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OpenOffice.org 3.3 ReadMe
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For latest updates to this readme file, see
http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/readme.html
This file contains important information about this program. Please read
this information very carefully before starting work.
The OpenOffice.org Community, responsible for the development of this
product, would like to invite you to participate as a community member.
As a new user, you can check out the OpenOffice.org site with helpful
user information at http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/introduction.html
Also read the sections below about getting involved in the OpenOffice.org
project.
Is OpenOffice.org really free for any user?
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OpenOffice.org is free for use by everybody. You may take this copy of
OpenOffice.org and install it on as many computers as you like, and use
it for any purpose you like (including commercial, government, public
administration and educational use). For further details see the license
text delivered together with OpenOffice.org or
http://www.openoffice.org/license.html
Why is OpenOffice.org free for any user?
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You can use this copy of OpenOffice.org today free of charge because
individual contributors and corporate sponsors have designed, developed,
tested, translated, documented, supported, marketed, and helped in many
other ways to make OpenOffice.org what it is today - the world's leading
open-source office software.
If you appreciate their efforts, and would like to ensure OpenOffice.org
continues into the future, please consider contributing to the project -
see http://contributing.openoffice.org for details. Everyone has a
contribution to make.
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Notes on Installation
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System Requirements
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* Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), XP, Vista, or
Windows 7
* Pentium compatible PC (Pentium III or Athlon recommended)
* 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
* Up to 1.5 GB available hard disk space
* 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), at least 256
colors
Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation
process.
Registration of OpenOffice.org as default application for Microsoft
Office formats can be forced or suppressed by using the following command
line switches with the installer:
* /msoreg=1 will force registration of OpenOffice.org as default
application for Microsoft Office formats.
* /msoreg=0 will suppress registration of OpenOffice.org as default
application for Microsoft Office formats.
If you perform an administrative installation using setup /a, you need to
make sure that the file msvc90.dll is installed on the system. This file
is required for OpenOffice.org to start after an administrative
installation. You can get the file from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-
4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF
Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation
process.
Please make sure you have enough free memory in the temporary directory
on your system and that read, write and run access rights have been
granted. Close all other programs before starting the installation.
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Extension Database Incompatibility
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The Berkeley database engine has been upgraded in this version of
OpenOffice.org. The database engine upgrade introduces an incompatibility
with user data for installed extensions for OpenOffice.org versions prior
to 3.2 that may require your action if you downgrade your version of
OpenOffice.org.
This version of OpenOffice.org will convert your extension database to
the new Berkeley database format when extensions are installed or
removed. After this conversion, the database can no longer be read by
earlier versions of OpenOffice.org. Downgrading to an earlier version may
result in a dysfunctional installation.
If you downgrade to an earlier version of OpenOffice.org, you must remove
the user data directory {user data}/uno_packages, for example
~/.openoffice.org/3/user/uno_packages, and reinstall all extensions.
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Problems During Program Startup
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Difficulties starting OpenOffice.org (e.g. applications hang) as well as
problems with the screen display are often caused by the graphics card
driver. If these problems occur, please update your graphics card driver
or try using the graphics driver delivered with your operating system.
Difficulties displaying 3D objects can often be solved by deactivating
the option "Use OpenGL" under 'Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org - View -
3D view'.
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ALPS/Synaptics notebook touchpads in Windows
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Due to a Windows driver issue, you cannot scroll through OpenOffice.org
documents when you slide your finger across an ALPS/Synaptics touchpad.
To enable touchpad scrolling, add the following lines to the "C:\Program
Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.ini" configuration file, and restart your
computer:
[OpenOffice.org]
FC = "SALFRAME"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
The location of the configuration file might vary on different versions
of Windows.
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Shortcut Keys
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Only shortcut keys (key combinations) not used by the operating system
can be used in OpenOffice.org. If a key combination in OpenOffice.org
does not work as described in the OpenOffice.org Help, check if that
shortcut is already used by the operating system. To rectify such
conflicts, you can change the keys assigned by your operating system.
Alternatively, you can change almost any key assignment in
OpenOffice.org. For more information on this topic, refer to the
OpenOffice.org Help or the Help documention of your operating system.
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Problems When Sending Documents as E-mails From OpenOffice.org
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When sending a document via 'File - Send - Document as E-mail' or
'Document as PDF Attachment' problems might occur (program crashes or
hangs). This is due to the Windows system file "Mapi" (Messaging
Application Programming Interface) which causes problems in some file
versions. Unfortunately, the problem cannot be narrowed down to a certain
version number. For more information visit http://www.microsoft.com to
search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for "mapi dll".
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Important Accessibility Notes
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For more information on the accessibility features in OpenOffice.org, see
http://www.openoffice.org/access/
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Registration
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Please take a little time to complete the minimal Product Registration
process when you install the software. While registration is optional, we
encourage you to register, since the information enables the community to
make an even better software suite and address user needs directly.
Through its Privacy Policy, the OpenOffice.org Community takes every
precaution to safeguard your personal data. If you missed the
registration at installation, you can return and register at any time at
by choosing "Help - Registration" from the main menu.
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User Survey
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There is also a User Survey located online which we encourage you to fill
out. The User Survey results will help OpenOffice.org move more rapidly
in setting new standards for the creation of the next-generation office
suite. Through its Privacy Policy, the OpenOffice.org Community takes
every precaution to safeguard your personal data.
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User Support
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The main support page http://support.openoffice.org/ offers various
possibilities for help with OpenOffice.org. Your question may have
already been answered - check the Community Forum at
http://user.services.openoffice.org or search the archives of the
'users@openoffice.org' mailing list at
http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html. Alternatively, you can send in
your questions to users@openoffice.org. How to subscribe to the list (to
get an email response) is explained on this page:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Website/Content/help/mailinglist
s.
Za podršku unutar zajednice OpenOffice.org korisnika u Srbiji posetite
http://sr.openoffice.org/podrska.html . Dopisna lista na srpskom jeziku
je dostupna na e-adresi users@sr.openoffice.org. Posetite prethodnu
stranicu da saznate o pretplati na listu i pretražite javno dostupnu
arhivu.
За подршку унутар заједнице OpenOffice.org корисника у Србији посетите
http://sr.openoffice.org/podrska.html . Дописна листа на српском језику
је доступна на е-адреси users@sr.openoffice.org. Посетите претходну
страницу да сазнате о претплати на листу и претражите јавно доступну
архиву.
Also check the FAQ section at
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ.
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Reporting Bugs & Issues
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The OpenOffice.org Web site hosts IssueZilla, our mechanism for
reporting, tracking and solving bugs and issues. We encourage all users
to feel entitled and welcome to report issues that may arise on your
particular platform. Energetic reporting of issues is one of the most
important contributions that the user community can make to the ongoing
development and improvement of the suite.
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Getting Involved
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The OpenOffice.org Community would very much benefit from your active
participation in the development of this important open source project.
As a user, you are already a valuable part of the suite's development
process and we would like to encourage you to take an even more active
role with a view to being a long-term contributor to the community.
Please join and check out the user page at http://www.openoffice.org
How to Start
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The best way to start contributing is to subscribe to one or more of the
mailing lists, lurk for a while, and gradually use the mail archives to
familiarize yourself with many of the topics covered since the
OpenOffice.org source code was released back in October 2000. When you're
comfortable, all you need to do is send an email self-introduction and
jump right in. If you are familiar with Open Source Projects, check out
our To-Dos list and see if there is anything you would like to help with
at http://development.openoffice.org/todo.html.
Subscribe
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Here are a few of the Project mailing lists to which you can subscribe at
http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html
* News: announce@openoffice.org *recommended to all users* (light
traffic)
* Main user forum: user@openoffice.org *easy way to lurk on discussions*
(heavy traffic)
* Marketing project: dev@marketing.openoffice.org *beyond development*
(getting heavy)
* General code contributor list: dev@openoffice.org (moderate/heavy)
Joining one or more Projects
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You can make major contributions to this important open source project
even if you have limited software design or coding experience. Yes, you!
At http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html you will find projects
ranging from Localization, Porting and Groupware to some real core coding
projects. If you are not a developer, try the Documentation or the
Marketing Project. The OpenOffice.org Marketing Project is applying both
guerilla and traditional commercial techniques to marketing open source
software, and we are doing it across language and cultural barriers, so
you can help just by spreading the word and telling a friend about this
office suite.
You can help by joining the Marketing Communications & Information
Network on http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html where you can
provide point communication contact with press, media, government
agencies, consultants, schools, Linux Users Groups and developers in your
country and local community.
We hope you enjoy working with the new OpenOffice.org 3.3 and will join
us online.
The OpenOffice.org Community
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Used / Modified Source Code
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Portions Copyright 1998, 1999 James Clark. Portions Copyright 1996, 1998
Netscape Communications Corporation.