Hi Christopher, "Christopher Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
> Hi. > > I'm a brand new (potential) user and cannot open MS Office 2000 > database files (*.mdb). Is this possible? > Yes, this should be possible. But you have to use the ODBC-driver, to have access to the *.mdb-file. Sorry, I can't give you more advice, because I don't use the base module. > At first I had the *.mdb file password protected (so that it couldn't > be opened without the password). I removed this protectio and still > couldn't open it in Open Office (OO)! > > Even if I can open this file, it is important for me to stop others > from opening it via password. Can I set this up in OO? > > On another more general matter - I currently synchronise my MS Office > files with my PDA (d'bases, s'sheets & docs). Will I be able to save > all files in MS Office format so that this synchronisation remains as > is? Yes, when you're starting OOo for the first time, OOo asks you, which format should be the default format. When you missed this option, you can change this later via Tools > Options > OOo-module (like Writer, Calc...) > > If the answer is no to any of the above, I shall have to uninstall OO, > which would be a shame as I'm pretty fed up with MS and it's often > buggy behaviour! > > Thanks for your help (hopefully) HTH Sigrid > > PS I unistalled MS Office and've just discovered the Spell Checker in > this Outlook Express is now not functional!! Ho Hum! Yes, because MS OE uses the spellchecker of Word. But this isn't the fault of OOo. :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
