[juneau-lug] Re: OpenOffice

  • From: James Zuelow <e5z8652@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:30:00 -0800 (AKDT)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Snyder" <hans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [juneau-lug] OpenOffice


> Just loaded a copy of Open Office, last week. I have used the newer
> versions of Star Office and like Open Office much better. I find it has
> all of the features that Office (M$)has and even some more. Also, unlike
> Star Office, it ditches the environment (which I hated anyways..always
> took up gobs of resources). >

> One thing I haven't figured out is how to turn off the automatic
> indentations of numbering when you skip a number for example...
>
> 4.2.1
>  4.2.4
> 4.3.1
> 4.3.2
>
Probably the easiest way to do numbers like that would be to set up
options
on Tools -> Outline Numbering where there is no indentation between the
levels.  Then you use tab & shift-tab to switch outline levels (tab will
move you one level down, 4.2 becomes 4.2.1, shift tab moves the other
way).
Since you don't have a "4.3" level, you'll probably have to play with the
settings to get it right.

> besides that, works like a charm...only other bother is the saving
> feature, sometimes it will add a feature to your document and then give
> you the message that while you can save in Office2000/XP you will loose
> those special features...did it both ways, and all was good. >

I think they have trouble reverse-engineering some of the MS format stuff.
Take a look at the HS ILP document in OpenOffice to see what I'm talking
about. Of course it would be easier if they had access to the MS supplied
filters, but then it wouldn't be free...

> If anyone needs a copy of it (yes, I know it is only 50megs, but it took
> me 7 downloads to get it, as there were problems with their server
> knocking me off)..I will happily mail to you from Jolly ol'
> Anchorage...would like to find a way to -pay- someone to ship me a copy
> of Red hat 7.3 and Suse 8.x.

We have Windows/Linux/Source CD's available here, to be distributed at the
next meeting.  I'll mail you a master CD to make copies in Anchorage with.
(Since OpenOffice is GPL, it is best to include the source with it
although it's not absolutely necessary.  It just has to be "available.")

Cheers,

James



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