Re: [users] simple addition

2007-03-23 Thread Marc Hug
I think you should tell us what exactly you are doing. In a spreadsheet of mine, I selected a cell and typed =6+5Enter, and I obtained 11 in the cell. Marc H. Rich rebuck a écrit : I'm using the calc program to do a simple spreadsheet and I can't get it to add numbers. I've tried 6+5 and

Re: [users] Using latest version of Base. Report fields not lining up....latin phrase inserted in some fields

2007-03-23 Thread Ron Ferguson
Billy Caldwell wrote: Hi. Going through Base in Pictures tutorial. When I finish report at end of exercise fields line up incorrectly (one field has correct data...next field has data from the following field and so on util last field which contains some latin phrase. Any ideas? Table, form,

Re: [users] Version 2.0 Install Problems

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 22 2007 5:46 pm, yvonne zastrow wrote: I have downloaded version 2.0 but all I have on my desktop are folders, no icon. How do I open up the speadshet? Sammi You have to install the program before you can use it. What are the names of the folders? Dan

Re: [users] Using latest version of Base. Report fields not lining up....latin phrase inserted in some fields

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 3:51 am, Ron Ferguson wrote: Billy Caldwell wrote: Hi. Going through Base in Pictures tutorial. When I finish report at end of exercise fields line up incorrectly (one field has correct data...next field has data from the following field and so on util last

Re: [users] [moderated] I downloaded!!!

2007-03-23 Thread James Knott
Vinny LoGuidice wrote: Mr Barton If I send out a letter lets say a resume on Writer (same as Word) will other companies be able to open and read as Word? Right now I have Microsoft Works Processor and it is unacceptable and does not work. Other places cannot open. Thanks. -

Re: [users] [moderated] I downloaded!!!

2007-03-23 Thread James Knott
Vinny LoGuidice wrote: Mr Barton If I send out a letter lets say a resume on Writer (same as Word) will other companies be able to open and read as Word? Right now I have Microsoft Works Processor and it is unacceptable and does not work. Other places cannot open. Thanks. Yes, but be

Re: [users] [moderated] I downloaded!!!

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 6:14 am, James Knott wrote: Vinny LoGuidice wrote: Mr Barton If I send out a letter lets say a resume on Writer (same as Word) will other companies be able to open and read as Word? Right now I have Microsoft Works Processor and it is unacceptable and does

Re: [users] - Find an empty cell in Data Range

2007-03-23 Thread TerryJ
Ahromi Irawan, Cirebon wrote: OOo 2.1 Calc; WinXP Dear All, how i can find an empty cell in a data range, if I use filter it will removing the data structure. what the RegEx syntax's that find an empty cell ? -- Ahromi, Indonesia I Can't speak english well If there is no

Re: [users] Question concerning how this product can be used

2007-03-23 Thread web kracked
- Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [users] Question concerning how this product can be used . . . . My question is: could we utilize your software to teach individuals basic

Re: [users] Question concerning how this product can be used

2007-03-23 Thread James Knott
web kracked wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [users] Question concerning how this product can be used . . . . My question is: could we utilize your software to teach

Re: [users] How to GoTo in a Manuscript

2007-03-23 Thread Tom Chilton
Hi, CD-Rs are a burn once media, so once you have burnt something on to it you may not change it on the disk. You can open the file, then save it somewhere on your harddrive eg My Documents and work on the file there. When you are done you can copy the file on to a new CD. Once thing you

Re: [users] RE: I can NOT post or join mail list

2007-03-23 Thread CAV @ Verizon
TerryJ keyed the following on 3/22/2007 7:46 PM: Floyd Humpherys wrote: Hi Tom, As you can see from the header, I included users@openoffice.org in the to: field. When I send an email to users@openoffice.org I do not get any indication that the mail will not be delivered. This all started a

Re: [users] I can NOT post or join mail list

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
Floyd Humpherys wrote: Hi Tom, As you can see from the header, I included users@openoffice.org in the to: field. When I send an email to users@openoffice.org I do not get any indication that the mail will not be delivered. snip My guess is that you will receive your copy, but that the

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

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
Paul wrote: on pc 64bits linux/home premium vista, how would open office work (or not ) So you have a 64 bit processor that you dual boot with Linux and Vista? In this case you simply download the applicable install file and away you go. OOo will work on Vista just fine and the next release

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice Base: Calculating Median

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
Franco wrote: Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Franco wrote: Hi, Has anyone used Base to calculate the median value of a list of numbers? I'd like to sort and group by zip code and then calculate a median value for sales in a given zip

Re: [users] German Word Check

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
Marc Hug wrote: Did you re-start the download three times ? You have just to install OpenOffice. I had both OpenOffice and MS Word for two years, without problems. Marc H. Wolfram Herrmann a écrit : I downloaded Open Office because I have to do spell check in Word documents in German.

Re: [users] German Word Check

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
David Potter wrote: I also use Open Office in parallel with MS Word, all in English. Wolfram Herrmann, I take it that your OpenOffice is a German version? Did it download as 3 different files? Have you installed OpenOffice so that you can open Write? If you have documents prepared in

[users] Re: Question concerning how this product can be used

2007-03-23 Thread NoOp
On 03/23/2007 08:23 AM, James Knott wrote: web kracked wrote: [snip] As others have said Linux may be the way to go. You can setup your Linux desktop to have the appearance of MS's desktop and can run most of Windows software on Linux with WINE (if you cannot find a Linux version). Also

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice Base: Calculating Median

2007-03-23 Thread Ron Ferguson
Harold Fuchs wrote: Franco wrote: Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Franco wrote: Hi, Has anyone used Base to calculate the median value of a list of numbers? I'd like to sort and group by zip code and then calculate a median value for sales in a

[users] New user needs help to use a .dbf to address envelopes.

2007-03-23 Thread Paul Lepkowski
I downloaded and installed OOo 2.1 a few days ago. I need to use it to address 3000 envelopes for a charity. I have 5 questions. 1. How do I import addresses from a .dbf file prepared by Microsoft FoxPro for Windows? 2. Do I have to export the .dbf contents to a .csv file to do this? 3. How do

Re: [users] webdav

2007-03-23 Thread Mathias Bauer
Richard Bos wrote: Op Wednesday 21 March 2007 09:09:04 schreef Mathias Bauer: Richard Bos wrote: Is OpenOffice.org (2.1) able to open and write documents that are located in an Apache webdav directory? I can write into and retrieve from the directory with other clients. Basically yes,

Re: [users] - Find an empty cell in Data Range

2007-03-23 Thread Harold Fuchs
TerryJ wrote: Ahromi Irawan, Cirebon wrote: OOo 2.1 Calc; WinXP Dear All, how i can find an empty cell in a data range, if I use filter it will removing the data structure. what the RegEx syntax's that find an empty cell ? -- Ahromi, Indonesia I Can't speak english well If there

Re: [users] RE: I can NOT post or join mail list

2007-03-23 Thread jonathon
CAV @ Verizon wrote: I wrote to the owner MONTHS ago and even attached a commercial return receipt requested. The email was received but never opened!!! Hah! You realize that: * There are email clients that do not/can not send return reciepts when the email is opened; * Good email clients

[users] Re: I have a problem with Open Office 2.1- URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-23 Thread Gregory J. Neumann
Eli, One possible solution I haven't seen mentioned yet, but has rescued a couple of very important work docs for me, is to look for the document, and open it as a ZIP file. Use WinZIP, IZArc, etc. and you can at least pull the text content out and save it. First and foremost: Your Milage May

Re: [users] German Word Check

2007-03-23 Thread David Potter
Thanks Harold. Unfortunately, I don't have Wolfram's email address either as I didn't pick up his problem at the beginning. If anyone out there has the email address of Wolfram Herrmann please would they forward this to him. Thank you. Dave Potter. - Original Message - From:

Re: [users] German Word Check

2007-03-23 Thread Tom Chilton
Forward to OP On 22 Mar 2007, at 09:22, Marc Hug wrote: Did you re-start the download three times ? You have just to install OpenOffice. I had both OpenOffice and MS Word for two years, without problems. Marc H. Wolfram Herrmann a écrit : I downloaded Open Office because I have to do

Re: [users] German Word Check

2007-03-23 Thread Tom Chilton
Forward to OP On 22 Mar 2007, at 10:01, David Potter wrote: I also use Open Office in parallel with MS Word, all in English. Wolfram Herrmann, I take it that your OpenOffice is a German version? Did it download as 3 different files? Have you installed OpenOffice so that you can open

[users] Saving Powerpoint = crash

2007-03-23 Thread creers
I have an imac Intel Core Duo. OS X Tiger 10.4.? (I'm not at home at my computer) I'm using OOo 2.1. I am a neophyte with OOo. I started with a Powerpoint file. I opened it in OOo on my imac so that I can make changes. When I try to save it as a Powerpoint file, OOo crashes and I'm prompted to

Re: [users] New user needs help to use a .dbf to address envelopes.

2007-03-23 Thread web kracked
Do not have all of the answers BUT Talk to your local Post Office - I was told by mine not to use the barcode The Postage-paid number box is usually found as a graphic image make a jpg file with the text and box and include it in your envelope format. Most places I have dealt with use a

Re: [users] How to GoTo in a Manuscript

2007-03-23 Thread Michael Adams
Instead of CD-R there are other writable media. I would not recommend CD-RW either, for the reason given for floppy disks. I would recommend one or two flash-drives, also called flash-sticks, USB-sticks, and memory sticks. They are read-writable and many now come with a lifetime warranty. Save

Re: [users] Unable to create a form in Base

2007-03-23 Thread Wladimir Shirley Jakimowicz
Dear Dan, Thanks for your help. I took your advice and everything is working perfectly. Thanks again. Wladimir - Original Message - From: Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: Wladimir Shirley Jakimowicz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:27 AM

[users] [moderated] dilemma with MS' Office 2007

2007-03-23 Thread W. David Samuelsen
I had been notified by email about a problem coming from Microsoft's Office 2007. I need to know for sure if there is an update fix in order to be able to open MS Office 2007's new extension called .docx W. David Samuelsen, registered user of OpenOffice

[users] Printing envelopes; undoing a printing instruction

2007-03-23 Thread Jim Paton
I set up the envelope with address coming from a data source successfully, and went to File Print. (I think it was the second window...) In the window that appeared, I was as given the opportunity to select a range of data. I selected only the first row, as I was checking whether the envelope

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

2007-03-23 Thread GK Dave
Hi, I have installed NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta 3 Patch 15. In the help menu check for updates is not active. How can I make it pls... ! I would like to install latest updates, can I install 2.1 which I cldnt find anywhere to download ! Can you pls. help and send some link from where I can

Re: [users] [moderated] I downloaded!!!

2007-03-23 Thread Vinny LoGuidice
Ok how come I am getting the Username, initials, product key popup all the time? How can I handle this? THanks! - Original Message - From: Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: Vinny LoGuidice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: Re:

[users] [moderated] Layout of Script

2007-03-23 Thread FRED ANDERSON
Dear Sir/Madam, The version is OpenOffice org. Writer 2.1. I am at present trying to write a TV script, but every time I type in the following: (e.g. 1. INT. HOUSE NIGHT), when I reach the end of the heading and disable Underline, I press 'Enter' on

[users] [moderated] OpenOffice2 Base

2007-03-23 Thread Joshua Yuan-Jin Su
To Open Office Org Datebase How can I use the data I have put into Base as a table to create print out a hardcopy address book? Joshua

[users] Opening an MS excel file attachment in Open office from an e-mail.

2007-03-23 Thread Armon Marketing
Dear Sir/Madam: Iim using an Apple computer. My e-mail messages sometimes have an MS excel file to open. How can I open it in Openoffice? Thank you for your time. Nadia [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Converting to DocBook (xml) bug?

2007-03-23 Thread Steve Stewart
In Writer when I Save As an sxw or doc file to a DocBook xml file I get an error message. The source xml: !DOCTYPE article PUBLIC -//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd; is incorrect (4.1.2). If you change it to 4.2: !DOCTYPE article PUBLIC

Re: [users] How to GoTo in a Manuscript

2007-03-23 Thread Deloris Gausch
Thanks for the tip. I have a lot to learn about Open Office, but so far I like it. Deloris At 09:38 PM 3/20/2007, you wrote: On Tuesday March 20 2007 2:42 pm, Deloris Gausch wrote: I am using a version downloaded and paid for because my WORD software kept making copies of manuscripts as

[users] How to install new fonts?

2007-03-23 Thread sven.bergschneider
I am using version 2.10 of OpenOffice.org in WindowsXP. My problem is: I have bought a CD with 4000 Fonts and some of them I want to use in the Writer. I've tried to import them but it didn't work. Accidentally two fonts I have new in my list, but I don't know how I've done. Could you please

[users] I would like Open Office suite 2.1 added to the Ubuntu universe so that it could be downloaded and upgraded with Add/Remove or with Synaptic Package Mgr

2007-03-23 Thread Paul D. Mattson
I have downloaded and tried to install version 2.1 of Open Office, but could not get it installed. I do not find it on Ubuntu's Add/Remove Programs listing, or in the Synaptic Package Manager. Could it be sent to the Ubuntu universe or wherever it needs to be sent so that I could update to

[users] Survey is out of date

2007-03-23 Thread Riedel, Jost
I just installed OpenOffice.org 2.1. I agreed to participate in the online survey. I could not answer the question What version of OpenOffice are you using, as version 2.1 was not in the list. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

[users] changing modules

2007-03-23 Thread Jules Moskowitz
I have downloaded and installed open office 2.1 on a Mac with OS 10.4.9. When I click on the icon the program opens into writer which functions perfectly. How do I open another module such as calc? Thanks, Jules Moskowitz Professor Jules W. Moskowitz Chemistry Department New York University

[users] turning off bullets and numbering

2007-03-23 Thread Sylvia Salisbury
I am using open office 2.0. When I start an outline, the bullets and numbering feature turns on automatically. I would prefer to use my own format. How do I disable that feature? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Starting to use openofice

2007-03-23 Thread Luc J. Gagnon
Hello , How to start using ,(I am simply at the beginning) Writer or DRAW Luc Gagnon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] OpenOffice Draw for Mac

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 11:21 am, Wendy Gaynor wrote: Hi all, I successfully installed Open Office 2.1 for Mac along with X11 feature. However, when I went into Applications I saw that is only contains Open Office Writer. I was hoping to get all the components of the software, like Draw,

Re: [users] save your work in Microsoft Word format

2007-03-23 Thread James Knott
Bryan Roberts wrote: How do you save your work in Microsoft Word format? I have tried all I can think of. When you use Save as, there's a drop down list, where you can select the appropriate format. You can also make it the default format, if you wish.

Re: [users] changing modules

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 2:27 pm, Jules Moskowitz wrote: I have downloaded and installed open office 2.1 on a Mac with OS 10.4.9. When I click on the icon the program opens into writer which functions perfectly. How do I open another module such as calc? Thanks, Jules Moskowitz Professor

Re: [users] save your work in Microsoft Word format

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 3:58 pm, Bryan Roberts wrote: How do you save your work in Microsoft Word format? I have tried all I can think of. When you first save an untitled document, the Save As window opens. Change the File type to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) from the default

Re: [users] Starting to use openofice

2007-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 23 2007 4:25 pm, Luc J. Gagnon wrote: Hello , How to start using ,(I am simply at the beginning) Writer or DRAW Luc Gagnon I would recommend downloading the Getting Started Guide from http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/. You might want to

[users] Copying text from Firefox

2007-03-23 Thread Dotan Cohen
Could someone please RTFM me with a link? I cannot find the setting that tells Writer NOT to include text formating when copying/pasting from Firefox. I'm on Fedora Core 6, Firefox 2.0.0.1 and Open Office 2.0.4 for reference. Thanks in advance. Dotan Cohen http://lyricslist.com/

Re: [users] Survey is out of date

2007-03-23 Thread TerryJ
Riedel, Jost wrote: I just installed OpenOffice.org 2.1. I agreed to participate in the online survey. I could not answer the question What version of OpenOffice are you using, as version 2.1 was not in the list. Welcome to the world of free software. This could be your

Re: [users] I would like Open Office suite 2.1 added to the Ubuntu universe so that it could be downloaded and upgraded with Add/Remove or with Synaptic Package Mgr

2007-03-23 Thread TerryJ
Paul D. Mattson wrote: I have downloaded and tried to install version 2.1 of Open Office, but could not get it installed. I do not find it on Ubuntu's Add/Remove Programs listing, or in the Synaptic Package Manager. Could it be sent to the Ubuntu universe or wherever it needs to be sent

Re: [users] Copying text from Firefox

2007-03-23 Thread TerryJ
Dotan Cohen wrote: Could someone please RTFM me with a link? I cannot find the setting that tells Writer NOT to include text formating when copying/pasting from Firefox. I'm on Fedora Core 6, Firefox 2.0.0.1 and Open Office 2.0.4 for reference. Thanks in advance. Dotan Cohen If

Re: [users] - Find an empty cell in Data Range

2007-03-23 Thread Ahromi Irawan
Thanks for suggestion,... Thanks a ton now i can find an empty cell in my data ranges easier TerryJ Menulis: Harold Fuchs-2 wrote: TerryJ wrote: Ahromi Irawan, Cirebon wrote: OOo 2.1 Calc; WinXP Dear All, how i can find an empty cell in a data range, if I use filter

Re: [users] Copying text from Firefox

2007-03-23 Thread web kracked
Try highlighting the text in Firefox Edit Copy Then go to Open Office and Edit Paste Special Unformatted Text This is what the Windows Version uses so it should be similar in Linux - Original Message - From: Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday,

[users] Excel macros

2007-03-23 Thread Jan Altman
Will Excel macros work in the Open Office spreadsheet program? I am curious about *both* VBA macros, and those written with Excel 4's original macro language. Thanks for your help! Jan Altman

RE: [users] Version 2.0 Install Problems

2007-03-23 Thread yvonne zastrow
Hello The folder on my desktop is called Installation Files and inside the folder are 12 more with different names Java, Readmes, Install OpenOffice 1, 2, 3, 4 set up, licenses, org 21 and set up. I have gone thru these files and clicked on them and followed instructions but nothing

RE: [users] Version 2.0 Install Problems

2007-03-23 Thread yvonne zastrow
and it is version 2.1 sorry From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Version 2.0 Install Problems Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:36:47 -0500 CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday March 22 2007 5:46 pm, yvonne zastrow wrote: I have downloaded version 2.0 but all I

Re: [users] Advice

2007-03-23 Thread Paul
Well the problem I am getting is that when the document imports, virtually all but the last three/four blue blocks at the bottom of the screen will not load then windows says programme not responding. I am using windows xp.memory 512mb DDR 2 Is the document that your trying to open a .doc

[users] Re: I can NOT post or join mail list

2007-03-23 Thread NoOp
On 03/23/2007 10:28 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: If I use Thunderbird (TB) to send to the list my message does *not* appear in my TB inbox. The same is true if I use Gmail's web interface; a message I send to the list does *not* appear in the Gmail inbox; but if I use TB to read the Gmail account

[users] Re: Window border scrambled

2007-03-23 Thread NoOp
On 03/23/2007 10:15 AM, strayf wrote: I asked this question on other (Linux) discussion lists, but I haven't had any responses and I think it might be an Open Office problem. I'm setting up an Linux Terminal Server system on a Xubuntu 6.10 server. When I log in from my test client (a remote

[users] Re: I can NOT post or join mail list

2007-03-23 Thread NoOp
On 03/23/2007 10:10 PM, NoOp wrote: On 03/23/2007 10:28 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: If I use Thunderbird (TB) to send to the list my message does *not* appear in my TB inbox. The same is true if I use Gmail's web interface; a message I send to the list does *not* appear in the Gmail inbox;