Hi Harold Many thanks for the prompt reply. I wish I had found OpenOffice sooner and saved myself a whole heap of frustration. I have just found out that I can indeed open files from OpenOffice but did not know that files would have to converted if send to non OOo users. Thanks. As you may have gathered I am not that computer savvy and wonder whether you could kindly answer another (perhaps silly) question. I have persisted using dead slow Microsoft Outlook for email because of the interactive calendar that reminds one of appointments. I haven't had time yet for a good rummage around to see if there is something similar somewhere in OpenOffice. Is there an appointment calendar of some sort hidden anywhere? Judi
-----Original Message----- From: Harold Fuchs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:54 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users] Help with OpenOffice.org On Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:51 AM [GMT+1=CET], Judi Doornbos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I have just bought OpenOffice 2.0 from Dick Smith to replace Microsoft > Office 2000. I want to uninstall Office 2000 as it is creating > problems. I have skimmed the Guide, particularly relating to Writer- > the function I use most- and am very impressed and keen to start > using it. > However what I have not found (or have missed) in the guide is how to > convert all my existing documents etc to OpenOffice format. > I am also not sure whether I should uninstall Office 2000 and then > install OpenOffice or vice versa. > Your advise would be greatly appreciated. > Judi You don't need to convert any documents. OpenOffice will happily open almost all MS Office documents. You may find some peculiarities with very complex documents not looking quite the same as they did in Word but it's quite rare. When you installed OpenOffice you were offered the choice of making it the "default" program for .doc (Word), .xls (Excel) and .ppt (Powerpoint)files. If you said yes to that then double clicking a Word document will open it in Writer. If you said no then: Right click a Word document. Choose "Open with". Choose OpenOffice from the list of suggestions. If Openoffice isn't in the list, use the Browse button to find it ("soffice.exe" in the "program" folder within whichever folder you installed OO). If you like you can make this permanent by selecting the "Always use this program" box before clicking OK. The same applies for Excel and for Powerpoint files. Just tell Windows to open them with OpenOffice. The only thing you have to watch is that although OO can open MS documents, the converse is not true. So, if you want to send documents you have made with OO to MS users you must use "Save as" or "Send as" and then choose Word or Excel or ... format. Harold Fuchs London, England -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.4/643 - Release Date: 21/01/2007 5:12 p.m. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.4/643 - Release Date: 21/01/2007 5:12 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
