Hi:
I have been using OpenOffice v. 2.2 for a few months now. It is a great program. As a lawyer, I would be great if OpenOffice could incorporate an automatic Table of Authorities function similar to that of MS Office and WordPerfect into a future release of the Writer software. While I have read suggestions about using the Table of Contents function, it simply isn’t the same as the Table of Authorities functionality available in other wordprocessors. With the Table of Authorities function, the user inserts a code into the document (using ALT + SHIFT + I). The program marks all occurrences of that text. Then, when ready, the user uses the Insert > Reference > Index and Tables command and the program creates a Table of Authorities. The Table of Authorities identifies every page on which a particular case, statute, rule, etc. appears in the document. This is different than a Table of Contents since it includes every page on which a reference appears. This would be a useful tool for me and I suspect other law firms would be prepared to convert to OpenOffice if this functionality were added. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing this feature in a future release. Best regards, G. Mathew Lombard No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.1/965 - Release Date: 8/21/2007 4:02 PM
