((I won't try mixing top & bottom posts. Flames >/dev/null please. OP: whatever the merits/demerits of top- and bottom- posting, I think most people here are agreed they shouldn't be mixed! Please snip posts appropriately, and use whichever previous repliers have chosen.))
A jpeg is just a form of bit-mapped image file, and isn't really considered editable in a 'text' sense (although you can of course use your favourite bitmapped image editor to alter it.) You'd need to either put it through a character recognition program to create a text file, or retype by hand. In which case you can pick your own format - text [writer or notepad or .....], or spreadsheet [impress]. On 13 Jan 2008 at 11:17, Howard wrote: > 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] > > -- http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
