[users] Insert (non-database) table into Impress?

2006-04-26 Thread Charles Calkins
I'd like to insert a table into Impress, the same way one inserts a table into Writer. That is - a plain old table with rows and columns. Impress lets me insert a table which has a data source connection, or via the same icon as Writer a spreadsheet, but I don't see a way to add an ordinary

[users] Re: open office vs excel file locking

2006-04-26 Thread ed
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Re: [users] Freehand Tool rounds Corners.

2006-04-26 Thread Immanuel CRC Office
Carl Aron Carls wrote: Thank you for your help, i have filed an issue and will wait for future improvements and comments. If anybody else has a solution, like a graphics programm, that integrates into OOo, and can be used as a replacement, i am happy to get to know. Aron Aron: What

[users] synonyms

2006-04-26 Thread Lars D . Noodén
Is there a synonym tool planned for OOo ? Are there any third party ones that could be plugged in ? If so how ? -Lars Lars Noodén ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Patents are wrong for software but right for inventions. Write:

Re: [users] synonyms

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 12:22 pm, Lars D. Noodén wrote: Is there a synonym tool planned for OOo ? Are there any third party ones that could be plugged in ? If so how ? -Lars Lars Noodén ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Patents are wrong for software but right for inventions. Write:

Re: [users] ORDER STATUS AND QUESTION, DOES PROGRAM HAVE A LABELS PROGRAM?

2006-04-26 Thread Immanuel CRC Office
Rosemarie U Ruck wrote: Donald Ruck [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5314 Upper Holley Road Holley, NY 14470 Sent order for installation disc in February. Thanx Rosemarie: This list contains volunteers who help to answer questions of users of OpenOffice.org. If you are waiting for your installation

[users] Spacing in Numbered Entries in Generated Table of Contents

2006-04-26 Thread Robert Morrison
Hi: I'm using Open Office 2.0 on Linux. I have a Writer document that uses numbered Heading styles. The numbering is applied with Outline Numbering. When I insert a Table of Contents (TOC), there is no space between the numbers in the TOC entries and their text. Here's a picture (32 KB):

[users] Trying to Understand OOo Mac OSX Development

2006-04-26 Thread Craig Stevenson
I'm just trying to see if I understand this correctly, because I am much confused. There's a large group of people working on porting OOo to MacOSX. They want to ultimately produce a Native OSX port (known as an Aqua port). Ths necessarily begins with creating an MacOSX X11 port, which they have

Re: [users] Trying to Understand OOo Mac OSX Development

2006-04-26 Thread Chad Smith
On 4/26/06, Craig Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just trying to see if I understand this correctly, because I am much confused. There's a large group of people working on porting OOo to MacOSX. They want to ultimately produce a Native OSX port (known as an Aqua port). Ths

[users] [moderated] Opening a Word version 6 doc.

2006-04-26 Thread Jan Kerns
I have been using OpenOffice.org for about a year now, and really like the program. Yesterday I tried to open a form document from the Oregon Water Resources Dept. that was based on Word, version 6. Each time I tried, it opened up with a blank screen, and my computer was frozen up. Is Open

[users] Re: OpenOffice.org Requires

2006-04-26 Thread John Hayes
Where do I go to download java runtime environment (JRE) to send a fax I installed open office some time ago need to know ID and Password have no idea what it was. JRE Required to perform this task please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice.org wisk.away7

[users] Just need writer

2006-04-26 Thread Isaac Schonfeld
I have dial up and it will take forever to download the entire suite . Is there a way to download just writer ? Thank You - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Printing

2006-04-26 Thread Jenni Rauhala
Dear Sir/Madam After I installed open office my printer is not working properly. Every time I restart the computer I have to go to printer settings to activate the printer and only then I can print Open office documents. Can you help me with this problem? With best regards Eino Rissanen

[users] [moderated]calc help files

2006-04-26 Thread helen gold
Hi, I've just started working with the cal spreadsheet and it appears that help files for working with formulas are missing. where can I find additional help or is there perhaps a site with tutorials? Look forward to you reply. Helen Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] I have 2 versions of open office - is it safe to uninstall the older version of 1.0.3 on Window XP ?

2006-04-26 Thread SHAWN BLOOD
I have 2 versions of open office - is it safe to uninstall the older version of 1.0.3 on Window XP ? The new version is 2.02 and has the ADD/REMOVE in the control panel. BUT I cannot find the uninstall program for open office 1.0.3. If it is safe to do so I would live to remove it ( it is

[users] Avery labels

2006-04-26 Thread Fred
Hi, Where can I find templates for Avery labels. Regards Fred Ridgard -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/324 - Release Date: 4/25/2006 - To

[users] Printing envelopes

2006-04-26 Thread Terry Clark
I have a HP Laserjet 1300 printer. How do I insert the envelope into the printer? I may be thick, but I can't figure it out. Terry Clark Ogdensburg, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you.

[users] open office and reveal codes

2006-04-26 Thread Ross, Steve
Hi! I just downloaded this. Does your format have anything like the reveal codes format in WordPerfect, that allows the user to see the actual codes and directly change them?

[users] Problem with Notes

2006-04-26 Thread vin
When attempting to add notes to my presentation, I am not able to view the appropriate slide. Can you offer any suggestions? Thank you Vin Restivo

[users] Dictionnaire des Synonymes

2006-04-26 Thread Marie-Françoise Tardif Philbert
Bonjour, Un de nos utilisateurs nous signale que l'un des synonymes du mot débris est Afrique dans le dictionnaire des synonymes Français ... Quel est le rapport ? Merci de corriger cette anomalie. Cordialement, M.F. PHILBERT.

[users] Windows and Mac OS

2006-04-26 Thread Shekhar Patil
Hi! I have a Wndows XP based PC at home and I am thinking of buying an Apple G4. If I save all documents in the Wndows XP format using OpenOffice Writer, will I be able to use those documents interchangably on these two PCs? If I send such documents to other people, would it matter as to which

[users] problem using vertical text boxes o.o version 2.0

2006-04-26 Thread Alicia Araya
I am getting very frustrated with this program. THe simple ability to construct vertical text boxes eludes me/ Something so simple in Windows is impossible here. I click on all the appropriate buttons, consult the impossible-to-understand help document, all to no avail. is this something o.o

[users] Office files from Windows XP to OSX

2006-04-26 Thread Shekhar Patil
Can OOo MacOSX read MS Office - Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files created on a Windows XP platform? Conversely, can the files created by OOo MacOSX be read by a Wndows XP-based MS Office program? Thanks, Shekhar

Re: [users] Just need writer

2006-04-26 Thread Chad Smith
Hello Isaac, Thanks for your email, and for your interest in OpenOffice.org. There's no way to just download Writer, although you could download the whole suite and just install Writer. There are reasons for this, but suffice to say, you just can't do it. There is hope, however. AbiWord is a

Re: [users] Office files from Windows XP to OSX

2006-04-26 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Shekhar, Shekhar Patil [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Can OOo MacOSX read MS Office - Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files created on a Windows XP platform? Conversely, can the files created by OOo MacOSX be read by a Wndows XP-based MS Office program? Yes, OOo can read documents created

Re: [users] [moderated]calc help files

2006-04-26 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Helen, helen gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Hi, I've just started working with the cal spreadsheet and it appears that help files for working with formulas are missing. The missing help files are a known bug in version 2.0.1. If you have the possibility, I would suggest, that you

Re: [users] Just need writer

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tuesday April 25 2006 11:28 pm, Isaac Schonfeld wrote: I have dial up and it will take forever to download the entire suite . Is there a way to download just writer ? Thank You I suggest you order a CD containing OOo (OpenOffice.org) from the list found in this part of OOo's web site:

Re: [users] [moderated]calc help files

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 02:24 am, helen gold wrote: Hi, I've just started working with the cal spreadsheet and it appears that help files for working with formulas are missing. where can I find additional help or is there perhaps a site with tutorials? Look forward to you reply.

Re: [users] Windows and Mac OS

2006-04-26 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi Shekhar, Shekhar Patil [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Hi! I have a Wndows XP based PC at home and I am thinking of buying an Apple G4. If I save all documents in the Wndows XP format using OpenOffice Writer, will I be able to use those documents interchangably on these two PCs? If I send

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org Requires

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tuesday April 25 2006 10:47 pm, John Hayes wrote: Where do I go to download java runtime environment (JRE) to send a fax I installed open office some time ago need to know ID and Password have no idea what it was. JRE Required to perform this task please install a JRE and restart

Re: [users] I have 2 versions of open office - is it safe to uninstall the older version of 1.0.3 on Window XP ?

2006-04-26 Thread Paul
It is safe to uninstall as long as you are sure that your file extensions are pointing to the right executable. In other words, when you double click on .sxw (which is handled by both OOo1.0.3 and 2.0.2) it is opened using the later. The uninstall process for 1.1.4 is by restarting the

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org Requires

2006-04-26 Thread Sigrid Kronenberger
Hi John, John Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Where do I go to download java runtime environment (JRE) to send a fax I installed open office some time ago need to know ID and Password have no idea what it was. For downloading and installing the JRE, just go to http://java.com and follow

[users] Default settings

2006-04-26 Thread Mary Felkin
Hi everybody, Please, is there a way to revert to full default settings in OO Writer? Thank you. Mary - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] open office and reveal codes

2006-04-26 Thread Robin Laing
Ross, Steve wrote: Hi! I just downloaded this. Does your format have anything like the reveal codes format in WordPerfect, that allows the user to see the actual codes and directly change them? Here we go again. I will step in here before this gets out of hand. There was a big discussion

Re: [users] Avery labels

2006-04-26 Thread Robert Morrison
On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:25, Fred wrote: Hi, Where can I find templates for Avery labels. http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm via http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=openoffice+avery+labels - To

Re: [users] Office files from Windows XP to OSX

2006-04-26 Thread Robin Laing
Shekhar Patil wrote: Can OOo MacOSX read MS Office - Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files created on a Windows XP platform? Conversely, can the files created by OOo MacOSX be read by a Wndows XP-based MS Office program? Thanks, Shekhar Yes. My wife uses OOo on Mac, Windows and Linux with no

Re: [users] Avery labels

2006-04-26 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Fred wrote: Hi, Where can I find templates for Avery labels. Regards Fred Ridgard By a stroke of serendipity I uploaded a revised version of my label creation tutorial yesterday, to include a selection of US Letter and A4 sized templates for Avery labels. Maybe it is useful for you? If so

Re: [users] Windows and Mac OS

2006-04-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
Shekhar, I use OpenOffice on Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.3x and 10.4x and several distributions of Linux on Intel, AMD and Power PC. My OOo documents are usable on all with no problems. It is one of the features that endears OOo to me. I also use NeoOffice/J on the Mac and as long as you save in

Re: [users] Problem with Notes

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 09:41 am, vin wrote: When attempting to add notes to my presentation, I am not able to view the appropriate slide. Can you offer any suggestions? Thank you Vin Restivo I'm not sure what you mean. Any notes added to a slide are available for printing

Re: [users] OpenOffice 2.0.2: Bullets and numbering behaviour

2006-04-26 Thread Stephen Bosch
Dan Lewis wrote: After reading Laurent Duperval's email about this subject, I did a little more research. I also have a laptop with a Win 98SE partition with OOo 2.0.2 on it. When I created a new text document the same way: created 8 short lines and applied the same headings as above.

[users] Removing custom labels

2006-04-26 Thread Stephen Bosch
Hello: I have created a custom label, but created it as a brand. I want to remove the brand and any labels created within it. How do I do this? Help says nothing about this. Cheers, -Stephen- - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Insert (non-database) table into Impress?

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 08:07 am, Charles Calkins wrote: I'd like to insert a table into Impress, the same way one inserts a table into Writer. That is - a plain old table with rows and columns. Impress lets me insert a table which has a data source connection, or via the same icon as

Re: [users] Build fails with GCC 4.1.0

2006-04-26 Thread CPHennessy
On Tue April 25 2006 19:19, Daniel Kraft wrote: Hi! I've recently tried to compile OpenOffice 2.0.2 from source running a Linux system with GCC 4.1.0 and glibc 2.3.6. Please ask on the developers list : dev@openoffice.org -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been

[users] OOo Mac Clipboard Issue

2006-04-26 Thread L. Mark Stone
Running OOo 2.0.2 on an Intel iMac. I'm a Mac newbie but run SuSE Linux everywhere else. Everything works OK except I cannot paste from Aqua apps into OOo. Not sure this is an OOo issue as this is the only X11 app on this machine. I have Googled around and saw some posts that a clipboard

[users] Printing from OpenOffice.org Base

2006-04-26 Thread Bob DiGiacomo
I have created a database (in OpenOffice.org Base) that I would like to print, but there is no print icon and print is not located under the file menu. What do I do? I have read most of the support under the Help menu and I have done everything that I could do, but all of the options that are

[users] Tabs take a whole line

2006-04-26 Thread Mary
Hi, I'm afraid I've messed up my Open Office. I was once clicking everywhere to try to get rid of bullets and unwanted indentation. Now when I press the tab key it behaves like a carriage return, IN EVERY NEW DOCUMENT. Upgrading didn't help. Is there a way to reset all the settings to their

Re: [users] Dictionnaire des Synonymes

2006-04-26 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed April 26 2006 16:48, Marie-Françoise Tardif Philbert wrote: Bonjour, Un de nos utilisateurs nous signale que l'un des synonymes du mot débris est Afrique dans le dictionnaire des synonymes Français ... Quel est le rapport ? This list is generally an English only mailing list. If you

Re: [users] Printing envelopes

2006-04-26 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed April 26 2006 13:28, + Terry Clark wrote: [ MODERATED ] I have a HP Laserjet 1300 printer. How do I insert the envelope into the printer? I may be thick, but I can't figure it out. Insert - Envelope Also note the Printing tab. Please reply to

Re: [users] Avery labels

2006-04-26 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed April 26 2006 10:25, + Fred wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** Hi, Where can I find templates for Avery labels. As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Wed April 26 2006 21:38, Robert Morrison wrote: http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm

Re: [users] [moderated] Opening a Word version 6 doc.

2006-04-26 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed April 26 2006 01:27, + Jan Kerns wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** I have been using OpenOffice.org for about a year now, and really like the program. Yesterday I tried to open a form document from the Oregon Water Resources Dept. that was based on Word, version 6. Each

[users] Help!

2006-04-26 Thread dhs222
I have a version of Openoffice.org 1.1.2 in my windows xp home edition...but have no manual or user documentation...is there a cdrom or manual available for its use, and where may I obtain it? Thanks muchDavid Simpson, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Plug-ins for Mozilla??

2006-04-26 Thread Pete Holsberg
Where do I find them? -- Pete Holsberg Columbus, NJ Having a smoking area in a restaurant is like having a peeing area in a pool. - Thomas Pfeffer, American Heart Association - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] problem using vertical text boxes o.o version 2.0

2006-04-26 Thread Bill Flanagan
Are you working on slides.ppt? If so, construct a text box horizontally, then select it, and rotate it. Haven't tried vertical text in word processing, but I expect you could import from a slide. Bill Alicia Araya wrote: I am getting very frustrated with this program. THe simple ability to

Re: [users] Printing

2006-04-26 Thread Bill Flanagan
Which OS? Bill Jenni Rauhala wrote: Dear Sir/Madam After I installed open office my printer is not working properly. Every time I restart the computer I have to go to printer settings to activate the printer and only then I can print Open office documents. Can you help me with this

Re: [users] Just need writer

2006-04-26 Thread Bill Flanagan
No. Best order a disk. Bill Isaac Schonfeld wrote: I have dial up and it will take forever to download the entire suite . Is there a way to download just writer ? Thank You - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] OOo Mac Clipboard Issue

2006-04-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
Mark, I have found that pasting twice seems to do the trick. It appears to be a focus issue between Aqua and X11 as near as I can tell. I paste quite often between Aqua apps and OOo on 10.3.9 and 10.4.x. Ross Bernheim On Apr 26, 2006, at 12:58, L. Mark Stone wrote: Running OOo 2.0.2 on

Re: [users] hello, I am using Openoffice.org version 2.0. I am trying to print a legal size document and it keeps coming up as two pages in the preview and then when I print it. I need to know how to

2006-04-26 Thread Bill Flanagan
Seems you're new. The bulk of an email message goes down a ways in the form--you put so much in the subject field that it falls outside the visible area and can't be read. Suggest you submit your question again. Bill paul flannery wrote: --

Re: [users] hello, I am using Openoffice.org version 2.0. I am trying to print a legal size document and it keeps coming up as two pages in the preview and then when I print it. I need to know how to

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 07:43 pm, Bill Flanagan wrote: hello, I am using Openoffice.org version 2.0. I am trying  to print a legal size document and it keeps coming up as two pages in the preview and then when I print it. I need to know how to shrink to fit it to one legal size page. In

Re: [users] Help!

2006-04-26 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday April 26 2006 05:37 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a version of Openoffice.org 1.1.2 in my windows xp home edition...but have no manual or user documentation...is there a cdrom or manual available for its use, and where may I obtain it? Thanks muchDavid Simpson, [EMAIL

Re: [users] Printing from OpenOffice.org Base

2006-04-26 Thread Ross Johnson
On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 15:08 -0500, Bob DiGiacomo wrote: I have created a database (in OpenOffice.org Base) that I would like to print, but there is no print icon and print is not located under the file menu. What do I do? I have read most of the support under the Help menu and I have done

Re: [users] hello, I am using Openoffice.org version 2.0. I am trying to print a legal size document and it keeps coming up as two pages in the preview and then when I print it. I need to know how to

2006-04-26 Thread Bill Flanagan
Sounds like the printer may be set up for letter paper and automatically splits a legal page into to letter size. Adjust the configuration of the printer at File/Printer Settings/Paper. Don't know of a shrink function in OOO, but I've squeezed material onto one page by adjusting font size

Re: [users] hello, I am using Openoffice.org version 2.0. I am trying to print a legal size document and it keeps coming up as two pages in the preview and then when I print it. I need to know how to

2006-04-26 Thread Chad Smith
omg this is freaking hilarious best subject line EVAR! On 4/26/06, paul flannery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ http://www.whatisopenoffice.org/ http://www.chadwsmith.com/ Got an Intel Mac Mini? Want one? http://minimacs.freepay.com/?r=29227644

Re: [users] OOo Mac Clipboard Issue

2006-04-26 Thread Andrew Fisk
cmd-c to copy from the rest of OSX and cntrl-v to paste onto open office -- (or other way around to copy from X11 to OSX) Thanks Andy Spitfire Computer Services 441 Beaver Street Suite 202 Sewickley, PA 15143 Phone (412) 749-0162 Fax: (412) 749-0203 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.spitcomp.com On

Re: [users] Importing PowerPoint presentations with music

2006-04-26 Thread Dave Barton
On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 11:02 -0300, Mary Caetana Aune - Comunidade Bahá'í do Brasil wrote: I am using version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is that when I receive a Power Point presentation with music, the music doesn't play. The slides show normally, but the music only starts when the

Re: [users] [moderated] Opening a Word version 6 doc.

2006-04-26 Thread Dave Barton
On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 17:27 -0700, Jan Kerns wrote: I have been using OpenOffice.org for about a year now, and really like the program. Yesterday I tried to open a form document from the Oregon Water Resources Dept. that was based on Word, version 6. Each time I tried, it opened up with a

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org Requires

2006-04-26 Thread Dave Barton
On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 04:47 +0100, John Hayes wrote: Where do I go to download java runtime environment (JRE) to send a fax I installed open office some time ago need to know ID and Password have no idea what it was. JRE Required to perform this task please install a JRE and restart