[users] Re: setUp Guide

2006-07-22 Thread Jeremy Dawson
I have down loaded the following file SETUP_GUIDE_A4.pdf from the page http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/index.html Trying to read this file with xpdf ($ rpm -q -f /usr/bin/xpdf xpdf-2.01-8) gives almost entirely gibberish. trying to read it with ghostview (ggv) ($ rpm -q -f

[users] How do I start OpenOffice2.0.3

2006-07-22 Thread Jeremy Dawson
I have just installed a large number of RPMS, which came in a directory of the following name: OOC680_m7_native_packed-1_en-US.9044 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RPMS]$ rpm -q -a |grep openoffice openoffice.org-core08-2.0.3-7 openoffice.org-core01-2.0.3-7 openoffice.org-base-2.0.3-7

[users] [moderated] Downloading Adobe Reader

2006-07-22 Thread Cedar House BB
I am having trouble getting Adobe Reader to work. Do you support that program? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] [moderated]

2006-07-22 Thread Donald Brown
When I first installed Open Office I was able to access and edit MS Word files. I no longer can do so. How can I do it again? joycecmb

Re: [users] [moderated] donation page forcing me to use paypal

2006-07-22 Thread Fred A. Miller
Lee Perkins wrote: Want to pay by credit card. Do not want paypal. Too much spam from them already Yes..have the same problem. I WON'T use paypal under any circumstances! Fred - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Re: Very absurd behaviour of squares rectangles and circles in Draw 1.1.5

2006-07-22 Thread Johnny Andersson
I can see that my Alt+0149 and Alt+0183 doesn't look right so maybe that make it even harder to understand what I am looking for. Alt+0149 is a fat multiplication dot Alt+0183 is a thin multiplication dot (sorry for bad English if that's the case...) More comments below... Den 2006-07-22

[users] Print file directly

2006-07-22 Thread Graham Irwin
Is it possible to change the Print File Directly button so it does what Ctrl+P does? Too often I end up printing to the wrong printer or printing all pages instead of just one. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] Print file directly

2006-07-22 Thread Ross Johnson
Graham Irwin wrote: Is it possible to change the Print File Directly button so it does what Ctrl+P does? Too often I end up printing to the wrong printer or printing all pages instead of just one. As follows (Should be the same for any OOo2.0.x at least): - go to Tools-Customize. Select the

Re: [users] Print file directly

2006-07-22 Thread Graham Irwin
Cool. Thanks. I removed the button on Calc ages ago 'cos it used to print the whole file when all I wanted was to print the current sheet but I couldn't find the print button anywhere. Graham Ross Johnson wrote: As follows (Should be the same for any OOo2.0.x at least): - go to

Re: [users] Page Numbering *.Pub format

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 11:18 -0500, Matthew Lewis wrote: I have two questions: How do I invoke a page numbering feature for documents being created on OpenOffice and when (or if) are you going to be compatible with Microsoft *.pub document format? I will answer this one. Use header

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 08:39 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well this file is NOT anything critical, just the jobs i did for a co. a while back, that is why i offered it to someone in your co. to open it for me and see that the file truthfully belongs to me. thanks Passwords are certainly

Re: [users] JDBC and Open Office Connection

2006-07-22 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Shane Trahan wrote: Hi, I am using the latest release of Open Office and am trying to connect to the Open Office Database via JDBC... To use the JDBC I need a driver but cannot for the life of me find the syntax to connect.. How can I connect to my local Open Office database?? //

Re: [users] help just downloaded

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 07:58 +0100, users@openoffice.org wrote: Sarah, I don't think Microsoft Works documents are readable by Open Office, Might I suggest re installing Works, and seeing if you can save your existing documents as .rtf files. They at least should be readable by Open

[users] Calc drop down list question

2006-07-22 Thread Mike Masse
Hi all, I have a drop down list in one of my calc sheets. When used the list is dropped down, I have 2 issues ... probably related. First the text is too small. Is it formatted the same as any other text? or is it formatted differently. The major problem; There is a vertical scroll bar

Re: [users] How do I start OpenOffice2.0.3

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 12:29 +1000, Jeremy Dawson wrote: I have just installed a large number of RPMS, which came in a directory of the following name: OOC680_m7_native_packed-1_en-US.9044 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RPMS]$ rpm -q -a |grep openoffice openoffice.org-core08-2.0.3-7

Re: [users] Re: setUp Guide

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 13:09 +1000, Jeremy Dawson wrote: I have down loaded the following file SETUP_GUIDE_A4.pdf from the page http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/index.html Trying to read this file with xpdf ($ rpm -q -f /usr/bin/xpdf xpdf-2.01-8) gives almost

Re: [users] [moderated] Downloading Adobe Reader

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 16:03 -1000, Cedar House BB wrote: I am having trouble getting Adobe Reader to work. Do you support that program? No we do not offer support for Adobe products on this list. OpenOffice.org suite does offer PDF export of it files which are certainly compatible with

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-07-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 18:23 -0700, Donald Brown wrote: When I first installed Open Office I was able to access and edit MS Word files. I no longer can do so. How can I do it again? joycecmb Joyce, Please tell us your OS and the release of OOo so we have some idea of where to start. --

Re: AW: [users] UNSUBSCRIBE ME

2006-07-22 Thread John Wiedenhoeft
Am Dienstag, den 18.07.2006, 10:55 +0200 schrieb Martin Walkmeister: The problem is, that the mentioned method of unsubscribing doesn't work. I sent the e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] maybee twenty times, but no unsubscribing and no answer to confirm ;-). Martin I can confirm that. I've

[users] need help with an OOo formula

2006-07-22 Thread Senectus .
I've never used excel very much, but I have need of some calc trickery I need calc to look through all the cells and when it finds a cell with a variable I wish to set, it will then delete that entire row. Can someone show me how this is done? I believe a formula might do it, or maybe a macro ?

Re: [users] Database With VB6

2006-07-22 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I am lead to believe that you may not be subscribed, so I will copy you directly. Disclaimer: I have no ability to do anything with VB, I run Linux and do not own VB. I will attempt to add some pointers inline and here to get you started. You may find some useful materials here:

Re: [users] Getting at underlying hyperlinks

2006-07-22 Thread Bill Chmura
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:39:49 -0400 G. Roderick Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] spake: [whole bunch snipped] No VBA was included. So GetZip and GetAddress are not there for analysis or recommendation on how to translate them. If it will help get everything into OOo, have a look at

[users] Re: a patch CD fix for the Macro problem

2006-07-22 Thread klaus schmirler
James E. Lang wrote: Klaus Schmirier wrote: Seriously? A p2p solution with traffic possibly going in both directions is to be recommended over a simple download program? In my experience I would answer this with an emphatic Yes! While the p2p protocol is, indeed, a two way street, it also

Re: [users] Sort alphabeticallty in spreadsheet

2006-07-22 Thread kevin johnston
You must first select the cell range that you want to sort before trying to Sort. If you've already done that, then the Sort function is also available under Data-Sort. I always do it this way, in fact I took the button off my toolbar to save space. But I just added it back, and for me it does

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-07-22 Thread kevin johnston
Most of the people who receive mail at users@openoffice.org are exactly that: Users. People who use the program, and devote some of their spare time to try to help other people who (want to) use the program. We (well, most of us, anyway) are not professionally employed in any connection with

[users] Re: setUp Guide

2006-07-22 Thread John Thompson
On 2006-07-22, Jeremy Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have down loaded the following file SETUP_GUIDE_A4.pdf from the page http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/index.html Trying to read this file with xpdf ($ rpm -q -f /usr/bin/xpdf xpdf-2.01-8) gives almost entirely

[users] Newbie type questions regarding installation

2006-07-22 Thread James E. Lang
I'm not quite as green as this scenario implies but I'm green enough to be very dangerous to myself. === Start of scenario === On my SuSE 9.3 system I formerly had OpenOffice.org 2.0 Novell Edition build 2.0.0.1. According to what I've read on this list I know that I need to uninstall that

Re: [users] [moderated] donation page forcing me to use paypal

2006-07-22 Thread John W. Kennedy
Fred A. Miller wrote: Lee Perkins wrote: Want to pay by credit card. Do not want paypal. Too much spam from them already Yes..have the same problem. I WON'T use paypal under any circumstances! I get about a thousand spams a day, and have never received one from Paypal. In all

Re: [users] Newbie type questions regarding installation

2006-07-22 Thread Dave Barton
On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 17:52 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 13:51 -0700, James E. Lang wrote: [snipped] The docuementation project has just what you want. A setup guide. When I look at http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.3/index.html but do not see it mentioned.

Re: [users] Newbie type questions regarding installation

2006-07-22 Thread Pierre
James E. Lang wrote: I'm not quite as green as this scenario implies but I'm green enough to be very dangerous to myself. === Start of scenario === On my SuSE 9.3 system I formerly had OpenOffice.org 2.0 Novell Edition build 2.0.0.1. According to what I've read on this list I know

[users] Is there a Drawing or Spreadsheet part to Openoffice.org for a MAC

2006-07-22 Thread Irwin Lewis
I have successfully installed openoffice.org in my ibook G4. In runs as a word processor only. Is there a spread sheet and drawing component like on PC's? If so how do I install the drawing, spreadsheet, and database components to openoffice.org on an ibook G4. Irwin Lewis [EMAIL

Re: [users] Re: Install ooo 2.0.3 under Suse Linux 10.1

2006-07-22 Thread Osvaldo Clua
Hi: There are unofficial prepackaged versions of OpenOffice by SUSE/Novell in ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/OpenOffice.org/10.1-i386/2.0.3-1 and mirrors (check the SUSE version (10.1) and the architecture (i386)). Download the packages you want to upgrade to an empty directory and run

[users] Differences - Calc Excel

2006-07-22 Thread Peter Jon White
Oh. And this document, http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors/SpreadsheetDifferences.pdf Doesn't seem to address the issue, contrary to the assertion of Mr. Detwiler. Or perhaps he is referring to another document? Thanks, -- Peter Jon White Peter White Cycles 24 Hall Rd.

[users] Trying to move a cell. Trying to subscribe

2006-07-22 Thread Peter Jon White
I've spent the last two days trying to subscribed to this list, without success. Anyway, I've read the advice to my question in the archive regarding moving the contents of a single cell. I've tried holding down shift while dragging. That doesn't work. I've tried dragging to select an

[users] Difference between OpenOffice 2.0.3 and MS Office

2006-07-22 Thread SHAM BAJPAI
Dear sir or madam, For some reason, I accidentally deleted MS Office from my computer. One of my friends told me that I can get OpenOffice from your website. I have used Windows MS Office my entire life. My question is that is that is OpenOffice 2.0.3 same as MS Office. And even if it is a

[users] [moderated] My own sound into a presentation

2006-07-22 Thread HEARD
I'm using OpenOffice.org 2.0 and trying to create a presentation. How do I insert a downloaded song into the presentation and have it play continuously from slide to slide? Help! Tonia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe,

[users] The spell checker

2006-07-22 Thread Nicolás Quesada
Hi I would like to know why I can't use aspell as the spell checker THanks Nicolas Quesada - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Is there a Drawing or Spreadsheet part to Openoffice.org for a MAC

2006-07-22 Thread Chad Smith
Yes. It's there. Just click the little icon in the top left corner that looks like a piece of paper with writing on it behind a bird. (think white box with lines and a funky v in front of it) that will drop down a list of all the other modes of OpenOffice.org. On 7/22/06, Irwin Lewis [EMAIL

Re: [users] Trying to move a cell. Trying to subscribe

2006-07-22 Thread kevin johnston
Peter, since you said you were having difficulty subscribing, I've copied you directly. I've used the second method drag to adjacent cell then back again many times. Let's see if we can figure out where it goes wrong for you. First, I'm running OOo version 2.0.2 on Windows XP; don't still

Re: [users] Re: Very absurd behaviour of squares rectangles and circles in Draw 1.1.5

2006-07-22 Thread kevin johnston
Johnny, I understand all that you've said about changing base point. I don't know if it's possible to make OOo remember the base point you selected. But here's a completely different method that *might* accomplish what you want. Select your shape, whatever it is. F4, change the base point,

Re: [users] FONTS

2006-07-22 Thread Malcolm Kay
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:50 pm, Marco Boschi wrote: /I am using version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : hello, i have installed in WINXP O.O. and in the WRITER i don't find many fonts of WINDOWS !! what must I do??? thanks / What do you mean? That other applications offer you a