Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-19 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 19/02/11 00:45, MR ZenWiz wrote: I don't like the ribbon primarily because it takes up a huge amount of vertical screen space You do know you can minimize the ribbon? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-19 Thread Tom Davies
translate directly into repeat sales. Regards from Tom :) From: MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 19 February, 2011 0:45:34 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Tom Davies

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-19 Thread James Wilde
On Feb 19, 2011, at 09:57 , Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 19/02/11 00:45, MR ZenWiz wrote: I don't like the ribbon primarily because it takes up a huge amount of vertical screen space You do know you can minimize the ribbon? My problem with the ribbon - with which I have to help my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-19 Thread James Wilde
On 18/02/11 21:30, T. R. Valentine wrote: On 18 February 2011 10:25,ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer of ours could open an .odt file, for example, so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-19 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 19/02/11 10:44, James Wilde wrote: My problem with the ribbon - with which I have to help my wife on her Windows box - is that, after 20 years of menus, I don't find it intuitive. And apparently neither does she. Let's hope the LibO developers never get seduced into trying to imitate it.

[libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Ashley Thomas
We have been using OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Windows 2008 application servers, and I am testing LibreOffice in a sandbox before replacing OpenOffice. I like what I see so far, but I have not been able to find a way to set the default file format for all users to Microsoft 97/2000/XP. I am able to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Luuk
On 18-02-11 16:58, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 18/02/11 15:23, Ashley Thomas wrote: We have been using OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Windows 2008 application servers, and I am testing LibreOffice in a sandbox before replacing OpenOffice. I like what I see so far, but I have not been able to find a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Luuk
On 18-02-11 17:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: Can I ask what is the point of using OO/LO and then setting the default document type to MS Office? The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread ashleyt
If you do a custom install the option to set that appears at that time. My apologies, I did not phrase my question clearly. I was able to do the installation so LO was the default application to open all MS Office files, but I need to set LO so, by default, all files are saved in MS Office

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 16:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. That's the joy of OO/LO - you don't have to! Do File-Send-Document as Microsoft Word. Then you can standardise on ODF while still

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
please take me off your list Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Luuk luu...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:37:27 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 18-02-11 17:25, ashl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
Please take me off your list!!! Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: ashl...@arcet.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:41:08 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats If you do a custom install the option

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 11:41 AM, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: We have LO installed on an application server, Is this on Terminal Server? -- Best regards, Charles -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
Please take me off your lists. Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:46:47 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 2011-02-18 11

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 17:41, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your list!! You need to do the unsubscribe instructions on the bottom of each email... -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 12:48 PM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your lists. I have a better idea... why don't YOU stop SPAMMING THE LIST with your stupidity? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread ashleyt
We have LO installed on an application server, Is this on Terminal Server? Yes, LO is installed on Windows Server 2008, and our users connect via RDP from their desktops(primarily Windows XP) or thin clients (Igels running Linux). -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
- Original Message From: ashl...@arcet.com ashl...@arcet.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 16:41:08 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats If you do a custom install the option to set that appears at that time. My apologies, I did not phrase

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: please take me off your list You need to ask the person who put you on this list to take you off. (Hint: It wasn't us.) -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Scott Jones
, February 18, 2011 10:25:23 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats Can I ask what is the point of using OO/LO and then setting the default document type to MS Office? The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 18 February 2011 10:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer of ours could open an .odt file, for example, so we have to use formats our customers and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
From: T. R. Valentine trvalent...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 21:30:39 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 18 February 2011 10:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do