On Monday February 19 2007 10:46 pm, PhillygirlK wrote:
> Really? No I did not know that and have not downloaded it yet.
> Has that been an issue for you?
This is not an issue with me, but it has been for several people.
Requests have been made to change this behavior over the past couple
of years.
Dan
> Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Sunday February 18 2007 8:18 pm, PhillygirlK wrote:
> > Thank you Dan, You have all been so helpful. I understand that
> > the full-install would be the best way to go. Will it be a
> > problem if I do not have the orig. MS Powerpoint as far as
> > converting files? ~Kathy*
>
> No, you do not need MS PowerPoint. However, remember that there
> are differences between PowerPoint and Impress. Most notably is
> that PowerPoint will play an audio file throughout the presentation
> which Impress will only play audio files during transitions between
> slides. To play an audio file throughout a presentation using
> Impress requires a separate audio player running at the same time
> as Impress.
>
> Dan
>
> > Dan Lewis wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday February 17 2007 5:26 pm, PhillygirlK wrote:
> > > I have a two questions:
> > > First, my new system came with MS office but did not include
> > > the Powerpoint portion of the program, is OpenOffice software
> > > fully customizable on the download so that I can install only
> > > the Impress portion of the program? Second, If I install the
> > > Openoffice program without having the existing MS Powerpoint
> > > program, will I be able to read and convert these files as
> > > needed?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > ~Kathy
> > >
> > >
> > > ~Kathy W.
> > > Biotech Consultant for Univera Products
> > > www.univeralifesciences.com
> >
> > I would advise you to do a full install rather than a custom
> > install. Without Writer, you will have problems handling text if
> > you will be able to add text to a slide at all. Without Draw, you
> > will not be able to use graphics. So, you have to have these
> > three at the very least. Not including Calc (spreadsheet) and
> > Base (database) would save you perhaps 5 MB of harddrive space.
> > This is only 2-3% of the total space required for a complete
> > install. Who knows, you may want a spreadsheet on a slide for
> > some reason at some point. That would require Calc. You might
> > also find a need for a database some time in the future.
> > All of this is true because OpenOffice.org is an integrated suite
> > of applications that run on a core component. The applications
> > contain about 1-2% each of the total program. The core contains
> > the rest of the total.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > ~Kathy W.
>
> ~Kathy W.
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