I would suggest that you have a look at the following page which has lots of useful information on how to get started with OOo : http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/index.html-toc.html
/paul On 7/14/05, Belle Hervey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure I should be using Open Office. I am just a home computer user > for my own entertainment and genealogy. > Recently I acquired a new computer with Windows XP. I have been using Windows > '98 for the last five years. An acquaintance told me I could download free, > Open Office to use as it was as good as MS Office 2000 that I've been using. > - mostly for word processing, but would like to use a spread sheet, data base > and something like Powerpoint. I just haven't learned how to use those > programs yet. MS Office Suite is so expensive. It is not in my budget, as I'm > retired on a small pension. > > I downloaded Open Office onto my desktop when I was connected to broadband, > setting up (with a lot of help) my computer. I use dial up at home. I'm not > sure I got it installed correctly. I still have a zipped icon on my desktop > plus another icon (unzipped) which appeared when I tried to install Open > Office. > > I don't get a start page. When I click on Open Office, I see a whole page of > 'documents' (little boxes) with numbers under them. When I click on one of > them, I am asked what do I want to open them with. > > I don't know how the Welcome, OpenOffice.org 1.1 ReadMe > came up on my computer a few minutes ago. I was working on my Genealogy > Program and when I closed it,your ReadMe file was open on the desktop. > I downloaded the zipped file a almost two weeks ago before I connected my > computer at home. I was only able to connect my computer up at home three > days ago, at which time I tried to install Open Office. > > I may not be educated in computers enough to use OpenOffice. I certainly > can't do any programming. This ISP that I am using probably won't be good > very long because I'm getting ready to install SBC DSL in two or three days. > > Thank you for answering my email - whatever the answer is. > Right now I don't have enough information to use Open Office. Belle Hervey > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
