On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 20:09 +0000, Carol Wonfor wrote: > I have windows XP home on a laptop with no word or outlook I am used > to using word and I see yours is compatible but not being a very > competent computer user I see I can download open office for free but > I would like to just download the writer is this possible as I don't > want to put stuff on computer I don't need, it is only a few months > old and it has already been back and they put in a new hard drive. > > I'm not really sure of the implications of downloading it as I was > just told to get onto the site by a friend. > > Can you help me with what I need > > Thank you Carol Wonfor
OOo (OpenOffice.org) is not a collection of separate programs, it is one unified office suite built around a large common core. Consequently, you cannot download individual components (eg. the Writer word processor). Although you have to download the complete package you can, using the custom install option, choose to install just the components you wish to use. I would advise against this option, as you will save very little in terms of disk space and you may loose access to some additional helpful functions within OOo. If you do not wish to go through the download process (which is not difficult) you can obtain a copy on CD for a small (around US$10.00) charge from one of the distributors listed here: http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/index.html#cdrom Make sure they are offering the latest version (ie. 2.1.0) Hope this helps. Dave -- This is a mailing list which exists to support users of OpenOffice.org All answers are given by other users who volunteer their time. If you are not subscribed to this mailing list you may not see all the replies to your query. Please reply to [email protected] only and include some indication that you are not subscribed to this list. (eg. "I am not subscribed to this list, please CC: me.") For on-line support see: http://support.openoffice.org/index.html For a knowledge base see: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
