Re: Java Troubles When Trying to Use Mail Merge ODD CLAIMS!!!

2013-11-13 Thread Dr Donald Zarlengo
Comment based on years of running NASA Top Security and Networked Supercomputer to desktop Experiences. WE HAD A 20 TO ONE FAILURE RATE OF WINDOWS COMPUTER VS MACINTOSH - BUT THE PROBLEMS ON THE MACS WHERE ALMOST ALWAYS NOT SERIOUS. JUST A USER NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE. Plus Higher Ed Experienc

Re: essential remark for majority of OO users - incompatibility of Math formula editor.

2013-11-13 Thread Yolanda Lowery
How  do I do that? Thanks for your answer.   Yolanda LaCombe Lowery Glendale, California 91201 From: John Meyer To: users@openoffice.apache.org Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:09 PM Subject: Re: essential remark for majority of OO users - incompatibil

Re: Java Troubles When Trying to Use Mail Merge

2013-11-13 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Despite Dr. Zarlenga's odd claims, I do believe that it is possible to run Java on Windows. I happen to use Linux, so anything that I say is of course suspect. A few questions for you. 1. What version of AOO are you using? 4.x? For version 3.x, you need Java 6, for AOO 4, you can use 7. 2. Wh

Re: Java Troubles When Trying to Use Mail Merge

2013-11-13 Thread Peter Junge
Don, Can you please avoid answering a simple question which a user is raising to receive help from the OpenOffice community with a useless (and off-topic to the user list) "political" statement. Thanks Peter On 11/14/2013 10:48 AM, Dr Donald Zarlengo wrote: Windows is your problem! When ha

Re: Java Troubles When Trying to Use Mail Merge

2013-11-13 Thread Dr Donald Zarlengo
Windows is your problem! When have we ever observed MS to make major jumps in technology? As did Steve Jobs did with Apple. MS makes small increments, thus dragging along problems that resides in their code. I have not heard anything that says they have changed their mode in technology. Don

Re: Trying to open a .doc document

2013-11-13 Thread Dennis Tuchler
I am simply trying to open it dennis > On Nov 13, 2013, at 20:11, Kay Schenk wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, wrote: >> >> When I try to open or print a .doc document that I have received as an >> attachment I get the following message: >> >> “The requested operation requires el

Java Troubles When Trying to Use Mail Merge

2013-11-13 Thread jjb i.e. Just Jeff Butler
Hello! I've used Open Office for some time now and LOVE IT!  I haven't tried using the Mail Merge Wizard feature until today and it kept telling me that I needed Java to run it.  I had previously removed Java from my computer because of the problems with it.  Anyway, I reinstalled it to try and

Re: Trying to open a .doc document

2013-11-13 Thread Kay Schenk
On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM, wrote: > When I try to open or print a .doc document that I have received as an > attachment I get the following message: > > “The requested operation requires elevation” > > What does this mean or how can I get this document to open in Open Office > 4? > > Bruce

Re: essential remark for majority of OO users - incompatibility of Math formula editor.

2013-11-13 Thread John Meyer
e-mail the address you included in the OP On 11/13/2013 2:46 AM, Yolanda Lowery wrote: No. It is me that wants to unsub. Thanks for asking. Please tell me what else I need to do. Thanks, Yolanda LaCombe Lowery Glendale, California 91201 From: Peter

Trying to open a .doc document

2013-11-13 Thread bchris
When I try to open or print a .doc document that I have received as an attachment I get the following message: “The requested operation requires elevation” What does this mean or how can I get this document to open in Open Office 4? Bruce

Re: essential remark for majority of OO users - incompatibility of Math formula editor.

2013-11-13 Thread Yolanda Lowery
No. It is me that wants to unsub. Thanks for asking. Please tell me what else I need to do. Thanks,   Yolanda LaCombe Lowery Glendale, California 91201 From: Peter Junge To: users@openoffice.apache.org Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:47 PM Subject: Re: