Hi :) So the official forum is at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu along with a ton of other stuff. Ubuntu is so huge that it easily supports several communities and there is another forum at http://ubuntuforums.org/forum.php and there is the cross-distro forum at http://www.linuxquestions/org
The Windows way is to slash-and-burn, to completely lose the older system when you want to move to something new (or just different). This means you get stuck with Win7 (or Win8 or whatever) before you have any idea how to use it. The Gnu&Linux way is to install alongside so that you can keep using the older system so that you can keep meeting deadlines but allows you to test-drive the newer system and gradually become more familiar with it. A good migration path into Ubuntu is to 1. use some of the same apps in Windows. So move away from Internet Explorer and start using Firefox (so you can still use IE if you need to), install LibreOffice/OpenOffice in Windows but keep whatever version of MS Office you use, Gimp instead of Photoshop and so on until you feel comfortable with change. During that phase it's good to get an old machine out of a cupboard or something so you can try installing Ubuntu (or whatever) as a Dual-boot without losing Windows. It's reasonably easy and has a fairly automatic path but it's still a good idea to have a practice. Ubuntu is one of the few that has a cunning way of installing inside Windows but it's better to do a proper dual-boot. 2. At first you are probably going to boot into Windows more than Ubuntu. Don't worry about it. Just push yourself into using Ubuntu to explore. 3. Eventually you will start finding things are faster and often easier in Ubuntu although there are probably a couple of things you feel the need to tweak quite a bit. There may still be one or 2 odd things that you haven't had time to figure out so it's easier to keep the Windows for those rare things. Probably most of us have a Windows fairly near at hand, although outside of work i would be hard-pushed to find mine nowadays. In work i probably use them about half-and-half. When NASA find a new place far from Earth they don't start by trying a landing straight away. They have a 3 step process with each step learning more and more until they know enough to have a reasonable chance of a smooth landing rather than just crashing 1. Fly-by 2. Orbit 3. Test-landings In most engineering disciplines it's generally considered a good idea to build a mock-up or prototype before launching into full-scale production. So quite why the Windows world wants you to always abandon your working system and replace it with something completely new and different is a bit of a mystery. It makes people nervous about trying the new thing if they can't return to their familiar system. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Happylibre <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, 20 April 2013, 0:29 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] RE: How to grab web data into libre office calc ? >Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc > > >Hi > >I'm planning to use Ubuntu > >I forgot to add that answer on my earlier reply > > >Regards > > >Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:05 -0700 >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: How to grab web data into libre office calc ? Or Addons to grab >specific web data into libre calc > > > > Hi :) > >You are asking in the right place and hopefully someone might have a good > >answer for you or be able to point to places that might have more > >detailed knowledge of what you are looking for. Most of us started with >Windows and many of us still use it a lot. > > > >I tried a search for "smb" and then for "web" on our Extensions / Add-ons / >Plug-ins site > > >http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center?getCategories=&getCompatibility=any&sort_on=positive_ratings&path=%2FLibreOffice-Extensions-and-Templates%2Fextension-center&portal_type=PSCProject&SearchableText=web >but didn't find much. It might be better to search in OpenOffice's > >Extensions as many of them probably still work well or have maintainers > >that might be interested in updating it in order to make it work in > >LibreOffice. Also the OpenOffice forums might be a good place to post > >questions but if you do and post here as well then it's polite to let > >both places know when you have found an answer and what the answer was. > > > >Also most versions of Gnu&Linux (=distros) have their own forums and > >mailing lists so it might similarly be good to post questions there in a >similar way. Which distro do you use at the moment? Ubuntu/Mint, > >Mageia, Fedora , openSUSE or which? DistroWatch is a good place to > >look-up the official forum/mailing-list for your distro > >http://distrowatch.com >for example to find the Ubuntu ones try here (it redirects) > > >http://distrowatch.com/ubuntu >for Fedora find some good links here > >http://distrowatch.com/fedora > >There is also a general-purpose forum at > > >http://www.linuxquestions/org >that covers many, maybe all different distros but often you get answers from >people using completely different distros, possibly even from different >families so you sometimes have to figure out how to apply it to yours. Most >programs are either the same in each; LibreOffice/OpenOffice, > >Firefox, Thunderbird and many others. Sometimes they choose slightly > >different choices such as Chrome, Seamonkey, Opera instead of Firefox, >similarly with utilities such as your "package manager" so it doesn't take >much to work out how to apply their advice and people at LinuxQuestions might >even help with that. > > > >Also there are other LibreOffice places such as AskLibO > > >http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/questions/ > >and other places you can find at > > >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/ >but i still prefer this mailing-list. > > > >Good luck and regards from > > >Tom :) > > > > > > >>________________________________ > >> From: Supiramani Supiramani <[hidden email]> > >>To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> > >>Sent: Friday, 19 April 2013, 20:12 > >>Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] How to grab web data into libre office calc >>? Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc > >> > >> > >>please take a look at the image at > >>http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ >> > >>you will see it has 100s of data > >> > >>copy paste would take ages > >> > >> > >> > >>-------- > >>regards > >> > >> > >>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:02:08 -0500 > >>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to grab web data into libre office calc >>? Or Addons to grab specific web data into libre calc > >>From: [hidden email] > >>To: [hidden email] > >>CC: [hidden email] > >> > >> Could you highlight the area(s) you desire then copy then paste to >>wherever you wish the data? > >> that's my system; > >> [but I may not be understanding to what you're referring since I have >>no clue as what smf is ;-) ] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Happylibre wrote: > >> > >> > >>Hi > >> > >> > >> > >>Preamble ...skip if in a hurry > >> > >>-------------------------------------------- > >> > >>*I've been on the m$ office treadmill for 15 + years > >> > >>*I've always been scared of Linux and thought it was all command line > >> > >>*Recently stumbled on Linux and libre office ...so I am completely new to > >> > >>libre office > >> > >>*Used it for a few days ... Truly it's a great piece of software and > >> > >>dispelled most of my doubts on Linux, using Linux, libre office etc etc > >> > >> > >> > >>Question / request reading > >> > >>------------------------------------------ > >> > >>*However some specific doubts remain on libre office > >> > >>*I've been using M$ XL's add on for grabbing web data , called smf add in > >> > >>*When activated, once could easily grab specific pages, specific cells of > >> > >>web pages directly into xl ( without opening a web browser) > >> > >>*This is a great time saver > >> > >>*The only and only / excellent group for using smf add in can be found at > >> > >>http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ >> > >>*Some basic write up on using smf add in can be found here > >> > >>http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/326478-derek-a-barrett/1414481-automating-alpha-getting-started-with-stock-market-functions-smf-add-in-for-excel >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Now, my question is , is there a similar add in for libre office, when > >> > >>invoked , could help the user get specific cells ( not the whole web page ) > >> > >>from a URL into libre xl sheets ? Of course the user supplies the URL > >> > >> > >> > >>Or is there some app in Linux that can do the same ? > >> > >> > >> > >>How do people grab specific web data ( not entire pages ) but specific data > >> > >>for web pages into libre calc ? > >> > >> > >> > >>Request to Moderators ; if I am posting on the wrong area or group please > >> > >>most this post accordingly > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Thanks in advance > >> > >>Regards > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [hidden email] > >>Problems? >>http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > >> > >> > >> > >> >-- > >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [hidden email] > >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the >discussion below: > >http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/How-to-grab-web-data-into-libre-office-calc-Or-Addons-to-grab-specific-web-data-into-libre-calc-tp4051120p4051163.html > > > > To unsubscribe from How to grab web data into libre office calc ? 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