Re: [users] compatibility with MS Works 4.5

2006-11-11 Thread arnold huzen
OpenOffice can not open Works-files. You must use Works save the files from Works to Excel-format. Arnold Huzen Jeff Olmstead schreef: Will Openoffice be able to read and open a spreadsheet saved in a Works 4.5 format and then save it in a format that Office 2003 can read and/or open?

Re: [users] compatibility with MS Works 4.5

2006-11-11 Thread Marc Hug
I have no experience of Works spreadsheets, but probably you should save the Works documents in a special format (Excel or RTF) if you want them to be read with some other software. Marc H. Jeff Olmstead a écrit : Will Openoffice be able to read and open a spreadsheet saved in a Works 4.5

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

2006-11-11 Thread Per
Check out computermagazines etc. for bundled CD-ROMS. At least here in Sweden there are often OO.o on that CD, among other programs. Otherwise, try to check this out. http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom Best wishes // PER [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: Hi, is it possible

Re: [users] Page numbering from a page other than the first

2006-11-11 Thread Guido Pinkernell
Am Freitag, 10. November 2006 17:46 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am using OpenOffice.org2.0How can I number the pages, but starting from the third page rather than the first and leaving the first two blank? Select No. 044 on te following FAQ page.

Re: [users] Captions in OpenOffice 2.0

2006-11-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
On Friday, November 10, 2006 4:53 PM [GMT+1=CET], Kenneth G. Goutal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I join this list? Send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You will get a message back asking you to confirm (so that other people can't subscribe you by accident or maliciously). Do what it asks.

[users] Graphics not showing in scanned document

2006-11-11 Thread John Barman
Hello Dan - Thanks for your reply. Yes I had checked the 'Graphics Objects' box, and found it was ticked OK (It must be ticked by default, as I dont remember ever manually setting it). There is something decidely odd about this. I have since checked several of my documents. Some will show

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

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday 10 November 2006 08:08 am, GREENHILL wrote: I am using windows xp home May I pay for a disk to use to load I am on dial-up Thank you From another member of this mailing list: Check out computermagazines etc. for bundled CD-ROMS. At least here

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

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday 10 November 2006 10:30 am, Don Bursill wrote: I am using the latest version of Open Office 2 for the Mac I was asked to download a new version of X11 now Open office does not work at all does not even to launch. any help? Don Bursill From other members of this mailing list:

Re: [users] Page numbering from a page other than the first

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday 10 November 2006 10:46 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using OpenOffice.org2.0How can I number the pages, but starting from the third page rather than the first and leaving the first two blank?Many thanks,Andrew Lane You have already received a reply referring you to a FAQ

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday 10 November 2006 02:59 pm, Larry Beam wrote: I have had Open Office installed on my iMac pc for two months. All of a sudden, it will not start up. X11 comes up, then the Open Office startup comes up briefly and then just falls back to Finder and nothing ever happens. I even

Re: [users] It wont start and I have X11

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday 10 November 2006 06:50 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey All, I have X11, but unfortunately I had automatic updates on, and god knows what it installed. Anyway, my Open Office that worked fine before now will not open. It get half way on the blue loading bar and just closes. I am

Re: [users] Page Count

2006-11-11 Thread Lívio Cipriano
On 11 November 2006 00:17, Fred Moore wrote: you alter the total number of pages in a document by deleting or adding pages to the docuemnt.   or are you say the count is wrong?  I have never had that happen..  what am I missing? I've made a template for a letter with

Re: [users] Page Count

2006-11-11 Thread Guido Pinkernell
Am Samstag, 11. November 2006 13:53 schrieb Lívio Cipriano: On 11 November 2006 00:17, Fred Moore wrote: you alter the total number of pages in a document by deleting or adding pages to the docuemnt.   or are you say the count is wrong?  I have never had that happen..  

Re: [users] Impress macros

2006-11-11 Thread Paul Wright
Thank you. A very powerful macro. Quite impressive. And yet ... alert ... whining below Yet another learn-it-yourself kit from OOo. It's a .sxd file. With no instructions. How do I install this? (Answer, you don't. It is a document with an embedded macro. Just open it.) It states that

Re: [users] temporary saving

2006-11-11 Thread Mathias Bauer
SebTworowski wrote: Hi, i'm using OpenOffice on a PowerPC G4 under OSX 10.3.9 In the tools menu and under option, it's possible to specify openoffice ow often it will automatically save the new information to the file i'm working on. I guess it's not a real save but more like a temp

[users] Page pane in OpenOffice Draw is 'floating' rather than attached down the side of main working window

2006-11-11 Thread Beth
I'm using OpenOffice Draw Version 2.0. I have managed to get the page pane to come 'unstuck' so that it can be moved around the screen. It also seems to now only display the right-click menu when I am holding down that button on the mouse so that as soon as I let go, the menu disappears,

Re: [users] Recent Apple x11 update, Open Office will not open

2006-11-11 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed November 8 2006 21:02, + Bill Condon wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Good afternoon, After downloading x11 update from apple website on my MacBook, which has been running Open Office succesfully for about 2 months, the program will not

Re: [users] Page pane in OpenOffice Draw is 'floating' rather than attached down the side of main working window

2006-11-11 Thread Andis
Hi! Move page pane to corner, where you want to port it (normally left), then press and keep ctrl and double click left mouse button in grey area of page pane (not in pages area). Page pane should port back to right place. Andis Beth wrote: I'm using OpenOffice Draw Version 2.0. I

[users] Open Office run problem at startup

2006-11-11 Thread Larry Beam
This has to do with a startup problem when trying to run Open Office.  It appears there is something wrong with X11, but I don't understand.  Could you make a suggestion? Picture 1.png Description: application/applefile On Nov 10, 2006, at 9:18 PM, KLBeamBus2 wrote:1. Open a Terminal Window

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

2006-11-11 Thread Tony Van Acker
I be CRAZY from your STUPID FUNCTION of EVERY WHERE Capital LETTERS. I PUSH when I wish a CAPITAL LETTER. HOW I CAN EXCLUDE the CRAZY function ? ... in the spreadsheet ? email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] difficulties printing

2006-11-11 Thread Robert Ellison
Having just installed open office 2.0.4 on my mac os 10.3.9 I find it impossible to print. The printer (epson 1280) shows up in the dialog box but each time I attempt to print I get an ERROR, PAPER NOT LOADED CORRECTLY although when I attempt to print using other apps I have no difficulty.

[users] query: calc chart

2006-11-11 Thread sshruti
I'm using OpenOffice 2.0. i've been trying to make charts in the calc.I've two columns n i want to plot a scatter plot for them with one value as the x axis and the other as the y axis, but so far i've been unable to do. - To

[users] OpenOffice for Intel crashes before opening the first time

2006-11-11 Thread YON - Jan C. Hardenbergh
I had OpenOffice 2.0.3 (for PPC if I remember correctly. It decided a file that I had closed cleanly needed to be recovered and would not allow me to skip it. However, it crashes when recovering so, it would never get out of that loop. So, I downloaded 2.0.4 for Intel and that does not

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Christopher Frank
Hi Laurent, this is obviously a new issue, but it is well known. I think that you will not need to re-install X11 so: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ and read the News of 5.11.2006. (Apple updated X11 with wrong VERA-Fonts) There is a work around. In most cases this workaround will solve

Re: [users] OpenOffice will not open

2006-11-11 Thread Christopher Frank
Hi Tim, thank you for posting. ;-) sometimes a little research in recent mails on the list will help. This is a well known issue: I will copy parts of a recent mail for this issue **schnipp First, this is an X11 font problem which Apple

Re: [users] query: calc chart

2006-11-11 Thread Andis
I had similar problem once. I solved it, when I moved both columns besides each other, for instance one column A1:A10 and second C1:C10. Then I was able to get chart. Before these columns were like A1:A10 and second C21:C30 and nothing happened. I don't know reasons. Andis [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Laurent Chabot
Hi Frank and James, When I check the X11 crash history (X!!.crash log), I see every time the same error message: image not found. That is a good step. What should I do to change that? Thank You. I also have just started to check the Apple - Support - Discussions - Search Discussions

Re: [users] Toolbars keep popping up!

2006-11-11 Thread Mark Phillips
On Friday 10 November 2006 17:14, Fred Moore wrote: On Friday 10 November 2006 6:35 pm, Terry wrote: Mark Phillips wrote: I just started using OO 2.0.3 and different formatting toolbars keep popping up as I work in a document. I have to close the toolbar before I can access the

Re: [users] Toolbars keep popping up!

2006-11-11 Thread Mark Phillips
On Friday 10 November 2006 16:35, Terry wrote: The response I got was: [quote] If they annoy you you can either close or doc [sic] them ... seems to be sufficient for me. [end quote] This is just the solution I needed - thanks! My suggestion is that you find a better word processor.  

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Christopher Frank
Hi Laurent, please read: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ (news on the right) Christopher Am 11.11.2006 um 15:51 schrieb Laurent Chabot: Hi Frank and James, When I check the X11 crash history (X!!.crash log), I see every time the same error message: image not found. That is a good

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Laurent Chabot
Frank I don't seem to have an application to open pgp.sig that you sent me. Thanks Le 06-11-11 à 12:02, Christopher Frank a écrit : Hi Laurent, please read: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ (news on the right) Christopher Am 11.11.2006 um 15:51 schrieb Laurent Chabot: Hi Frank and

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

2006-11-11 Thread CPHennessy
On Sat November 11 2006 07:43, + Tony Van Acker wrote: [ MODERATED ] I be CRAZY from your STUPID FUNCTION of EVERY WHERE Capital LETTERS. I PUSH when I wish a CAPITAL LETTER. HOW I CAN EXCLUDE the CRAZY function ? ... in the spreadsheet ? Tools -

Re: [users] Open Office run problem at startup

2006-11-11 Thread CPHennessy
On Sat November 11 2006 06:02, + Larry Beam wrote: This has to do with a startup problem when trying to run Open Office. It appears there is something wrong with X11, but I don't understand. Could you make a suggestion?  On Nov 10, 2006, at 9:18 PM, KLBeamBus2 wrote: 1. Open a

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

2006-11-11 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu November 9 2006 05:06, + udoholzhaeuer wrote: [ MODERATED ] I have installed Version 2.0.4. How can i change the language of the user-interface into German ? You either have to download the German version in the begining or you can download the language pack for

Re: [users] Openoffice Calendar?

2006-11-11 Thread Andis
This template is not exactly what I mean with personal information manager. There is article in ooo main site, that sun is supporting development of Thunderbird Lightning. Hopeful it will bring more results than groupware project previously. Andis users@openoffice.org wrote: Andis wrote:

Re: [users] Page Count

2006-11-11 Thread Lívio Cipriano
Hi Guido On 11 November 2006 10:36, Guido Pinkernell wrote: Yes. There is a workaround mentioned here: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=49475 Worked perfectly :-) -- Regards, Lívio Cipriano

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Laurent Chabot
Christopher and James.Thank you very much. With the help of you both, I was able to restart OOo and X11. My last problem was to reinstall X11 from the installation disc (personalized installation); I rather reinstalled the whole system, but X11 wasn't checked to be installed. Afterwards, it

Re: [users] Problems with X11 and OO

2006-11-11 Thread Laurent Chabot
Christopher and James.Thank you very much. With the help of you both, I was able to restart OOo and X11. My last problem was to reinstall X11 from the installation disc (personalized installation); I rather reinstalled the whole system, but X11 wasn't checked to be installed. Afterwards, it

[users] Templating

2006-11-11 Thread Sebastiaan Snoeckx
Hello everyone After recently having switched to OOo (and still being a noob), I thought it was about time to learn about templating (one is never too old to learn). Here are some questions (remember: there are no such things as noobish questions ;-) ): - How can I extract/export the styles

Re: [users] Templating

2006-11-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday 11 November 2006 02:25 pm, Sebastiaan Snoeckx wrote: Hello everyone After recently having switched to OOo (and still being a noob), I thought it was about time to learn about templating (one is never too old to learn). Here are some questions (remember: there are no such things

[users] how to include a file as an icon

2006-11-11 Thread Philippe A.
I need to include a file into a document. I would like this OLE object to appear as an icon. I cannot find how to do that. Is it even possible to do that? Thanks!

[users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Rex Bertram
Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I learn the programs. But, I have one for starters. I have a couple of Microsoft Works files. These have a wdb file extension. Can these be opened with Oppen Office? If so, how? Thanks. I look

Re: [users] POCKET PC

2006-11-11 Thread Howard Sallee
I went to openoffice.org and found a way to do just that. I don't know if it is worth the effort for me, but you might go find out. You need to do a search through the site. Howard Sallee, pastor Cowden/Lakewood UMC P. O. Box 206 Cowden, IL 62422 217-783-2207 Director IGRC Extension Course of

Re: [users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Ross Johnson
Rex Bertram wrote: Hi all. I am brand new to Open Office, and to the list. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I learn the programs. But, I have one for starters. I have a couple of Microsoft Works files. These have a wdb file extension. Can these be opened with Oppen Office? If so,

[users] Mail Merge Odd Behavior

2006-11-11 Thread Dr. Scott S. Jones
I am attempting to create a merge mailing letter, to market to existing patients. The goal is to urge several of them to come in and get treated, as well as divulging their email addresses to me, so that I can save on the paper and postage and keep in touch via email. I set up my letter, the

[users] Follow-up query on renumbering pages

2006-11-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am using OpenOffice.org2.0Thank you for your reply referring me to the FAQs. I have followed the instruction contained therein, but it is telling me to 'select the button next to page break' and this option is greyed out. Presumably I need to do something first in order to activate this

[users] download

2006-11-11 Thread brian bartley
cannot download as it states files corrupt. regards

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-11-11 Thread Larry Beam
the fix worked. Thanks very much On Nov 11, 2006, at 6:11 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On Friday 10 November 2006 02:59 pm, Larry Beam wrote: I have had Open Office installed on my iMac pc for two months. All of a sudden, it will not start up. X11 comes up, then the Open Office startup comes

RE: [users] New to Open Office

2006-11-11 Thread Rex Bertram
Thanks. I appreciate the info. Actually, I wasn't even able to open my works files in works, but have now fixed that problem. Rex -Original Message- From: Ross Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:21 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users]