Re: [users] How to install open office?

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
nella meadows wrote: About a tear ago I downloaded Open Office 2, but didnot install. Today I tried to do so unziping file openofficeorg 1. However, I could not install from the unzipped files. a) do I have to re download? b) Can you tell me how to install the application Tkank you A Meadows

Re: [users] How to install open office?

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
nella meadows wrote: About a tear ago I downloaded Open Office 2, but didnot install. Today I tried to do so unziping file openofficeorg 1. However, I could not install from the unzipped files. a) do I have to re download? b) Can you tell me how to install the application Tkank you A Meadows

Re: [users] language problem

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday March 31 2007 9:32 am, Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi, Marc Hug wrote: You have just to download and to install the Norwegian language pack http://oootranslation.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/ 2.1.0rc2/OOo_2.1.0rc2_20061130_Win32Intel_langpack_nb.exe (for

Re: [users] FAO Harold Fuchs Re: [users] UWINAPI.DLL could not be accessed

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
Dalziel wrote: Thanks for your prompt reply. I think that I did everthing required through to executing 'Setup.exe' which as you say asked about Word, Excel and Powerpoint i.e. did I want to make OO the default to handle such documents. I must have done this correctly as I received an email

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-31 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Mathias Bauer wrote: Peter Hillier-Brook schrieb: Mathias Bauer wrote: Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: That's correct the way things are, but it wouldn't be very hard to incorporate in a table-based system. Even the competition have achieved it:-) As the labels document is just a regular

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday March 31 2007 12:39 pm, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: Mathias Bauer wrote: Peter Hillier-Brook schrieb: Mathias Bauer wrote: Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: That's correct the way things are, but it wouldn't be very hard to incorporate in a table-based system. Even the

Re: [users] Question

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday March 28 2007 9:16 pm, BSSloth wrote: I am new to OpenOffice program on my computer. What I am wanting to do is create a database for Wedding RSVP's, with the names of guests and a column for the toal attending. In the total column, I want it to enter the number of RSVP's for

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-31 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Dan Lewis wrote: [cut] Here is the work around for your decimal accuracy: learn to use the metric system. One meter is 39.37 inches. That means 0.01 mm is 0.0003937 inches. That seems to be very accurate to me. While I live in the USA, I use cm all the time when working with OOo. That

Re: [users] Fwd:

2007-03-31 Thread Margaret North
Hello, I have a similar question to that put by Alain. I have just downloaded OOo2.2 and want to clean up the folders from earlier installations. I am running Windows XP and want to know if I can safely send the following folders to the Recycle Bin. In Program Files I have two folders called

Re: [users] language problem

2007-03-31 Thread jonathon
Endre Kvangraven wrote: can't switch language. I need both English and Norwegian. Do I have to To change the user interface, you simply need to download the Norwegian language pack. If,OTOH,what you want are spell checking tools, then Filse Wizards Install New Dictionaries is the function

Re: [users] Open office 2.2 will not launch properly

2007-03-31 Thread Ganesha Bhaskara
Gerade Jeff wrote: Open Office users, Launching the program causes an immediate error message, followed by a report dialog box. These pop-up screens alternate and cannot be closed - I must restart my computer to regain control. I've reinstalled a freshly downloaded program, but the

Re: [users] Fwd:

2007-03-31 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Margaret North wrote: Hello, I have a similar question to that put by Alain. I have just downloaded OOo2.2 and want to clean up the folders from earlier installations. I am running Windows XP and want to know if I can safely send the following folders to the Recycle Bin. In Program Files I

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday March 31 2007 2:10 pm, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: Dan Lewis wrote: [cut] Here is the work around for your decimal accuracy: learn to use the metric system. One meter is 39.37 inches. That means 0.01 mm is 0.0003937 inches. That seems to be very accurate to me. While I

Re: [users] [moderated] excessive slowness

2007-03-31 Thread Ganesha Bhaskara
Francesco wrote: Hello! I'm a 25yo Italian university student and till now I tried many software programs. I'd like to know the reason for which OpenOffice suite's programs are very very slow to open respect to Microsoft Office suite's ones. For example, I tried Ms Office 2003 : all of

[users] Problem with Base 2.2

2007-03-31 Thread John Gregson
I am using Open office 2.2; Windows version. I have a Table with 13854 records; 12 fields per record. When I start the Report Wizard, it says that it has imported 13850 records; then it seems to lock up. I waited for quite a while to see if the pgm would complete, but to no avail. I noticed

Re: [users] Bug report in OpenOffice Calc

2007-03-31 Thread Cor Nouws
Hello Pierre-René, Pierre-René Beljean wrote: We are regular users of OpenOffice, but a bug prevent us to use the Calc program. It is as follows : When you have a document with several sheets, you can select all of them. Then, if you want to delete one line, this line is suppressed only

Re: [users] Question on hebrew fonts

2007-03-31 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Alex, Alexander Landa wrote: I have open office in english but I would also like to write in Hebrew is that possible and how.. (If possible to switch from Hebrew and English?) Yes, OOo supports Hebrew as CTL language. But at first it's necessary to activate CTL - it isn't by default (-

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-03-31 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Dan Lewis wrote: [cut] Then don't complain about accuracy. It is there, but as you say, you have chosen not to use it as a matter of principle. Remember that OOo was originally a German office suite which Sun Microsystems bought. That means the basis for all measurements within the suite is

Re: [users] Does openoffice.org work with Windows Vista

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Pat Rowe wrote: I recently purchased a new computer and it came with Windows Vista. It also has microsoft works installed. Will I be able to download with Vista? Yes. You can even install and use it. - To unsubscribe,

[users] Re: Upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2, it wants to update Borland Developer Studio 2006

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
Clay Shannon wrote: Hello, In the middle of upgrading from OpenOffice 2.1 to 2.2, I get this message Some files that need to be updated are currently in use and the memo shows Borland Developer Studio 2006 as the application that is using files that need to be updated by this setup. This makes

Re: [users] license of open office

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
lucius klein wrote: Hello, Only a question. The software open office is free (license)??. I need a software for job in my enterprise and I have interested in job with open office. OpenOffice is free to download, use and install on as many computers as you wish.

Re: [users] open office documents

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Vida VCF wrote: I am sending open office documents to people, and they are unable to read the documents. Is there a setting in Word that allows them to view this document, without having the open office document with out down loading the program? Everyone seems to use msword. Since

Re: [users] I want OO 2.2 without JRE please

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Cameron Smith wrote: I just tried to download OpenOffice 2.2 following the link from the announcement =download page But Chose to cancel the download The Download page states for windows 93 MB and I assume thats OO w/out JRE (ie it's the same size as many other previous releases) but the

Re: [users] [moderated] excessive slowness

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Francesco wrote: Hello! I'm a 25yo Italian university student and till now I tried many software programs. I'd like to know the reason for which OpenOffice suite's programs are very very slow to open respect to Microsoft Office suite's ones. For example, I tried Ms Office 2003 : all of

Re: [users] Upgrading

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Blackrose wrote: I was using open office 2.1 and have seen by the e-mail you sent me that 2.2 is now ready. I have looked through the forums but am still a little confused. Should I uninstall 2.1 before installing 2.2 or will 2.2 overwrite 2.1. Thank you for your help in this matter, I have

Re: [users] Printing an envelope

2007-03-31 Thread Joe Conner
http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/word_processing/Howto-printing-envelopes-diagnostics.html Page 194 of http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf And, my personal favorite: http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1146815,00.html

Re: [users] forse errore [= Possible error]

2007-03-31 Thread Brian Barker
I believe that this gentleman is reporting that on the download page for the Italian version of OpenOffice 2.2, the link for the Windows version with JRE actually wrongly downloads the Linux version instead. Would Someone Who Knows care to report this appropriately, please, so that it can be

Re: [users] license of open office

2007-03-31 Thread lucius klein
Ok!! Thanks Best Regards Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: On Thursday March 29 2007 1:49 pm, lucius klein wrote: Hello, Only a question. The software open office is free (license)??. I need a software for job in my enterprise and I have interested in job with open office.

[users] No Menu Fonts

2007-03-31 Thread Rich
Hi, I recently upgraded to 2.1 and noticed all the menu fonts disappeared with only icons remaining. Document fonts were fine. I tried several things, looking at recently installed libraries, testing permissions, and so on. Nothing was revealing the problem. Everything looked correct. After

[users] OOo not starting on OSX tiger

2007-03-31 Thread Tim
Hi there, im running osx 10.4 and ive installed x11 from the setup disk when i double click on open office the icon appears in the dock and x11 starts but no office file opens and there are no options under the file menu has anyone seen this problem before? or got any advice for me any help is

[users] Win98 eror 1714

2007-03-31 Thread F. Love
I could not install OO 2.2 because it would give me the message that thee was a network resource that could not be released when I don't even HAVE a network. I DO have DSL, but I don't think that could have anything to do with this problem as I have never even SEEN such an error message

[users] Cut and Paste

2007-03-31 Thread JChap777
When I cut a scanned portion, and then try to paste it, the copy and paste at the bottom disappears and I am not able to copy it. even if I use the copy from the toolbar it doesn't work Sometimes it does work on some files but on most it doesn't Your help will be appreciated. John

[users] Word

2007-03-31 Thread Vinny LoGuidice
IF I do not have Word and have just received a word document can I find a way to still open? I have Writer now and downloaded that. WHen I try to open it gives me a message that I need Product key infomation, name etc. Can I save as in some way or open PLEASE? vINNY

[users] Problem installing O O 2.2

2007-03-31 Thread Richard Akers
Windows XP Pro Installing from Download. Three different downloads used - same with all result. Error message on installation error 1335, openofficeorg3.cab corrupt Richard Akers Dr Richard Akers 13 Belvoir Drive Loughborough Leics LE11 2SN UK tel/fax: +44 (0)1509 561512 email:

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

2007-03-31 Thread Thomas Mackin
I had used OpenOffice 2.0 when I received a message that I should update to OpenOffice 2.2 for security reasons. And so I did. Now I can't locate the program on the start button in order to use it. Now what ? In God We Trust ! Tommy Mackin attachment: 0.jpg

[users] New Potential User of OpenOffice.org 2.0

2007-03-31 Thread Norm Green
I am using a relatively new PC loaded with Microsoft XP Home. It employs Microsoft Works word processing. Unfortunately as a part-time contractor I am required to submit reports using Microsoft Word processing. I've unsuccessfully tried a number of suggestions to ensure that these reports are

[users] Ellipse toolbar

2007-03-31 Thread Richard Fawcett
I can't find the ellipse toolbar in OO Draw. It is not in the list under View - Toolbars. Running latest version in Windows XP. Where is it? Richard

[users] Re: I want OO 2.2 without JRE please

2007-03-31 Thread Larry Gusaas
James Knott wrote: Cameron Smith wrote: I just tried to download OpenOffice 2.2 following the link from the announcement =download page But Chose to cancel the download The Download page states for windows 93 MB and I assume thats OO w/out JRE (ie it's the same size as many other previous

Re: [users] New Potential User of OpenOffice.org 2.0

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Norm Green wrote: I am using a relatively new PC loaded with Microsoft XP Home. It employs Microsoft Works word processing. Unfortunately as a part-time contractor I am required to submit reports using Microsoft Word processing. I've unsuccessfully tried a number of suggestions to ensure

[users] Re: Getting spellcheck to work in Outlook Express

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
Rogean Andrea wrote: I have one system that runs Outlook Express for mail but does not have MS Word or Excel. I do have Oo 2.2 Writer working with spellcheck. Is there a way to use the spellchecker on Outlook Express. I think I'm answering my own question as I type, but what the heck -

[users] Re: Win98 eror 1714

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
F. Love wrote: I could not install OO 2.2 because it would give me the message that thee was a network resource that could not be released when I don't even HAVE a network. I DO have DSL, but I don't think that could have anything to do with this problem as I have never even SEEN such an

[users] Re: Word

2007-03-31 Thread Harold Fuchs
Vinny LoGuidice wrote: IF I do not have Word and have just received a word document can I find a way to still open? I have Writer now and downloaded that. WHen I try to open it gives me a message that I need Product key infomation, name etc. Can I save as in some way or open PLEASE? vINNY

Re: [users] Re: Getting spellcheck to work in Outlook Express

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: Rogean Andrea wrote: I have one system that runs Outlook Express for mail but does not have MS Word or Excel. I do have Oo 2.2 Writer working with spellcheck. Is there a way to use the spellchecker on Outlook Express. I think I'm answering my own question as I type, but

[users] Re: changing tmp directory.

2007-03-31 Thread NoOp
On 03/31/2007 07:05 AM, Mathias Bauer wrote: Daryl Sayers schrieb: NoOp == NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 03/20/2007 02:57 PM, Daryl Sayers wrote: For administrative reasons I wish to change the location where OOo puts it temporary files from /tmp/ to somewhere like /var/tmp which may

[users] Format Paintbrush Problem

2007-03-31 Thread alupu
OpenOffice-2.2 Writer I select a section of text to format-copy and then (right) click on the Format Paintbrush (whether once for a single copy or twice for multiple copies). I then start dragging the bucket from the just clicked icon to the point on the page where I need to copy the format. As

Re: [users] open office documents

2007-03-31 Thread Johnny Andersson
That's because Microsoft refuse to support the international OpenDocument standard (ISO/IEC 26300). So it's a missing feature in MS Word, really. Just save it as Word 97/2000/XP or export it as PDF (which is a better idea if the receiver isn't supposed to make changes in the document). Since Word

Re: [users] [moderated] excessive slowness

2007-03-31 Thread Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI
On Saturday 31 March 2007 17:57, my mailbox was graced by a missive from James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: Note: the slowness is obvious  etheri in Windows (XP for example) or in Linux. In order to ensure their apps run better than the competition, MS loads in part of the app

Re: [users] [moderated] excessive slowness

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote: On Saturday 31 March 2007 17:57, my mailbox was graced by a missive from James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote: Note: the slowness is obvious etheri in Windows (XP for example) or in Linux. In order to ensure their apps run better than the

Re: [users] New Potential User of OpenOffice.org 2.0

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday March 31 2007 6:26 pm, James Knott wrote: Norm Green wrote: I am using a relatively new PC loaded with Microsoft XP Home. It employs Microsoft Works word processing. Unfortunately as a part-time contractor I am required to submit reports using Microsoft Word processing.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-03-31 Thread Paul
We are using 2.0.3 OpenOffice.org and our question is the following: When we receive a Power Point email with music, the music plays until the first slide changes and then there is no more music. What do we have to change to correct this? Unfortunately Impress does not support a single music

[users] I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem: is Spellcheck

2007-03-31 Thread Thomas Sarich
Hello , I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I have been recently downloaded open office for my Mac OS and have been trying to get the dictionary to work properly, you do a test type and it fails to pick up any of my spelling errors, it just states spell check is

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

2007-03-31 Thread Thomas Sarich
Hello , I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I have been recently downloaded open office for my Mac OS and have been trying to get the dictionary to work properly, you do a test type and it fails to pick up any of my spelling errors, it just states spell check is

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

2007-03-31 Thread Thomas Sarich
hello , I have been recently downloaded open office for my Mac OS and have been trying to get the dictionary to work properly, you do a test type and it fails to pick up any of my spelling errors, it just states spell check is complete. i tried playing around with the tool options and was

[users] Spell checker dosen't work in Windows Vista

2007-03-31 Thread Dean
HI I have downloaded Open office 2.1 and 2.2 and have found that spell checker doesn't work under the windows Vista environment. I am using Win Vista home perm and have found that misspell words do not get underlined in red and you check the document with spell checker and it doesn't correct

Re: [users] Bug report in OpenOffice Calc

2007-03-31 Thread TerryJ
Cor Nouws wrote: Hello Pierre-René, Pierre-René Beljean wrote: We are regular users of OpenOffice, but a bug prevent us to use the Calc program. It is as follows : When you have a document with several sheets, you can select all of them. Then, if you want to delete one line,

Re: [users] Word

2007-03-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
The message that you are getting does not come from OOo -- there is no such thing as a Product key for it. You probably have file associations that are attempting to open MS Word, maybe after a trial period has expired from when your computer was originally set up. You need to change the file

Re: [users] Problem installing O O 2.2

2007-03-31 Thread TerryJ
Richard Akers wrote: Windows XP Pro Installing from Download. Three different downloads used - same with all result. Error message on installation error 1335, openofficeorg3.cab corrupt Richard Akers Dr Richard Akers 13 Belvoir Drive Loughborough Leics

Re: [users] Problem with Open Office 2.2 Dragon Naturally Speaking 9

2007-03-31 Thread TerryJ
Dean McGee wrote: I am using version 2.2 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is: I can't get Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (a voice recognition system) to recognize the text on Open Office. Is there a solution / patch for this? Thanks, Dean Here are two links which may throw some light

Re: [users] Uninstalled and now get error message when booting

2007-03-31 Thread TerryJ
Connie Keen wrote: Hi, Sorry to inconvenience you, but I uninstalled open office and now get this message upon booting my computer. The file Open Office.org2.0 Ink can't be found so this shortcut does not exist. Try connecting to network, internet etc. I uninstalled properly and

Re: [users] Installer won't work.. it is looking for a CD

2007-03-31 Thread TerryJ
John-388 wrote: Tried installing the 2.2 version. During install, it is asking to insert a CD. There *is no CD*. Uninstalling the 0ld version also calls for this CD. How can this be fixed? There is an option on the dialogue to tell the computer to look at a location on the hard

[users] OOo 2.2 fails to launch on Mac OSX

2007-03-31 Thread Graeme Morris
Hi. I've just joined this mailing list - so this may have already been answered. I've downloaded the appropriate version of OO 2.2 for OSX 4.x (PPC) but it dies silently on launch. First time I tried, it was part way through converting the Apple fonts when it disappeared. I then

Re: [users] Spell checker dosen't work in Windows Vista

2007-03-31 Thread Howard Coles Jr.
On Saturday 31 March 2007 07:07:34 pm Dean wrote: HI I have downloaded Open office 2.1 and 2.2 and have found that spell checker doesn't work under the windows Vista environment. I am using Win Vista home perm and have found that misspell words do not get underlined in red and you check the

Re: [users] Bookmarks in OOBasic

2007-03-31 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Boris Ratak wrote: Hi, I'm using OOBasic to access bookmarks in Writer and Word documents. It's pretty easy to write down some text in them, but is it possible to access a table located in a bookmark? I know this is possible in VBA, but I've tried to do it in OOBasic, without success. Here's

Re: [users] translating word perfect to word

2007-03-31 Thread Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI
On Friday 30 March 2007 19:28, my mailbox was graced by a missive from Judith Davidov [EMAIL PROTECTED] who wrote:  I would greatly appreciate step-by-step instructions for converting my WP files to Word. What about: - Install OpenOffice - Open WP file with OpenOffice - Save file as M$Word

Re: [users] French language pack to OOo 2.2

2007-03-31 Thread Marc Hug
In the dictionaries, there is a special edition for the dictionary including the orthographical reform of 1990, but I don't think this has to do with these two versions. I hope someone will know. Marc H. Manfred J. Krause a écrit : Hi, I've found two French language packs to OOo 2.2 with

Re: [users] Word

2007-03-31 Thread Marc Hug
OpenOffice usually opens all MS Word documents without any problem. Is your document from a very recent version of Word ? Marc H. Vinny LoGuidice a écrit : IF I do not have Word and have just received a word document can I find a way to still open? I have Writer now and downloaded that.

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