[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have done extensive genealogy work on my family tree. I'm at the point > now where I'm starting on a book for my other family members. I will be > downloading from my Family Tree Maker program in bits and pieces, all of the > collected information TO the OpenOffice program, to arrange in a book > format. So, > I'll also, be either by cut and paste or downloading information from > various > web sites as well, to the OO program. > > Last night, I downloaded my first page of information from my document > folder, the information did NOT come out right in the OO program. The > second item > I opened in the OO program, DID come out right, and I don't know what the > difference was.
Very likely some formatting that didn't come over properly. It would be a little bit more helpful if you could explain what exactly from Family Tree Maker are you trying to export over to OpenOffice? GEDCOM files, multimedia, what sorts of things. > Upon installation of the OO 2.1 program last night I checked the below items: > > ****************************************************************************** > *********** > When you installed OpenOffice, you were asked to make a choice “Select the > file types that OpenOffice.org 2.1 will automatically open”. There were > three > file types shown: > * “Microsoft Word Documents” > * “Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets”, and > * “Microsoft Power Point Presentations” > Thinking I understood what I was doing by checking the above items, chuckle, > how naive of me!! Do I need to go back and UPCHECK the above? If so, where > do I find this?? A couple of ways you can accomplish this little task. The easiest is probably by right-clicking an .xls, .doc, or .pps, selecting properties, and changing globally what program opens it. A rougher version involves delving into the registry, something I don't know you would want to do. > What do I need to do, to insure that the volumes of information I will be > adding to the book in my OO program, will open in the OO format? Don't know exactly what you want to do, but if you have concerns about migrating and converting MS Office files to OO Office files (which I don't initially think), you may want to try this: http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0600MG-MigrationGuide.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
