[users] Can I . . .

2008-07-11 Thread Hamwic House
Hi folks: Your site was recommended to me by my server provider. I have downloaded . . . C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\Desktop\OpenOffice.org 2.4 (en-US) Installation Files But the one function I am looking for, I cannot seem to find ? I with to convert my MS Excel files to pdf files. Have I

[users] Feature Suggestion for OpenOffice Writer

2008-07-11 Thread Sebastian Formoso
I am constantly having to develop presentations that eventually end up in a binder with tabs.  This, needless to say, is a royal pain considering that the presentation has to be designed, then printed, then tabs have to be printed, then the presentation has to be sorted to then insert the tabs,

[users] Re: Accents in filenames on Linux

2008-07-11 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2008-07-08 01:50:24, schrieb Laurent Duperval: Hi, Does anyone know how to get OpenOffice on Linux (Ubuntu Feisty) to load files with accents in them? FWIW, don't save with accents' is not an option. I often get files from other people which contain accents and it's a hassle to open.

[users] problem

2008-07-11 Thread sony pabla
hi, i have downloaded openoffice.org, but after downloading its saying- the installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.you may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.it may be possible to skip this check using thr ncrc command line switch. what

[users] spreadsheets databases

2008-07-11 Thread Alvin Hoover
I have used word processing programs such as Word and WordPerfect, so Writer hasn't been much of a challenge for me. But now I'd like to learn how to use Calc and dBase, and I've never used spreadsheets or databases before, so it's quite a challenge. Is there anywhere to get a good tutorial

[users] Re: WTF is this Britshcenter stuff?

2008-07-11 Thread Tom
Its spam AFAIAC, but outwardly its coming from britishcenter, somewhat mis-spelled, but inspecting the headers shows a dozen or more references to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are they using it for a spam relay? Post the whole thing, source code/Full Headers I mean, as an attachment (so it doesn't get

[users] Fw: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread jan snyder
hey, can someone out there give me a hand with this ? thanks. jan - Original Message - From: jan snyder To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [moderated] HI, SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE. IT LOOKS REALLY AWESOME BUT I

[users] Open Office Issues with SuSE 11

2008-07-11 Thread john . jensen
I had upgraded from SLED 10.2 (3? patched). I transfered my data to the new SuSE 11 build and received the error below. - JJ OpenOffice.org 2.4 Version Incompatibility Incorrect Version Why can't SuSE 11 open any files from SuSE 10.2 Open Office? Please help. - JJ Regards, John R.

[users] Open Ofiice 2.4

2008-07-11 Thread Steven kroeger
Hello...i was wondering if you could help me with some thing.I have had open officw for a while now and just switched ove r to 2.4..i had 2.0i noticed on Word documents the hyper link does not wotk..i cannot put any thing on hyperlink...can you help me please? Than k you

[users] Enclosures not to be opened

2008-07-11 Thread hedy marlisa
Hallo, I cannot open my enclosures from my inbox from Outlook Express, Why. I already installed OpenOfficeorig. Thanks in advance if you can help me. I tried so many times. nothing works. greetz, hedy marlisa

[users] Uninstall problem

2008-07-11 Thread Halit E Peker (Student)
To Whom It May Concern, I've been using OpenOffice 2.3 but today I bought Office 2007 and wanted to uninstall OpenOffice, but when I tried it gave me an error that cannot find openofficeorg23.msi.. I downloaded 2.3 again and unpacked it, but it still didn't uninstall even though I had the .msi

[users] Can't Print

2008-07-11 Thread Beth Herskowitz
Hi, I have a new Imac OS X Leopard. I just downloaded Open Office and am unable to print. I have a HP Photosmart 2610. I am able to print on other programs so I know it is not the printer. When I print, it appears to be printing, but the page comes out blank. Please advise. I have already

[users] download

2008-07-11 Thread chris and angie
I downloaded openoffice 3 times now and I can't find it when it's down. I downloaded the java that was needed and still no download. Please advise. Thankyou

[users] RE: tech help

2008-07-11 Thread ken Ebright
I looked at your website and they said that there was the possibility to get a CD of open office. Is that possible? when I started to do it it said it would take 17 Hours that is a long time Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:17:45 +1000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tech

[users] Setting up as a default

2008-07-11 Thread Miles Sterling
How do I change the Open Office program to become my default office system? How may I change Open Office to no longer be my default program? Miles Sterling [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread Donald Fergusson
Hi. I have been using an earlier version 1.14 and have up dated to 2.2,can I remove the earlier version and stll use 2.2,so saving space on hard drive. Regards. Don.Fergusson - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

Re: [users] Re: british center - ISP aware

2008-07-11 Thread mike scott
On 10 Jul 2008 at 19:49, NoOp wrote: On 07/10/2008 12:31 PM, mike scott wrote: easycgi say the user has already been warned. I have an open call number if anyone receives further spam from them. From the OOo side: quote It seems all messages are (forged or not) from [EMAIL

[users] Re: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread Russell Butler
Donald Fergusson wrote: Hi. I have been using an earlier version 1.14 and have up dated to 2.2,can I remove the earlier version and stll use 2.2,so saving space on hard drive. Regards. Don.Fergusson Yes Don Actually the most recent version is 2.4.1 see http://download.openoffice.org/

[users] Re: Can I . . .

2008-07-11 Thread Russell Butler
Hamwic House wrote: Hi folks: Your site was recommended to me by my server provider. I have downloaded . . . C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\Desktop\OpenOffice.org 2.4 (en-US) Installation Files But the one function I am looking for, I cannot seem to find ? I with to convert my MS Excel files

[users] Re: Excel files

2008-07-11 Thread Russell Butler
jan snyder wrote: hey, can someone out there give me a hand with this ? thanks. jan - Original Message - From: jan snyder To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [moderated] HI, SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE. IT LOOKS

[users] Re: tech help

2008-07-11 Thread Russell Butler
ken Ebright wrote: I looked at your website and they said that there was the possibility to get a CD of open office. Is that possible? when I started to do it it said it would take 17 Hours that is a long time Hi again Ken If you look just at the bottom of the green Download block at

Re: [users] problem - Corrupt Installer

2008-07-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
2008/7/9 sony pabla [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi, i have downloaded openoffice.org, but after downloading its saying- the installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.you may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.it may be possible to skip this check

Re: [users] spreadsheets databases

2008-07-11 Thread Adrian Try
Hi Alvin I have used word processing programs such as Word and WordPerfect, so Writer hasn't been much of a challenge for me. But now I'd like to learn how to use Calc and dBase, and I've never used spreadsheets or databases before, so it's quite a challenge. Is there anywhere to get a

Re: [users] Uninstall problem

2008-07-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
2008/7/7 Halit E Peker (Student) [EMAIL PROTECTED]: To Whom It May Concern, I've been using OpenOffice 2.3 but today I bought Office 2007 and wanted to uninstall OpenOffice, but when I tried it gave me an error that cannot find openofficeorg23.msi.. I downloaded 2.3 again and unpacked it,

Re: [users] download

2008-07-11 Thread Guy Voets
2008/5/28 chris and angie [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I downloaded openoffice 3 times now and I can't find it when it's down. I downloaded the java that was needed and still no download. Please advise. Thankyou Hello, What system are you on? Windows? Where do download usually go? Doesn't the

Re: [users] Setting up as a default

2008-07-11 Thread Guy Voets
2008/7/6 Miles Sterling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: How do I change the Open Office program to become my default office system? How may I change Open Office to no longer be my default program? Miles Sterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Depends on your operating systeml. Do you use Windows, Linux,

Re: [users] Fw: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread Guy Voets
2008/7/8 jan snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED]: HI, SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE. IT LOOKS REALLY AWESOME BUT I AM CONFUSED. IF I DOWNLOAD OPEN OFFICE WILL THIS ALLOW ME TO OPEN EXCEL FILES THAT ARE SENT TO ME BY OTHERS OR WILL I NEED TO HAVE EXCEL PROGRAM INSTALLED TO DO THIS ? THANKS FOR

Re: [users] Fw: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread Geoff
OpenOffice.org version 2 will open all Microsoft Office files .doc, .xls, .ppt - no matter where they come from - but not the latest .docx files (version 3, still in beta should do this) Geoff Paxton jan snyder wrote: hey, can someone out there give me a hand with this ?

Re: [users] Setting up as a default

2008-07-11 Thread Phil Hibbs
Depends on your operating systeml. Do you use Windows, Linux, Mac? Clue: X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 :-) Phil Hibbs. -- Don't you just hate self-referential sigs? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[users] How to change default page size?

2008-07-11 Thread Erik P. Olsen
I am exclusively using European page sizes like A4, A5, C2 etc. Invariably OO suggests US Letter, Legal or similar American standard sizes. I guess that somewhere in OO is a definition which can be changed but I can't find it. Can someone help, please? I am using OO 2.3.0 with Linux Fedora 7.

Re: [users] download

2008-07-11 Thread Phil Hibbs
2008/5/28 chris and angie [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I downloaded openoffice 3 times now and I can't find it when it's down. I downloaded the java that was needed and still no download. Please advise. If you're using Firefox, go to Tools-Downloads and double-click on the installer. If you're using

Re: [users] Re: WTF is this Britshcenter stuff?

2008-07-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 08 July 2008, Tom wrote: Its spam AFAIAC, but outwardly its coming from britishcenter, somewhat mis-spelled, but inspecting the headers shows a dozen or more references to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are they using it for a spam relay? Post the whole thing, source code/Full Headers I mean,

Re: [users] How to change default page size?

2008-07-11 Thread Rob Clement
Erik P. Olsen wrote: I am exclusively using European page sizes like A4, A5, C2 etc. Invariably OO suggests US Letter, Legal or similar American standard sizes. I guess that somewhere in OO is a definition which can be changed but I can't find it. Can someone help, please? I am using OO

Re: [users] How to change default page size?

2008-07-11 Thread Michele
2008/7/11 Erik P. Olsen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am exclusively using European page sizes like A4, A5, C2 etc. Invariably OO suggests US Letter, Legal or similar American standard sizes. I guess that somewhere in OO is a definition which can be changed but I can't find it. Can someone help,

[users] Presentation

2008-07-11 Thread Tan L
Hi there I appreciate advise and comments regarding how to install presentation. I installed OpenOffice.org 2.4 with only Writer and Calc options. Unfortunately, lately I have plenty of work dealing with Powerpoint and would like to expand my OpenOffice.org 2.4 to include Presentation. Do

Re: [users] Can I . . .

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
Hamwic House wrote: Hi folks: Your site was recommended to me by my server provider. I have downloaded . . . C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\Desktop\OpenOffice.org 2.4 (en-US) Installation Files But the one function I am looking for, I cannot seem to find ? I with to convert my MS Excel files

Re: [users] Can I . . .

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
James Knott wrote: Hamwic House wrote: Hi folks: Your site was recommended to me by my server provider. I have downloaded . . . C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\Desktop\OpenOffice.org 2.4 (en-US) Installation Files But the one function I am looking for, I cannot seem to find ? I with to

Re: [users] problem

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
sony pabla wrote: hi, i have downloaded openoffice.org, but after downloading its saying- the installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.you may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.it may be possible to skip this check using thr ncrc command line

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
Donald Fergusson wrote: Hi. I have been using an earlier version 1.14 and have up dated to 2.2,can I remove the earlier version and stll use 2.2,so saving space on hard drive. Regards. Don.Fergusson Yes you can, if you wish. Also, the latest version is 2.4.1 and available from

Re: [users] problem

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
sony pabla wrote: hi, i have downloaded openoffice.org, but after downloading its saying- the installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.you may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.it may be possible to skip this check using thr ncrc command line

Re: [users] Setting up as a default

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
Miles Sterling wrote: How do I change the Open Office program to become my default office system? How may I change Open Office to no longer be my default program? Miles Sterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assuming you're running Windows, you can do either by following these direction:

Re: [users] RE: tech help

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
ken Ebright wrote: I looked at your website and they said that there was the possibility to get a CD of open office. Is that possible? when I started to do it it said it would take 17 Hours that is a long time On the download page, at www.openoffice.org, there is a link to directions for

Re: [users] Uninstall problem

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
Halit E Peker (Student) wrote: To Whom It May Concern, I've been using OpenOffice 2.3 but today I bought Office 2007 and wanted to uninstall OpenOffice, but when I tried it gave me an error that cannot find openofficeorg23.msi.. I downloaded 2.3 again and unpacked it, but it still didn't

Re: [users] Fw: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
jan snyder wrote: hey, can someone out there give me a hand with this ? thanks. jan - Original Message - From: jan snyder To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [moderated] HI, SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE. IT LOOKS

Re: [users] spreadsheets databases

2008-07-11 Thread Scott Castaline
Adrian Try wrote: Hi Alvin I have used word processing programs such as Word and WordPerfect, so Writer hasn't been much of a challenge for me. But now I'd like to learn how to use Calc and dBase, and I've never used spreadsheets or databases before, so it's quite a challenge. Is there

Re: [users] download

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
chris and angie wrote: I downloaded openoffice 3 times now and I can't find it when it's down. I downloaded the java that was needed and still no download. Please advise. Normally, when you download, the location is specified, though you have to watch for it. Your browser settings

Re: [users] Presentation

2008-07-11 Thread Guy Voets
2008/7/11 Tan L [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi there I appreciate advise and comments regarding how to install presentation. I installed OpenOffice.org 2.4 with only Writer and Calc options. Unfortunately, lately I have plenty of work dealing with Powerpoint and would like to expand my

[users] Scripting help resources

2008-07-11 Thread Phil Hibbs
I've been trying to learn OOo scripting, and so far I've learned a few things by finding examples. For instance, to open a text file and read from it, you have to do something like this: FilePickerDlg = createUnoService( com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.FilePicker ) FilePickerDlg.appendFilter( DSX

Re: [users] How to change default page size?

2008-07-11 Thread Erik P. Olsen
On 11/07/08 12:24, Michele wrote: 2008/7/11 Erik P. Olsen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am exclusively using European page sizes like A4, A5, C2 etc. Invariably OO suggests US Letter, Legal or similar American standard sizes. I guess that somewhere in OO is a definition which can be changed but I can't

Re: [users] Presentation

2008-07-11 Thread James Knott
Guy Voets wrote: 2008/7/11 Tan L [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi there I appreciate advise and comments regarding how to install presentation. I installed OpenOffice.org 2.4 with only Writer and Calc options. Unfortunately, lately I have plenty of work dealing with Powerpoint and would like to

[users] uninstall issues

2008-07-11 Thread mbethc
I tried to install OpenOffice 1.1.2 on my Powerbook G3 with Mac OS X v10.2. It didn't work completley and now I want to uninstall and get rid of what is there, and that Darwin thing that installed, but can't. When use the Uninstall that is in the folder I get a message that says uninstallation

[users] Re: Scripting help resources

2008-07-11 Thread Jim Allan
Phil Hibbs wrote: I've been trying to learn OOo scripting, and so far I've learned a few things by finding examples. For instance, to open a text file and read from it, you have to do something like this: FilePickerDlg = createUnoService( com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.FilePicker )

[users] Re: british center - ISP aware

2008-07-11 Thread NoOp
On 07/11/2008 12:02 AM, mike scott wrote: On 10 Jul 2008 at 19:49, NoOp wrote: So I think that we'll not see much of these guys in the future. That's good. The user is genuine, it seems, albeit misguided. I'm not so sure. It seems that they've spammed other lists as well: But I've also

[users] Printer Install Problem

2008-07-11 Thread AL EVANS
On a Dell Optiplex GX110 with Windows ME and OO 2.1, I was using an Epson LQ 2070 with a parallel port connection. In order to use a color printer, also using a parallel cable connection, the Epson was temporarily disconnected. Upon reconnecting the Epson, I could not get the Epson to print

[users] Re: Fw: [moderated]

2008-07-11 Thread NoOp
On 07/11/2008 02:04 AM, Guy Voets wrote: Hello Jan, Yes, OpenOffice.org can read, edit and save Excel files. You can download the program for free from www.openoffice.org The spreadsheet component of OOo is called Calc. I was going to refer him to the OOo website, but thought that I'd

Re: [users] Feature Suggestion for OpenOffice Writer

2008-07-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 10/07/2008 03:29, Sebastian Formoso wrote: I am constantly having to develop presentations that eventually end up in a binder with tabs. This, needless to say, is a royal pain considering that the presentation has to be designed, then printed, then tabs have to be printed, then the

Re: [users] Enclosures not to be opened

2008-07-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 07/07/2008 08:26, hedy marlisa wrote: Hallo, I cannot open my enclosures from my inbox from Outlook Express, Why. I already installed OpenOfficeorig. Thanks in advance if you can help me. I tried so many times. nothing works. greetz, hedy marlisa What sort of enclosures are they? If

Re: [users] Printer Install Problem

2008-07-11 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 11/07/2008 15:58, AL EVANS wrote: On a Dell Optiplex GX110 with Windows ME and OO 2.1, I was using an Epson LQ 2070 with a parallel port connection. In order to use a color printer, also using a parallel cable connection, the Epson was temporarily disconnected. Upon reconnecting the

Re: [users] Scripting help resources

2008-07-11 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Although I did not verify, I believe that you can use commands such as Open importfile For Input As #1 That said, although this may work, you should not use #1 directly, but rather, you should use the FreeFile statement (even in Excel) Dim iNumber As Integer iNumber = FreeFile Open

Re: [users] Can I . . .

2008-07-11 Thread A Chilco
Hi Tim, It sounds like you've only downloaded the installation files, but haven't yet installed OpenOffice.org. Look under 'programs' in your start menu. If there's a folder named 'Openoffice.org 2.4', then the program has been installed. If not, look in the folder you mentioned below for

[users] Re: How to change default page size?

2008-07-11 Thread NoOp
On 07/11/2008 05:16 AM, Erik P. Olsen wrote: On 11/07/08 12:24, Michele wrote: First of all you should consider upgrading to version 2.4.1 which contains several improvements compared to 2.3.0, but this is not the answer to your problem :-) I am very tempted to do that but then I'll have

Re: [users] Uninstall problem

2008-07-11 Thread Girard Aquino
Harold Fuchs wrote: 2008/7/7 Halit E Peker (Student) : To Whom It May Concern, I've been using OpenOffice 2.3 but today I bought Office 2007 and wanted to uninstall OpenOffice, but when I tried it gave me an error that cannot find openofficeorg23.msi.. I downloaded 2.3 again and

Re: [users] Setting up as a default

2008-07-11 Thread Girard Aquino
Guy Voets wrote: 2008/7/6 Miles Sterling : How do I change the Open Office program to become my default office system? How may I change Open Office to no longer be my default program? Miles Sterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Depends on your operating systeml. Do you use

Re: [users] problem

2008-07-11 Thread Girard Aquino
sony pabla wrote: hi, i have downloaded openoffice.org, but after downloading its saying- the installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.you may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.it may be possible to skip this check using thr ncrc command