[users] Re: Yahoo! Auto Response

2012-02-01 Thread James Knott
David B Teague sr wrote: On 1/27/2012 7:36 AM, birdie...@prodigy.net wrote: MESSAGE FAILURE NOTICE ; Yahoo domains currently sends a bounce-back reply even though the messages are being received. Office Hours; Tuesday 8:30-4:30pm Thursday 8:30am-6pm Friday's 8:30am-7pm Is

[users] Re: question

2012-01-31 Thread James Knott
Jill Cannon wrote: Hello: I just downloaded OpenOffice to use on my computer...very nice. My question is can I delete the installation file now? Both the app and the installation folder are sitting on my desktop and I have often made the mistake of opening the installation folder rather than

[users] Re: spam via kenai server

2012-01-13 Thread James Knott
Mike Scott wrote: The question in my mind is, how come a spammer has got hold of my OOo-forum-specific email address? Your address is available to everyone who reads this list, whenever you post a message. -- - To unsubscribe

[users] Re: deleting

2011-12-30 Thread James Knott
margaret.bea...@bigpond.com wrote: I have now subscribed to this email address, but am not sure what it entitles me to. I don't want to receive a lot of unwanted information. All I want is ocasional help with Open Office - eg. I want to know how to delete a document from File - can't find

[users] Re: Downloading extra copies

2011-12-22 Thread James Knott
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: A little more history: Star Division in Germany - Hamburg I believe - created Star Office; the company was subsequently bought by Sun who then made the code open source, leading to Open Office. Many years ago, I installed Star Office for OS/2. There is still a

[users] Re: Downloading extra copies

2011-12-21 Thread James Knott
Dennis Donohue wrote: Hello, I have open office on my computer and it is so good I put it on my wife's computer also. Unfortunately, her computer has just died. We will get her a new machine. Will we be able to download open office on her new machine? Even though this would mean we have

[users] Re: save as...

2011-12-19 Thread James Knott
George Lowy wrote: **I would like to save a MS Word file as an OpenOffice file.**I tried to save it by clicking**“**Save as**”**but I could not find the Open Office folder in which to save it. Can you guide me? I have never used Open Office before. You don't need a special folder for

[users] Re: problems

2011-11-23 Thread James Knott
Dennis Griffith wrote: How do I open OOo Writer? I have Open Office version 3. Do I need to delete that and open up a newer version. I wanted to do envelopes. Thanks, Dennis Griffith What operating system are you runnings. I assume Windows. If so, click on the Start button and somewhere

[users] Re: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

2011-11-09 Thread James Knott
Tracey wrote: I PURCHASED A COMPUTER FROM SOMEONE AND THIS PROGRAM IS IN ITALIAN. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE IT TO ENGLISH? The easiest way is probably to uninstall it and then download install the English version from www.openoffice.org. BTW, this mail list is for users of

[users] Re: Open office as default

2011-11-01 Thread James Knott
Yvonne Sinnott wrote: Hi, I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate and would like to have Open Office as default. I want photos, etc to automatically open with 'office' as opposed to Windows. Can this be done and if yes, how? It was easy with XP. Go into the Control Panel and look for Default

[users] Re: please unsubscribe me

2011-10-27 Thread James Knott
openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: If you read the thread, you would see that we've been discussing why the message about unsubscribing is NOT displayed at the bottom of every email. It appears not to be added to HTML-only emails, nor to the HTML part of multipart/alternative messages.

[users] Re: question to OpenOffice

2011-10-27 Thread James Knott
Karl Hofbauer wrote: Hallo, does *OpenOffice.org 3.3* work with Windows 7, *64bit *??? thanks for answer Greetings from Vienna in Austria Karl Hofbauer A-1150 Wien karl.hofba...@chello.at mailto:karl.hofba...@chello.at Yes it does. I have it running here on W7 64 bit. --

[users] Re: Open Office versions compatibitlity with Windows versions query

2011-10-24 Thread James Knott
Paul G wrote: May I know if Open Office version 1.1.5 can work on Windows 7 32bit and 64bit computer? It should. However, you may have to emulate XP. Give it a try and see what happens. I have 3.3.0 running on 64 bit W7. --

[users] Re: Problems with opening

2011-10-02 Thread James Knott
Rick Hayden wrote: I have used your product for the last two years. Today, for the first time, I was unable to open my folders. I keep getting Fatal Error message that states that the application cannot be started due to my access rights missing. I have to uninstall Open Office , then

[users] Re: Request: Mail CD Rom Software of Open Office Suites Professional Version

2011-09-22 Thread James Knott
Andre Cardinal, Sr. wrote: Please forward the Professional or Standard Version to: There is no Professional version. The free download from www.openoffice.org is the full package. That site also lists vendors where you can buy it on CD. However, they are all independent vendors so we

[users] Re: Hello!

2011-09-20 Thread James Knott
tonya.wal...@yahoo.com wrote: Sent via BlackBerry by ATT *From: * jonas karlsson jonask...@hotmail.com *Date: *Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:57:37 +0200 *To: *users@openoffice.org *ReplyTo: * users@openoffice.org *Subject: *[users]

[users] Re: Hello!

2011-09-20 Thread James Knott
Doug wrote: The main thing OO/LO have is that they're free. However, I recently heard of a college student purchasing MS Office at a college discount for some ridiculous price, like $7.50, so if you can get it for something like that, I would think you should. Actually, that's a bad idea.

[users] Re: Open Office

2011-08-31 Thread James Knott
Roger Dahl wrote: I have purchased Open Office, and installed it on my computer. How can I change de program into French Language? Unless you needed a CD, there's no need to buy OpenOffice. It's a free.download from www.openoffice.org, where you'll find all available languages. --

[users] Re: copy paste

2011-08-28 Thread James Knott
Susan Wilson wrote: My resume is in the openoffice.org file I am trying to copy paste it to a job application, even with the help of my ISP provider we cannot upload my resume from my owner file. Can you please instruct me in this process of performing this task. What file format are you

[users] Re: OpenOffice3.3 Download blocked !

2011-08-21 Thread James Knott
K Chan wrote: Dear Sir, I bought a new machine, with Window 7. When downloading Open Office3.3 (previously OpenOffice 3.0), it was every time automatically diverted to the page: *Ooops !* *The page you are looking for could not be found. Try searching for it in the address bar above. *

[users] Re: MS Word Alternative

2011-08-08 Thread James Knott
Dale Erwin wrote: but .odt is the proper file extension for ODF files. For text files. Spreadsheets use .ods etc. -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to

[users] Re: MS Word Alternative

2011-08-07 Thread James Knott
paul whitehill wrote: Hi i wonder if you can help me. the alternative seems to have a charge £1.59 but it says it is free. Is the open office Writer the same as MS Word ? This is the software I want to type up a document, can you help me ? Are there any

[users] Re: MS Word Alternative

2011-08-07 Thread James Knott
Doug wrote: What's ODF? My OO/LO/Symnphony wants to save in .odt. ODF stands for Open Document Format, which includes ODT for text documents, ODS for spreadsheets etc. -- - To unsubscribe send email to

[users] Re: Can't install openoffice

2011-07-21 Thread James Knott
wwlou...@aol.com wrote: Sorry - having problems myself. Can't think why I'm getting emails asking me for help! Good luck. You're getting those emails because you're subscribed to a mail list for users of OpenOffice. When someone posts a message, everyone that's subscribed receives it.

[users] Re: Windows 64 bit version?

2011-06-20 Thread James Knott
Cameron Smith wrote: I'd choose a 64bit application if given the choice though. That's what I've been doing on Linux for the past 5 years. I don't think I have any 32 bit apps on my 64 bit system. And I'm fairly certain I don't have any 64 bit apps on my 32 bit computers. ;-) --

[users] Windows 64 bit version?

2011-06-19 Thread James Knott
A friend recently bought a new computer and she'll be wanting me to install OpenOffice (and some other apps) on it. The computer came with 64 bit Windows 7. Is there a 64 bit Windows version of OOo available? I've been running the 64 bit Linux version for years. --

[users] Re: Windows 64 bit version?

2011-06-19 Thread James Knott
RA Brown wrote: James Knott wrote: A friend recently bought a new computer and she'll be wanting me to install OpenOffice (and some other apps) on it. The computer came with 64 bit Windows 7. Is there a 64 bit Windows version of OOo available? I've been running the 64 bit Linux version

[users] Re:

2011-06-11 Thread James Knott
James Wilde wrote: Hmmm... Obviously a man of few words, unlike his brother Oscar. ;-) -- - To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject:

[users] Re: about writer

2011-05-31 Thread James Knott
Ken Southwood wrote: It's an sxc. Don't know what that is. That's an OpenOffice version 1 spreadsheet, not a text document. The new version is .ODS or .XLS in Microsoft Office format. When you save a file, you have to select the appropriate file type from the drop down list in Save as, if

[users] Re:

2011-05-29 Thread James Knott
Rosa Malagisi wrote: *i would like to know if i can download just the individual programs i use like excel and word? * No. It's just one big package. Also, while you can install only the components you wish, you won't save much space and you may lose some function. --

[users] Re: The Free and Open Productivity...

2011-05-29 Thread James Knott
Werner wrote: *To whom it may concern: * ** Some months ago I read about your free microsoft-word-compatible application. I checked out your web site to ensure that it was really free, and it was. It was destined for a friend of mine who wanted it in German. Therefore I was redirected to your

[users] Re: need help in email

2011-04-28 Thread James Knott
Ed Faris wrote: when i type a document in OOo.org writer and convert it to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (doc) And send it in my outlookexpress email program, no one can read it. what am I doing wrong? How are you converting to doc? Are you just renaming the extension? If so, that will not

[users] Re: Install OpenOffice.org CD?

2011-04-26 Thread James Knott
atoet indria wrote: Could I Install OpenOffice.org on UBUNTU 10.10 using OpenOffice.org CD and how do that? Thank You Isn't it already included with Ubuntu? If not installed, you'd add it the same way you'd install any package in Ubuntu. --

[users] Re: cancellation

2011-04-25 Thread James Knott
mike hopper wrote: recently purchased your system but now realise that it does not fit my requirements, could you please let me know how to cancel and get credit. CB-openoffice-1 ClickBank order number HJMM276D thanks, M.Hopper This is a mail list for OpenOffice users. You'll have to contact

[users] Re: problem opening Open Office

2011-04-24 Thread James Knott
Hermann Vogelstein wrote: What do you think caused the problem and what can I do to fix it? Since I'm unable to open Open Office, I can't update it from inside the program. Should I go to the website and download the latest version, which is designed to work with Windows 7? If so, do in

[users] Re: problem opening Open Office

2011-04-24 Thread James Knott
bassoni...@aim.com wrote: So is it not more likely that the issue arose because of a recent event, such as the upgrade to IE9? I wouldn't expect IE would affect it. -- - To unsubscribe send email to

[users] Re: Can't access my account!

2011-04-13 Thread James Knott
You don't have to register to use OpenOffice.org. What symptoms (error messages etc.) are you getting? What operating system? You can try downloading and reinstalling from www.openoffice.org. Webmail petlove wrote: Dear OpenOffice.org: I really love using your program w/ my super

[users] Re: [moderated]

2011-03-27 Thread James Knott
ROWENA NEWBERRY wrote: I have a desktop icon for Openoffice installation files, have done the installation wizard, but don't know how to access the actual programmes, I just get lists and lists of file, what else do I need to do? I completed the survey. I assume you're running Windows. If it

[users] Re: [moderated]

2011-03-27 Thread James Knott
I forgot to mention, you should check your computer clock. It appears you sent your message on Feb. 11, 2008. ROWENA NEWBERRY wrote: I have a desktop icon for Openoffice installation files, have done the installation wizard, but don't know how to access the actual programmes, I just get

[users] Re: USB downloadable device

2011-03-22 Thread James Knott
Micheal Jones wrote: Is there a way for me to receive a USB device to download open office. I have a laptop mini and its takes a while for me to download this program through wireless. Is there a better way? Can you not download it to USB at some site, such as work, library, friend etc.,

[users] Re: Downloading Open Office for Windows 7

2011-03-03 Thread James Knott
arhurlb...@comcast.net wrote: Good Morning! I just purchased a new laptop and have been attempting to download Open Office. I can seem to get to a place on the website where it actually will let me download it. I know you have a new version but is the older version available in the

[users] Re: Sorry,I made a mistake

2011-03-01 Thread James Knott
miki maus wrote: I made a mistake when I recently by my mistake uninstalled Open Office for reason failed to print directly to printer. I realise after unistallation that the problem is in unplugged usb-cable(human mistake) not Open Office mistake.I feel sad now,because I feel great respect

[users] Re: Enquiry on license issue

2011-02-28 Thread James Knott
Sam Swaminath wrote: I am the user of ooo2.3. I have no problem in that context. I am using MSWindows XP IE7. To my surprise, I m not able to open up Microsoft and other Antivirus Web Site. I recently bought Mcafee online installation. But I am not able to open up the website to

Re: [users] Enquiry on license issue

2011-02-20 Thread James Knott
Yes, it's free to use in a commercial setting. You are free to install and use it on as many computers as you wish. You are also free to give it to others. Further, it's available for Linux, Windows and Mac, so everyone can use it. Ng Keng Peng wrote: Dear Sir / Madam, I am a home user

Re: [users] Fw: Internet connection

2011-02-20 Thread James Knott
While I don't know the cause of your problem and I don't know what OfficeSuite2010 is, you didn't have to pay to obtain OpenOffice.org. It is a free download from www.openoffice.org. There are some people, who take that package and then sell it. While this is not illegal, we frown on those

Re: [users] Cannot open a file

2011-02-09 Thread James Knott
Melinda Petzer wrote: Hi there. I created a file some time ago using Open Office. When I tried to open it now more recently, it seemed that the information was lost. I uninstalled Open Office and reinstalled it again in the hope that it might help, but still no luck retrieving the info from

Re: [users] Open Office.Org- 2 programs

2011-02-02 Thread James Knott
Hanna170 wrote: I noticed that when I am in a spreadsheet and I want to create a word doc I have to close the spreadsheet. I cant work in 2 separate programs at one time or am I just trying to open the second program incorrectly ?? You certainly should be able to work on different types

Re: [users] unable to download

2011-01-31 Thread James Knott
RORY MACKAY wrote: Hello Open Office people, I would like to at least try Open Office and hopefully even contribute to on going development, however I can not download your software. I get a new page titled 404 - File not found. On that page are some suggestions, none of which work. operating

Re: [users] MSWord

2011-01-30 Thread James Knott
Lynn Emrick wrote: Is MSWord compatible to open openoffice? Yes. OpenOffice can read and write in .DOC .DOCX formats. Also, recent versions of Microsoft Office can read and write in the ODF format that OpenOffice uses by default. However, there are problems with Microsoft Office

Re: [users] Re: [moderated]

2011-01-30 Thread James Knott
jeff g. wrote: On 01/28/2011 12:55 PM, bobalethak...@gmail.com wrote: I just upgraded from 3.2 to 3.3. When I attempt to use Office Writer it will let me start then freeze and say, Not Responding. What can I do short of starting all over? Please respond. Bob firewall? What would the

Re: [users] MSWord

2011-01-30 Thread James Knott
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 30/01/2011 14:13, James Knott wrote: However, there are problems with Microsoft Office writing to ODF that appear to be deliberate. It's not just writing TO odf, it's opening ods documents as well. All the formulae are converted to the last VALUE... ODF

Re: [users] Re: MSWord

2011-01-30 Thread James Knott
Larry Gusaas wrote: Microsoft Office for Macs 2008 2011 do not read or write the ODF format. Microsoft strikes again. Even with their own products, they can't offer true cross platform compatibility. Another example would be where the Mac version of Excel doesn't have the year 1900 leap

Re: [users] suggestion

2011-01-23 Thread James Knott
michael thomas wrote: Hello, Open Office use to be a free alternative to Microsoft Office, that did not hog up your computers memory. Now its just a free alternative... To Bad! I even tried re-install with the 2 programs I really use. I saved a whopping 1 MB! Would Be Nice To Only Download

Re: [users] suggestion

2011-01-23 Thread James Knott
webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: Well, unless you computer is over 5 years old, you should be able to use a 1TB drive. Last year, I spent about $90 (CDN) for a 500 GB drive for my PVR, so even older computers can go that big. Of course, it's usually easy to add more drives and move the /home

Re: [users] Re: VERY slow saving over network in OOo

2011-01-19 Thread James Knott
Richard wrote: This is an Open Office problem but no one can give even a hint of a solution? The developers obviously dont give a shit. One thing to bear in mind is this is a users list, not developers. Also, given this was caused by a change of server, perhaps the problem is with it. One

Re: [users] HELP...sending documents to people

2011-01-18 Thread James Knott
Debi Banes wrote: Hello, What do I have to do when I email someone a document I created in OO and they can't open the document. I think it has something to do with the ext. I do not have Word or Excel although I have tried to change the extension to one of the other formats that OO

Re: [users] HELP...sending documents to people

2011-01-18 Thread James Knott
Vic Dura wrote: Or, assuming you have Windows, get yourself a PDF converter such as the free doPDF athttp://www.dopdf.com/ OOo already exports PDF. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional

[users] Embedding image in HTML

2011-01-15 Thread James Knott
At work, I'm trying to set up a signature, for use in Thunderbird, that includes an image file as well as a clickable link. The link requires the use of an HTML file, but when I create one, the image doesn't show up in the signature, because HTML is simply pointing to the image file. Is

Re: [users] Embedding image in HTML

2011-01-15 Thread James Knott
Forgot to mention, I used Write to create the HTML file and Draw for the image. James Knott wrote: At work, I'm trying to set up a signature, for use in Thunderbird, that includes an image file as well as a clickable link. The link requires the use of an HTML file, but when I create one

Re: [users] Embedding image in HTML

2011-01-15 Thread James Knott
Try again (haven't had my morning coffee). That should be Writer, not Write. Forgot to mention, I used Write to create the HTML file and Draw for the image. James Knott wrote: At work, I'm trying to set up a signature, for use in Thunderbird, that includes an image file as well

Re: [users] Embedding image in HTML

2011-01-15 Thread James Knott
Gene Young wrote: First, this is the Open Office user list. You would get better results on a Mozilla Forum. I am using OpenOffice to create the signature files. Second, the built in signature function does not seem to work with image files. I just tested it an id does not work. I have

Re: [users] Is openoffice.org the same as office home and student 2010?

2010-12-12 Thread James Knott
H,Michael Goodman wrote: I was unable to downloadjava in order to e-mail some cd or dvd discs to clients using our services Your subject and question don't match. However, Java is normally included when you download from www.openoffice.org. Also, OpenOffice.org is an office suite

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-11-21 Thread James Knott
PEP PETROCINE wrote: Does OpenOffice.org allow access to WORD documents previously written and saved in WORD?? Word or MS OFFICE is not on the computer in question. Yes, it can read write in Word format, but the default is the Open Document ODT format.

Re: [users] help with impress

2010-11-15 Thread James Knott
Rick Pasotto wrote: I would like to make a presentation using impress that I can then copy to a Windows laptop to display. When I try to save my document as ppt or pptx I get a requestor saying The document may contain formatting or content that cannot be saved in Microsoft Powerpoint file

Re: [users] printing a book

2010-11-08 Thread James Knott
Mike Scott wrote: If I recall, more generally, books are printed with many pages to a large sheet Yes, those are called signatures. That also requires a printer capable of handling large sheets, as well as a bindery to fold trim the paper and bind it into a book. If you want to make such

Re: [users] Price for Businesses

2010-11-07 Thread James Knott
James Watts wrote: I know that Open Office is free, and I was under the assumption that was for any scenario. But I was told that businesses may have to pay in-order to use it. I wanted to know if this was true and if so, how much does it cost? No, it's not true. OpenOffice.org is

Re: [users] OT: Sending Email on Sundays (was [users] Re: [moderated])

2010-11-04 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: On 03/11/2010 14:54, James Knott wrote: Harold, you might want to check your computer clock. It appears you sent this message on Sunday. One thing I recommend is to configure computers to use NTP, which sets the clock very accurately. Errm. Yes, I did send it on Sunday

Re: [users] Re: OT: Sending Email on Sundays (was [users] Re: [moderated])

2010-11-04 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote in message news:4cd2da12.7090...@rogers.com... Harold Fuchs wrote: On 03/11/2010 14:54, James Knott wrote: Harold, you might want to check your computer clock. It appears you sent this message on Sunday. One thing I recommend

Re: [users] Re: [moderated]

2010-11-03 Thread James Knott
Harold, you might want to check your computer clock. It appears you sent this message on Sunday. One thing I recommend is to configure computers to use NTP, which sets the clock very accurately. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol Harold Fuchs wrote: william lepage

Re: [users] Program Disk

2010-11-02 Thread James Knott
Cameron Walter wrote: HI I purchased your open office office program disk about 3 weeks ago, up until now I have not received it. I realise that, sometimes there is a delay in cross border shipping, but I think this too long. and sopmething has happened on the way. I would like you top look

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-11-02 Thread James Knott
delaine.ward wrote: I want to download just the word processing project Writer, how do I do that? You can't download just one part. While it is possible to install only part of it, it's not recommended, as OpenOffice.org is an integrated suite, so it won't save much disk space and may

Re: [users] Newbie question

2010-10-26 Thread James Knott
willem kolver wrote: Do I need Windows XP (which I presently use with Offixe XP) to operate OO? No, you do not need XP or any other version of Windows. It also runs on Linux and Mac. In fact, many Linux distributions already include it.

Re: [users] Open Offfice as replacement for Microsoft Office

2010-10-25 Thread James Knott
Den 2010-10-25 02:55:11 skrev VITO MINNI vmi...@yahoo.com: Gentlemen I am looking to use open office as a replacement for microsoft office is this possible In general, yes, in that they're both office suites. OpenOffice.org can work very well with MS Office documents, as well as ODF.

Re: [users] Open Offfice as replacement for Microsoft Office

2010-10-25 Thread James Knott
Den 2010-10-25 02:55:11 skrev VITO MINNI vmi...@yahoo.com: Gentlemen I am looking to use open office as a replacement for microsoft office is this possible In general, yes, in that they're both office suites. OpenOffice.org can work very well with MS Office documents, as well as ODF.

Re: [users] Open Offfice as replacement for Microsoft Office

2010-10-25 Thread James Knott
Daniel Lewis wrote: I noticed several replies to this subject, but none of them were sent to Vito Minni I have now corrected that. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands,

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-10-19 Thread James Knott
Richard Stratton wrote: Greetings: I do want to be a part of Open Office, and have trie to download and utilize my new password, which I don't believe I have ever received. I can use some help in downloading and registering and utilizing the product. Where are you going that requires a

Re: [users] Re: opening .doc files

2010-10-15 Thread James Knott
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2010/10/14 8:09 PM James Knott wrote: Mike Scott wrote: Right click on a .doc file. Click Get Info In section Open with: choose the application you want to open file with. Then click on Change All... button. That's an OS-sensitive operation. Certainly your

Re: [users] opening .doc files

2010-10-14 Thread James Knott
fuad abboud wrote: I have the following question: How do you change settings in OpenOffice so that OpenOffice is not the default application used to open .doc files? thanks. What you want to is change the file associations, following the instructions below. I assume you're running

Re: [users] Re: opening .doc files

2010-10-14 Thread James Knott
Mike Scott wrote: Right click on a .doc file. Click Get Info In section Open with: choose the application you want to open file with. Then click on Change All... button. That's an OS-sensitive operation. Certainly your instructions are not good for XP. Actually, they were written for XP.

Re: [users] Open office

2010-10-13 Thread James Knott
Charlie Hunter wrote: Hi, I just downloaded openoffice 3.2.1 yesterday. As I use it, periodically, I am asked on a screen that is called Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 for a product key and each time I open it, the message tells me I have 25, then 24, then 23, then 22 etc

Re: [users] Installation major problems

2010-10-12 Thread James Knott
Paul Hodges wrote: I was trying to update to the 3.2 version, but, it keeps telling me to get out of open office.org before continue. I wasnt in open office.org. I cannot install the new version. And another thing, I cannot open the older version unless I start to quit the computer. Please

Re: [users] Opening

2010-10-11 Thread James Knott
scott rodkey wrote: How do I: Open an existing spreadsheet and then immediately open a new blank Text Document sheet? If I open a spreadsheet and minimize it, then click on the Open Office icon to try to open a blank Text Document sheet, it puts the spreadsheet back on the screen. Help!

Re: [users] Re: MS Office and OOo

2010-10-11 Thread James Knott
Barbara Duprey wrote: the plugin (no longer free with the switch from Sun to Oracle) It stopped being free long before Oracle bought Sun. Fortunately, I have it downloaded. Also fortunately, I don't have MS Office to use it with. ;-)

Re: [users] MS Office and OOo

2010-10-08 Thread James Knott
John Jason Jordan wrote: I did not know that MS Office had OOo import filters. I knew that OOo does a great job of opening MS Office files, but I thought that MS ignored OOo. The latest versions of MS Office support ODF. There is also the Sun plugin that adds ODF support to MS Office.

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-10-05 Thread James Knott
gene cunningham wrote: I can't send a resume I wrote in OpenOffice through a website. I get the message that it is not formatted correctly. How do I convert an OpenOffice document to txt.,doc. etc? Thank You You're probably saving it in the ISO standard .ODT format. You'll have so

Re: [users] LibreOffice - adoption

2010-10-03 Thread James Knott
AG wrote: Given Novell's recent buy-out of Sun Microsystems When did that happen? I thought Oracle bought Sun. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [users] Installing One Component

2010-10-03 Thread James Knott
Sergio Ferreira wrote: Hi, I downloaded OpenOffice, however I only need to use the Calc Spreadsheet component. Is there a way to install only one component, and if so where can I find the instructions? Thanks, Sergio Ferreira While it is possible to only install Calc, it won't save you

Re: [users] [moderated] blank letterheading

2010-10-03 Thread James Knott
Samtess wrote: how can i just simply make my own letterheading, a simple blank letter where i can type my own name, addres, etc/ Ii is so simple but i can nowhere find it What I do, is create what I want and save it as a template. Then, when I create a new document, I

Re: [users] connecting projector to unbuntu 10.04

2010-09-28 Thread James Knott
sainath rao wrote: respected sir i want to connect projector to ibmthinkpad laptop. i went to monitors. it displays only laptop it is not reconginzing projector thanking you your sincerely m v sainath rao This mail list is for issues relating to using OpenOffice.org. You should ask your

Re: [users] connecting projector to unbuntu 10.04

2010-09-28 Thread James Knott
John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:51:59 +0530 sainath raosaira...@gmail.com dijo: i want to connect projector to ibmthinkpad laptop. i went to monitors. it displays only laptop it is not reconginzing projector You need to connect to the S-Video out on the back of the

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-09-28 Thread James Knott
ELLEN WESBY wrote: I want to download excel, word and power point from open office. But I'm having trouble after I download what do I go into to open up these items. Those are propriatary, paid applications from Microsoft and not available from the OpenOffice.org site. What you can

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-09-28 Thread James Knott
Dolores wrote: I have been using your program for about a year now. I am retired, and have been doing some free lance writing. I first received it from century-link telephone company. I do not know how I can contribute to your program. I was using Word and it got erased from my computer.

Re: [users] Margins

2010-09-21 Thread James Knott
John.R Downham wrote: Hi I downloaded the free version of FreeOffice and bought another on ebay which I have not received yet and I can not find how to set the margins can you help please signalman This is a mail list for OpenOffice.org, not

Re: [users] OpenOffice for Android

2010-09-20 Thread James Knott
jonathon wrote: On 09/17/2010 11:15 AM, Avery, Stephen (Stephen) wrote: so it could be time to reconsider the platforms you support. OpenOffice.org is Free Libre Open Source So For a version of OOo that runs on Android, what is needed is a development team that will do the port, and

Re: [users] Re: [ui-access] Question about OpenOffice.org from new user

2010-09-20 Thread James Knott
Of course OOo can save in Word format too. There is also the plugin available that adds ODF support to MS Office. As I understand it, it's far better than Microsoft's support of ODF. Malte Timmermann wrote: Hi Ann (changing list to users@, since accessibility@ is wrong). With using OOo

Re: [users] trouble with attachments

2010-09-20 Thread James Knott
Sam Swaminath wrote: Hi, I have MS Windows XP. I also had Open Office 2.3. I saw a popup asking for updating. I clicked it and upgraded to Open Office 3.1. Alas!!! I am not able to open up any of my Files Documents saved by Open Office 2.3. Another problem is the new version 3.1 has

Re: [users] OpenOffice for Android

2010-09-20 Thread James Knott
jonathon wrote: the screen size is quite small, in comparison with desktop computers and Do not ignore keitai shousetsu. Cell phone novels primarily read and authored by young Japanese women, on the subject of romantic fiction such as relationships, lovers, rape, love triangles, and

Re: [users] Cassette Sleeve Template?

2010-09-16 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: Can anyone point me at a template for Writer to create a sleeve for an old fashioned audio cassette Why one earth would you need to do that? Does anyone still use cassettes? I tossed all mine quite a while ago. My VHS cassettes will be the next to go.

Re: [users] info

2010-09-16 Thread James Knott
SICKIDOG wrote: hi can this be gotten on a cd ti install and do you have a phine number ti call for help You can buy CDs from the vendors listed here: http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom Make sure you get the latest version (currently 3.2.1). Also, we cannot

Re: [users] Running OpenOffice On a Remote System

2010-09-15 Thread James Knott
Hal Vaughan wrote: I want to put an embedded system in someone's office. Embedded because I don't want them trying to log on or mess with it in any way. And the idea is that on that system I'd like to have OOo so when someone is using Windows or OS X or Linux, they could somehow run OOo on

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