On Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:36 PM [GMT+1=CET],
Herb Gradner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, I installed OpenOffice and the functions seem to work from a icon
in the task bar on the bottom. However I have a folder on my desk top
which is " OpenOffice 2.1 installation files". It is not a shortcut,
why is it there and how do I move it to the Programs list? Thanks for
your help.
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I assume you are on Windows; if not, these comments might not be relevant so
please come back here telling us which OS you are using.
Installoing OpenOffice (OO) is a three-stage process:
1. Download an executable file
2. Run the executable you just downloaded. This causes the executable to
unpack itself into many files which it puts into a directory (folder) of
your choice. The default is your desktop.
3. Run the installer which is one of the files unpacked in step 2. This done
automatically once all the step 2 files have been unpacked.
The installed software is put into a directory of your choice. If I remember
correctly this will normally be C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org2.1\
Once the installation procedure has completed step 3, the unpacked files
generated by step 2 can be deleted. If I remember correctly, this deletion
was performed automatically when I installed OO but I may be getting old ;-)
In any case, you can safely delete the desktop folder and its contents.
The Programs list should already have a group named OpenOffice.org 2.1
within which is an entry for each component: Calc, Writer, Impress etc.
Those are the ones you run to create new spreadsheets, documents,
presentations etc.
In addition, I think the default behaviour is for the installer to install
the "Quickstarter". If so, an icon will be put into your System Tray. Right
click on this icon to get a menu of OO's components. This is an alternative
(to the Start>All Programs>...) way of starting one of OO's components.
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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