Thunderbird works superbly with OpenOffice and is very easy to integrate. First question is, Which version of OpenOffice are you using? the reason I ask is because the older versions do not specify Thunderbird, but the newer ones do. The older versions will work just as well with Thunderbird, they just require s few extra steps. I use OpenOffice 2.0.3 and Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
Once in OpenOffice, at the top menu bar, Click File/Wizards/Address Data Source. A pop-up will appear asking different types off data sources. The newer versions of OpenOffice (2.0.2, 2.0.3, etc.) specify Thunderbird as a data source. With older versions of OpenOffice, you must select "Other". Then, folllow the prompts. OpenOffice will ask you which address book to use within Thunderbird. I have several different Address Books, so just choose the Personal. OpenOffice will default to Personal when you click the data source icon, but you can always change to a different Address Book once you're in. The only disadvantage about using Thunderbird, is that Thunderbird does not have a calendar built in. You can add a calendar as an extension to Thunderbird, but how that works within OpenOffice, I have no idea. Or you can have a stand alone calendar - Mozilla's Sunbird. That is, if you require a calendar. If you don't require a calendar, Thunderbird's address books integrate quite nicely with OpenOffice. Greg CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu October 26 2006 15:07, + Lynn Nash wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > Can the Thunderbird "contacts list" be made to work with OpenOffice in the > same fashion as Outlook/Entourage functions with MS Office/MSWord? > > I'd really like to switch to OpenOffice but the contact list integrated > function in MS Office would be tough to do without. I think that this is supported. You can download OOo to test. Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
