On Tuesday 25 March 2008 07:28:31 Jens Lehmann wrote: > Hello, > > for a larger project involving a few partners from different countries, > we started to use OpenOffice Writer instead of Microsoft Word. > Unfortunately, we regret this move now - mostly due to stability > problems e.g. moving images freezes OpenOffice Writer. Several partners > (using the latest OO-version) have serious problems updating the > document due to these problems. This is a significant problem, because > time is rare and we have to face deadlines. It is not a small document > with 80 pages, including several images and tables. The initial version > of the document is a Word file, which was converted to OpenDocument (by > simply saving as such in OpenOffice). Could this be a source of > problems? It is an internal document, so I cannot circulate it in the > public. > > In case the stability problems are not a problem of OpenOffice in > general, but "caused" by the document itself: Is there a way to "clean" > the document, i.e. a tool to remove any possibly superfluous, > deprecated, or otherwise problematic stuff in the odt file (or better: > the XML files contained in it)? I'd be willing to lose some markup if it > helps to overcome the problems. > > Do you have any other suggestions (waiting for the next release is not > an option)? > > Kind regards, > > Jens
Hi Jens, You may find this extension useful http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/templatechanger Cheers GL -- Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html INGOTs Moderator New Zealand www.theingots.org.nz GET DRESSED : GET OOOGEAR Gear for the well dressed OOo Advocate www.ooogear.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
