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OpenOffice 4.1.1 ReadMe

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For latest updates to this readme file, see http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/re
adme.html
This file contains important information about this program. Please read this in
formation very carefully before starting work.
The Apache OpenOffice 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 community site with helpful information at http
://openoffice.apache.org
Also read the sections below about getting involved in the Apache OpenOffice pro
ject.
Is OpenOffice really free for any user?
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OpenOffice is free for use by everybody. You may take this copy of OpenOffice an
d install it on as many computers as you like, and use it for any purpose you li
ke (including commercial, government, public administration and educational use)
. For further details see the licence text delivered together with OpenOffice or
http://www.openoffice.org/license.html
Why is OpenOffice free for any user?
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You can use this copy of OpenOffice today free of charge because individual cont
ributors and corporate sponsors have designed, developed, tested, translated, do
cumented, supported, marketed, and helped in many other ways to make OpenOffice
what it is today - the world's leading open-source office software.
If you appreciate their efforts, and would like to ensure Apache OpenOffice cont
inues into the future, please consider contributing to the project - see http://
openoffice.apache.org/get-involved.html for details on contributing time and htt
p://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html for details on donations. Everyo
ne has a contribution to make.
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Notes on Installation
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OpenOffice requires a recent version of JAVA for full functionality; JAVA can be
downloaded from http://java.com.
System Requirements
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* Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
* Pentium III or later processor
* 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
* Up to 1.5 GB available hard diskcspace
* 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), at least 256 colours
Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation proces
s.
Registration of OpenOffice as default application for Microsoft Office formats c
an be forced or suppressed by using the following command line switches with the
installer:
* /msoreg=1 will force registration of OpenOffice as default application for Mic
rosoft Office formats.
* /msoreg=0 will suppress registration of OpenOffice as default application for
Microsoft Office formats.
If you perform an administrative installation using setup /a, you need to make s
ure that the file msvcr100.dll is installed on the system. This file is required
for OpenOffice to start after an administrative installation. You can get the f
ile from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation proces
s.
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 o
ther programs before starting the installation.
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Problems During Program Start-up
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Difficulties starting OpenOffice (e.g. applications hang) as well as problems wi
th the screen display are often caused by the graphics card driver. If these pro
blems occur, please update your graphics card driver or try using the graphics d
river delivered with your operating system. Difficulties displaying 3D objects c
an often be solved by deactivating the option "Use OpenGL" under 'Tools - Option
s - OpenOffice - 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 documents wh
en you slide your finger across an ALPS/Synaptics touchpad.
To enable touchpad scrolling, add the following lines to the "C:\Program Files\S
ynaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.ini" configuration file, and restart your computer:
[OpenOffice]
FC = "SALFRAME"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
The location of the configuration file might vary on different versions of Windo
ws.
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Shortcut Keys
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Only shortcut keys (key combinations) not used by the operating system can be us
ed in OpenOffice. If a key combination in OpenOffice does not work as described
in the OpenOffice Help, check if that shortcut is already used by the operating
system. To rectify such conflicts, you can change the keys assigned by your oper
ating system. Alternatively, you can change almost any key assignment in OpenOff
ice. For more information on this topic, refer to the OpenOffice Help or the Hel
p documention of your operating system.
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Problems When Sending Documents as E-mails From OpenOffice
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When sending a document via 'File - Send - Document as E-mail' or 'Document as P
DF Attachment' problems might occur (program crashes or hangs). This is due to t
he Windows system file "Mapi" (Messaging Application Programming Interface) whic
h causes problems in some file versions. Unfortunately, the problem cannot be na
rrowed down to a certain version number. For more information visit http://www.m
icrosoft.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, see http://www
.openoffice.org/access/
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User Support
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The main support page http://support.openoffice.org/ offers various possibilitie
s for help with OpenOffice. Your question may have already been answered - check
the Community Forum at http://forum.openoffice.org or search the archives of th
e 'users@openoffice.apache.org' mailing list at http://openoffice.apache.org/mai
ling-lists.html. Alternatively, you can send in your questions to users@openoffi
ce.apache.org. How to subscribe to the list (to get an email response) is explai
ned on this page: http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html.
Also check the FAQ section at http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ.
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Reporting Bugs & Issues
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The OpenOffice Web site hosts BugZilla, our mechanism for reporting, tracking an
d solving bugs and issues. We encourage all users to feel entitled and welcome t
o 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 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 an
d 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 u
ser page at http://openoffice.apache.org/get-involved.html
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 you
rself with many of the topics covered since the OpenOffice source code was relea
sed back in October 2000. When you're comfortable, all you need to do is send an
email self-introduction and jump right in.
Subscribe
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Here are a few of the OpenOffice mailing lists to which you can subscribe at htt
p://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
* News: announce@openoffice.apache.org *recommended to all users* (light traffic
)
* Main user forum: users@openoffice.apache.org *easy way to lurk on discussions*
(heavy traffic)
* General project development and discussion list: dev@openoffice.apache.org (he
avy traffic)
Joining the Project
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You can make major contributions to this important open source project even if y
ou have limited software design or coding experience. Yes, you!
At http://openoffice.apache.org/get-involved.html you will find a first overview
where you can start with, ranging from Localization, QA, user support to some r
eal core coding projects. If you are not a developer, you can help with Document
ation or Marketing, for example. The OpenOffice marketing is applying both guerr
illa and traditional commercial techniques to marketing open source software, an
d 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 mailing list marketing@openoffice.apache.o
rg where you can provide point communication contact with press, media, governme
nt agencies, consultants, schools, Linux Users Groups and developers in your cou
ntry and local community.
We hope you enjoy working with the new OpenOffice 4.1.1 and will join us on-line
.
The Apache OpenOffice Community