Re: Microsoft Office

On 06/12/2015 10:09 AM, nkuclo wrote: > I currently have Microsoft Office installed on my computer. I have a client > that has requested I create a spreadsheet using Open Office, which means I > will need to download the free software. Will have Open Office installed on > my computer interfere

Re: Microsoft Office

al Message----- From: James Knott > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 10:23 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org ; nku...@comcast.net > Subject: Re: Microsoft Office > > On 06/12/2015 10:09 AM, nkuclo wrote: >> I currently have Microsoft Office installed on my computer. I have

Re: Hey, would love to download OpenOffice..

On 06/15/2015 07:21 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > and do not click on anything else That's good advise when installing anything on Windows. Many apps want to install crapware. Yet another reason why I run Linux. That sort of nonsense doesn't happen with it. -

Re: Open office on my Mac Air

On 06/17/2015 08:30 AM, Clarence Heerema wrote: > Hi: What is the least expensive way to get to use Open Office on my MAC? > Thanks, Clarence > > As always, download only from www.openoffice.org. While it may be available elsewhere, you might be charged or get a load of crapware. -

Re: Open office on my Mac Air

On 06/17/2015 09:59 AM, James Plante wrote: > Download it from SourceForge, and ONLY from sourceforge. The link from the OpenOffice site points to SourceForge, so perhaps it's better to say only from www.openoffice.org, to avoid confusion. -

Re: Open office on my Mac Air

On 06/17/2015 10:03 AM, James Plante wrote: > As Mr. Knott said below, www.openoffice.org is the URL. But that one > redirects you to SourceForge’s download page for OpenOffice. Once you choose > your OS, the download starts automatically. The www.openoffice.org site also provides additional inf

Re: need to upgrade--will it work with what I have?

On 06/17/2015 10:16 PM, Sondra Potter wrote: > Hello, > > I have been using Neooffice 2.2.3 Patch 0 since 2010. I got a new MacBook > Pro and my Neooffice won't work on my new laptop. If I get the new version > 2014.11 will it migrate into my old invoices or do I have to start a new file > of

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/23/2015 02:15 PM, Richard Fox wrote: > I’m considering using Open Office instead of the MS products that I’ve used > for years. I’ve done a slight amount of testing to look into compatibility > with MS Office, and I’m not getting the results I had hoped for. > > Can you tell me how OO inter

Re: Problems auto correct writer

On 06/23/2015 02:50 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > Maybe try Emacs… No! Vi's the best editor. ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.or

Re: warning - Editor Wars!!!

On 06/23/2015 11:40 PM, William and Michele Suepke wrote: > What is VI? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi It's a text editor commonly used in Unix, including Linux, based systems. There's a long running battle between advocates of Vi and Emacs. :-) --

Re: warning - Editor Wars!!!

On 06/24/2015 06:30 AM, James Knott wrote: > On 06/23/2015 11:40 PM, William and Michele Suepke wrote: >> What is VI? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi > > It's a text editor commonly used in Unix, including Linux, based > systems. There's a long running bat

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/25/2015 09:26 AM, Richard Fox wrote: > Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work > as you described. > > I have both MS Office and OO installed (for testing), and when I right > click on "open with" I get about a dozen options but OO isn't one of > them. > Can you

Re: warning - Editor Wars!!!--how about some heresy on behalf of the "Joe 6-Pack" word processor user

On 06/25/2015 01:05 PM, Julian Thomas wrote: > I would love to learn to use styles; unfortunately there are no books for OO > 4, and the tutorials are not much help. Has anyone written a good > introductory 'how to' guide? > While it's a bit dated, there's "OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook", by Solve

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

t; middle of everything, but that's not the problem. I've tested with the > files in Explorer and I still can't select OO to open. I have another > PC that's running Win 7 but I don't have OO installed on it. > > -Original Message- From: James Knott > Sen

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

e more when I get a chance. > Given my experience with Windows, I wouldn't be surprised if a re-install was necessary. > Thanks for your help. > > -Original Message- From: James Knott > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 1:00 PM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org ; Richard Fox >

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/25/2015 10:25 PM, James Knott wrote: > For the record, I bought my first computer in 1976, an IMSAI 8080, > worked for several years as a computer technician maintaining > mini-computers, DEC VAX 11/780, a few different PR1ME and Data General > models, along with a Collins C8500

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/26/2015 12:06 AM, Robert Jackson wrote: > The first computer we owned was a MITS Altair 8800 - > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 > > Here's the IMSAI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSAI_8080 ---

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/26/2015 01:08 AM, Dale Erwin wrote: > Do they still make mainframes? Yes, but these days they're clusters of thousands of CPUs, usually running Linux. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For ad

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/26/2015 09:19 AM, Richard Fox wrote: > Thanks again for your help. If you ever figure out a way to open MS > files with "open as", please let me know. In the meantime, I have a > workable solution. I just checked with Windows 10. I normally use Windows 7, when I have to use Windows. W10

Re: warning - Editor Wars!!!--how about some heresy on behalf of the "Joe 6-Pack" word processor user

On 06/26/2015 11:45 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > Apache OpenOffice is not bug free of course, but so far it didn't destroy > any of my files. We can fix that. ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.or

Re: Question re/ using Open Office

On 06/26/2015 12:01 PM, Richard Fox wrote: > I've considered trying Linux, but I'm afraid that I have too many > programs that I rely on that won't be available. There's a couple of things you can do. Many Windows apps can run in something called "wine" or the commercial version, CrossOver Office.

Re: problems downloading OpenOffice

On 06/26/2015 08:28 PM, Heidi Lasher-Oakes wrote: > I was unable to download a non-broken copy of OpenOffice today. I followed > the instructions on this > checksums page. Here is the information requested: > > I just downloaded the deb version

Re: problems downloading OpenOffice

On 06/26/2015 10:47 PM, jd1008 wrote: > > > On 06/26/2015 08:25 PM, James Knott wrote: >> On 06/26/2015 08:28 PM, Heidi Lasher-Oakes wrote: >>> I was unable to download a non-broken copy of OpenOffice today. I >>> followed >>> the instructions on th

Re: problem solved

On 06/27/2015 12:44 PM, Heidi Lasher-Oakes wrote: > md5sum -c .tar.gz.md5 > The -c option is used when you have a text file that contains the md5sum for one or more files. Md5sum will read that file and check the file's md5 sum against the line in the text file. If you look at the md5 on the ser

Re: Fwd: Product Licenses: Microsoft, iWork & iLife [ ref:_00Dd0e12r._500U0L2WsT:ref ]

On 06/28/2015 12:50 AM, Michelle Ngome wrote: > Hello, > > My MacBook Pro hard drive crashed causing me to loose the software on my > laptop and I no longer have the disc due to a Houston flood. Is there > anyway to retrieve my information or anything for me to receive a new disc > or product key?

Re: Phone Call

On 07/07/2015 06:13 PM, Mike B. Martisko wrote: > I just received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Apache, wanting > to scan my computer, and install new drivers for the software I have. Open > Office, 4.01. Is this a valid call? Please respond. One thing you can be sure of is wh

Re: Phone Call

On 07/08/2015 06:16 AM, David Rivers wrote: > I think whistle blowing can actually physically damage the callers > eardrum, even permanently. Not a chance. A phone has very limited dynamic range, which means there's a maximum level a phone can produce. --

Re: need help

On 07/13/2015 03:07 PM, Katharine Richardson wrote: > I stated my problem and got a response from Brian Baker. I still have > trouble, so I tried again. This morning I received a snotty, smart-ass > letter from Brian Baker, insulting and belittling me. I may be old and not > very computer savvy,

Re: need help opening openoffice

On 07/23/2015 01:23 PM, Brian Barker wrote: > At 10:45 23/07/2015 -0600, Jonly Donly wrote: >> On 07/22/2015 09:55 PM, James Plante wrote: >>> No, it's a rather old OSX security feature. I think it goes back to >>> Mountain Lion. >>> >>> Go to System Preferences and select the "Security and Privacy

Re: download to flashdrive

On 07/23/2015 01:25 PM, Robert Stephens wrote: > Hello, > Can I download Openoffice to a flashdrive to install on a PC that is not > connected to the Internet. > Thank you,Robert Stephens Yes you can. Just copy the downloaded file to the flash drive and then run it from t

Re: need help opening openoffice

On 07/23/2015 05:25 PM, Brian Barker wrote: > It's in the Installation Guide at > http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#gatekeeper > - but perhaps you'd want it more visible? Given the number of people having problems with this, it might be an idea.

Re: need help opening openoffice

On 07/23/2015 08:17 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote: > If they have half a brain they will. Well, they are Mac users. They need things dumbed down. ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional com

Re: An Issue

On 07/28/2015 11:24 AM, Grace & Gregg Mountford wrote: > Does Open Office need Microsoft Visual C++ > No, however, one thing I learned a long time ago, was to only install one app at a time in Windows. Start one, let it finish, then the next, etc.. Otherwise, it gets confused.

Re: THINGS YOU DON'T WANT ON OUR PC'S

On 07/28/2015 12:36 PM, ronchampi...@gmail.com wrote: Well, Windows would be a good start. ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org

Re: An Issue

On 07/28/2015 04:34 PM, Jim McLaughlin wrote: > When in doubt, follow the instructions displayed on screen in the initial > message in each thread. But you're assuming they can read. ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr.

64 bit version?

I see LibreOffice 5 is now available in a 64 bit Windows version. Are there any plans for a 64 bit version of OpenOffice? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h.

Re: information

On 08/23/2015 08:13 PM, Linda wrote: > hi, it seems that i have tried to install from disk open office version 3.1. > i have tried several times and will not install. would you please send me a > disk with the new version so i can start using this software. I would very > much appreciate it very

Re: haven't received any email since 31 August 2015

On 09/02/2015 06:57 AM, Martin Groenescheij wrote: > Hi, > > I haven't received any email for the Open Office users list since 31 > August. > Are all problems solved or is there a problem with the email server? > > Thanks, > Martin > I didn't even see your message. ;-) --

Re: Can't Install OpenOffice 4.1

On 09/11/2015 04:17 PM, Sarah Genter wrote: > Hello, > I'm trying to install the latest version of OpenOffice. I have Windows Vista > and I have an .odt file I need to open. I have gone through the download > process twice, and it completes as far as I can tell, but then when I search > on my co

Re: Can't Install OpenOffice 4.1

he uninstall > list (control panel), and the only option it gives me there is to uninstall > it. I don't know where to find it to actually run it. On the uninstall list, > it says it was installed in 2008. > Thanks, Sarah > > > From: James Knott > To: sarah_

Re: Open Office in Windows 10

Perhaps he's running as a user and is being asked for the admin's password. BTW, contrary to common practice, users should not have admin privileges. They should be asked for the password when installing software. Otherwise they greatly compromise security and open the door for malware. Wheneve

Re: Do you have?

On 09/19/2015 05:38 PM, Ian Kirby wrote: > Hi, > > I have been using Open Office for many years and have recommended you to many > people and organisations. > One function I wish I could find with you is an e-mail program similar to MS > Outlook Express. > > If you have one please advise me how t

Re: Email Client

On 09/22/2015 11:50 AM, Iver Bigon wrote: > HelloWill you be including a email client in your software? If so any idea > when?ThanksIver Many people use Thunderbird. Works well. - To unsubs

Re: Why registration required for me to open my Office doc?

On 09/30/2015 09:29 AM, Meg LeSchack wrote: > Today 9-30-2015 I tried to open one of my Office docs and I received a screen > requiring registration. What's up? > Also, is "new" Apache OO 4.1.1 the same as the 4.1.1 I tried to install > several times last year and couldn't [or, being a nontech, w

Re: Why registration required for me to open my Office doc?

On 09/30/2015 09:29 AM, Meg LeSchack wrote: > Today 9-30-2015 I tried to open one of my Office docs and I received a screen > requiring registration. What's up? > Also, is "new" Apache OO 4.1.1 the same as the 4.1.1 I tried to install > several times last year and couldn't [or, being a nontech, w

Re: Short followup on my "OO Registration" situation

On 09/30/2015 07:11 PM, Meg LeSchack wrote: > Hello, > I just received a short note from someone named James Knott via the > conversation chain with you: /james.kn...@rogers.com/ Here's the message: > > I suspect you may have downloaded OpenOffice from somewhere other than

Re: Path settings in newer releases

On 10/13/2015 04:37 PM, Donald Miller wrote: > This is easy to set up in outlook.com Given that Outlook is clearly a horrible email program, why should it be used as an example for how to do things? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: user

Re: Bogus link

On 11/11/2015 04:41 PM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:07:30 -0500 > Dan Margulis wrote: > >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/ >> >> Only offers 4.1.1 >> > Refresh the page or clear your browser cache > Why not just point them to www.openoffice.org and t

Re: Bogus link

On 11/11/2015 04:55 PM, jd1008 wrote: > Because that link is leading us to sourceforge, and sourceforge's > links go to 4.1.1 Not when I go there. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional c

Re: version 3.1 wont open

On 12/06/2015 02:12 PM, Bill and Kathy Miller wrote: > I have openoffice version 3.1 and cannot open it any > more. Need help to correct problem. > Bill and Kathy Miller > b...@neo.rr.com

Re: download

On 12/14/2015 04:32 AM, Alex Stillwell wrote: > Hi > > I would like to download the latest update but keep getting other material to > update. I am a silver surfer and would like to download just the latest Open > Office and then be able to add on one at a time. You have me down as a > business

Re: OpenOffice use

On 12/30/2015 05:52 AM, Sergiu Marius wrote: > Hello, > I have a simple question can we use your product in our company to view > office files? > Regrads, > Bratis Sergiu Marius > Yes. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@

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