Ok, thanks. That's helped. If anyone has time to take a quick look at this first effort (link below) and let me know of any major / minor gaffes, then I think I can proceed with more confidence and get something done.
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ/Writer/FormattingText/How_do_I_create_a_simple_outline-style_numbered_list%3F On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 2:47 AM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 23:08 -0400, Lisa Woods wrote: > > New author here. I think I can be of help if I can get over some > technical > > humps. Please help--this is my first try. I re-did the FAQ about how to > > make a simple outline---it needed more than just simple editing-- but I > > typed it into OpenOffice.org, thinking I could export to the wiki format. > > However, after poking around, I now think I'll need to type it directly > into > > the wiki using the Mediawiki format, Am I correct? There is no cutting > and > > pasting or exporting from OOo to Mediawiki page? > > > You need to download and install the Sun Wiki Publisher from > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/wikipublisher > > After installation, go to File > Export. On the Export dialog, you > should now see an extra item in the File format drop-down list: > MediaWiki (.txt). The resulting exported .txt file may need some > tweaking to make it suitable for the wiki, or it may be fine as is. > > If you don't see MediaWiki on the File format list, you may need to > close and reopen OpenOffice.org to activate it. > > You can also cut and paste from OOo and put in the few necessary > mediawiki codes by hand. I do that sometimes when only a few changes are > needed on a page and I don't feel like retyping. > > --Jean > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
