Re: [users] Rename old file formats to new file formats

2005-11-02 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
ldy2002 wrote: Hi, We are using Windows version of Version 2.0 Ooo. We were using Version 1.4 before the upgrad. Is it safe to rename all *.sxc to *.ods and *.sxw to *.odt for all the file in the harddisk? i.e. ren *.sxc *.ods /s Thanks regards. The short answer is NO! What you should

Re: [users] Document Open Error (Not a winword97 file)

2005-11-02 Thread Krish
Caleb Marcus wrote: MS Word is probably trying to open the file. See what the icon is, if it has a W in it, your associations are wrong. Krish wrote: Hi, Its just one file, and I cant open this with winzip. Also I have a feeling that I might have saved it as a word document through OOo

[users] horizontal scrolling with mx1000 mouse

2005-11-02 Thread Dennis Grimminger
I just recently downloaded Openoffice 2.0 and am very favorably impressed with it. However, I have been unable to scroll sideways using the wheel on my Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse. I tried it, to no avail, in both the word processor and the spreadsheet. (I have installed the latest Logitech

[users] [moderated]--documents converted to RTF

2005-11-02 Thread Samantha Hallman
Hello I have recently downloaded a copy of the openoffice software. It had coverted all my ms word documents to RTF documents. I want to revert back to ms word docs for all my word processing. Please help, Samantha Hallman

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread stretch
Hello, Can I run your programs on a 486 33dx machine running dos and windows 3.11?

[users] download unable to get operational?

2005-11-02 Thread ps2soren
I have attempted the download and unzipped 3 different times and still cannot get open office 2.0 up and going? I have Windows XP I have an icon for open office org, and when i click on it, get several folders for installer, open office org 1,2,3,4 and a setup icon, setup config settings.

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Andrew Good
Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office. While the majority of the functions have been relatively simple to figure out, I haven't been able to ascertain how to make CALC display all of the formulas in the spreadsheet as formulas so that they are easy to check and print out. MS Office

[users] tutorial for openoffice base

2005-11-02 Thread amado david dimal
i am trying to get hold of a page or material where i can learn to use the open office base. Is any tutorial availabe at openoffice.org? Thanks for your assistance Dave Dimal - Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos

[users] space in microsoft sans serif

2005-11-02 Thread Olive
Hello, I have installed the microsoft true type fonts (every ttf font present on my windows partition) in my linux distribution. I face a strange problem: When I choose the microsoft sans serif font in openoffice, the space is replaced by a white square. This happens only in Openoffice

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:09:46 -0500 stretch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Can I run your programs on a 486 33dx machine running dos and windows 3.11? System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 2.0 Microsoft Windows Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP,

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 03:56 am, Lindsay Wallis wrote: Dear openoffice helpline, I have just changed from works 95 to your program but as a novice I am lost as to know how to do letter heads and then how to save a letter when I write/type one on your program . I would be grateful if you

Re: [users] Version 2.0 of OpenOffice

2005-11-02 Thread Jacqueline McNally
John Boyle wrote: To all: Well, so far I really like the writer part of the program and have found it to be the easiest word processor to use, ever! Now, if I can just get the hang of making a simple database-phone book, which could not really be done in earlier versions, I will be okay. :-)

Re: [users] Version 2.0 of OpenOffice

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 12:56 am, John Boyle wrote: To all: Well, so far I really like the writer part of the program and have found it to be the easiest word processor to use, ever! Now, if I can just get the hang of making a simple database-phone book, which could not really be done in

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 20:26 +1030, Lindsay Wallis wrote: Dear openoffice helpline, I have just changed from works 95 to your program but as a novice I am lost as to know how to do letter heads and then how to save a letter when I write/type one on your program . I would be grateful if you

[users] Please Help With This Macro

2005-11-02 Thread Jack Gillis
I need help with this macro. Its purpose is to cycle through all the sheets in the workbook, protect all the cells in the sheet, protect the sheet and return to the original active cell. I have put together part of the macro using the examples in Andrew Pitonyak's macro documents as well as

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Derek J. Carr
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 12:03 +, Derek J. Carr wrote: Hello, Using OOo 2.0 on windows XP + SP2 (but it seems to be the same in 1.1.4). This is my first time in trying to use calc to do time calculations, and I'm having trouble with the formating. I've

Re: [users] download unable to get operational?

2005-11-02 Thread Gregory Forster
I have WinXP Pro/SP2 and OpenOffice 2.0 works great! When I installed OpenOffice 2.0, after it was already downloaded, 1. I disconnected my Internet connection. 2. Using the task manager, I shut down all TSR programs with my name, i.e. firewall, anti-virus scanner, anti-spyware, internet

Re: [users] download unable to get operational?

2005-11-02 Thread Gregory L. Forster
O.K., try this again before I prematurely (and accidentally) send the message. I run WinXP Pro/SP2. I've downloaded and installed OpenOffice 2.0 and it works great! 1. Disconnect from the Internet 2. Delete ALL of what you installed for OpenOffice 2.0 (obviously not what you downloaded.)

[users] Re: space in microsoft sans serif

2005-11-02 Thread Matej Cepl
Olive wrote: When I choose the microsoft sans serif font in openoffice, the space is replaced by a white square. This happens only in Openoffice (abiword works correctly) on the screen (not in the printed document) and only if I enable the antialiasing in Tools - Option. All other (microsoft

[users] Please vote for RFE! Re: [users] Changing Default Numbering Style For Automatically Formated Lists

2005-11-02 Thread Guido Pinkernell
This is already the third thread about not being able to change the default numbering style within short time. To answer this in short: There is no way to change the default numbering for good. It's surprising that this problem exists. And what's more, it has been on the agenda for a long

Re: [users] tutorial for openoffice base

2005-11-02 Thread Guido Pinkernell
Am Dienstag, 1. November 2005 23:10 schrieb amado david dimal: i am trying to get hold of a page or material where i can learn to use the open office base. Is any tutorial availabe at openoffice.org? I am not sure but you could check here: http://documentation.openoffice.org

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Guido Pinkernell
Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 03:45 schrieb Andrew Good: Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office. While the majority of the functions have been relatively simple to figure out, I haven't been able to ascertain how to make CALC display all of the formulas in the spreadsheet as formulas

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Derek, I'm not sure what you mean. If you want to use the basic functions in the file I sent, you can import them, but I think it's not really necessary. If you use the format string '[MM]]:SS' you'll get minutes only with the hours included. i.e. 43:36 plus 30:12 will give you 73:48. The

Re: [users] Re: Missing Files when saving?

2005-11-02 Thread Gregory L. Forster
Hey thanks. You gave me the clue that led me to a different avenue that worked! I looked at your issue #56914. I tried: Tools/Macros/Organize Macros/Open Office.org Basic Macros/Organizer/Libraries/Location: OpenOffice.org Macros Dialogs and the box was empty. There was nothing to

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 09:49 am, Guido Pinkernell wrote: Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 03:45 schrieb Andrew Good: Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office. While the majority of the functions have been relatively simple to figure out, I haven't been able to ascertain how to

[users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Volke
My understanding so far is that you cannot save a file as tab delimited using Calc, but I recently learned that one of our applications (PowerBuilder) requires that files be imported as tab delimited. Does anyone know a way I can use OpenOffice Calc to save an .xls file as tab delimited? Thank

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 10:19 -0600, Robert Volke wrote: My understanding so far is that you cannot save a file as tab delimited using Calc, but I recently learned that one of our applications (PowerBuilder) requires that files be imported as tab delimited. Does anyone know a way I can use

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Anthony Chilco
and check 'edit filter settings' on the save as dialogue. tc G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 10:19 -0600, Robert Volke wrote: My understanding so far is that you cannot save a file as tab delimited using Calc, but I recently learned that one of our applications

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 10:19 am, Robert Volke wrote: My understanding so far is that you cannot save a file as tab delimited using Calc, but I recently learned that one of our applications (PowerBuilder) requires that files be imported as tab delimited. Does anyone know a way I can use

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread rlshadow
Use: Tools Options Spreadsheet View Then check the box under Display that says Formulas. -Original Message- From: Andrew Good [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:45:53 -0800 Subject: [users] [moderated] Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Guido Pinkernell
Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 17:25 schrieb Dan Lewis: On Wednesday 02 November 2005 09:49 am, Guido Pinkernell wrote: Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 03:45 schrieb Andrew Good: Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office. While the majority of the functions have been relatively simple

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 11:18 am, you wrote: Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 17:25 schrieb Dan Lewis: On Wednesday 02 November 2005 09:49 am, Guido Pinkernell wrote: Am Mittwoch, 2. November 2005 03:45 schrieb Andrew Good: Hi. I am a first-time convert from MS Office. While the

[users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Dennis J. Tuchler
I took a look at the latest version of the manual for OOo 2.0. In general it looks quite useful. Is there a reason for the use of British/Canadian English (colour) rather than the American English (color). -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 USA

[users] Database feature

2005-11-02 Thread Dennis J. Tuchler
Is OOo 2.0 furnished with a complete database feature or only a front end, requiring Mysql or some such database application? -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 USA - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Joe Conner
Derek J. Carr wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 12:03 +, Derek J. Carr wrote: Hello, Using OOo 2.0 on windows XP + SP2 (but it seems to be the same in 1.1.4). This is my first time in trying to use calc to do time calculations, and I'm having trouble with

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Dennis, Because 'colour' is the correct spelling. :-) Please note: This is a joke (poor one, I admit). It is not intended to offend our neighbours to the south. You may use whichever spelling you favour in Missori. tc p.s. One of my co-workers is from NY city. He insists that a lot of

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 11:57 -0600, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: I took a look at the latest version of the manual for OOo 2.0. In general it looks quite useful. Is there a reason for the use of British/Canadian English (colour) rather than the American English (color). Yes. This is my

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Anthony Chilco
I'd say that 'colour' is more correct, but only because it annoys some people. tc The real problem with 'color' is the pile of unused u's that are left over at the end of any major piece of work. They can't be recycled and landfill sites won't take them any more. Steve Kopischke wrote: on

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Steve Kopischke
on 11/02/05 13:01 'Bruce Byfield' wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-11 at 13:53 -0500, Anthony Chilco wrote: I'd say that 'colour' is more correct, but only because it annoys some people. tc The real problem with 'color' is the pile of unused u's that are left over at the end of any major piece of

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Volke
If I check that option it saves the file as .csv rather than as tab delimited which is what I actually need. Unfortunately, comma delimited won't cut it. Do you have another suggestion? Thank you again for your help, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/2/05 10:59 AM On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 10:19

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Robert, Don't you get a dialogue that lets you choose the delimiting character? The file extension may be CSV, but the content will be tab delimited. I think this needs an RFE to change the extension with the delimiter. tc Robert Volke wrote: If I check that option it saves the file as

[users] Manual available for OpenOffice.org 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread Mary Leete
Hello! Congratulations to all who worked on OOo 2.0! It's fabulous! If anyone is looking for a great manual, Free Software For Dummies, includes about 200 pages on OpenOffice.org 2.0. It's newly published and received excellent reviews in the Chicago Tribune, LA Times and elsewhere. It has

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Spilleboudt
I just tested and it is possible ! Save as - choose .csv and do not forget Edit filter settings - this shows a dialog with the field options (the choice of a separator) Robert (yes another one ) On Wednesday 02 November 2005 20:13, Robert Volke wrote: If I check that option it saves the

Re: [users] I have 1.4.2

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 02 November 2005 01:02 pm, John Boyle wrote: To users: I have java 1.4.2, will that hinder me in trying to start my first database or not? Again, how do I create a phone-book database? :-) Using 1.4.2 may or may not cause problems with creating a simple phone-book database. I

Re: Re: [users] tutorial for openoffice base

2005-11-02 Thread jmilan
Hello. You could also check http://www.geekgirls.com/menu_databases.htm Some good info there Regards, Jeff jmilan [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-11-02 === At 2005-11-02, 15:47:23 you wrote: === Am Dienstag, 1. November 2005 23:10 schrieb amado david dimal: i am trying to get hold of a

Re: [users] Manual available for OpenOffice.org 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 13:20 -0600, Mary Leete wrote: Hello! Congratulations to all who worked on OOo 2.0! It's fabulous! If anyone is looking for a great manual, Free Software For Dummies, includes about 200 pages on OpenOffice.org 2.0. It's newly published and received excellent

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Spilleboudt
In Belgium we speak several languages and understand a lot more. Back to OO. On Wednesday 02 November 2005 20:52, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: Steve Kopischke wrote: on 11/02/05 12:40 'Dennis J. Tuchler' wrote: I may be more picky than my follow USAmericans, who might not notice the

Re: [users] Database feature

2005-11-02 Thread Dennis J. Tuchler
Dan Lewis wrote: On Wednesday 02 November 2005 12:36 pm, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 12:00 -0600, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: Is OOo 2.0 furnished with a complete database feature or only a front end, requiring Mysql or some such

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Steve Kopischke
on 11/02/05 13:52 'Dennis J. Tuchler' wrote: Steve Kopischke wrote: on 11/02/05 12:40 'Dennis J. Tuchler' wrote: I may be more picky than my follow USAmericans, who might not notice the (mis)spellings or get bothered by them. I think you want to use the language of your largest customer

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Volke
After reading the various responses to my question I now understand what is being suggested. Here are the steps as I understand them (I am currently testing this): 1.) Open the delimited file with OpenOffice Calc 2.) File - Save as - select the Text CSV file type - check the Edit Filter Settings

Re: [users] I have 1.4.2

2005-11-02 Thread John Boyle
Dan Lewis wrote: On Wednesday 02 November 2005 01:02 pm, John Boyle wrote: To users: I have java 1.4.2, will that hinder me in trying to start my first database or not? Again, how do I create a phone-book database? :-) Using 1.4.2 may or may not cause problems with creating a

Re: [users] Can you save a file as tab delimited when using Calc?

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Volke
I tested this procedure out and it works fine. I was able to import the file and it looked the same that it always does. Thank you all for your help. Robert Volke Robert Volke [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/02/05 2:08 PM After reading the various responses to my question I now understand what is being

Re: [users] Problems loading Excel files (missing data)

2005-11-02 Thread Daniel Kasak
Murray Shields wrote: I have compiled OOo 2 on my Gentoo laptop and I am having problems opening Excel files. Quite simply, the files open withour error but all numeric values are zero. Clicking on a cell reveals a scientific notation style number such as 1.48539705365595E-313 in all

RE: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Rick
Actually Open Office uses them for redo buttons on Calc. Have a nice day. (--:) Rick -Original Message- From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 2:02 pm To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] picky comment On Wed, 2005-02-11 at

RE: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Rick
By gawsshh, Ey thnk 'e duz. -Original Message- From: Hodgins Family [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 2:02 pm To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] picky comment God eftrnon! - Original Message - From: Steve Kopischke [EMAIL

RE: [users] download unable to get operational?

2005-11-02 Thread Rick
Same here. I find the culprit is usually the virus software. Whenever I install software I disconnect from the Internet, turn off the virus protection, and then install. I rarely have a problem. Rick -Original Message- From: Gregory Forster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [users] Document Open Error (Not a winword97 file)

2005-11-02 Thread Caleb Marcus
Krish wrote: Caleb Marcus wrote: MS Word is probably trying to open the file. See what the icon is, if it has a W in it, your associations are wrong. Krish wrote: Hi, Its just one file, and I cant open this with winzip. Also I have a feeling that I might have saved it as a word

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:52:35 -0600 Dennis J. Tuchler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I'm not worried about correctness; I'm just concerned at the reaction of US-Speakers to the manual and consequently the product. Meanwhile in the rest of the civilised world, we've had decades of US cultural

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread James White
On November 2, 2005 02:52 pm, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: Steve Kopischke wrote: on 11/02/05 12:40 'Dennis J. Tuchler' wrote: I may be more picky than my follow USAmericans, who might not notice the (mis)spellings or get bothered by them. I think you want to use the language of your largest

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Dan Lewis
Observation: this is getting out of hand. What does this have to do with OOo? It seems rather strange that we have this disagreement of what is correct English rather than solving problems people have using OOo. The people in the Document project have decided on this point, and the people at

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 18:02:12 -0500 Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/2/05, Keith Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get over it! -- God bless you, Interesting study in contrast... -CS Not necessarily. We can only be open to receiving God's blessings when we are prepared

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Jim Wagner
Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi Dennis, Because 'colour' is the correct spelling. :-) Please note: This is a joke (poor one, I admit). It is not intended to offend our neighbours to the south. You may use whichever spelling you favour in Missori. tc p.s. One of my

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Jim Wagner
Bruce Byfield wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-11 at 13:53 -0500, Anthony Chilco wrote: I'd say that 'colour' is more correct, but only because it annoys some people. tc The real problem with 'color' is the pile of unused u's that are left over at the end of any major piece of work. They can't be

RE: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread Rick
..uh)-:) -Original Message- From: Keith Bates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:20 pm To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] picky comment We can only be open to receiving God's blessings when we are prepared to look at

Re: [users] Problems loading Excel files (missing data)

2005-11-02 Thread Murray Shields
Daniel Kasak wrote: Murray Shields wrote: I have compiled OOo 2 on my Gentoo laptop and I am having problems opening Excel files. Quite simply, the files open withour error but all numeric values are zero. Clicking on a cell reveals a scientific notation style number such as

[users] Open Office 2- repair facility?

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
I have been running OO2.0 under linux (debian) without any problems until today. Now it won't start. Launching from the console I get this message: /etc/openoffice.org-2.0/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libvcl680li.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or

[users] OOo2.0 Position_Independent Right-Click menu.

2005-11-02 Thread Warwick Taylor
I am lamenting the passing of the position independent Right-Click drop menu. Firstly, can I change 'something' in OO2 to revert to the old standard of wherever the Insertion Point is, stays the focus, just Right Click anywhere for the menu options. If there is some support for the idea I will

[users] Totals in Calc

2005-11-02 Thread Rick
I hate to detract from the facinating discussion on spelling, but I have a question I'm sure someone out there can answer. In CALC, as in EXCEL, when you click on the top line of a list of amounts, and drag the cursor down, a total appears on the bar at the bottom. For the first time I have seen

Re: [users] Please vote for RFE! Re: [users] Changing Default Numbering Style For Automatically Formated Lists

2005-11-02 Thread Jason Alan Smith
I added my votes for the issue below. Was this just an oversight during the design stage? Are their technical reasons that make this difficult to implement? Is this a difficult enhancement? The three things I wish OOo had are: 1. Outline view 2. Double-click sheet tab in calc to rename the

Re: [users] Open Office 2- repair facility?

2005-11-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 10:48 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I have been running OO2.0 under linux (debian) without any problems until today. Now it won't start. Launching from the console I get this message: /etc/openoffice.org-2.0/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries:

Re: [users] picky comment

2005-11-02 Thread John W. Kennedy
Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi Dennis, Because 'colour' is the correct spelling. :-) Please note: This is a joke (poor one, I admit). It is not intended to offend our neighbours to the south. You may use whichever spelling you favour in Missori. tc p.s. One of my co-workers is from NY city. He

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Gloria Hollander
After downloading Open Office I cannot install the program on my computer

[users] Question re Emailing program in OpenOffice

2005-11-02 Thread Noel Elliot
I am ready to download and use several aspects of your programone of them is the email program, of which I have a question: When sending an email on my regular email program, if I send out a message to many people at once, the receiver of the email SEES the email addresses of everyone I

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Syrbal
Joe Conner wrote: Input your time as 00:42:34 and 00:24:33 and then they will sum as 01:07:07. Derek J. Carr wrote: Hello, Using OOo 2.0 on windows XP + SP2 (but it seems to be the same in 1.1.4). This is my first time in trying to use calc to do time calculations, and I'm having

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Syrbal
Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi Derek, Formatting the cells using mm:ss will display only minutes and seconds. That is, hours are not displayed. In your example, you'd still have to enter the hours i.e. 0:42:34. What will be displayed is 42:34. In the second cell entering 0:24:33 will display

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Syrbal
Joe Conner wrote: Not to be argumentative, if you simply format the cell as time choose the 5th item down in the format column which shows 876613:37:46 it will give you a format of HH:MM:SS without formula parsing or string ceations. This is the case with OOo v2.0 at least. Joe Anthony

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread Syrbal
Joe Conner wrote: You can find the build (in windows at least) by locating soffice.exe, right click on it, choose PROPERTIES, click the VERSION tab, click on FILE VERSION. and the info will display in the right-hand window. ALSO, you can add a user definition to the time choices. If you

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Ken Wolff
To download, what site do I use? I don't have a download site other than my computer. I am currently in Denver, Colorado, USA. Thanks, Carol Woodward Ken Wolff 909 263 5721 Thoughts are important and lead to action...choose good ones! http://www.shaklee.net/ken_and_karen_wolff/prodNuFeronHome

[users] open office commands

2005-11-02 Thread rescue
im looking for the commands to open all the software? i am using crux 2.1 i installed the software but cant find the commands to open anything. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

[users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Phil S. Dedrick
How do I know which USA to download on windows. Thanks, Phil

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Paul
It doesn't really matter. If you can tell which one is closest to you physically, select that one - otherwise choose what ever one you like. /paul On 11/3/05, Phil S. Dedrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I know which USA to download on windows. Thanks, Phil

Re: [users] Calc time format bug or user error?

2005-11-02 Thread RLShadow
I agree with the basic point that time formats aren't real easy to use for many applications of it. But I have to say I had very similar frustrations with Excel. I often deal with timed results of sporting events where the times range from around 20 minutes (with seconds) to 140 minutes.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Paul
Go to this page : http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.0/index.html and answer the three questions. Don't worry too much about the closest mirror to yourself, select one in the USA and go from there... /paul On 11/3/05, Ken Wolff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To download, what site do I use? I don't

Re: [users] open office commands

2005-11-02 Thread Paul
If its installed into the correct directories, is it not a simple 'soffice' from the command line? /paul On 11/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: im looking for the commands to open all the software? i am using crux 2.1 i installed the software but cant find the commands to

Re: [users] Question re Emailing program in OpenOffice

2005-11-02 Thread Paul
OpenOffice does not come with an email program. If you download OpenOffice you will not get an email program. The open source product that is best to use for this is Thunderbird. Just a suggestion however. If you want to hide from others the recipients of your email, put your email on the 'to'

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread CPHennessy
On Mon October 31 2005 20:09, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have registered and have a user name, but no passworsd. I keep getting reference to a site that has no place to enter or change a password (which I don't have) I have sent for a new password all I keep getting the site address :

Re: [users] Language Support

2005-11-02 Thread CPHennessy
On Mon October 31 2005 08:53, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** I am trying to use the Telugu option in openoffice 2.0 but can't figure out how to activate it. I see the language in the Languages settings, I have downloaded TeluguLipi for a font and Aksharamala

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Caleb Marcus
Phil S. Dedrick wrote: How do I know which USA to download on windows. Thanks, Phil It doesn't matter which one you pick. The only reason we provide the location of the servers is that generally the closer the server, the faster the download.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Caleb Marcus
Gloria Hollander wrote: After downloading Open Office I cannot install the program on my computer You'll need to give us more information so we know how to assist you. We need to know your Operating System (whether you use Windows, Mac OS, or Linux), and what difficulties you run into while

[users] Writer: Satisfying Footnote Requirement

2005-11-02 Thread Mhac Janapin
Hi Guys, I am now writing my Dissertation using Writer. We are following Turabian specifications (based on Chicago Manual of Styles). In the 6th edition of Turabian, it states there in 14.15 that: = When ending of a chapter does not fill a whole page, any footnotes that apply to that page

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-11-02 Thread Caleb Marcus
Gloria Hollander wrote: After downloading Open Office I cannot install the program on my computer I see you are using MSN, so I assume that you have Windows. To install on Windows, simply download the installation file from the web site and save it somewhere. Then, just double-click on the

Re: [users] Open Office 2- repair facility?

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:08:19 +1100 Jonathon Coombes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 10:48 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I have been running OO2.0 under linux (debian) without any problems until today. Now it won't start. Launching from the console I get this message:

Re: [users] Default font in 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:51:56 -0500 G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 15:21 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I've been using Open office for a long time, and I worked out a long time ago how to set my default font to arial. Suddenly, it's changed itself to

Re: [users] Default font in 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread Keith Bates
On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:45:11 +1100 Keith Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:51:56 -0500 G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 15:21 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I've been using Open office for a long time, and I worked out a long time ago

[users] RTF conversion

2005-11-02 Thread Samantha Hallman
It worked!:)) Thanks Rick You guys are awesome! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] calc: modifying data range in a chart?

2005-11-02 Thread Paul_B
Is there any way to modify the data range of an existing chart? I created a line chart where columns B and C of data were plotted against column A. Everything went well. But then I added a row at the bottom, and there seemed to be no way to incorporate it into the chart. Finally I selected the

Re: [users] Default font in 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 12:45 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:51:56 -0500 G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 15:21 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I've been using Open office for a long time, and I worked out a long time ago how to set my

Re: [users] Default font in 2.0

2005-11-02 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 12:48 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:45:11 +1100 Keith Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:51:56 -0500 G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 15:21 +1100, Keith Bates wrote: I've been using

[users] Mystery Missing F13

2005-11-02 Thread James Greenidge
Greetings: Why doesn't OOo or NeoO use or even mention the F13 key? James Greenidge - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Re: Document Open Error (Not a winword97 file)

2005-11-02 Thread Michael A Chase
On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:51:30 -0800, Michael A Chase wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:22:34 +, Krish wrote: It didnt work when I tried to open it using the word viewer. How do you go about unzipping this file? Would you be able to upload the file to some website and post the URL here?

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