In answer to - the lines were gone - would it be too simplistic to ask if Jerry had done a Format > Page > Sheet > Print > and put a Tick in 'Grid Lines' > OK? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Barbara Duprey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jerry wrote: > >> I was trying to do a simple spread sheet with your product....I wasn't >> able to save my project with the lines. >> In other words, when I reopened my project, the lines were gone. >> Also, I can't seem to open with Microsoft Word or Excell...... I thought >> Open Office was compatible? >> I had my co-workers try also...They couldn't figure it out either. >> I was hoping Open Ofiice would be "User Friendly" :-( >> I may have to just Un-Install your product, as it doesn't seem to meet >> my needs. >> > What operating system are you using? What version of OpenOffice.org (OOo)? > Where did you get it -- downloading from the www.openoffice.org website, > or elsewhere? What lines are you referring to? The default cell borders, > formatting you did to cell borders, lines you drew? Did you change the View > option for Calc (under Tools > Options) at some point? We'll need a bit more > information about how you created the lines, what you had when you were > seeing them, and exactly what changed when you saved and reopened. Then > we'll probably be able to help you. > > Calc defaults to the ISO standard Open Document Format filetype (.ods) when > you save, and Excel currently doesn't read that filetype. You need to do a > Save As, choose the Excel filetype (.xls), and make sure that the option > specifies saving the extension. Excel should then be able to open your > spreadsheet just fine. Similarly, documents created in Writer have to be > saved in Word format for Word to read them. Another thing to be aware of is > that the Office 2007 formats (extensions ending with x) are just beginning > to be readable by some versions of OpenOffice.org, so it's probably best to > avoid them for now. > > User friendliness is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but many, many > people have found OOo to be an excellent alternative to MS Office. You'll > get furthest if you just ask the users on this mailing list for help with > questions stated as specifically as possible. By the way, messages to this > list are archived in a lot of places for public viewing -- it is probably > not a good idea to include personal data like addresses and phone numbers. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
