Re: [users] Base relations question

2008-03-12 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/12/08, Drew Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which brings me to point two. 2) Referential Integrity is not always that big a deal...( oh the heresy ;). What I mean is that in a desktop database for personal use you can often get by with just using the features supported in Form-SubForm

Re: [users] I have no success trying to create return address lables

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Barbara Lister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Obviously I need to buy a book that I can refer to while learning how to use Open Office.I am using Open Office org 2.2.1. Trying to create return address labels. I type the address into the appropriate box using

Re: [users] question

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Jason St. Mars [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just wondering if you think Open Office will work with a program that requires MS Access 2000 OpenOffice Base can read the tables in a Microsoft Access database. It cannot read or use any of the other elements. The

Re: [users] I need how to instructions

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Gary Neubaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently using version 2.3. I need basic How to instructions in its use and operation. Lots of free help information is available here...

Re: [users] a question

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 2:38 AM, salvomaltese1974 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could u please let me know if i have to erase office, it's a three months trial version, do i have to unsinstall it before downloadinf open office? thanks Presuming you mean Microsoft Office, there is no need to

Re: [users] OOo won't open w/ Word

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM, mdbez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have OO2.3. Documents saved in OO won't open w/ word for me, and when I try to re-save as Word documents, the format is messed up. How can I open OO documents w/ Word? Thanks. -mike- Check the bottom of page 21 of the OO

Re: [users] I have no success trying to create return address lables

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Alan Boba [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, I don't know about the problem you're having but wanted to let you know you can download several free books in PDF format. Links to get at those documents are: Writer Guide - refer to page 141-143 of chapter 5

Re: [users] Compatibility with MS applications

2008-03-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Chuck Fiedler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am VERY new to OOo so I don't personally know this is true but I have been told that the OOo apps have an inability to properly handle Word docs and Excel xsls with macros. The current version, OOo 2.3.1, does not

Re: [users] Support for Lotus Word Pro Documents

2008-03-18 Thread Alan Boba
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Dale Pollett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a new user looking for the ability to convert my Lotus Word Pro documents for use with OpenOffice. I see that there is support for opening Lotus 123 spreadsheets, but I can't find a way to open a LWP document. An

Re: [users] Re: Windows XP - Internet Explorer Incompatability

2008-03-19 Thread Alan Boba
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:43 PM, NoOp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Small, polite request to you, James, and others; *please* don't respond to posters requests for help, particularly unsubscribe posters, with disparaging and sophomoric remarks about the software the poster is using and/or

Re: [users] troubles using open office

2008-03-19 Thread Alan Boba
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for some help with my application for open office. We use formats for evaluation of our clients. The formats are made in Word and normaly I've had no difficulty in using them in my open office program. Now when i am

Re: [users] $$

2008-03-19 Thread Alan Boba
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:29 PM, DREWGO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using version 2.3 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : I do Legal work involving the Dollar $ sign with two (2) vertical bars and find Open O changes files that has the double bar to a single. Single is not acceptable.

[users] How to tell if OP gets the message?

2008-03-20 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forwarding to unsubscribed user. Harold thank you for forwarding, I think. I presume it was necessary for the OP to receive my reply. But why was it necessary? In my mail client, gmail on Firefox, DREWGO's initial inquiry

Re: [users] [moderated] User's report on working with OPenOffice

2008-03-21 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 2:53 PM, David Lewin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I first installed the software I was asked whether I would be prepared to contribute Having just had the software crash on me - I find that I have no idea HOW to report observations. Can you guide me please? There

Re: [users] I'm using version OOo_2.0.0_Wn32Intel_install.exe (new user)

2008-03-21 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Darrell C Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had written to OOo and a lady webmaster said that it could not be broken up and I had at that time, 93% free space on a 37.27 WD HDD. Saw the latest version on www.filehippo.com but the one that was 120 MB died out

Re: [users] I am using version 2.3 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : Can I convert a 5 page .tif file to a pdf?

2008-03-23 Thread Alan Boba
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Ana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using version 2.3 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : Can I convert a 5 page .tif file to a pdf? I use Microsoft Office Document Imaging to scan it onto my computer and it saves as a .tif file. Is this possible to open

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-03-23 Thread Alan Boba
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 3:07 AM, bennie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I Have Tried all the help and google sites I can find and with openoffice 2.3.1 I still cannot figure out how to make a hyperlink table of contents in writerI have read all forums that I could find and still have no

Re: [users] Compatibility of Writer with Word Perfect files and Calc with Quatro Pro files

2008-03-23 Thread Alan Boba
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 2:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can Writer read and use Word Perfect files and can Calc read and use Quatro Pro files? According to the online documentation it can read Wordperfect files and Quattro Pro files. For WP files it indicates the following can be read

Re: [users] opening docs

2008-03-24 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/24/08, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was under the impression, that if I sent a doc in openOffice, that it could be opened in Word. Am I wrong? You're not wrong. There is a crucial piece of information you may be missing though. OpenOffice creates its files in an international standard

Re: [users] this program

2008-03-24 Thread Alan Boba
Tammy Harrison wrote: I just got a new computer with this installed. Why do I have to use this instead of Microsoft Office? I have no idea how to use Openoffice because I have no books to refer to. There are many sources of documentation online. And pdf books can be downloaded. To see online

Re: [users] Calc: Borders with conditional formatting

2008-03-29 Thread Alan Boba
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Johnny Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a table in calc with 28 columns and 51 rows. For each column I manually set borders. For some columns the borders are thin and for some other columns the borders are thick. Now, I want to add a thin line for

Re: [users] I want Database, please

2008-03-31 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/30/08, COLIN POATE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want a database. I am told that thre is one in your wordprocesser that is good but I do not want to use the whole programme. May I download just the Db, is it possible to downlod just the Db? and, if so, how do I do it? If this is not

Re: [users] YOUR PROGRAM IS LOUSY AND USELESS

2008-03-31 Thread Alan Boba
On 3/31/08, Johnny Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great! That's probably an hour or so faster than it would be to download MS Office if it is possible to download at all (I don't know, is it?). Actually yes. Just have to have the correct product license and user account to get on the web

Re: [users] New Calc user Questions

2008-04-04 Thread Alan Boba
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Don Daugherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. My immediate concern is Macros for Calc. I have no experience with VBA, which seems to be the language used for OpenOffice macros, but I have worked in old-fashioned BASIC, Pascal, Clip (the macro language used in

Re: [users] [moderated] Lotus WordPro files

2008-04-06 Thread Alan Boba
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Reginald Gibbons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far as I can tell, OO cannot open and work with word processing files created in Lotus WordPro. I worry I need to migrate, since WordPro hasn't been updated in so long I wonder if it is on the way out. But I hate

Re: [users] Text file import to Calc

2008-04-14 Thread Alan Boba
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Victor Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a text file that is columnized (is that a word!) by spaces not commas or tabs. The first row has the column headings. How do I import this file into calc (or base). And yet another option: 1. open Calc 2.

Re: [users] I need to convert an e-mail attachment

2008-04-15 Thread Alan Boba
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:50 PM, David Zehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I convert an open office document to a format that my clients can open read with microsoft word. Several options. The one I've used... If the file is already created then: 1. open the file in Writer 2. select File

Re: [users] Change MS Office files to associate with OpenOffice

2008-04-19 Thread Alan Boba
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Rita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I installed the newest version of OpenOffice, I chose not to associate MS Office files with OpenOffice. I want to change that to now associate MS Office files with OpenOffice. How do I do that? I have Vista Ultimate.

Re: [users] MS-Word files as a default

2008-04-21 Thread Alan Boba
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Tim Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am in the process of migrating my wife from Windows XP to kubuntu 7.10. I believe that .odt files will be the default, but I'm wondering if there is a way to set Open Office so that any legacy .doc (MS-word) files that

Re: [users] novice enquiry

2008-04-23 Thread Alan Boba
On 4/22/08, Brigitte Lechner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have OO installed but don't know how to run it. I am technically illiterate but would like to find out more about OO. I have looked at the FAQs but not got anywhere. Can you help? In addition to earlier suggestion you might also find

Re: [users] cannot install open office version 2.3

2008-04-27 Thread Alan Boba
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM, CIVAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: im would like my money refunded cannot install. please reply as to your action The email address your question was sent to is a volunteer support list for OpenOffice. It is not operated by any particular vendor or product

Re: [users] donation?

2008-04-28 Thread Alan Boba
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Ross Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I donated $40 without seeing Openoffice. I had read enough reviews to feel comfortable doing so. I had trailed Corel Wordperfect Office and I liked it, but didn't wish to pay the price. This morning I got a sales

Re: [users] opening documnet

2008-05-20 Thread Alan Boba
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Carrie Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi There - Even after converting my oo document to a .doc, my potential boss cannot open my resume when I email it to him. Any suggestions? Another possibility, no disrespect intended, is that the file was not

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-08-04 Thread Alan Boba
Micheal, Yes it can be used for free. Yes there is a license agreement. There is a FAQ about OpenOffice.org licensing here. http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html. I think the link that will be of most interest to you is this one Are OpenOffice.org binaries legal for commercial

Re: [users] A question

2008-08-10 Thread Alan Boba
Roy, Adding to what others have said... - Files are stored on your computer - You can choose where on your computer they are stored - for additional information about where files are stored and how to modify the location refer to page 63 of...

Re: [users] [Calc] Sort to put empty fields at the top of a sorted range?

2008-09-07 Thread Alan Boba
There's already a closed issue about this. The maintainers (at least those who responded to the issue) don't feel it's a bug. It may not be in that it works as designed however I do agree that being able to specify where nulls sort would be very helpful. I've opened a new issue, an enhancement

Re: [users] Open Office Doubt

2008-11-11 Thread Alan Boba
I don't recognize these errors. You might post back to include the network operating system, desktop operating system, and OOo versions. All of those may be helpful to identifying a solution. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 4:15 AM, kumar v [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been using Open office I am

Re: [users] openoffice.org3

2009-01-24 Thread Alan Boba
The programs are independent of one another. Installing OpenOffice will not remove Microsoft Office 2007 (or any other version of Microsoft Office). If you install OpenOffice and already have Microsoft Office installed you will be able to move through them both as you like. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009

Re: [users] Open office

2009-01-24 Thread Alan Boba
Hello Mr. Rea, The support list you have contacted is populated by volunteers (like myself). To get a refund you will need to contact the organization that you paid your money to. An additional note. OpenOffice is available free from www.openoffice.org. This is the official project web site. If

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-01-26 Thread Alan Boba
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 10:51 AM, sabin11...@aol.com wrote: I recently downloaded Open Office and I am very impressed. My brother lives in a rural area and has only a slow dial up internet connection. Can he order a copy of Open Office on a cd? Where, how and how much. Can I download

Re: [users] microsoft Word compatability

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 11:28 AM, Ben Monteith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is the open office writer compatible with Microsoft Word? My college instructor tells me that she is unable to down load my written assignments, because they are not in MSWord format. Ben, it sounds like you need to save the

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 11, 2007 7:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This computer has nothing on it at all!!! is it possible to download your programme onto this Vista or will we have to buy Microsoft Word or Office. I hope you can help. Pauline you can download OpenOffice from here:

Re: [users] Corporate Licensing

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 6:54 AM, Vincent De Lucia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day, I would like to ask 2 things please: 1. Can we use OpenOffice in our corporate environment, +- 50 Users for free or is there some licensing costs? 2. Does OpenOffice work in a Microsoft Terminal Server Environment?

Re: [users] Open office software question

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 9:55 AM, Jodi Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, can someone tell me how to set my default to send my text documents in ms word format? If you mean how to *save* my text documents in ms word format Do the following: - select ToolOptions... from the menu - open the Load/Save

Re: [users] Open Office

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 1:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a new computer it has vista, can i use this product? jack.w Yes. To get the version you need... download OpenOffice from here: http://www.openoffice.org/ - Click on the Get openoffice.org 2.3 link - and then click on the big green

Re: [users] Corel Word Perfect

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 9, 2007 8:17 PM, Luke Mercaldo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will your word processor work with Corel Word Perfect? I have files in Word Perfect that have symbols, will these documents translate to openoffice? Thanks It will open Wordperfect 9, 10 and 11 files. I've got files created in

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 8:40 PM, George S. Appleton Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm running Windows XP SP2 and I also have Outlook 2007 for e-mailing. My problem is when I send a e-mail out after writing a letter on Writer, the other people with Hotmail and Vista P. can't open my file? Also

Re: [users] Downloading Open Office.

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 12, 2007 8:45 PM, nevillephillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried to download open office but cannot use it. Does it work with Vista?Which version of Open Office do Ineed to download.? Yes it works with Vista. You can download OpenOffice from here: http://www.openoffice.org/

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 13, 2007 7:05 AM, bret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I have to have Microsoft office downloaded to use open office? MS Office is not required. Neither is Windows for that matter (in case you prefer Mac or Linux) You can download OpenOffice from here: http://www.openoffice.org/ - Click

Re: [users] Opening OO (Writer) docs in Excel...

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 13, 2007 9:25 AM, James Trotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a quick letter using Writer and sent it to my mum via email, who has MS Office installed (I think MSOffice 97), however she was not able to open it. How do I ensure my mum can open (Writer) documents, when I send them to

Re: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office compatible with and allow users to open Microsoft Word Docs?

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 13, 2007 9:56 AM, Burney, Lance A CTR CID Corry Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sir or Ma'am, I am thinking of making a purchase of a computer as a gift for a family memebr that includes your Open Office Software. I was wondering before I purchase however if one can open Word Docs

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 13, 2007 1:06 PM, neil ashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My son is using these programmes to help with his collage work,but he is having difficulty opening his saved work from home to the PC at collage, which is Microsoft office 2003. If anybody could tell us how to fix the problem

Re: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office compatible with and allow users to open Microsoft Word Docs?

2007-11-13 Thread Alan Boba
Alan wrote: The only potential hitch is that files saved with the newest version of Word, Word 97, cannot yet be read by OpenOffice if the file is saved in Word 97's new format. jonathon wrote: Whilst MSO 97 is a major upgrade from MSO 2007, the most recently released version is MSO

Re: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office compatible with and allow users to open Microsoft Word Docs?

2007-11-15 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 15, 2007 7:39 AM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Boba wrote: On Nov 13, 2007 9:56 AM, Burney, Lance A CTR CID Corry Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sir or Ma'am, I am thinking of making a purchase of a computer as a gift for a family memebr that includes your Open

Re: [users] Writer v 2.21

2007-11-17 Thread Alan Boba
I have saved the attached file, composed using 'writer', into 'Word 2007'. I did this as I need to use the file on a friend's computer which has 'Word' but not 'Open Office''. Not only was I unable to operate the 'sort' facility I was unable to open the file - I notice that the file has not

Re: [users] Office 2007 Open Office 2.3 documents

2007-11-17 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 15, 2007 11:54 PM, Derek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know when or if Open Office 2.3 will be able to open Office 2007 documents? Please Write Back Derek As I understand it the default format for Office 2007 is .docx. OpenOffice doesn't read or write that format, neither do

Re: [users] Installation problem

2007-11-17 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 15, 2007 11:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to install windows 2.3 on my computer, which has Windows Vista. The problem is that I tried twice, and the dialog box never asked me where to put the download; it disappeared and it's as if I never downloaded

Re: [users] office 2007 compat

2007-11-17 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 17, 2007 4:36 AM, Matthew Cartledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is openoffice compatible with MS Office 2007 (as well as other later versions)? -matt When you create files with OpenOffice save them as MS Office files. Those files can be edited in MS Office 2007. When you create files

[users] Howto format numbers in Calc - in cells and chart axes

2007-11-17 Thread Alan Boba
I'm trying to find if there is a way to do a specific type of number formating in Calc, what I'll call 'scaled' formating. If I'm using numbers like 1,000,000,000 (one billion), 2,000,000,000 (two billion), etc. and I want them to display on a graph axis as 1.0 B, 2.0 B, etc. is there a format I

Re: [users] Howto format numbers in Calc - in cells and chart axes

2007-11-18 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 18, 2007 1:43 AM, Brian Barker wrote: Alan Boba wrote: If I'm using numbers like 1,000,000,000 (one billion), 2,000,000,000 (two billion), etc. and I want them to display on a graph axis as 1.0 B, 2.0 B, etc. is there a format I can apply to the graph axis to make the numbers display

Re: [users] Howto format numbers in Calc - in cells and chart axes

2007-11-18 Thread Alan Boba
Alan Boba wrote: If I'm using numbers like 1,000,000,000 (one billion), 2,000,000,000 (two billion), etc. and I want them to display on a graph axis as 1.0 B, 2.0 B, etc. is there a format I can apply to the graph axis to make the numbers display like that? If yes, what is the format

Re: [users] Howto format numbers in Calc - in cells and chart axes

2007-11-18 Thread Alan Boba
TomW wrote: I played around with the formatting on this issue and was able to generate a format 1.0 , 1.5, etc. without resorting to a new column. The format code is: #\.#,, The B for billion (or Billion) would have to be added to the axis title. This can be set within the chart if you

Re: [users] Impress: Presentation File Format?

2007-11-20 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 19, 2007 6:03 PM, TechAdmin @ VLM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am saving my first presentation. Is the .odp extension the current open file format for presentations ... do I have the correct format/extension? Thanks, Elchanan If you wish you may also have OOo automatically add

Re: [users] Callmeshame

2007-11-21 Thread Alan Boba
Folks please this is not a forum for flame wars. This is a place where volunteers attempt to provide support to other OOo users in a generally friendly supportive manner. Sometimes the volunteers don't get the question. Sometimes the person asking the question frames it in a way that's not readily

Re: [users] Source code offer and distribution requirements

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 22, 2007 10:21 PM, TechAdmin @ VibrantLivingMinistries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Alan, Frank, and all, I'm feeling a bit confused right now after reading the rereading this. I wonder whether we could separate the content from the rest for a moment, if you (plural) are willing? So

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 21, 2007 8:01 PM, Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:56:57 + jonathon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Provided that the source code to the product is distributed with the product. Actually, that's wrong. You are required to provide an OFFER to provide the

[users] Text flow - hyphenation in Impress

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Boba
Is there a way to control (prevent) automatic hyphenation in Impress in the text area of a slide? I've found a setting for controlling hyphenation in Writer. There is a Text flow tab in the paragraph formatting dialog. I cannot find a text flow control in Impress. Thanks.

Re: [users] Do not understand

2007-11-24 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 24, 2007 7:05 AM, Danny Lev Sade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I keep reading but still can not understand. Are you offering a free subtitute to Microsoft Office? Simple as that, download and use? Is there anything more I need to know or do I really understand? Please explain

Re: [users] Starting to use Open Office 2.3

2007-11-24 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 24, 2007 1:17 PM, Harry Ostapiw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I download this program, ran it an created a desk top icon. When I double click the icon, I see a bunch of files but nothing that allows me to use excel or the word processor. Please help me. Thank you You say When I double

Re: [users] new version: download or update

2007-11-24 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 24, 2007 8:29 AM, Kunsthof Bahnitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, ich want to install version 2.3.0, have 2.0 - do i have de deinstall before downloading? Thanks BJ Just download and install. No need to uninstall 2.0. It will be removed by the new install. It will not change any

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-11-25 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 22, 2007 10:36 PM, John W. Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Boba wrote: On Nov 21, 2007 8:01 PM, Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:56:57 + jonathon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Provided that the source code to the product is distributed

Re: [users] Text flow - hyphenation in Impress

2007-11-25 Thread Alan Boba
Alan Boba wrote: Is there a way to control (prevent) automatic hyphenation in Impress in Harold Fuchs wrote: Hmmm. I'm using 2.2 on Win XP and I can't see how to get Impress to hyphenate at all. It's not a question of *preventing* it, I can't see how to achieve it. Please, exactly

Re: [users] Advice for open office

2007-11-26 Thread Alan Boba
Jeffrey wrote: Hi, I down loaded open office a few hours ago under my business screen name ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). I see it in my *desktop* file but its broken down into several sections. What do I do now? I believe what you are looking at are the remains of the program installation. You should

[users] Alternating bullett styles in Writer

2007-11-27 Thread Alan Boba
If I've composed a list in Writer that is essentially a ToDo list where I want items that are not yet done preceeded with an open bullet and items that are done preceeded with a check mark is there a means to do it in Writer using the bullets and numbering feature? e.g.: (where o represents an

Re: [users] Alternating bullett styles in Writer

2007-11-27 Thread Alan Boba
Alan Boba wrote: Note that each line would be separated from the next by a single carriage return/line feed and the list would initially have all o bullets. As a task is done the desire is to go back to the document and for that single line change the bullet style. OOo 2.3

Re: [users] Alternating bullett styles in Writer

2007-11-28 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 27, 2007 2:52 PM, Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This seems to work but it's very tedious without a macro: 0. Ensure the Bullets and Numbering toolbar is visible, or that you have the Bullets On/Off button available on a toolbar somewhere 1. Select the *entire text* of the

Re: [users] question

2007-11-29 Thread Alan Boba
On 11/28/07, Cecelia Jauregui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you convert ms office files can you still open them in ms office or are they only in the pdf form. Will they still be in ms office form on the pc Convert them to what? Typically if you open a file, e.g. a Word document, and then save

Re: [users] Alternating bullett styles in Writer

2007-11-29 Thread Alan Boba
On Nov 27, 2007 8:07 PM, TomW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another solution is to use 'Styles and Formatting', selecting the 'List Styles'. Once you have your list with the open bullets, you can use this to change one bullet with out affecting the others. The default for 'List 3' is the check

Re: [users] Make opening document active?

2007-12-01 Thread Alan Boba
On 28/11/2007 23:32, Elchanan wrote: Greetings everyone, I use OO 2.3 on Win XP Pro. Whenever I double-click in Windows Explorer to launch a document that OO is set to open, the task bar icon flashes (which is just dandy) but the document itself does not jump up and appear

Re: [users] how to use Open Ofice

2007-12-03 Thread Alan Boba
On 11/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dell has given me open office, and I have no idea how to use it. Is there a tutorial available...either in a store or on line? There's a user's guide wiki project here:

Re: [users] Problem - Very Upset

2007-12-04 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 4, 2007 1:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your system automatically converts all my Word documents to your thing whatever you want to call it.? This then prevents?my clients?for opening your things and i have many?problems using your system. As pointed out in other replies it doesn't

Re: [users] HELP - continuted

2007-12-04 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 4, 2007 1:40 PM, Martin Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to use your site to find an answer to my problem, but it's impossible for me. I just want to be able to use my computer to write and send simple documents. I cannot understand your support pages, because they are written

Re: [users] Adding required to existing table field

2007-12-09 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 6, 2007 2:10 PM, J Diggan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: /I am using version 2.3.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : How do I change an existing table field to required ? John, Base is not real graceful about this. If you've got a field to change to reqired and the field is not filled in

Re: [users] Openoffice.org base with Vista Home Premium

2007-12-11 Thread Alan Boba
On Sunday December 9 2007 02:31 pm, IAN EDMUNDS wrote: Everthing seems to be OK except that I cant edit my tables. I have ... but the edit key is greyed On 12/11/07, Dan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:... And did you create a primary key in each one of your tables? Seconding Dan's

Re: [users] Openoffice.org base with Vista Home Premium

2007-12-12 Thread Alan Boba
2007/12/11, Alan Boba [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Seconding Dan's primary key suggestion. I had tables I couldn't edit on both Linux and Windows XP Pro for no reason until I found that not having a primary key is reason enough for Base not to enable editing. Once primary keys were created

Re: [users] Unsubscrive me

2007-12-16 Thread Alan Boba
--- LISBET HOGLAND [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: has happens.If you not do it now,directly and answear me,so must i go to court.It is now like a mailterror. Bo Hogland. Colin Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's hope the silly bugger gets a lawyer and tries the court thing. He will have

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

2007-12-17 Thread Alan Boba
On 12/16/07, Christian Konradt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But first I want to know if its possible to synchronise the files (calendar / to dos etc.) between 2 pc´s online? Christian, OpenOffice does not include a calendaring function. So the answer to your question is no.

Re: [users] assistance please!

2007-12-18 Thread Alan Boba
On 12/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new to this and all I want to do is get started on writing important business letters and also write my stories.? Otherwise this is not good for me.? My husband purchased this for me as an advance Christmas present.? All I'm getting

Re: [users] Openoffice on CD

2007-12-18 Thread Alan Boba
On 12/18/07, Arnall, Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does one go about ordering/purchasing the program on CD? I have a stand alone computer that is not connected to the internet. Would you be able to use the computer this message was sent from to perform the download? If so the file could

Re: [users] Outlines in Writer

2007-12-21 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 20, 2007 3:15 PM, Joseph (Ragweed) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I use them, I like it set up as follows: I. A. 1. a. i. * However, I can set them to this, but they will [apparently] default back to the original settings

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-21 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 21, 2007 8:28 PM, Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm wondering if the emails I'm sending are getting onto the list. Three or four times I've asked about something - the last time was about the Style update and not once have I ever received an answer, so I have to wonder if anyone

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 18, 2007 6:02 PM, Dorian Sabaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. The supported functions in Query builder are those that are offered in the Function row of the interactive query interface. They are only a

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 22, 2007 1:31 PM, Drew Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Boba wrote: The supported functions in Query builder are those that are offered in the Function row of the interactive query interface. They are only a subset of the functions available in the HSQL product. To perform

Re: [users] labels

2007-12-24 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 23, 2007 11:23 PM, rodney morrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before I do this I just want to know if under the labels tab, in the block marked Database, if there should be anything listed? For example, the word bibliography is listed there and in the block below it, Table, the word biblio

Re: [users] page numbering

2007-12-26 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 26, 2007 11:11 AM, leslie jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okay i am about to start crying. this program is so unecessarily difficult. All i want to do is add page numbers to the page when they print. i do not understand why this so Hope you haven't gotten to crying yet... To add page

Re: [users] No icon after installing

2007-12-26 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 22, 2007 3:05 PM, Bill Logan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, Someone told me that I could download OpenOffice and be able to use Microsoft Excel templates. I have downloaded the Windows version three times this morning and installed three times. After installing each time, I

Re: [users] OO Base - 4 questions related to Forms

2007-12-27 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 24, 2007 10:55 PM, Mike Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 4. One of the columns contains $$ data, but it displays as ordinary decimal values with no decimal point unless cents are involved, and trailing zeroes are dropped. Is there any way of displaying currency values in the usual

Re: [users] Database

2007-12-27 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 27, 2007 2:18 PM, Sian Harper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have recently downloaded OpenOffice and have tried to open my database project in openOffice but it will not open (I'm doing A-Level ICT- this file I am trying to open is for part of my course). From my understanding from

Re: [users] Database entries

2007-12-27 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 21, 2007 10:04 PM, David M Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... searched the help index and can not seem to find how to enter data in repeat fields. I have been typing each entry, which is tedious, and a lot of fields in the same column have the same information. Is there, or can I

Re: [users] A written howto - getting windows to recognize a BASE file

2007-12-27 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 27, 2007 9:56 PM, Rodney D. Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They cannot figure out how to get the database I started registered, so OO can find it. Is there a description somewhere, on how to accomplish this? From within any OOo application... 1. Select Tools Options... from the menu

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