 2k3 terminal services, about 100 users running openoffice, but problem is that soffice.bin consumes lot of memory, and it is loaded in every users memory, also another issues is that it works very slow in terminal services environment. I have also tried updating to latest version, but i don't think this issue is fixed, let me know if anyone found workaround to this issue. On w2k8 server I use the advice found here: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Administration_Guide See if that helps. I also avoid point zero point releases (3.2.0, 3.3.0 etc.).There is a slight tendency for these versions to have more bugs. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: SUMPRODUCT() (just some thoughts, no question)
On Friday 03 June 2011 00:56, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Maybe this would rather be sent to the Discuss list, but I thought that this could be a hint for other people who didn't know about the SUMPRODUCT() function for some strange reason… Go on Johnny, it's not a tutorial without an example. Else it's just a trumpet blow. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: Help
On Thursday 02 June 2011 15:02, Kenneth Lawler wrote: I downloaded OpenOffice and installed it, but I can't get passed the register page no matter what I do. Suggestions?-- With OpenOffice.org being gifted to the Apache Project. registration on the existing website may be of no future benefit. You could tick I do not want to register and continue to enjoy the program. -- Michael -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
[users] Re: What version of MS to save as
On Wednesday 02 March 2011 10:38, Tim Johnson wrote: * Carlos Joel Delgado Pizarro carlosj2...@gmail.com [110301 12:31]: 2011/3/1 Tim Johnson t...@johnsons-web.com I'm soliciting and would welcome any and all (reasonable) comments on what format to save as and anything else that one might come up with. Export your documents as PDF, that way they will maintain the formatting of the content. I'm a total noob when it comes to OO, but I had thought of that myself. Good to have some confirmation. Just wondering if anyone has had any less than satisfactory results exporting as PDF? You can always check your document in adobe reader and foxit reader before distributing to see if it is up to scratch. HTH -- Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
Re: [users] Product Support: Question
On Monday 31 January 2011 17:13, Jordan Grode wrote: Hi. There is a serious problem with your software, Open Office Text Documents, that has been bothering me for months. I cannot find an answer on your website and on your help pages, so I would thankful if you can answer my question. When I press the space button on the keyboard, the cursor only moves one space. I can only move one space at a time without pressing another character. This problem is beyond annoying and frustrating and it would be the greatest help if you can solve this problem for me. Thank You so very much!! Holding down the space key on the keyboard causes extra spaces to be inserted but not visible until you type another character. Is this what you are talking about? If so then you should not be using the space key to create white space in this way. It is a bad word processing technique to get into. If you come back later and edit one word before the white space in a paragraph it upsets the rest of the paragraph. On the top ruler are little marks like upside down 'T's. These indicate Tab points. By pressing the Tab key the blinker jumps to directly below the next one of these marks. Tabs are extra brilliant because you can set your own anywhere on this ruler between thte margns just by clicking there and this new custom tab spot overwrite these default upside down T points. Not only that but you have minute control (hundredths of a centimetre) in your placement of these tabs. For more go to help and type in tab. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Open default document on startup
On Tuesday 25 January 2011 19:42, James Wilde wrote: On Jan 24, 2011, at 20:13 , Dan Lewis wrote: On Mon, 2011-01-24 at 13:21 +0100, James Wilde wrote: On Jan 24, 2011, at 13:07 , Mike Scott wrote: Further to my earlier, it appears that what I have done is to configure OOo as though I started it on the command line with the parameter -writer. It shows the splash screen, bypasses the document type selection screen and goes straight on to open writer with a specific document. To achieve this behaviour in Microsoft Windows you select the desired App (Writer, Calc etc) from the OSes Start Menu. To do it from the Desktop Icons, you use a right click on the desired app and Send To - Desktop (create shortcut). This new desktop Icon allows you to start just that App. In this way you can have desktop icons for each App and choose which to open. Someone, somewhere knows how to achieve the identical thing on a Mac. The template proceedure as explained works for me too. But a seperate default template applies for each App. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Basic help with the Open Office Mathematics program.
There are actually two programs built in. Some of these questions seem to relate to one (Calc) and other questions seem to relate to the other program (Math). On Friday 21 January 2011 01:11, FRANCES MICHAEL wrote: Hi there forum members! I am a mathematics teacher. I am trying to construct a mathematics website and I am trying to produce my own worksheets. Worksheets are the domain of Calc which is the OpenOffice.org equivalent of Microsoft Office Excel. There are differences. I would like to use the Open Office Mathematics program for these tasks but, unfortunately, I do not understand how to use it at all well. There are 3 initial questions that I would like to ask for someone's help with because I cannot work the answers out for myself: What does, for example, A9 mean? A9 in a sheet is a refence to a cell. To explain it simply start OpenOffice.org Calc: 1. Type 6 into cell B2 then tap the [Enter] key. 2. Type 3 into cell D4, [Enter]. 3. In cell E2 type the formula =B2+D4, [Enter]. 4. In cell F2 type the legend Cell B2 + Cell D4 5. In cell E3 type the formula =sum(b2,d4,e2) 6. In cell E4 type the formula =B2*D4 7. In cell E5 type the formula =B2/D4 8. In cell E6 type the formula =B2-D4 9. In cell g2 type the formula =e4*b2/7 How do I create a power of a number? =B2^D4 Math is a bit different. It is designed to show your formulas in standard mathematical notation for printing. It does not do any calculations. So to answer this question in the formula editor of Math a sup b would be written in the bottom Commands window. After a second the layout would appear in the top formula window. The example a and b i gave can be replaced with any letter/s or number/s. How do I create a fraction? In Calc, format the cells as fractions. From the menu Format - Cells..., Numbers tab, Category, scroll down and select Fractions. In math, in the Commands window type a/b If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. Michael Neillis HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Repeat in Writer
On Friday 14 January 2011 01:52, . wrote: On 01/13/2011 03:31 AM, Bob Long wrote: Hi ., Using Writer here's what I want to do; Insert a horizontal ruler line Thenrather than having to repeat the same command by selecting Insert- Horizontal Ruler- Plain Try [-][-][-][Enter] - that is three minuses followed by the Enter key. For a double line it is [=][=][=][Enter]. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] MOVED Re: [discuss] Headers and Footers
On Wednesday 22 December 2010 19:04, Marius Popa wrote: How to add the contents of Header/Footer for a left/right page because I did not find any space for introducing the text in the mentioned fields. This is probably two seperate issues. Assuming Writer: 1. The page style needs to be set for left right (perhaps to mirrored) pages. From the menu Format - Page, and edit as required on the Page Tab. 2. Headers Footers are added from the menu Insert - Header - Default HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Sections
On Monday 29 November 2010 05:03, Harold Fuchs wrote: I've read some of the documentation on Sections in OOo Writer but I've decided I don't understand the thinking behind them. Perhaps some would explain it to me: If I create a new blank Writer document, type a few lines and then insert a section, a few things are puzzling: 1. The new section is named section 1. Why not section 2? You can call a section anything you like, just rename it where it suggests the section name. Why isn't the text *before* the new section considered to be Section 1? It is a section within a document you are creating. any text outside sections is just part of the default document. Of course, programmers prefer to count from zero ;-) but the text above the new section isn't Section 0 either ... Programmers use whatever the default of the programming language is. IIRC correctly Delphi starts counting array elements from one. It is just that zero is a valid number in binary storage. 2. The text before the new section doesn't seem to belong to any section. I don't seem to be able to format it like I can the new section. What is happening here? Any text below your new section behaves this way to. You can format it exactly the same as any section text. You just cannot format it from the section dialogue box. Sections within a document are optional parts of that document. 3. When I create the new section, a faint box appears on the screen and the cursor jumps to a point *below* the bottom of this box. But where the cursor is doesn't seen to be a section (section 2?) either. You are right, the cursor is not in the section. Before you created the section the cursor (i call it the blinker) was not in a section. After creation the blinker is not in a section. 4. If I set the Navigator to select Sections then Next section and Previous section behave strangely (to my eyes): If the cursor is *inside* the new section then Next Section and Previous Section do nothing. If the cursor is in the text above the top (below the bottom) of the new section then Next (Previous) Section jumps into the new section. So the cursor can be made to jump into the new section but not out of it:-( Depends on how many sections you have created. 5. If I new insert a new section *inside* the one I just made then it is named Section 2 and the old Section 1 seems to have divided into two - part above and part below the new section. If I format Section 1 (say by making it into multiple columns) then both halves of the section acquire the new format. Correct, you have created a section within a section, Just like Section 1 was created within the document. Think of it as the creation of a margin to margin container or box. 6. If the cursor is inside Section 2 then Previous Section moves it into the top half of Section 1 but Next Section does nothing. Section 2 as you have created it is a child of Section 1. I don't know of any valid use for this layout at this stage. Next Section may not be programmed to understand the child-parent relationship. If you create 2 or more independant sections with the document as the parent, Next and Previous Section behave as i would expect. There's obviously a fundamental something which I'm misunderstanding. Please ... A document does not need any sections at all, they are optonal like line numbers or bullets. Sections have a specific use, for me the best use is column control. The attached document may help you understand it better. I have labelled each paragraph and section name by it's place within the docoment. I can navigate by clicking a section name in the navigator and using the up [↑] and down [↓] arrow keys. Then to place the blinker in the section i tap enter. HTH -- Michael Sections.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] how to set x character and lines per page ?
On Saturday 27 November 2010 10:38, Victor Stapelberg wrote: Hello I am writing a book and I need to format it in a way as to know how man pages of text I have reached. I need 55 character/spaces x 30 lines per page To set these you need to think slightly outside the box. Mainly because modern fonts are variable in height and width. More than that each letter has a different width. Typing 20 'i's and 20 'm's will demonstrate that. You need to therefore choose a monospaced font. Look for Courier or Courier New on a windows computer. Try the same experiment again and you will see all characters are the same width. Now type the numbers below. You can then set the size of the font to the largest that will allow it all on one page, then adjust the page margins (See Format - Page from the menu) using top and bottom margins to get your number of lines. In the paragraph setup (Format - Paragraph) you may need to set the space above and below each paragraph to 0mm, 0cm or 0inches. I would also recommend reading the getting started manual from the support/documentation section of the website. Hope that helps 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] JPG format
On Friday 19 November 2010 06:34, mansoor wrote: Hi, I have downloaded openoffice and now using it, 2 questions pls 1-in the spreadsheet printing I can not see options as those are in the MS office such as print area,page layout ,. As previously explained, these options are under the format menu. Makes more sense really: (in Writer) * format character * format paragraph * format page (in Calc) * format cells * format row * format column * format sheet * format page 2-How can I change ods and XL format to JPG. 2a. Draw lets you export directly as an image without going through a complex PDF export process. Just copy and paste an area from Calc to Draw. No need for any third party tool. 2b. JPG is not the best image format for saving text and graph type data. It is a lossy format designed for photographs (the 'P' in JPG). This means that your data can be blurred. PNG on the other hand compresses all the information of the image. You may reduce the filesize even more by using 256 colours in a GIF file. Have the pasted data still selected when you export and it will offer to export only the selection. Testing will find the format which best suits your needs. NOT 2b. Shakespears alternative option[1]. HTH -- Michael [1] i just had to! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] [moderated] Cannot Download
On Thursday 06 December 2007 08:48, Jim, Mediacom wrote: I have Win 98 and am not able to download. What do I need or do in order to download the progam? Something just seems wrong and maybe it is my PC. Any ideas because I have downloaded it on Win XP. Hope I am at the right place! The current version no longer works with Windows 98: http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_30.html If i remember correctly the last version to work with windows 98 was the 2.x.x series with V2.4.3 being the last of these. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html To find a copy of the most recent version find a mirror close to you from the bottom of this web page: http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#mirrors Navigate to something like /ftp/pub/mirror/openoffice-archive/stable/ for the English US version. Otherwise to /ftp/pub/mirror/openoffice-archive/localised/ for your preferred language. Not all languages support all versions. If you cannot download yourself then take a flash stick to an Internet Cafe and ask to download it there. Make sure the flash stick comes with a windows 98 driver before purchase. I do not need to remind you that support for windows 98 has ended for many many projects. Increasingly you will already be finding web pages failing to work with 98. If i were you, I would get mediacom to buy you a newer box. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Open Office
On Saturday 13 November 2010 00:19, David H. Lipman wrote: From: Michael Adams mbad...@paradise.net.nz snip | NOTE: During the install process Windows may spout some bull about the | program being untrusted. This is because companies have to pay Microsoft | to be a Trusted developer of programs. This payment does not really | ensure that a trusted companies programs are any safer than others. Not True! The software is not trusted because the software has no digital signature (read digital certificate) or it is digititally signed but there is a break in the certificate chain such as the end user not having the root certificate in their certificate store. It has nothing to do with paying Microsoft. Thanks for this information. I thought a Verisign certificate was a website SSL authentication certificate only. Seems i now have more research to do. What is the specific name of this type of install certification? - Code Signing Certificate Will it work for offline installation? - Sometimes I think (more research required) What do they cost a company? - Around $500 per year. http://www.verisign.com/code-signing/microsoft-authenticode/index.html?sl=productdetails Are these certificates per company, per product or per install number? - Per company Are they proven? Have there been any problems? - Yes, Yes http://www.amug.org/~glguerin/opinion/revocation.html It seems my research has turned up that Verisign is one of the third party companies to the Microsoft Authenticode process[1], among others[2]. The software issuing company being the first party and the user being the second. Microsoft is the fourth party in the Microsoft Authenticode process, as the tool (signtool.exe) for creating the signatures themselves is part of the Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK) and the OS is Microsofts. There is another party, Dun and Bradstreet who audit applying commercial software companies[3]. So my original statement still has some measure of truth to it as regards Microsoft Authenticode certificates. I have no idea if OpenOfice.org is certificated under a Microsoft Authenticode certificate or under one of the other certificate authentication schemes. [1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537361.aspx http://www.verisign.com/code-signing/microsoft-authenticode/index.html?sl=productdetails [2] http://www.verisign.com/code-signing/index.html [3] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537361.aspx -- Michael Now my head hurts! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Fwd: RE: [users] Open Office
Thanks for the kind words Olivia. -- Forwarded Message -- Michael Adams, Your reply was of great help to me, especially as it was detailed and clear:) Many thanks, Liv Hilton Blaise. Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:17:17 +1300 From: mbad...@paradise.net.nz Subject: Re: [users] Open Office To: users@openoffice.org CC: livhil...@live.co.uk On Friday 12 November 2010 07:16, Olivia Hilton wrote: OpenOffice, Just a thought, but is there a chance of picking up a virsu from downloading OpenOffice? Yes, definately! But if you treat it in the same way you treat any download then you minimise the risk to an acceptable level. 1. Download the file from an acceptable (accepted) source. See: http://download.openoffice.org/ http://download.openoffice.org/other.html 2. Check the MD5SUM of your downloaded file: http://download.openoffice.org/md5sums/index.html A MD5sum is a calculated total of all the byte values within the download file. It is extremely hard to fake. 3. Right click on the file. Most modern virus checkers set up a right click entry during the virus checkers install which allows you to check individual files from the context (right click) menu. This virus checking option will unpack and check the compressed files if it can (and for most common compression methods it can). 4. Install by opening the file in the normal way. Doubleclick it as an administrator (or if your doubleclick is not to good like mine then click once and tap the enter key). NOTE: During the install process Windows may spout some bull about the program being untrusted. This is because companies have to pay Microsoft to be a Trusted developer of programs. This payment does not really ensure that a trusted companies programs are any safer than others. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Open Office
On Friday 12 November 2010 07:16, Olivia Hilton wrote: OpenOffice, Just a thought, but is there a chance of picking up a virsu from downloading OpenOffice? Yes, definately! But if you treat it in the same way you treat any download then you minimise the risk to an acceptable level. 1. Download the file from an acceptable (accepted) source. See: http://download.openoffice.org/ http://download.openoffice.org/other.html 2. Check the MD5SUM of your downloaded file: http://download.openoffice.org/md5sums/index.html A MD5sum is a calculated total of all the byte values within the download file. It is extremely hard to fake. 3. Right click on the file. Most modern virus checkers set up a right click entry during the virus checkers install which allows you to check individual files from the context (right click) menu. This virus checking option will unpack and check the compressed files if it can (and for most common compression methods it can). 4. Install by opening the file in the normal way. Doubleclick it as an administrator (or if your doubleclick is not to good like mine then click once and tap the enter key). NOTE: During the install process Windows may spout some bull about the program being untrusted. This is because companies have to pay Microsoft to be a Trusted developer of programs. This payment does not really ensure that a trusted companies programs are any safer than others. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Pretty much Fully off-topic question on web site design
On Tuesday 09 November 2010 13:01, Richard Detwiler wrote: I'm looking into software for web page design. I have heard that OpenOffice.org is NOT a particularly good tool. (What are the reasons for this? I'm not very knowledgeable about web sites.) What would be some better applications for this task? (Preferably free ones, but I'm willing to pay a modest amount if that's what it takes.) Depends on what you want to do. If you want static (X)HTML pages then * Writer/Web is OK * Writer saving as HTML is not * Word Saving as HTML is not * KompoZer is Ok * NVu is OK but no longrer maintained (KompoZer is like an NVu 1.0.2) * Amaya produces perfectly formed code but is tricky to learn * Hand coding ( [X]HTML, CSS, Javascript ) is good to learn despite the tool you use. If you want an online web-tool that you can log into and update (requires a LAMP hosting setup) * Wordpress is probably the easiest * Silverstripe is relatively workable and moderately complex * Joomla is very extendible but complex * Drupal is very extendable but complex * Hand Coding (with databases) is dangerous but probably necessary knowledge in addition to any of the above Hand coding tools * Notepad (Windows) - last resort * Notepad++ (Windows) - untested by me * PSPad (Windows) - used by me * Bluefish (Linux) - used by me * Vim (Linux) - used seldom * Emacs - used seldom Additional useful stuff * Google (All the following and more) * Online tutorials - w3schools is ok-ish (good for beginners) * W3C HTML Validator * W3C CSS Validator * W3C standards * Sitepoint online reference * Sitepoint books (PDF or tree) * Character encoding and UTF-8 * HTML character entities * Hex colour coding * Semantic web site design * WAI the WCAG * mobile web development * so you want a web site * content content content * 100% easy to read standard * search engine optimisation (SEO) * CSS zen garden * position is everything * webdesign-l (mailing list) - general web help * css-discuss (mailing list) - strictly on CSS topic only * Sitepoint forums (If you prefer forums to mailing lists - i don't) * Web typography * A good local design school course HTH for starters -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] open office 2009
On Tuesday 09 November 2010 01:25, Bill McCarthy wrote: HelloI installed the program as instructed on CD, but I have never found a way to actually RUN the program since there was NO operational icon created and all that comes up is the original install panel. Bill McCarthy Pittsburgh, PA There was usually a set of icons created in the START menu. Look in (All) Programs - the All is dependant on the version of windows you are running. I said There was ... because the latest versions do place an icon on the desktop. To put an icon onto your desktop from the start menu Right Click the entry in the start menu Select Send to - Desktop (Create shortcut) and left click it. Alternatively look for the quickstarter down by the clock in the system tray and click on it. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Zoom on page
On Friday 05 November 2010 05:49, Charlie Hunter wrote: Hi, I am writing from Calgary, Canada. I started using open office about a month ago. It has been great. The first few days I asked you guys a couple of questions which set me up nicely and I haven't been stuck since. Until today. I have a 10 page document that I was editing this morning. Somehow, I have caused it to change so that I now see 8 pages per screen small enough that I can not read the text or edit. I can enlarge the text but still can not edit. Could you tell me how to return to one editable page per screen? I'd be REALLY grateful. You may have page preview turned on in which case on the new alternative toolbar are the words Close Preview. Click this and all will be well. Alternatively you may have zoomed out to 10% Zoom. To remedy: View - Zoom Fit Width* [Ok] Also try Optimal, Width Height, 100%, or enter your own zoom factor in the variable option spot. *These from memory so may not be exact wording. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Zoom on page
Previously CC'd OP On Friday 05 November 2010 05:49, Charlie Hunter wrote: Hi, I am writing from Calgary, Canada. I started using open office about a month ago. It has been great. The first few days I asked you guys a couple of questions which set me up nicely and I haven't been stuck since. Until today. I have a 10 page document that I was editing this morning. Somehow, I have caused it to change so that I now see 8 pages per screen small enough that I can not read the text or edit. I can enlarge the text but still can not edit. Could you tell me how to return to one editable page per screen? I'd be REALLY grateful. You may have page preview turned on in which case on the new alternative toolbar are the words Close Preview. Click this and all will be well. Alternatively you may have zoomed out to 10% Zoom. To remedy: View - Zoom Fit Width* [Ok] Also try Optimal, Width Height, 100%, or enter your own zoom factor in the variable option spot. *These from memory so may not be exact wording. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] What is the use case for multiple sheets in Calc?
On Tuesday 02 November 2010 10:01, Dotan Cohen wrote: Why does calc support multiple sheets in a single document? What is the use case? I've used it before with seperate monthly sheets and an annual totals sheet. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] IMPORTANT
On Tuesday 02 November 2010 06:41, Indaba wrote: Dear Sir's, Please remove the following link from the web, you should not have published the said letter without my permission as you have included my email address. Dear Sir That is impossible. Your permission was implicit in sending an email to a publicly distributed mailing list. It is now on several servers boyond any company or individuals control. Please (belatedly) read the web page regarding OpenOffice.org mailing lists: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] [moderated] Powerpoint Presentations
On Saturday 30 October 2010 15:32, william lepage wrote: How do I open ppp power point presentations Start OpenOffice.org Impress Then open your presentation. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] PROBLEM
On Saturday 30 October 2010 16:18, william lepage wrote: WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN IT SAYS OPERATION REQUESTED REQUIRES ELEVATION ? This is windows (Probably Vista?) wanting the permission of an administrator to continue. If this is your home computer, you probably have access to the administrator priviledges unless someone set it up for you to not damage. Sometimes it is a warning of something that could be harmful wanting to do something to your computer. This can return false-positive warnings especially when installing programs. Please - all capitals is seen as shouting (often seen as rude) and can make text harder to read. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Endnote 9 and writer
On Thursday 14 October 2010 01:06, Ekain Rojo Labaien wrote: I just want to know if endnote 9 is available in open office writer like in Microsoft word 2003, if I can cite in my text and as always endnote create the bibliography. And is it possible to carry all the references that I have create in word? Writer will recognize them? Thank you very much Zotero is very popular as a FOSS (GPL) alternative. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zotero http://www.zotero.org/ Surprised it hasn't been mentioned before. It was recommended to me by a computer tutor at my University. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OpenOffice.org community council - only Oracle employees now??
On Thursday 28 October 2010 13:05, webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: All sorts of things. FUD mainly. My reply on the discuss mailing list. -- Cheers - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Change path for .~lock.xyz files
On Saturday 30 October 2010 03:40, Malte Timmermann wrote: Marcello Romani wrote, On 10/29/10 16:10: Il 29/10/2010 16:03, Sébastien Moretti ha scritto: Hi I would like to change path for .~lock.xyz files. They are currently in $HOME. How to put them in /tmp by example ? Thanks I think they're created in the same folder where the document file is. Exactly - as this is the only place where it makes sense. And AFAIK the lock file should only exist while the document is being edited. Exceptions being unusual program exits. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] User defined date field in Base not enforcing format
On Sunday 24 October 2010 06:59, AG wrote: Question about Base. In table I defined a field date to take year only (I don't want days or months) for article publications. I selected user defined in the field properties and stipulated . The example shows up as 1903 and the format field shows 1900. Now into the user form input, I enter 1991 into the date field and tab to the next field and the date converts into today's date with the format 23/10/10. How do I stop Base doing what it wants to do and make it to do what I want it to do? Irrespective of the format it is viewed in, a date is stored in full format. You have two options: * format your input field. * store the year as a number (Integer). HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Strange message from the server
On Friday 15 October 2010 00:41, Tanstaafl wrote: ?? don't be dense. Avoiding personal conflict on mailing lists. http://www.madmanweb.com/archives/0102avoiding_personal_conflict_on_mailing_lists.html IRHTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] mail
On Friday 15 October 2010 08:39, Ian E. Coaton wrote: i would like to get mail from open office, as i am a new subacriber, If you can read this you are getting mail from the users mailing list. 0ne day, I don't understand this. but only my mail, please help. You have somehow managed to subscribe to a mailing list. http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html This list is of the type discussion list mentioned here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_mailing_list Unsubscribing instructions to prevent further emails automatically being sent to you should be in the footer of the emails. This is a special case list and you can send mails without being subscribed if you wish. Most regular contributors to the list will reply direct to you regarding your question - though some replies may not be posted to you. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Linked code, syntax highlighting, frames, and captions
On Friday 15 October 2010 12:51, Thangalin wrote: Hi! I would like to do the following: - Link to an external source code file (for example a SQL script in ASCII format) - Apply syntax highlighting to the imported text - Edit the external source file and have OpenOffice refresh the linked content and re-apply syntax highlighting Is this possible? If so, how? I could not find any examples. Yes - but you use a programmers text editor for this. On windows try PSPad or Notepad+ On Linux i use Bluefish made by OpenOffice If you are happy to learn keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work try Emacs or Vim. - Place the highlighted text inside a frame - Add a caption to the frame These are more difficult. IIUC the above text editing programs use a collection of RegEx'es to achieve the highlighting. The only way i know how to do this would be to print screen in a text editor and trim the image then add a caption to the subsequent image. This would render the text useless however. In OpenOffice.org to achieve suitable coloured syntax output would require you to write the appropriate macro, adding all relevant RegEx'es as you go. I doubt this would already exist in an extension. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Upgrading to 3.2.1
On Tuesday 12 October 2010 20:54, Mike Scott wrote: I can quite see your point, but - strictly IMO, of course - it really does cause significant hassle to the list to allow unsubscribed contributions to appear. IMHO the opposite is true. Computer newbies are often these unsubscribed 'posters' you talk about. Firstly i call them 'posters' rather than 'contributors' because they are usually asking questions - not contributing to answers. Secondly this only causes hassle if you do not work with the system. You actually can have it both ways though. I've suggested before and will do so again - you can have a scheme where subscribed addresses are allowed onto the list, as now; unsubscribed ones would be diverted to some sort of AI system (instead of a moderator) that (a) tells them of the benefits of subscribing (and offers to do so by 'return of post'), When these unsubscribed newbies are told to subscribe to the list it often creates *more* hassles than solutions. They suddenly get all posts to the list when all they wanted was an answer to a single question. This causes them *stress* which can backfire on the list in many ways, mostly resulting in problems unsubscribing but occasionaly in abuse as a recent bout showed. while (b) it also attempts to provide an answer from a database of the [most common|most useful|easiest] qa's. It's called a FAQ and already exists. The problem with FAQs is most people do not want to do research to answer a question (remember university graduates are a small minority in any country), they want to find someone who can tell them the answer to their one simple question. After all everyone has lied to them and told them computers[1] are easy to pick up. In one respect most of the questions you refer to could be answered Learn to use your computer properly. That way, list members don't keep addressing the same (often trivial except to the newcomer) queries, such as about install or file association, yet the system still offers a useful service to newbies (quite likely even answering their question quicker than now). And people's valuable time could be spent addressing the harder (and more interesting, even!) problems. This would be better addressed by a newbie / expert combination of lists. Expert being invitation only where the Aryan race can develop without interuption from the Untermensch unless approved facilitators invite them. So, yes the above sentence was very tongue in cheek[2], but, as long as an exclusivity system does not evolve, a newbie / expert user list combination may prevent the issues you seem to find a problem. I am already subscribed to a newbie / expert list combination and it worked reasonably well until Mandriva stopped pointing newbies to it, preferring to point them to paid service tickets instead. Those of us subscribed to both could elevate serious questions in one of two ways. 1. Ask the question on the OP's behalf. 2. Advise that the question is an expert one and is better handled at an expert level. [1] Computers meaning hardware, physical interface (mouse, keyboard, monitor, peripheral devices, cables, sockets and switches), operating system, WIMP GUI, e-mail, the internet and every possible program they could need to run on the box. [2] Of course DEV's are the true Aryans and they already have their own lists, which we can join - but must be suitably obsequious while there. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Fwd: FRENCH SPELLCHECKER/THESAURUS
On Tuesday 12 October 2010 15:52, JOE Conner wrote: 1. How do I delete the French dictionary and thesaurus that automatically installed in my OpenOffice? I need only US language, and not any others. The French, and perhaps Spanish, dictionaries are part of the default dictionary package supplied with the program. You may be able to delete all the default dictionaries as one then re-install only US English. I am way to chicken to test this theory however. If you are suitably brave, then download the US english dictionary first to a folder. It can be installed by opening it as a file from writer. Another possibility is that the dictionaries are preloaded and cannot be deleted while in use - that is a guess however. 2. How do I prevent any upgrade from installing the French bits? I do not believe you can as it is a part of the package. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Measurements
Can anyone else confirm that the UK English version only shows measures from text to polygon (rectangle etc.) edges in Inches when other measures (cm) are selected in Tools - Options. Windows OO.o V2.3.1 -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Upgrading to 3.2.1
On Tuesday 12 October 2010 22:20, Mike Scott wrote: [2] Of course DEV's are the true Aryans and they already have their own lists, which we can join - but must be suitably obsequious while there. Aah, yes. I recently dared to submit a query on the OOo dev list (not having obtained any solution to a particular problem despite the best efforts of several here and on 'discuss'). It was duly unanswered... I use these points to approach a list of this type... 1. Is there no other way? (Like raising an issue) 2. Re-read How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 3. Join, then post an I'm lurking notice while you check out the protocols of the list. 4. Try to spot someone working on the relevant code in question. 5. After two weeks minimum, ask if you can ask a question that wasn't solved elsewhere, (hopefully someone will get curious and reply) If someone replies, they have made a time investment out of curiosity and may be hooked enough to answer the real question off list. Generally dev lists are for devs. If you are a pleb, you don't need to have any opinions or questions answered. If you are a dev, you can fix it yourself or put it straight onto the guy in charge of maintaining his section of the program. In all instances Kudos count in Open Source dev lists. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Measurements
On Tuesday 12 October 2010 23:25, John King wrote: Michael Adams wrote: Can anyone else confirm that the UK English version only shows measures from text to polygon (rectangle etc.) edges in Inches when other measures (cm) are selected in Tools - Options. Windows OO.o V2.3.1 I presume you are referring to the 'spacing to borders' setting. Yes In ooo 3.2.1 on opensuse, UK version, changing the measurement unit to cm also changes the spacing to borders units to cm. Maybe it's a problem with version 2.3.1 of ooo? Dislexic fingers, I meant 3.2.1. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Text wrap in Impress
On Sunday 10 October 2010 11:43, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 15:37:18 -0700 John Jason Jordan johnjas...@gmail.com dijo: I only ever used Impress once several years ago. Now I need to use it again, but I am far from an expert. I placed a PNG graphic on a slide. There is also a text frame on the slide, and I want the text to wrap around the graphic. Sorry - wrote this yesterday, but only logged back onto the net today. This is how i achieved it on an older version. 1. Place a rectangle (instead of a text box), over the graphic as far as needed, and leave it's colour on for the present. 2. Right click the rectangle, Convert - To Contour (should now see four edit points and the Edit Points toolbar. If not click Points on the drawing toolbar) 3. On the Edit Points toolbar select Insert Points. 4. By clicking inside the area add as many points as you like along the side you wish to adapt. (the more the better). 5. On the Edit Points toolbar select Move Points. 6. Arrange your points around the graphic. You can move or resize the whole object by turning off the Points on the drawing toolbar temporarily. Delete any unneeded points (On the Edit Points toolbar select Delete Points) or add extra as needed. 7. When satisfied with the shape turn off points on the drawing toolbar. 8. Double click and add your text (Copy and paste from your existing text box) 9. Right click your text and select Text On the Text tab select Text - Adjust to contour. 10. From the main menu Edit - Select All text and align (on the formatting toolbar) as needed. 11. If it looks OK, click outside the polygon, then back in it to select it. 12. Change the fill from Colour to Invisible. 13. Change the Line Style to Invisible if needed. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Mouseover Tooltip of contents of cells too narrow to display full contents
On Saturday 09 October 2010 05:50, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2010-10-07 7:55 PM, Michael Adams wrote: Respectfully, I told you how to do it. No you didn't, and now you've wasted more of our time... Apologies to the list. I intend to discontinue with this issue. It is clear no further benefit would result. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Calc - freezing rows and text on menus
On Thursday 07 October 2010 06:22, AG wrote: Hello all Two (unrelated) questions on using Calc: (1) How do I freeze a row so that scrolling through the rest of the spreadsheet the top/ frozen row remains visible? (2) When mousing over the various menus, the yellow text bubble that explains what the item does conceals the menu items concerned. How can I shift the bubble so that it no longer obscures the menu item it describes? It is the tip of the arrow that does the work*. You only need this tip on your menu item to see the tooltip bubble. The tooltip position is set by the Operating System and is usually bottom right of the pointer arrow when the pointer is top left where the toolbars normally sit. Finetune your pointer placement if you wish to read the menus is the best answer. * the single pixel at the tip of the arrow is a hotspot which is where the actual click happens. On the text I-beam pointer this hotspot is midway up the I HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Mouseover Tooltip of contents of cells too narrow to display full contents
On Thursday 07 October 2010 06:38, Tanstaafl wrote: Hello, Is there a way to emulate the Excel feature of displaying the contents of a numeric cell that is too narrow to display fully (so it just displays ### signs) in a tooltip when the ### is moused over? With Open Source Software there is always a way. In this case it required a little programming. If you are not up to this yourself you could pay someone to do it for you. As with all good Open Source projects you should then contribute this back to the main trunk for evaluation and possible inclusion into the tree. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Calc - freezing rows and text on menus
On Thursday 07 October 2010 06:22, AG wrote: Hello all Two (unrelated) questions on using Calc: (1) How do I freeze a row so that scrolling through the rest of the spreadsheet the top/ frozen row remains visible? (2) When mousing over the various menus, the yellow text bubble that explains what the item does conceals the menu items concerned. How can I shift the bubble so that it no longer obscures the menu item it describes? It is the tip of the arrow that does the work*. You only need this tip on your menu item to see the tooltip bubble. The tooltip position is set by the Operating System and is usually bottom right of the pointer arrow when the pointer is top left where the toolbars normally sit. Finetune your pointer placement if you wish to read the menus is the best answer. * the single pixel at the tip of the arrow is a hotspot which is where the actual click happens. On the text I-beam pointer this hotspot is midway up the I HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Mouseover Tooltip of contents of cells too narrow to display full contents
On Friday 08 October 2010 08:21, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2010-10-07 2:10 AM, Michael Adams wrote: With Open Source Software there is always a way. In this case it required a little programming. If you are not up to this yourself you could pay someone to do it for you. As with all good Open Source projects you should then contribute this back to the main trunk for evaluation and possible inclusion into the tree. I know what free software is, and I know that I could always pay someone to code whatever I might need, but I didn't ask that, did I? Answers like this are a total waste of everyone's time (yours, mine and anyone who bothered to read your non-response). If you don't know how to do it, then don't say anything. Respectfully, I told you how to do it. There is no other way, IMHO, as curently the program does not support it. The lack of other answers would support this opinion. Andrew Pitonyak may be able to do it by *programming* it in a macro language, but i am not sure if support for tooltips is built into macros. I deny that my answer was a non-response. It was both the best and the most useful you have got. If it was not the answer you were looking for then you were not asking how, you were expressing a wish to do something which currently may not be done. I am not in the habit of granting random wishes, due to my lacking the discernment of a diety. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Calc - freezing rows and text on menus
On Thursday 07 October 2010 07:09, Mike Scott wrote: On 06/10/10 18:40, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2010-10-06 1:34 PM, JOE Conner wrote: 1. Click on the cell below and to the right of the rows and columns you want to freeze. 2. Click WINDOW - FREEZE (or CTRL F) Interesting, didn't know you could do it this way. Thanks! Fascinating. Something new every day :-) Except on my copy ^F throws up the search and replace dialogue (3.2.0 on ubuntu 10.04) You are right [Ctrl]+[F] is find. [Alt] [W] [F] is the correct keyboard shortcut for this. Alt is not held like a shift key here. These three keys are tapped one at a time. All menu options are available via the Alt key and the underlined letters. My favourite on a hundred+ page thesis is Dutch Elm disease - [Alt] [E] [L] [M]. Though on some versions of OO.o it was the eating disorder - [Alt] [E] [A] [T]. Of course after the screams settle down [Ctrl]+[Z] fixes things. But there's an alternative. At the top of the vertical scroll bar there's a thick line. Grab this and drag down to split the screen into two independently scrollable regions. Similarly for the horizontal scroll. This too can effectively freeze part of the display. (I see now that window|freeze and window|split are mutually exclusive menu options.) Ooh! I learned something new - thanks. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] coding documents in Open Office
On Friday 01 October 2010 07:16, Ľubomír Cerina wrote: hi, is any way to change coding of documents in HTML ? Im suffering with different codes when using Open Office it uses Win-1252, while when editing in Note pad i have options (ansi, win-1250, unicode, utf-8) please help me synchronize coding of all my pages, win-1250 would be ideal for me. thanks much Tools - Options... + Load/Save - HTML Compatability UTF-8 is recommended for futureproofing web pages: http://www.w3.org/International/O-charset I believe OpenOffice.org uses UTF-8 by default for all XML save documents since version 1. I believe Word does also for it's new (pre)OOXML formats though the older binary formats do not. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] coding documents in Open Office
On Monday 04 October 2010 07:44, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Den 2010-09-30 21:16:39 skrev Ľubomír Cerina lubomir.cer...@gmail.com: hi, is any way to change coding of documents in HTML ? Im suffering with different codes when using Open Office it uses Win-1252, while when editing in Note pad i have options (ansi, win-1250, unicode, utf-8) please help me synchronize coding of all my pages, win-1250 would be ideal for me. thanks much Don't you think it's time to leave Win-1250, ISO-8859-1 and those kinds of encodings behind? It's 2010 now and shouldn't we all just use UTF-8? And I wouldn't create HTML documents in OpenOffice.org. Niether would i but Writer/Web (File - New - HTML Document) actually produces reasonable code as an app. for newbies. Writer documents saved as HTML are almost as bad as Word documents saved as HTML. Couldn't you just do a search-and-replace in an text editor, by the way? He is actually wrong in his original assertion anyway AFAICT. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Harrasment - attn Barry Kahn
On Sunday 03 October 2010 15:09, Barry Kahn wrote: You d*m b**t**ds. Get the h*ll off my email and stop harassing me or I'll report you to the FTC You have joined, subscribed to, a mailing list. This is run by a server which sends every email addressed to the list, to everybody that is subscribed - including you. To unsubscribe from this list *you* must send an empty email to the following email address which i have tried to make clickable: MAILTO:users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org The server will then automatically reply in an email with instructions which *must* be followed to complete the process. Though i understand your frustration, attempting to report anybody will make you look like an idiot for joining the mailing list without knowing what it was. I will however do my best to ensure that nobody on the list reports your abuse of list members to the company you have your email address with. This company, if your abuse was reported, would probably be obliged to disable your email address to prevent you from abusing others in future. Guys, please go easy on Barry, for he knows not what he does. His rudeness was born of frustration. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Abuse - reported
On Sunday 03 October 2010 15:19, Barry Kahn wrote: Sory Barry - that is really to much.You have been reported. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Open Office Forked!
On Tuesday 28 September 2010 19:22, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: The Document Foundation has released a beta version of Officelibre in order to fork from the possible proprietary way that Oracle is taking Open Office. Unfortunately the Linux version seems to be only an RPM at this moment... http://www.documentfoundation.org/ Please discuss OpenOffice.org issues on the Discuss list. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation
On Tuesday 28 September 2010 19:41, Varun Mittal wrote: Hi All, The community of volunteers developing and promoting OpenOffice.org have set up an independent Foundation to drive the further growth of the project - *The Document Foundation http://www.documentfoundation.org/* http://www.documentfoundation.org/ Any thoughts on this, please take them to the discuss list. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OPEN OFFICE ORG 2.3/3.1/3.2 VERSIONS
On Friday 24 September 2010 18:04, Sam Swaminath wrote: ANY USER WHO CAN GUIDE ME!!! SIR, I AM A GENUINE MS WINDOWS XP USER.I HAD ALSO OPEN OFFICE ORG 2.3 WITH ME ALL THESE DAYS. IT WAS WORKING VERY NICELY. SUDDENLY, DUE TO MY MADNESS, I CLICKED ON A 'POPUP' UPDATE OPEN OFFICE. IT ASKED ME TO DOWNLOAD 3.1 VERSION. I DID SO. IT GOT INSTALLED BUT IT UNINSTALLED 2.3 VERSION. NOW, I AM NOT ABLE TO READ MY FOLDERS AND FILES SAVED UNDER OPEN OFFICE ORG 2.3 VERSION.I DID ALL POSSIBLE STUNTS IN VAIN. KINDLY GUIDE ME HOW TO GO ABOUT? WITH WARM REGARDS, 1. Right click on a file. 2. Select Open With... 3. Select OpenOffice.org (You may need to browse for it in the Programs folder) 4. Check always open this type of file with... is ticked. 5 Click OK. By the way, using all capitals in emails is seen as YELLING! -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Criticising OP
On Friday 24 September 2010 21:26, Malte Timmermann wrote: Are you sure the problem isn't related to your apparently broken caps-lock key? :o Criticising the OP's writing style, however witty you think your pun may be, adds nothing to solve the problem of the OP. An on-topic reply with a relevant footnote about netiquette is far more useful to newbies who may be driven away by your equally distasteful attempt at humour. Please follow list guidelines and intersperse your replies in future: http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] How to use
On Monday 13 September 2010 16:32, sainath rao wrote: Dear Sir/madam i am a new user for open office pls tell me how to use this software bye sai The best all round way to find this out is to read the getting started guide found here: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ HTH - Please only reply to the users email adresss (where 500+ people can answer your questions) -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] example code ...
On Saturday 11 September 2010 07:15, Albretch Mueller wrote: I couldn't find the following examples of the code snipets page ... Assuming OpenOffice.org Writer is being discussed All the following would be best found in the Manuals Getting Started Guide Writer Guide http://documentation.openoffice.org/ I know of no code snippets page unless you are discussing macros. You are best served by asking one question per email as a healthy discussion may ensue. * add pagenumbering Generally: 1 Insert a default Header or Footer. 2 [TAB] to the desired location (left - center - right) 3 Insert - Fields - Page Number * read document properties File - Properties (also allows editing of some properties) * Inserting a Document in an other Insert - File * Embed a Graphic into a Textdocument Insert - Picture - From File OpenOffice.org draw also allows creation of graphics for insertion as objects. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] opinion
On Friday 10 September 2010 18:17, Daryl Dy wrote: Never before have i been more frustrated by an office suite in my entire life. It is the most half assed program i have ever had to use and i hope that i will never have the displeasure of using it again. A plonker walks into a bikers bar and orders a glass of what everyone is having. UGH, this stuff is awful he yells, then pours it out on the floor and refuses to pay waiting for an apology. Me - quietly comments to those around then sits back and watches. Mhhhah - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Regex Search Replace in Calc Column
On Sunday 12 September 2010 04:50, Rich Shepard wrote: Apparently I'm not correctly specifying the regex for accomplishing what I need. A couple of spreadsheet columns have telephone numbers as a string of 10 digits without separating hyphens. I want to search for ?? and replace that with ???-???- for the entire column. However, I'm told that the search string is not found. How should I specify a string of 10 digits in the search field and then separate them into area code-prefix-number in the replace field? I hope you have no intention of using this internationally. I am aware that they use 8 digit phone numbers in Australia and while 7 digits is the norm for landlines here in New Zealand, cell phone numbers may be 7 or 6 digits. Then there are 0800 and 0900 area codes here as well. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Start blank document (was - Basic basic basic question)
On Friday 03 September 2010 05:39, Chris Tozer wrote: How do I create a blank document onto which I can write? I can find instructions about using the various editing features and such, which I'm actually guessing I could figure out for myself if only I could create a document on which to do so! Don't feel foolish, this one catches a lot of newbies. Assuming you are using Windows and have OpenOffice.org correctly installed: In the Windows Start Menu look under Programs or All Programs for the OpenOffice.org folder. In that you will find a link to Writer which you can click. If you wish to know how to do this from a desktop icon, please ask again. For any future questions please state your Operating System version and OpenOffice.org version to inmprove how we may help you. I recommend you download and read the Getting Started manual (despite how everybody tells you how easy computers are to use, the techniques involved still need to be learned). http://documentation.openoffice.org/ -- Michael Fellow user of OpenOffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] ODM, Templates, Chapters, Oh My!
On Tuesday 31 August 2010 08:48, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: So I have TOC Chapter 1 [included file] .. sections .. Chapter 2 [included file] .. sections .. Chapter 3 [included file] .. sections .. Chapter 4 .. section #1 .. .. section #2 .. .. * bunch of repetitive subsections based of a template * .. Chapter 5 .. sections ... Being able to order those repetive sections [like I can easily via ODM] would be really handy. Make chapter 4 a master document as you plan. But then you can export it as a .ODT for inclusion into the master-master document. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users][OT] - Unsubscribed list posts without subjects
On Friday 27 August 2010 12:34, RA Brown wrote: Replies have been made, though I have not seen any thing from the OP to know if any thing is getting through. He did not hijack the thread, just did not put in a subject, which did not help. :( Preferred practise when an OP has not put a subject in is to do it yourself, though i have been guilty of ommitting this step myself in the course of answering the question. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: line spacing and other positioning aids
On Friday 27 August 2010 22:11, william drescher wrote: I agree that mess would be way short of what you could do even using tabs. Using spaces (of any type) is a newbie word processing mistake. I can't use WP on this project unfortunately. I shudder to think. I need 150 absolutely positioned short text fragments (like, last name, or date of birth) on one page for an OCR form. This is to be a template for an OpenTBS merge from PHP. bill Attached a quick tabs example. Custom tabs can be set precisely on a per paragraph basis on the Tabs tab in the Format - Paragraph menu. Gives control over X dimension in writer. Y can be controlled with paragraph formating. Draw gives snap to grid and snap to guides options in both the x and y dimensions as discused earlier. By OCR do you mean people will print it, fill it out by hand, then post the filled in form? If so i do not see the benefit of PHP over an uploaded PDF. -- Michael theform.odt Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: line spacing and other positioning aids
On Monday 23 August 2010 23:00, william drescher wrote: [snip] The problem I see with defining a paragraph indent is that I potentially have 150 different paragraphs, which would require 150 different style definitions. Is that 150 different paragraphs OR 150 different styles for paragraphs across thousands of paragraps? If it is the first then many paragraphs will share the same style as styles are reusable across the document or across multiple documents. No problem. If it is 150 different styles across thousands of paragraphs. Then you should definately use styles for two reasons. 1. You won't be able to remember the nuances of each style to style them manually. 2. You can flick between styles to view each without breaking your document. This reduces your problem long term. I may be able to get by by using unbreaking spaces, but what a mess. I agree that mess would be way short of what you could do even using tabs. Using spaces (of any type) is a newbie word processing mistake. I can't use WP on this project unfortunately. I shudder to think. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Watermarks in Writer
On Monday 23 August 2010 17:43, John Kaufmann wrote: Dumb question, Brian: After inserting a background graphic, presumably the way to edit the watermark is to replace it with another graphic? How do you remove it altogether? To selext a background image behind text can be awkward. it is best accomplished in the space between paragraphs. I think from memory [control] click or [control] doubleclick ensures the image is selected. Selection is shown when the corner and mid-side image scale boxes are present. The image can then be deleted with the delete key or edit - cut from the menu. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Mailing List subscription
On Wednesday 11 August 2010 12:01, Michelle Konzack wrote: [snip] Imagine, there are subscribers with one address to GET messages to read it if there are e.g. in office, but use anoter mail, e.g here business one to send messages. This is what I do. This is similar to what a some other users do as well (read on one account but post on another), but in their case they do it to avoid spam. Both are subscribed addresses but all mails coming to the post address are dumped at the server or filtered at the email client. In your case you should subscribe your SEND address as well and filter all messages you recieve from the list on your send address to the trash on your server if you can. You should do the subscribe by emailing from your send adress to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org I have setup a filter on my server which copy from my subscribed account all of my own (important) threads to my business account (used over GSM 24/7) and I can read it. Your business address will pick up more and more spam over time if you use it on mailing lists. Half my current spam crop is in other languages now because of this. So, no message lost. But when I complaint for some days, I have gotten the message over the LIST, and linux4michelle PLUS michelle.konzack Doing what i said above will prevent your issue. You will still get two copies (i don't think you can set NOMAIL on a colabnet mailing list as you can on a mailman list) but one can be filtered. The real question was, if I send with linux4michelle why does he include my private account michelle.konzack? Because your send address is not subscribed, and many of us have set rules to identify who is not subscribed. Most everybody will Reply All on unsubscribed accounts to ensure the OP gets a copy of the mail. That is why you get two copies. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Save as issue
On Wednesday 11 August 2010 16:36, Владимир Чернецов wrote: Dear sirs, i have some trouble with OpenOffice 3.2 product. When i trying to save any files with . the automatic extention does't work prorertly. For example: i want to save file (name of file in the date format) 11.08.2010.xls and in the file name field i typing 11.08.2010 and press save, but after that full file name will be 11.08.2010 (without xls) sorry for my english Good English - easy to understand. This sort of issue will always occur in Microsoft Windows. THe issue is much worse on a .htaccess file. Solution: use '-' character instead of '.' character. Better still use ISO date formats 2010-08-12.xls for international understanding of dates. This will improve sorting files in Windows Explorer. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Database Macros
On Sunday 08 August 2010 17:48, R C wrote: Does any one know how I can get VB commands needed to do the above? I know how to put the lines in my macro; I just don't know what the lines should be to open the tables, fill a new record, and to close the tables with the updates taken into affect. Yes, for VB you have to use Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org uses Star Basic and there is information about how to use it: A. In the help. B. In the online documentation part of www.openoffice.org. Star Office IIUC will read VB in, but converts to Star Basic internally. Writer is an OK platform for creating a GUI to interface with your database. Writer also allows macro control. Of course if you are asking someone to write the Macro for you you are obviously prepared to pay for it. If however you are going to write it yourself then by all means ask about specific issues, once you have researched the right language. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Why does owriter enforce tables of side width?
On Thursday 05 August 2010 18:34, Michelle Konzack wrote: Oo is more worse then any other programs... Were you drunk when you wrote this email? This is the worst email i have ever seen from someone calling themselves a consultant. You, as a consultant, above all people need to know that when people get frustrated they can get angry. When you can recognise that in yourself, then you can avoid this type of stupidity. Further as a self styled Linux Guru you should know that you ask one question per thread. I am not ever likely to use you as a consultant for anything unless you are prepared to change drastically your technique. I am however prepared to answer your questions. Even MS Office (with limited capacities) is better working in WINE. Problem 1: OOo under Linux enforce every time page format A4 with 2,5cm border on all sides even if i setup this crapy program to use left 2 cm and right, bottom and top 1 cm. How can this crap can be fixed FOREVER? OO.o does not use a normal.dot file as Microsoft Word does. It does not allow it's default page layout to be updated by every whim of every user. Word allows you to do this, then saves it back to normal.dot by default. Note that is normal.dot - with the DOT meaning document template. How crappy is that? OO.o works in a controlled way and allows you to save any layout as a template and then choose which template you wish to use. Further it lets you set any template you wish as the default template. Problem 2: If I insert a TABLE, it enforce the WHOLE page width and can not changed. How to tell Owriter not to use the whole page width? If you go into the table properties and select other than Automatic for the Alignment you immediately have the control you wish. I'll leave you to find this setting as you are a knowledgable consultant, aren't you. Problem 3: Is one of the worsest bugs! I have a PAGE A3 LANDSCAPE with borders of 0cm (my Rotaprint support it) and want to insert a table over the whole page width. OK it enforce pagewidth by default. Now I edit colum by colum with Column 11,0 cm Column 20,3 cm Column 35,6 cm Column 40,3 cm and now this crappy Owriter it becomes worse Column 91,0 cm Column 8 24,0 cm but now column 1 is fucked! I have to change it back to 1,0cm but now colum 2 is fucked again... The only colum, where the width is no known to me is COLUMN 5 CAN SOMEONE TELL ME, WAY THIS SHIT OF A CRAPY OWRITER IS SCREWING THE LAYOUT WITHOUT BEING ASKED? If you go into the table properties and select other than Automatic for the Alignment you immediately have the control you wish. Searching the Internet seems, I and my customers are not the only ones who are bothered by this bug and misbehaviour which can not deactiveted. Taking time to learn to use the program from the manuals could help here. When you strike a problem - ask, don't abuse. If you really want to be an expert in this program then train yourself! I HATE this OPEN OFFICE crap and I HATE peoples (french government) FORCING me to use this CRAP. Politeness always works well, doesn't it. OPENOFFICE, FIREFOX and PIDGIN are to most non-productive programs which the Open Source Commuity have ever created!! PLONK - what type of a consukltant writes this. Debian is the worst distro because is causes the worst type of maniacal megalomaniacs ever. At least that is my experience from this email. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Goes to show a pretty face will only get you so far without hard work. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scrivener-like Project with Writer
On Tuesday 03 August 2010 05:54, Alan Taylor wrote: I've just spent several days surveying the landscape of book-authoring software. There are a number of ongoing efforts, however the only mature project is an Apple-only program called Scrivener. I do not know this product and as such cannot comment on it. I consider Apple to be more of an evil empire than Microsoft ;) While I use, and enjoy, OO Writer for my everyday word processing needs, writing an entire book or dissertation frequently calls for a different tool. It would be helpful to have a side pane that can be used for outlining purposes that will, when selected, call up a text for editing with Writer. A corkboard, or storyboard, would also be very helpful in organizing large projects and in quickly finding portions of huge, sprawling documents for editing. If i am not mistaken Navigator is designed for this purpose, but... Navigator really requires the use of styled headings and subheadings. The learning required to learn styles and proper use of headings by the average user is looked at as painful even though it will save time and money. BTW default styles for headings, subheadings and chapter titles do exist in OO.o and are really all that is required for a book writer; the eventual styling being acomplished by the publisher. I cannot recommend this article more highly for explaining the philosophy behind a project such as this. This particular article examines an add-on for LyX, which is very interesting and is intended to be a clone of Scrivener. http://blog.oak-tree.us/index.php/2009/03/04/perfect-tool LyX is a better tool for dedicated writers than both Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org Writer are. It is designed to take away the desire to style every last detail of the document and leave those details to the production step. For a book writer this is ideal as their is no need to produce final output, that being the publishers responsibility. Is anyone working on such a project with Open Office? Or would anyone be interested in trying? Are you or anyone prepared to invest in such a project? OO.o may be Open Source but money still talks. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] HELP!! :)
The terms of the OpenSource license that Openoffice.org is released under means it can pretty much be used on any computer for any purpose. The restrictions in the license apply more to programmers than users. Documentation on the website is released under a different license - both are discussed here: http://www.openoffice.org/license.html The copyright for the program is vested with Oracle (many webpages and documents online still say Sun Microsystems - Sun was bought by Oracle). Every programmer has given joint copyright of their individual contribution to Oracle under the terms of the Sun Contributor Agreement. http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Sun_Contributor_Agreement http://www.openoffice.org/copyright/copyrightapproved.html So if it is a copyright issue talk to Oracle. Their website www.oracle.com is down as i write but states: To contact Oracle Corporate Headquarters from anywhere in the world: 1.650.506.7000. Effectively we (as users) like the advertising you would bring as long as your TV program isn't porn or anything else that may bring OpenOffice.org or major sponsoring companies (Oracle) into disrepute. The website project would probably love to hear of its use for the news webpage. http://website.openoffice.org/ http://www.openoffice.org/news/ Hope that helps On Tuesday 27 July 2010 13:30, Joyce McPherson wrote: Thanks James, I was having trouble locating someone at OpenOffice to speak to so I thought I would try this. Thanks again. Joyce On 2010-07-26, at 9:18 PM, James Knott wrote: Joyce McPherson wrote: We would like to use your software on a computer on our series warehouse 13 please let me know asap if this will be possible. I need a release signed to be able to show the software on camera. Let me know if you are interested. The people on this list are just users of OpenOffice.org, here to help others. However, as an open source project, I don't think you need anyone's permission to use it on a TV show, as you are free to use it in any way you wish. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] HELP!! :)
The terms of the OpenSource license that Openoffice.org is released under means it can pretty much be used on any computer for any purpose. The restrictions in the license apply more to programmers than users. Documentation on the website is released under a different license - both are discussed here: http://www.openoffice.org/license.html The copyright for the program is vested with Oracle (many webpages and documents online still say Sun Microsystems - Sun was bought by Oracle). Every programmer has given joint copyright of their individual contribution to Oracle under the terms of the Sun Contributor Agreement. http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Sun_Contributor_Agreement http://www.openoffice.org/copyright/copyrightapproved.html So if it is a copyright issue talk to Oracle. Their website www.oracle.com is down as i write but states: To contact Oracle Corporate Headquarters from anywhere in the world: 1.650.506.7000. Effectively we (as users) like the advertising you would bring as long as your TV program isn't porn or anything else that may bring OpenOffice.org or major sponsoring companies (Oracle) into disrepute. The website project would probably love to hear of its use for the news webpage. http://website.openoffice.org/ http://www.openoffice.org/news/ Hope that helps On Tuesday 27 July 2010 13:30, Joyce McPherson wrote: Thanks James, I was having trouble locating someone at OpenOffice to speak to so I thought I would try this. Thanks again. Joyce On 2010-07-26, at 9:18 PM, James Knott wrote: Joyce McPherson wrote: We would like to use your software on a computer on our series warehouse 13 please let me know asap if this will be possible. I need a release signed to be able to show the software on camera. Let me know if you are interested. The people on this list are just users of OpenOffice.org, here to help others. However, as an open source project, I don't think you need anyone's permission to use it on a TV show, as you are free to use it in any way you wish. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: Fwd: [users] HELP!! :)
Two more things. You have managed to join the users mailing list which is where users come for help with issues they have with the program. Sort of a help each other community - with a usually friendly spirit. What this does mean however is that you will receive all emails sent to this list. Those from people wanting help, those from others offering help and the emails discussing the help offered. You can in the future ask questions here without being a member of this email mailing list. Information on how to unsubscribe is at the bottom of most emails. The other thing is that I will see about getting more information about how to apply the copyright software for different purposes onto the website. Copyright does work differently from country to country but information on how to contact the copyright holder should be on there. On Tuesday 27 July 2010 23:25, Joyce McPherson wrote: Hi Michael, Thanks for the info its a sci fi show that is based a bit on true history - its sort the warehouse at the end of Raiders of the lost arc, so I think it would be fine. It was very difficult to get in touch with anyone so thank you for all this information. Joyce McPherson Art Department Coordinator Warehouse 13 Season II [snip] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: how to go back after clicking on a document internal hyper link
On Monday 19 July 2010 01:29, Gelonida wrote: [snip] I am navigating through an odt document. Some items in the doc are links. When clicking on them I can jump to other chapters or sections of the document. Is there any button / keyboard short cut to navigate back? I'm basically looking for the equivalent of a BACK button in a web browser. [snip] Not replying directly to your question. I would have navigator open. If the document correctly uses headings they are listed in it as double-clickable jump-to items. It also lists hyperlinks (as double-clickable items) where you can jump back to the originating link by the link text. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Problem with writer
On Saturday 17 July 2010 12:49, Jeffrey Needle wrote: [snip] Good question. I did some additional testing. I wrote a quick silly document and copied and pasted it into this message: This line has the standard enter at the end This line has a shift-enter at the end This is the end of the document. The first line has a standard paragraph mark. The second line has a different character (an arrow of sorts) at the end of the line. I would say that is normal behavior. The first line is an end of paragraph accompanied by space below the paragraph. Often converting to text gets this converted to paragraphs with an empty line between. The second is a new line within the same paragraph. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] [Q] Math: handling of Greek symbols in OOo 3.3 ?
On Thursday 08 July 2010 00:51, Thomas Lange - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg wrote: Hi, [snip] Please tell us the favored solution. I have no authority to speak on this, but i wonder is this question properly for a mathematician or a typographer? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] opening programs as Open Office docs
On Thursday 01 July 2010 14:14, Stephen Harris wrote: I am using version 3.2.1 of OpenOffice.org that I just downloaded. My problem I am having is how to set up all my documents so that they open as a Open Office document. I did right click on the documents I wanted to open and went thru the process of choosing the program I wanted to use. I chose Open Office as the permanent program but it did not make that setting permanent. Can you please send me step by step directions on how to resolve this problem so that all my documents open up thru Open Office? You did not say which Operating System you are using so i am assuming a version of Windows. Default file associations are set as a function of the Operating System. Microsofts instructions here: XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Vista http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html Tech republic must have found Microsofts Vista tutorial confusing. Thier tutorial: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: View HTML source
On Thursday 01 July 2010 00:38, Michael wrote: [snip] You are correct in that if I save the file as HTML while in OO, I can then close the file, reopen it, and then the view HTML option becomes available. The problem with that is that the HTML code created by OO is a little different than the HTML created by the other program. I was wanting to edit the source code only as I usually have OO always open in the background. I recommend text editors that do source-sensitive highlighting. They use colour codes for different parts of HTML or CSS code. On windows i use PSPad, on Linux Bluefish (Made by OpenOffice - NOT OpenOffice.org). HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: View HTML source
On Wednesday 30 June 2010 21:26, Vlastimil Ott wrote: Dne St 30. června 2010 06:08:32 John Kaufmann napsal(a): The extension is not the key; you have to tell OO that you are saving as HTML Document (.html) - at which point it will add the extension. Then close the file, open it, and OO will finally recognize it as an HTML document. Yes, but I think - you have to tell OOo that you are _opening_ HTML document. Saving the document as HTML does not display the item in the menu. So you are right - save as HTML, close, open it and then you can view the source. IIUC there is a difference between Writer and Writer/Web. Writer/Web can be started by File - New - HTML Document. If you do this from Writer and then pull the Writer/Web window down the screen you can see the difference between the two; both the Title Bar and the Standard Toolbar are different. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice Math: how to slash a symbol?
On Tuesday 29 June 2010 00:09, InBetweener wrote:
Never mind. You have already helped a lot.
My guess is that OOo Math hasn't this feature at all. :-( I tryed even LyX,
and that was able to do what I want, but, at least to me, in a cumbersome
way.
Would it be useful to go to another group where some kind of OOo wish-list
is kept? If this is the case, which group would be that?
Requests For Enhancements (RFE's) are made through the bug tracker at:
http://qa.openoffice.org/
They get treated the same way as bugs that need fixing innitaly.
But you may want to raise the issue first on the dev mailing list:
http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html
Discuss the discrepancies you are seeing as mentioned on another post.
About those discrepancies - you said:
...the rendering is erratic (maybe because of Windows?). In my system,
sometimes xR̸y ends with x and y mixed at the same position, *before*
the R̸ (!).
Try double-insulating the R̸ with a formula something like x{{ R̸}}y - it
may or may not help. Unfortunately i am also on Linux and so cannot emulate
your discrepancies until i try it at work tomorrow.
There is no specific project for Math but is does come under the Writer
project:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer
There does not seem to be much activity on Math at present. I cannot find a
specific mailing list for this project either.
HTH
By the way, with your new found math expertise you may like to consider
contributing back on this list when a specialist math issue comes up or
contributing directly to the above project from your math background. Pay it
forward ;)
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Re: [users] Re: Re: OpenOffice Math: how to slash a symbol?
On Monday 28 June 2010 14:41, In-Betweener wrote: [snip] Ok, I think it's enough. My next post will try *again* to send an image. If it the newsgroup doesn't allow that (the mos likely), is there a way of sending the .gif to all of you who want to *see* what I'm looking for? The list does accept ODF documents, although i now understand what you want. For future reference import your image into a draw or writer document and send that - wastefull i know - but it is the limitations of the list: Insert - Picture - From File. What we have is: * The inability of a font to support a given character - change font. OR * The inability of the formula editor to superimpose one character on another - can it? OR * Lack of knowledge of how to do an overwrite of a character with another character - where i feel i am at. Either of which would solve your issue, though how to insert a unicode character direct in a math formula would also defeat me. I tutor so am well versed in the basics, not so much in specifics. The list of attributes i gave was not complete but you can see the full list on your version by searching help for Formula Reference Tables. As for the font angle of your issue i have gone through the tables at unicode.org and found the prescription R(crossed) at u211E, RESPONSE R(crossed with a slash with a head) at u211F, but the most likely is the COMBINING REVERSE SOLIDUS OVERLAY at u20E5. From http://www.unicode.org/charts/ see letterlike symbols and Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols. I don't see myself being able to be any more help to you, sorry. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice Math: how to slash a symbol?
On Saturday 26 June 2010 00:10, InBetweener wrote:
Hi Daniel. Thanks for the reply.
You're right xRy means (x,y) in R. But compare the verbosity. xRy is not an
MS Word notation. It is a mathematical, well established one (see
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/
Relation_%28mathematics%29#Formal_definition).
x(slashed R)y means (x,y) notin R, and is well established too. Of
course, this notation is limited to binary relations. But I work with them
most of time. With MS Word, I can write (x,y,b,...) in R whenever I need.
There is no such limitation. What seems to be a limitation here is that OO
Math doesn't let me do a thing like
I cannot see any slashed examples of R on your given page. We are
floundering a bit here and either need a graphical example or a better
description. I can find no examples of any R being crossed in any way on the
Internet after searching binary relational mathematics and reading till my
brain hurt. One _singular_ visual example would suffice. At a guess i would
say you are looking for something like a diagonal slash across a capital R by
your decription but this has not been made clear. AFAIK, options in OO.o are:
acute{R} bar{R} breve{R} check{R} circle{R} dddot{R} ddot{R} dot{R} grave{R}
hat{R} overline{R} overstrike{R} tilde{R} vec{R} widehat{R} widetilde{R}
widevec{R} setr all of which work on my version. You are welcome to copy and
paste and see if any of these work for your purpose.
If this is not acceptable then realise that the equation editor in Microsoft
Office is a cut-down version of the stand-alone specialist tool MathType by
DesignScience and that MathType allows you to cut and paste to OO.o or Office
among others. Neither Ofice nor OO.o as general office productivity
suitesTM are designed to suit every niche market.
HTH
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Re: [users] Fwd: Project on Openoffice
On Saturday 26 June 2010 14:16, H.S.Rai wrote: On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:26 PM, inderjeet singh inderjeetsing...@gmail.com wrote: snip also i want to do some programming by which i can adjust the amount of contents that is to included in report snip Seems good project. but this list may not be able to help you. To me sounds more like a project for a XML/web dev tool and the CSS @media functions. -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] open office impress
On Thursday 10 June 2010 23:39, siebenkaempfe...@aol.com wrote: Hello, my name is Stephanie. I´m a student from Germany and I´m using open office. I´m referring to you because i do have coming up a presentation and there´s a little problem using open office impress. I want to embed a video from youtube, which might be helpful to present some issues about sustainability in tourism. do you know how to embed a video from youtube into that presentation (with impress)?? I hope you´re able to help me!!! Youtube do their utmost to prevent you doing this. However their are video rippers that try to circumvent youtubes protection. Whether any are currently working or not i do not know. Every time they exploit a hole, youtube tries to close it. http://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+video+ripper The legality of breaking someones copyright is what you have to consider now before you try to rip any video. It therefore depends on your conscience. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] [Apologies - misposted]
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Re: [users][OT] Thread Hijacking, @ John, @ Andy - explanation
On Thursday 17 June 2010 17:53, John Kaufmann wrote: Andy, sorry that I don't have an immediate answer to your question, but I do have a request: Please don't hijack a thread for a new question; it's much better to start your own thread. John John, when you make a request like this you actually have to explain what hijacking is. You have to explain what threading is as well to people, as it is not a well known technique outside of project mailing lists. Thank-you however for keeping your reply civil and not flaming, however if you change the topic you should change the subject line. Andy - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Thread%20Jackingdefid=2010833 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DonDiego/Thread_hijacking http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html A thread is a collection of emails replying to an original email. Many email clients can present this collection in a hierarchical view. Many of these email clients can also collapse that thread so only the original email subject/posters name/date is shown. When collapsed highlighting may indicate when new emails are sent to that thread. I have added a minimal image in a _small_ ODG document, which may require zooming, to illustrate. This shows, courtesy of KMail: 1. An expanded thread - Keystone_install (the minus - will collapse this thread if clicked on). 2. A collapsed thread - How to Search Archives - (the plus + indicating there are replies collapsed, thus not shown). 3. A thread with no replies - openoffice.org - (no plus or minus). Many people do not know that many of us can opt to ignore any further emails in a thread if the thread is not in our field. I can and frequently do, right click and ignore thread. So to reply to someone else's email with a new subject may get that subject ignored by up to half the people that may be able to usefully contribute to it. Often this can be overcome with a right click on the desired email address and selecting something like Compose Email To. This option is dependent on your email client. HTH -- Michael Threading.odg Description: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] open office impress
On Thursday 10 June 2010 23:39, siebenkaempfe...@aol.com wrote: Hello, my name is Stephanie. I´m a student from Germany and I´m using open office. I´m referring to you because i do have coming up a presentation and there´s a little problem using open office impress. I want to embed a video from youtube, which might be helpful to present some issues about sustainability in tourism. do you know how to embed a video from youtube into that presentation (with impress)?? I hope you´re able to help me!!! Youtube do their utmost to prevent you doing this. However their are video rippers that try to circumvent youtubes protection. Whether any are currently working or not i do not know. Every time they exploit a hole, youtube tries to close it. http://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+video+ripper The legality of breaking someones copyright is what you have to consider now before you try to rip any video. It therefore depends on your conscience. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] open office impress
On Thursday 10 June 2010 23:39, siebenkaempfe...@aol.com wrote: Hello, my name is Stephanie. I´m a student from Germany and I´m using open office. I´m referring to you because i do have coming up a presentation and there´s a little problem using open office impress. I want to embed a video from youtube, which might be helpful to present some issues about sustainability in tourism. do you know how to embed a video from youtube into that presentation (with impress)?? I hope you´re able to help me!!! Youtube do their utmost to prevent you doing this. However their are video rippers that try to circumvent youtubes protection. Whether any are currently working or not i do not know. Every time they exploit a hole, youtube tries to close it. http://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+video+ripper The legality of breaking someones copyright is what you have to consider now before you try to rip any video. It therefore depends on your conscience. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Regarding Mathtype support
On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 07:30 +0530, Dr. J. S. Lather wrote: Dear Sir/Madam What I feel, the openoffice is not getting popular in scientific community is because it has entirely different formula inserts. If you can get in Openoffice the same kind of support Microsoft Word has provided for MathType, then I think that Openoffice will be used extensively in Universities worldwide. Are you aware that the Microsoft equation editor is a trimmed down version of MathType by Design Science[1] and that the full version of MathType allow both export and import and copy and paste of equations with OpenOffice.org[2][3]? My issue with MathType however is that you are at the mercy of a single company which can change the file format at a whim. Kindly consider my this mail as Feature Required This is not the forum for feature requests. Requests For Enhancement (RFE's) are in all large Open Source Projects handled in the same way as bug reports. They are registered in the bug tracker and voted upon[4]. [1] http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/default.htm [2] http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/works_with.htm?target=openoffice [3] http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ/Formula/Is_Math_compatible_with_the_equation_editor_of_Microsoft_Word%3F [4] http://qa.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] microsoft office publisher / openoffice .org problem
On Tue, 2010-05-25 at 17:42 +0100, The Attwoods - BT wrote: had microsft office publisher which i used to do birthday cards /invite etc on. computer crashed when got back had openoffice .org i am a techno thicko - how do i convert publisher files to openoffice.org??? Further to Daniels comments. Microsoft has not released the format that publisher saves in for any other company to write a open-file-filter. This is a ploy of Microsofts to keep you using and updating your Publisher copy. It is called 'vendor lock-in' and is searchable on the Internet. The best option is to re-install Publisher from the original disc and use 'Save As' to save as many .pub documents as possible to word .doc documents or similar format. Then ditch publisher, asking the how do i achieve type of questions here. Second best option is to put these files all on a USB memory stick, ring around the printing/photocopy/Internet-cafe businesses in your area asking if they have publisher and get them to convert for you. These businesses are listed in order of likelyhood of having publisher but which is in inverse proportion to what it will cost you. I have tried the online option as suggested by Bob: http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php#documents and had no luck with it personally. YMMV HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] What if I uninstall OOo - should that fix it.? Previoulsy: Unwanted italics - have to revert to M$ Office for the time being.?
On Saturday 15 May 2010 12:56, James Elliott wrote: Thanks for your advice, Jonathon On 14/05/2010 8:09 PM, jonathon wrote: You mentioned that you had installed at least 1 100 fonts. IOW, uninstall your fonts, until you have less than 100. Tests and researches done by Dave and Russell on this site have just recently pointed us towards the problem being a font issue, so your advice is timely and I am sure it is correct, and I will give it a go. There are programs used by designers to manage fonts. They keep them in folders based on Font Family. I'm sure you can find a font manager on the Internet if you really need that many fonts. You may even find a review of different font managers. HTH -- Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
