Re: basic reference for openoffice 4.1.1 use??
Remember too that you can change the default template to whichever template you like. > On Jul 1, 2015, at 10:29 PM, toki wrote: > > > > On 07/02/2015 02:19 AM, Dale Erwin wrote: >> one of the built-in styles, that modification will only be applicable to >> the document in which the modification was made and will not apply to >> other documents using the same built-in style. > > If the modification is made on the template, then it applies to all > documents which use the same template. > If the modification is made on the document, then it only applies to the > specific document. > > jonathon > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Styles
All this talk about styles has reminded me of a question I have had for some time. I have found no way to directly edit a template. All I've been able to do is open a new document based on that new template, then without naming the document or adding content to the document, I modify the styles I need to modify and then save it again which overwrites the original template of the same name. So my question is: After I do this, will documents created on this template before the template change be automatically updated to reflect the changes in these modified styles? Dale Erwin - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Exporting to PDF
I've used Open Office for years and recently put my computer back to factory condition so had to reload Open Office. When I try to export to PDF I keep getting a Filter Dialog Box with options for font, etc that I have no clue about. It saves to a bunch of symbols and letters. When I click on Help in the Dialog Box, it tells me this happens when trying to export for the first time. Something about endoding. HELP!! How can I export and save my files to PDF? I've considered switching to Libre, but suspect I'll get the same frustrating Dialog Box. Thank you Lynette Britton
Re: Styles
Hi Dale, Dale Erwin schrieb: All this talk about styles has reminded me of a question I have had for some time. I have found no way to directly edit a template. All I've been able to do is open a new document based on that new template, then without naming the document or adding content to the document, I modify the styles I need to modify and then save it again which overwrites the original template of the same name. So my question is: After I do this, will documents created on this template before the template change be automatically updated to reflect the changes in these modified styles? Have a look at File > Templates. There you have items to save and to edit templates. The item Organizer gives you a tool to move and copy (hold Ctrl-key pressed) styles between templates and documents. Look under "Command" in the Organizer to get further features, especially setting a template as default template. The other place to handle templates is in File > New > Templates and Documents. When you have selected a template, then the Edit button is enabled and you can edit the template itself. On Windows you get this "Edit" too, when you use the Windows explorer and right click on the file of the template. You get a lot of options. One of them is a bold NEW. That is the default action for double click and that generates a document based on this template. But there is another item OPEN. And that will open the template itself for editing. Whether a document reacts on changes in the template depends on the fact, whether the document has stored the information about its template. For a first hint open the document and look in File > Properties. On tab General the last line Template should have the name of the template. If that line is empty, the document has lost the information from which template is was generated or it was generated without a specific template. For more details you need to look into the source of the document. You can open it using an unpacker like 7-Zip. You will see a file meta.xml. It contains the information about the template. The information is in the node meta:template. Both the xlink:title and the xlink:href have to be correct. So if you change a title of a template or save a template in a different folder, then the document will not find its template. If your problem is mostly about text documents, then you can try the extension "Template Changer" to assign a different template to a document. http://extensions.openoffice.org/en/project/template-changer If the document has a correct template information and the template has changed, then the document will ask you to update its styles on opening. If the template is not available when you open the document, then you will be ask, whether you want to detach the document from the template. Kind regards Regina - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Styles
Dale Erwin wrote: > All this talk about styles has reminded me of a question I have had for > some time. > > I have found no way to directly edit a template. All I've been able to > do is open a new document based on that new template, then without > naming the document or adding content to the document, I modify the > styles I need to modify and then save it again which overwrites the > original template of the same name. > > So my question is: After I do this, will documents created on this > template before the template change be automatically updated to reflect > the changes in these modified styles? > > Dale Erwin Dale; Open AOO and click File->Templates->Organize In the dialog box that opens Double click My Templates. In the expanded list click the template you want to edit. Click the Commands button on the far right of the dialog box. Select Edit. The template will open and you can make any changes you need. When done click save and it will be saved in the My Templates area ready for use. Regards Keith signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Styles
On 07/02/2015 10:10 PM, Dale Erwin wrote: > styles I need to modify and then save it again which overwrites the > original template of the same name. It overwrites the original template, only if it is saved to the same folder as the original template. Even then, it might not overwrite it, but silently rename the file. (I haven't yet determined if it is AOo, EO, LibO, OOo OO4K, or OOL that silent renames the template.) > template before the template change be automatically updated to reflect > the changes in these modified styles? If the template was overwritten, then, when you next open a document that uses that template, you'll see a message along the lines of "The Template Has been updated since this document was last opened. Do you want to update the Styles?" Clicking "Yes", updates the styles in the document. Clicking "No", or "Cancel" (I've forgotten which program has what) will not update the styles. At least one of the list (AOo, EO, LibO, OOo, OO4K, OOL) removes the name of the template. (I haven't closely examined which one of them does that.) jonathon signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
RE: Styles
Dale Erwin asks whether updated templates will automatically update the template-defined styles in a document previously created with that template. The short answer is "no." Although the file name of a template used to create a document can be carried in the document metadata, not all implementations seem to produce it. Also, the template with that file name might not be locatable when the document is opened on a different computer. If the template file has been retained, it will appear in the "Template:" entry row of the File > Properties ... > General dialog-box tab. There is a Load Styles ... option on the "Styles and Formatting" dialog though (under the rightmost button pull-down in the dialog toolbar), and it will load styles from a document file including from a template. Experiment with that. - Dennis -Original Message- From: Dale Erwin [mailto:dale.er...@casaerwin.org] Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2015 15:10 To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Styles [ ... ] So my question is: After I do this, will documents created on this template before the template change be automatically updated to reflect the changes in these modified styles? Dale Erwin - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
