Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!

2006-09-07 Thread William Case
Hi All; I think Alain is absolutely right. The guy who started this thread maybe a complete AH; he certainly has attitude problems. But ... On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 23:57 +0100, Alain Williams wrote: On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 08:49:31AM +1000, Daniel Kasak wrote: Wasted 2 hours trying to find a

Re: [users] Re: Long live Bill Gates!

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
And the PDF produced by CutePDF, is it possible to copy text from it and paste it into other applications? Anyway, you can create PDF with MS Office 2007, as far as I know. They removed the function recently (Adobe complained, I think), but it's easy to download it for free at Microsoft's site.

[users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread James Elliott
I am using OOo 2.0.3 running under Windows XP In a Calc work book (is that what you call the three sheets tat appear by default: sheet#1, sheet#2, sheet#3?) I have renamed sheet#1 as Jobs and sheet#2 as Invoices On the Jobs sheet I have: ---job numbers from 1-1000 in column A ---customer

Re: [users] Re: Long live Bill Gates!

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
2006/9/7, Johnny Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: And the PDF produced by CutePDF, is it possible to copy text from it and paste it into other applications? Anyway, you can create PDF with MS Office 2007, as far as I know. They removed the function recently (Adobe complained, I think), but it's

Re: [users] file is not opening

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
When I tried to open the file in Calc, it opened in Writer instead and merely displayed a series of ### Is this a file you have created? Probably not. I gather that files are sometimes given the extension .xls without really being excel spreadsheets. venky swaminathan wrote: Dear sir

[users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Joel Wideman
No dialog appears when I try to change the paragraph style, and I can't return to my document unless I hit escape. I'm using 2.0.3. -- Joel Wideman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phobetor.yuku.com/ Gallery on Yuku: http://jwideman.p.yuku.com/gallery/ls/aid/4275 3D resources by Daz3d:

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
So the bottom line is, that every new style I create and every predefined style I modify, is saved within that particular document and nowhere else?

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-09-07 Thread Cyrille Moureaux
Bonjour/Hi, Je voudrais avoir le dictionnaire sur mon PC à domicile. J' ai Open office.org 2.0.3 installé sur ma machine mais je n'ai pas de connexion internet. Dites moi comment faire s'il vous plait. Eric Ceci est une liste pour le support des utilisateurs d'OpenOffice.org en anglais. Il

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
One thing that is frustrating, at least for me, is that when I buy a new PC I have to pay more for a PC without an operating system than for a PC with Windows included. I am not sure that's the fact all over the world, but it is at least here in my odd country. So it feels like if I want a new PC

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
I was just going to write that I use the horizontal scroll all the time in OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Calc, but then I realized that maybe you were talking about the horizontal scroll on your touchpad. In that case I don't know... Obviously an upgrade would be necessary in that case. Maybe you should

Re: [users] Dicooo

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
Sorry, can't help you since this are only random letters to me since I don't understand your language... I think this is an English only list. Hopefully someone will reply anyway and direct you to the proper forum for your language. Johnny 2006/9/6, ERICO [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bonjour à

RE: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread Andersen, Jan
Why should you pay to avoid something? Well, if you have read Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, you'll know that there is something called the Thieves' Guild, and that you pay an annual fee to avoid being robbed in the streets ;-) /jan -Original Message- From: Johnny Andersson

[users] Re: Using version 2.0 of openoffice.org my problem is speech reconition

2006-09-07 Thread Frank Thomas
I use Dragon Naturally Speaking with OOo 2.0.3 under Win XP SP2. It works. BUT if you correct a recognized sentence the correction doesn't alter the data base that rules the recognition process. So, you have to use their WordPad (?) app and then cut and paste into OOo Frank

Re: [users] Will not install

2006-09-07 Thread Perry Hutchison
I cannot install Open Office.org 2.0 with the latest update or the original 2.0. I am receiving the following errors: - ce2cb7e279207b9e - 212df9a3-bc82-4ea7-ad69-71aco2b1d754 - 96c5ce61-fdb4-4611-939d-6d3dd9dd034f I have tried System Restore, Rebooting, Reinstalling both old and new

Re: [users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
I've just tried, unsuccessfully, to replicate the issue. I have inserted a text hyperlink http://www.google.com.au with text google in H8 and in I8 the formula =VLOOKUP(H8;A1:B28;2;0). The word google is in a cell in column A and the formula correctly returns the value in the corresponding

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:46, Joel Wideman wrote: No dialog appears when I try to change the paragraph style, and I can't return to my document unless I hit escape. I'm using 2.0.3. What do you mean by change the paragraph style? Modify the attributes of a particular para style? Modify

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:54, Johnny Andersson wrote: So the bottom line is, that every new style I create and every predefined style I modify, is saved within that particular document and nowhere else? Of course. Otherwise any change to a style you make would make all your existing

Re: [users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
I forgot to mention that it might be a lot easier just to use the HYPERLINK function: =HYPERLINK(#Jobs.A23;Jobs.A23) Terry wrote: I've just tried, unsuccessfully, to replicate the issue. I have inserted a text hyperlink http://www.google.com.au with text google in H8 and in I8 the formula

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Joel Wideman
Andy Pepperdine wrote: On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:46, Joel Wideman wrote: No dialog appears when I try to change the paragraph style, and I can't return to my document unless I hit escape. I'm using 2.0.3. What do you mean by change the paragraph style? Modify the attributes of a

[users] Donation in some form

2006-09-07 Thread Illicit Entertainment
I cannot afford to download anything however..I would be willing to do some free advertising for yourselves on our website if that helps??? Thanks and regards Illicit Ent

[users] Cannot install openoffice org 2.0

2006-09-07 Thread telia
Hello, I am trying to get openoffice 2.0 installed on my fedora core 5 machine. When I extracted all the rpms according to rpm -Uvh *rpm they all installed properly, but afterwards I am not able to start any tools. The process just seems to die. The main window starts, but I cannot see any

[users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Joel Wideman
No dialog appears when I try to change the paragraph style, and I can't return to my document unless I hit escape. I'm using 2.0.3. -- Joel Wideman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/438 -

[users] Java

2006-09-07 Thread John Wilson
I've just downloaded Openoffice 2 from a DVD from PCAuthority magazine here in Australia. When I try to start a database the program asks for Java. I have found the java install file in the program folder but it does not want to work. I have also tried to download from Sun (?) but do not know

[users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE: UNINSTALLING

2006-09-07 Thread Robert Bisom
I have just downloaded x11 and Openoffice 2.0 (I'm on Mac, Panther OS 10.9.3). It may be a bit beyond my present abilities, but I decided I want to experiment with it. I may need to uninstall if it they are too difficult for me to work with at present, and to free up disk space. QUESTION:

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread Studio Tagliavini - Libero
What? If you don't want windows installed on your PC do you HAVE to pay? Unbelievable! Well, maybe I'm not so informed, but in Italy you don't. The problem is that you're forced to follow a MS standard. If you don't, you'll find a lot of troubles for sharing or communicating your work and

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread M. Fioretti
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 11:07:30 AM +0200, Studio Tagliavini - Libero ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: What? If you don't want windows installed on your PC do you HAVE to pay? Unbelievable! Well, maybe I'm not so informed, but in Italy you don't. Sure you (we) do, in many cases. This is not about what

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Johnny Andersson
2006/9/7, Andy Pepperdine [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:54, Johnny Andersson wrote: So the bottom line is, that every new style I create and every predefined style I modify, is saved within that particular document and nowhere else? Of course. Otherwise any change to a

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
It's working ok on my system - 2.0.2 on a Linux box. How long have you had the software installed? Was it working previously? You may have to run Add Programs again with the Repair feature enabled. Unless it's a bug. ?¿ Joel Wideman wrote: Andy Pepperdine wrote: On Thursday 07 September

Re: [users] Java

2006-09-07 Thread Dave Barton
On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 15:00 +1000, John Wilson wrote: I've just downloaded Openoffice 2 from a DVD from PCAuthority magazine here in Australia. When I try to start a database the program asks for Java. I have found the java install file in the program folder but it does not want to work.

Re: [users] Real beginner's Base question

2006-09-07 Thread Walter A. March
Keith Bates wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:35:33 -0500 Vernon Compton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried asking this at oooforums.org, but have had no bites yet, so here goes: I have created a small odb database to record visits made to addresses by date and outcome. I have a dates lookup table

Re: [users] I am using version 2.0 of Open Office.org Writer

2006-09-07 Thread arnold huzen
Dave, There is no real need to clutter up your diskspace with word-files that you only create so you can send them to other people. In OOo 2.0.3 select File/Send/Email as Microsoft Word. The document will now be sent as an attachement without creating a document. The actual menu options may

[users] For those who like FREE software

2006-09-07 Thread EJones
Instead of using illegal copies of software, why not use the FREE software that does the same thing and keeps you legal? Spend some time with the following: Need M$ Office and don't want to pay for it: Give Open Office a try: http://www.openoffice.org/ How about a document reader, free? View

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Lewis
Bottom post On Thursday 07 September 2006 05:54 am, Terry wrote: It's working ok on my system - 2.0.2 on a Linux box. How long have you had the software installed? Was it working previously? You may have to run Add Programs again with the Repair feature enabled. Unless it's a bug. ?¿

[users] Re: deinstall OOoWikipedia Package

2006-09-07 Thread Frank Thomas
Terry wrote: Is the add-on in the list in My Packages in the Package Manager? No. This is what puzzles me. If so, the remove button should light up when you select the package. I followed through on that link and got the message Resource not found. There is a straightforward tutorial on

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Adrian Try
I was just going to write that I use the horizontal scroll all the time in OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 Calc, but then I realized that maybe you were talking about the horizontal scroll on your touchpad. In that case I don't know... If that's the case, then I can report it works fine for me. The

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread James Elliott
Hi Johnny I don't know which country you are in, but here in Australia you save money if you do not buy Windows: eg buy a PC* with ubuntu (Linux) $499 (wholesale ex-tax) Same PC with Windows XP Home $616 (wholesale ex-tax) * based on the AMD Sempron 2500 CPU (lower end but good SOHO model)

Re: [users] Using version 2.0 of openoffice.org my problem is speech reconition

2006-09-07 Thread James Knott
users@openoffice.org wrote: James wrote: Ten years ago, there was speech recognition (Voice Type Dictation) in OS/2, that worked with *ANY* app. IBM Dos 6.x contained a speech recognition function that worked with any program. That was released circa 1993. Why is Windows so slow with

Re: [users] Java

2006-09-07 Thread James Knott
John Wilson wrote: I've just downloaded Openoffice 2 from a DVD from PCAuthority magazine here in Australia. When I try to start a database the program asks for Java. I have found the java install file in the program folder but it does not want to work. I have also tried to download

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Ron Ferguson
I have the same problem in Calc as the OP. Using Windows XP (Home) SP2; OOo 2.0 Ron Ferguson - Original Message - From: Adrian Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: 07 September 2006 12:37 Subject: Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll I was just going to write

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Adrian Try
On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:54, Johnny Andersson wrote: So the bottom line is, that every new style I create and every predefined style I modify, is saved within that particular document and nowhere else? Of course. Otherwise any change to a style you make would make all your existing

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread James Knott
Johnny Andersson wrote: One thing that is frustrating, at least for me, is that when I buy a new PC I have to pay more for a PC without an operating system than for a PC with Windows included. I am not sure that's the fact all over the world, but it is at least here in my odd country. So it

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Adrian Try
On Thursday 07 September 2006 07:54, Johnny Andersson wrote: So the bottom line is, that every new style I create and every predefined style I modify, is saved within that particular document and nowhere else? Of course. Otherwise any change to a style you make would make all your existing

Re: [users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread James Elliott
Thanks Terry I hear what you are saying about using the Path vs Target fields. As I am looking up a completely separate document, I fill in the Path field. This is the formula which works if it finds 1216 but bombs out if 1216 had an embedded hyperlink: =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A8;

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread James Elliott
I see ... I have my computers built to order (I sell them retail), so I can specify how they come in the box. James - Original Message - From: M. Fioretti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [users] Long live Bill

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!

2006-09-07 Thread Adrian Try
Check out CutePDF. Uses ghostscript to generate the PDF and adds a printer driver to your system. And the light version is free. CutePDF is certainly better than nothing. I use it often when I'm at work using MS Office. But it is much more limited than OpenOffice's PDF's. For example, you

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Adrian Try
I have the same problem in Calc as the OP. Using Windows XP (Home) SP2; OOo 2.0 In Windows, I find that many programs don't scroll the way I expect, or scroll at all (including vertical scrolling). A little utility I find helps a lot is KatMouse (http://ehiti.sdf-eu.org/katmouse/).

[users] Re: For those who like FREE software

2006-09-07 Thread CarlP
EJones wrote: Instead of using illegal copies of software, why not use the FREE software that does the same thing and keeps you legal? Spend some time with the following: *List updated July 12, 2006 What about the Opera browser? http://www.opera.com/ Supposed to be fast, but I don't

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
Of course he can use styles, but he should be getting a dialog with the menu command he's using. There's something wrong with his software. The full link for the styles guide, btw, is http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0113GS-WorkingWithStyles.pdf There are a lot of

[users] pdf to word

2006-09-07 Thread Lee Wiggers
I wonder if anyone has comment about this program. Much is asked here about the ability to process .pdf files. I don't use Windows, but this may be an answer for those who do. http://www.imsisoft.com/prodinfo.asp?t=1mcid=365cid=225513 Lee

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!

2006-09-07 Thread Wesley T Allen
On Tuesday 05 September 2006 6:55 pm, Chad Smith wrote: hasn't anyone ever heard the expression Don't feed the troll? You're right, but some trolls so are dumb that you just can't help but give them the rope to hang themselvesthis is one of those cases - yet, it does clutter the list...

Re: [users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
Does your hyperlink include a text label? A8 should contain the equivalent of =HYPERLINK(some jpeg;1216) or, if 1216 is a label, 1216. I think there's something wrong with your formula as posted (probably double pasting): =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A8; Jobs.$J$4:$P$1010; 7; 0)); IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A8;

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread Chad Smith
On 9/7/06, Johnny Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing that is frustrating, at least for me, is that when I buy a new PC I have to pay more for a PC without an operating system than for a PC with Windows included. I am not sure that's the fact all over the world, but it is at least here

Re: [users] Using version 2.0 of openoffice.org my problem is speech reconition

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Thursday 07 September 2006 12:52, James Knott wrote: What do you mean by ally? It's a-(eleven)-y and I guess it is accessibility (meaning access by the disabled of various types). -- Andy Pepperdine On this mailing list help is provided by volunteers. Please subscribe to the mailing list

Re: [users] Remembering styles (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5)

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Thursday 07 September 2006 13:18, Adrian Try wrote: Hi Andy It is possible to read styles from a template or other document into the   document you are currently working on. Thanks, it's always nice to hear new tricks. -- Andy Pepperdine On this mailing list help is provided by

Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE: UNINSTALLING

2006-09-07 Thread James Mckenzie
Robert: Simple. 1. Drag OpenOffice.org Application to the trash. 2. Drag the OpenOffice.org 2.0 folder under the Library/Application Support in the User directory (you get here by clicking on the MacIntosh HD item on the Desktop, then your User name, then the Library folder, then the

[users] Label woes

2006-09-07 Thread CarlP
OK, so they're not big woes... Trying to make a single sheet of labels with the same addressee. I know I can create a label, select a label style or create a new one, type in an address and select to print an entire sheet (none of this is terribly intuitive, but I found the options

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
Adrian, Thank you for the tip. I will download it and hopefully it will make my required use of Windows at work a bit easier. The many eyes at work. OOo. Ross Bernheim On Sep 7, 2006, at 5:39, Adrian Try wrote: I have the same problem in Calc as the OP. Using Windows XP (Home) SP2; OOo

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread Per
Why discuss Bill Gates on this forum?? I thougt this was a forum for people with problems with OOo, and not for that OS Bills company is selling. I use Win XP Home-edition, and I know that some of you guys hate that M$-company... but for me there is no option, I don´t have the interest in

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread users
Jan wrote: So, you buy insuran^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Windows with your computer and M$ won't have the BSA pay you a visit. ;-) Take a look at what the BSA uses, to determine whether or not one has: i) Legally purchased the software; ii) Purchased legal software; OEM installed software usually

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Lewis
Two points: Using Format Paragraph only allows a person to change the Default paragraph style. It does not allow a person to modify other paragraph styles not to add additional custom paragraph styles. As you know, using F11 to open the Styles and Formating window is a much better way to

Re: [users] Long live Bill Gates!.?

2006-09-07 Thread users
Chad wrote: That's BS. Chad obviously wasn't paying attention to the country that Johnny is in. Or go to a local hardware shop and ask for a barebones system and a hard drive. Even those local white box places are getting reluctant to sell systems without an OS on it. xan jonathon

Re: [users] Label woes

2006-09-07 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
CarlP wrote: OK, so they're not big woes... Trying to make a single sheet of labels with the same addressee. I know I can create a label, select a label style or create a new one, type in an address and select to print an entire sheet (none of this is terribly intuitive, but I found the

Re: [users] Dicooo

2006-09-07 Thread jimw wagner
Johnny Andersson wrote: Sorry, can't help you since this are only random letters to me since I don't understand your language... I think this is an English only list. Hopefully someone will reply anyway and direct you to the proper forum for your language. Johnny; That's a terribly impolite

Re: [users] How do I get MS Access compatible software with Open Office?

2006-09-07 Thread users
James wrote: * TheWORDpad Editor: Cetus Software: Can open password protected This one may exist for UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X. I'm not sure about Windows only. [I haven't run it under WINE.] And it is not possible to read a MS Access database on UNIX, Linux or Mac OS X. The project to

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Luddy
Jane wrote: I am not very computer-literate other than the usual wordprocessing, e-mailing, etc. What I'm trying to do is set up a data file for a project. This would need approx. 5 sections horizontally and try as I have, I can't find what I need to do this. Can you help?? Thanks, Jane

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Joel Wideman
I ran the repair feature, but it didn't help. Terry wrote: It's working ok on my system - 2.0.2 on a Linux box. How long have you had the software installed? Was it working previously? You may have to run Add Programs again with the Repair feature enabled. Unless it's a bug. ?¿ Joel

[users] Re: Label woes

2006-09-07 Thread CarlP
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: What you want to achieve is much simpler if you create your own template using a table for layout. OO.o uses frames for each label position and, as you have discovered, this does not make it easy to rectify errors of layout. Thanks, Peter. So am I to understand

Re: [users] Premium version of OOo for Linux

2006-09-07 Thread John Boyle
To Users and Terry: I have ordered Kubuntu and am awaiting delivery. I rather have the CD's than download. Good point you made, thanks. Let you and other Users know when I get it and how it works. Terry wrote: Even with SuSE, you can still use rpm rather than YAST. YAST is supposedly based on

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-09-07 Thread Andy Luddy
The Morses wrote: Andy Luddy wrote: Jane wrote: I am not very computer-literate other than the usual wordprocessing, e-mailing, etc. What I'm trying to do is set up a data file for a project. This would need approx. 5 sections horizontally and try as I have, I can't find what I need to do

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-09-07 Thread The Morses
Andy Luddy wrote: Jane wrote: I am not very computer-literate other than the usual wordprocessing, e-mailing, etc. What I'm trying to do is set up a data file for a project. This would need approx. 5 sections horizontally and try as I have, I can't find what I need to do this. Can you

Re: [users] Can openoffice run in a usb drive?

2006-09-07 Thread Luís Correia
Thanks! CPHennessy wrote: On Sat September 2 2006 19:10, Luís Correia wrote: [ MODERATED ] Hi! I have a usb drive and I would like to use openoffice from it, as a portable application. Is it possible? If so, please tell me how should I do it or with whom should I

[users] Re: MS corruption of odt extensions!!

2006-09-07 Thread CarlP
Ilyse Kazar wrote: At 12:13 PM -0400 9/5/06, Chad Smith wrote: But the problem he's describing - downloading a viewer, installing it, and then deleting it, and wondering why his files won't open - that's *his* problem, *his* mistake, *his* error. the implication that the user should

[users] Re: Has anyone beside me had a crash exporting/saving Writer to PDF?

2006-09-07 Thread Harald Sundt
Re: Has anyone beside me had a crash exporting/saving Writer to PDF? I have an error report going with OOo and want to see if I am unique...this has happened before to me. My Report and OOo Tech answer follows: Issue 69347 Description: Opened: Wed Sep 6 22:07:00 -0700 2006 ASL Excaliber 600

[users] can't download

2006-09-07 Thread Dale E. Jones
When I tried to download, got page cannot be found This was in the URL address http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.orgos=winlang=en; version=2.0.3 Are there any mirror sites to download from? - To

[users] hardware requirements for OpenOffice 2.0

2006-09-07 Thread Kimberly Moore
Is there a microprocessor requirement or recommendation to run Open Office? Thank you, Kim Moore

[users] Opening .ics files

2006-09-07 Thread Tapas Ray
I am using OpenOffice 2.0 in a Windows XP environment. I do not have MS Office. I get alerts for the day's events from Google Calendar as .ics files, which do not seem to open in OpenOffice. I googled .ics and came to learn that it's a calendar file for Outlook. Is there any way that I can

[users] Problem: OOV2.0.3 requires Registration Dialog on every PC-start

2006-09-07 Thread Eckard Schöttle
I installed W2K SP4 and all Microsoft Updates on 11 PC's. Then I installed OO V2.0.3 (complete) on all PC's (no other SW was installed). Then I did run DicOOo.sxw with de_DE-pack.zip on all PC's. Everything was OK on 10 PC's. One PC did not install OO2 V2.0.3 with DicOOo.sxw with de_DE-pack.zip

[users] Unable to create database connection in db_connect()

2006-09-07 Thread Patricia Corcoran
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[sc-users] 2.0.3 *.ods Calc cell calling BeanShell routines

2006-09-07 Thread Jahn, Ray \(R.\)
Ray Jahn wrote: From within a Calc spreadsheet cell, 1. Is it possible to directly call OO BeanShell routines, similar to OO Basic? Niklas Nebel wrote: The mechanism that is used for Basic functions supports only Basic. The other way to call functions is Add-Ins, for which you must

Re: [users] can't download

2006-09-07 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Dale, Dale E. Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: When I tried to download, got page cannot be found This was in the URL address http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.orgos=winlang=en; version=2.0.3 Please go to this page: http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.3/index.html

Re: [users] can't download

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday 07 September 2006 11:19 am, Dale E. Jones wrote: When I tried to download, got page cannot be found This was in the URL address http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.orgos=win lang=en version=2.0.3 Are there any mirror sites to download from? Try:

[users] OpenOffice MAC Help

2006-09-07 Thread Tobias Domke
Dear Expert, i need further information to install OpenOffice 2.0.3 or 1.1.4 on my MacOS X 10.4.7. PPC Darwin 8.7.0! Both versions of OpenOffice require X11. When I try to install OO I receive the information that I need to install X11. But when I try to install X11 (Download X11user.pkg) I

[users] OOo Mac OSX getting started

2006-09-07 Thread Timothy R. Lindholm
Dear Sirs, Wow...thank you for all your work and for sharing! I feel like I am so close...I have faithfully, I think, followed your How to Install OpenOffice.org 2.0.x (X11) to download OOo 2.0. This seems like a very simple question and I am sorry to bother you, but I simply cannot find the

[users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2006-09-07 Thread B D
Question concerning Database Table: How is a Table modified to add field columns [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] NEWSLETTER ..help!

2006-09-07 Thread jorge pereira
i need to know if i can use OO2.0 to create a NEWSLETTER and HOW? i'm using the english version of OO2.0 and want to create a Newsletter for my church in english(and spanish if possible). need HELP! anyone. REPLY TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] jorge pereira Florida, USA tel: (904)

Re: [users] OpenOffice MAC Help

2006-09-07 Thread James Mckenzie
Tobias: You need to install X11 from your Tiger or system installation disks. The version available from Apple for download is for Mac OS X 10.3 only. Once you insert your Tiger disk into your system and wait until the install software screen comes up, scroll down the page until you see

Re: [users] OpenOffice MAC Help

2006-09-07 Thread Chad Smith
Tobias, You can try NeoOffice. It is free, open source, Mac Native, and Aqua. It is based on OpenOffice.org. It can be downloaded here, (no X11 needed) - http://www.neooffice.org/ OpenOffice.org proper is working on a more Mac-native version, that doesn't need X11, but it won't be ready for

[users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE

2006-09-07 Thread Frances Cook
I have downloaded Openoffice.org 2.0 data base and wish to open an existing MS Access data base which has a password which i know. How do I apply the password in Openoffice, Thank you, Frances

Re: [users] hardware requirements for OpenOffice 2.0

2006-09-07 Thread James Knott
Kimberly Moore wrote: Is there a microprocessor requirement or recommendation to run Open Office? Yes, you should have a microprocessor. ;-) I'd expect that if you can run the required OS, you can run OO. - To unsubscribe,

[users] Re: For those who like FREE software

2006-09-07 Thread EJones
On or about 9/7/2006 9:02 AM, CarlP penned the following: EJones wrote: Instead of using illegal copies of software, why not use the FREE software that does the same thing and keeps you legal? Spend some time with the following: *List updated July 12, 2006 What about the Opera browser?

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
I appreciate your points. I'm sorry. It was getting late and my points were expressed ineptly. His main problem, however, is still that the software is malfunctioning. Dan Lewis wrote: Two points: Using Format Paragraph only allows a person to change the Default paragraph style. It

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
I take it that you have only recently installed the software and had no previous versions. For all I know, it's possible that your download was faulty. If you still have the file which you downloaded, you can check it with the procedure mentioned here:

Re: [users] For those who like FREE software

2006-09-07 Thread James McKenzie
EJones wrote: A free genealogy program with great support (use it in place of Family Tree Maker): Give Brother's Keeper a try: http://www.bkwin.net Yah, I know, it's shareware - but you can use it free - only a few options blocked. Pay for your shareware. If you like it, that is. This

Re: [users] Re: deinstall OOoWikipedia Package

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
Responses inline. Frank Thomas wrote: Terry wrote: Is the add-on in the list in My Packages in the Package Manager? No. This is what puzzles me. It seems, in that case, that the package is not installed. snip There is a straightforward tutorial on creating your own lookup macro at this

Re: [users] For those who like FREE software

2006-09-07 Thread Anthony Chilco
Yes, it is. http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 tc James McKenzie wrote: AVG is no longer available for free. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Premium version of OOo for Linux

2006-09-07 Thread Terry
Hi. Just remember, it wasn't I who suggested Kubuntu. I did think of mentioning a distro but decided this was the wrong place. And I'm still looking for a better one anyway. Good luck with your choice. John Boyle wrote: To Users and Terry: I have ordered Kubuntu and am awaiting delivery.

Re: [users] Calc question.?

2006-09-07 Thread Walter A. March
Terry wrote: Does your hyperlink include a text label? A8 should contain the equivalent of =HYPERLINK(some jpeg;1216) or, if 1216 is a label, 1216. If you are using the hyperlink dialog, make sure that only 1216 is in for Text. watch out for spaces or apostrophes ('). I'm surprised that I

Re: [users] Problem: OOV2.0.3 requires Registration Dialog on every PC-start

2006-09-07 Thread Walter A. March
Eckard Schöttle wrote: I installed W2K SP4 and all Microsoft Updates on 11 PC's. Then I installed OO V2.0.3 (complete) on all PC's (no other SW was installed). Then I did run DicOOo.sxw with de_DE-pack.zip on all PC's. Everything was OK on 10 PC's. One PC did not install OO2 V2.0.3 with

[users] set Writer to flag double spaces as spelling errors

2006-09-07 Thread James Lockie
How do I set Writer to flag double spaces as spelling errors? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Format style trouble

2006-09-07 Thread Joel Wideman
Terry wrote: I take it that you have only recently installed the software and had no previous versions. Actually, I had been using it for some time. Then it went wonky in the middle of my novella, and I just now got around to fixing it. If the download passes the test, the fault could be in

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