Its just a jpeg that I saved after I copied it to my desktop. Would I have to change the format of the document to use in OO? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Fuchs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [users] need help
> On 13/01/2008, Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have a phone number list that has an error on one of the phone numbers . > > I want to change the number and resave the list. > > > > How do I do that and do I use Writer for this? > > > > It depends in what sort of document/file you have the list saved. If it's in > a Word or Writer document then you can use Writer. If it's in a Calc or > Excel document then you use Calc. If it's in an Access database then you > could use Base (the database component of OpenOffice). > > What happens when you *double* click on the file's icon in an Explorer > window? Almost certainly some program will run. That's the program to use to > edit the document. If Windows (I assume you are using Windows) asks you what > you want to do with the file, then read on. > > Without knowing how you made the list we can't be more specific than this. > Look at the "type" of the file the list is stored in. The "type" is the last > 3 or 4 characters of the name of the file, **after** the last dot. So, for > example, the "type" of a file named "index.html" is HTML, a web page. The > "type" of a file called myPhoneList.doc is "doc", a Word document. and so > on. > > If you are not seeing the "extension" (the official name for this suffix) > then, in an Explorer window, click on > Tools, then on Folder Options, then on View. Scroll down till you see a > little box labelled "Hide extensions for know file types. Ensure this box > does *not* have a tick in it. Then click Apply and then OK. Now your > Explorer windows will show the full names, including extensions, of your > documents & files. > > Some common types are > .doc Word > .xls Excel > .odt Writer > .ods Calc > .txt WordPad or NotePad > .pdf Adobe Acrobat - you will almost certainly *not* be able to change > this without expensive software. > > > Windows Explorer shows the *name* of the type of the file if you choose the > Details view: click View and then Details. > > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England > Please reply *only* to [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
