On Tuesday May 15 2007 9:08 am, Donna Crabtree wrote: > Hello, > > I have a MAC OS X 10.4.9. The processor is a 2GHz Intel Core Duo. > Of course that means nothing to me, but I thought it might help you > with the question I have. > > I have downloaded Open Office Org 2.2. > > I am trying to use the database feature in it. I will tell you > what I need the database to do for me and I was wondering if you > could tell me if it will do it and how. I was using Microsoft > Access on my PC. When we purchased the MAC we bought AppleWorks. > The database in Appleworks would not work for me. > > I need the database to record, Names, Address, Phone etc. Then I > need menus in some of the fields where I can make a list of items > to choose from, for example: Action Taken: Letter Written, > Visited, Not Home, Invitation Sent etc. > > Also, I need a comments field that is not limited to a number of > characters. I need to be able to update my comments each week. > > Is there a how too manual on-line for Open Office? If Open Office > will not do what I need above, do you know of any other software I > might be able to use? > > I hope you can help me. > > Thank you so much for your time. > > D. Crabtree > Fredericton, NB Canada
Try the Getting Started with Base Chapter of the Getting Started Guide. It is available for download at http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/. Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
