2007/12/4, satyajit nath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I think the OS does not support Open office
Fortunately, OpenOffice.org has versions for Mac... see http://porting.openoffice.org/mac On 12/4/07, Judith Mendell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Please help. > > > > I installed Open Office for Mac (OS X) earlier today because I wanted > > a not-too-fancy data base program. Now when I click on the icon, I > > see that Open Office has opened, but no screen comes up, only the > > menu bar. Under File, I get a greyed-out message saying "Use start-up > > screen." I cannot find the start-up screen. When I seek to quit the > > program, it won't quit until I use Force Quit. Immediately after I > > installed the program (earlier today) I was able to get into the > > program and start a new data base, which I did save. Now I can't find > > the saved db. > > > > My operating system is OS X.4.10. > > > > Thanks > Hello Judith, You don't say whether you installed the Aqua version of OpenOffice.org or the version that runs under X11. Secondly: did you really install, or just download? Can you find the OOo map under Applications? >From what you indicate, I'd say you installed the version with X11. If this is the case, if OOo is open, you have the OOo icon (two birds on a greengray background) in your Dock, as well as the X11 icon (black X on white square). To go to your document, database or whatever in OOo, don't click on the OOo icon (that only gives Edit script and some greyed-out options), but on the X11 icon, then Window, where you'll find the docs/windows you opened under X11. If OOo is closed, you will of course need to open it by clicking on its icon... or find it in Applications. I haven't seen much of Base yet myself, so I can only advise you to read about Base: http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0110GS-GettingStartedWithBase.pdf http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0100GS-GettingStarted.pdf (chapter 10 = Base) and more... see http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Database or http://documentation.openoffice.org/ I hope this helps, if not please post back here with some more details, -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo 2.3 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
