Vinny LoGuidice wrote:
Ok how come I am getting the Username, initials, product key popup all
the time? How can I handle this? THanks!
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OpenOffice doesn't use a "product key". It asks you to register but
that's not mandatory. Sounds like there's some *Microsoft* product
(Word? Works?) which is either not correctly installed or for which you
have not completed the *mandatory* registration details. Microsoft
products almost invariably require a product key which is usually
printed on the CD label and/or printed on a sticky label on the CD
box/envelope.
OpenOffice is *free* (as in "no cost") to download and to use on as many
computers as you like for whatever purpose you like; you can even sell
it if you can find someone dumb enough to pay. It does not require
registration. When you install it, OpenOffice asks you to register but
you can ie by saying "already registered". OpenOffice only asks you to
register so that the authors can keep a vague idea of the number of
users; registration buys you absolutely nothing, except perhaps a warm
inner glow. Support is also free and you don't even have to register for
that; just send an e-mail to this list. We *prefer* that you register
but it's absolutely not necessary (you might get that glow again) and,
in any case, does not require a key and does not generate any sort of
reference number.
In Writer you can do either of two things:
1. Set it to *always* save documents in Word format.
Tools>Options>Load/Save>Always Save As and then select the format you want.
2. Save "this" document in Word format. File>Save As and choose the
format; ensure the box labelled "Automatic filename extension" is checked.
Note that saving a file with a ".doc" extension does *not*, in and of
itself mean it gets saved in Word format.
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Harold Fuchs
London, England
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