On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:12:45 +1000
Mike Shearer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 1.  getting help thru the forums and OpenOffice.org is extremely 
> difficult.  The search facility seems to be very unsophisticated and 
> matches search strings without regard to context

The [email protected] mailing list is the place to ask questions.  And
you're here.

As to searching archives, I find that the site: parameter with Google works
well.  You do have to form your query carefully to avoid a lot of un-related
information, of course.

> 2.  finding out how to ask for help is very difficult.  I have gone 
> around in circles and have no confidence that I'm addressing this to the 
> correct destination.

This is the place.

> 3.  finding basic setup and configuration information for OO is 
> impossible.  There must be a control parameter that is affecting my 
> problem - but where it is has eluded me.  There appears to be no 
> documentation giving details of where control values are held and how 
> they can be verified etc.  All that exists are the various options panes 
>   which after exhaustive and exhausting exp;loration no helpful 
> information is found.

http://documentation.openoffice.org

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