On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:21:18 +1100 Peter Shalless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> G'Day Dave, > Wow! > You really do come with both barrels blazing, don't you? > I'm abysmally computer ignorant, Dave and my cries for help are not > intended to denigrate anyone or any thing. It means I haven't a bloody > clue as to what is going on and how about some explanations, that > those of us who use English, can understand? What I found when I > opened the programme - this after waiting through four/five hours of > downloading - gave me no understanding of what I had. "Opened the program". I think this needs to be explained in a bit more detail. If it is "installed" correctly you will have a new entry "OpenOffice.org 2.0" under"(All) Programs" in the start menu. Look in there for"Writer". If writer starts ok, you will be able to get stuck in. This is the word processor. If on the other hand you have no new entries in the start menu then you need to install the program. There is a manual for that here: http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/index.html > Suddenly I'm presented with a great list of things I can join but no > indication of what I wanted, which was, as I said, a "word" > programme. (Please note the inverted commas. It does not > state/mention anything about Microsoft. That's your shit!) No thats Microsofts shit. Word is the name of Microsofts Word Processor. OO.o's word processor is called Writer. Thus a "Word" program is Microsofts word processor. What you wanted was an alternative "word processor". > As I mentioned, part of the problem was, and is, my ignorance of what > I had downloaded. My son sent me the site address because I had asked > him for a "word/write" programme which this new Mercury computer > doesn't have. The only other similar programmes with which I have any > experience are Wordperfect, Perfectworks and, of course, Microsoft > Word. Thanks for your attempts to help; I'm sure you meant well and > the blast burns will heal in time - so the doctors tell me. Keep in > touch. Peter Shalless I reckon as a new user you will then need to investigate other manuals to appreciate fully the great suite you have downloaded. Many wonderful things of that ilk can be found here: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
