Hi :) Thanks Gary :) I thought the difference between doc and dot was more complicated.
Someone on the users list suggested using ODF 1.0 templates instead and the op seems happy with that. I might send her your suggestion too because it's a neat hackish style way which is really cool :) Thanks and regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 21/12/11, Gary Schnabl <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gary Schnabl <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 21 December, 2011, 2:47 I simply changed the file extension in the filename using the O/S afterward from DOC to DOT when porting "DOT" files from Writer. Those LO "DOT" files seemed to work OK. Gary On 12/20/2011 3:11 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Interesting. It is possible to Save As a template for Excel (xlt) and for > the presentation one but just not for Word. > > It is possible to save as an OpenDocument Format template and MS Office 2007 > and 2010 claims to be able to read ODFs. Sadly they can only read the older > versions. To make LO use the older formats try > > Tools - Options - +Load/Save - General > > In the middle change the drop-down from > "1.2 Extended (recommended)" to > "1.0/1.1" > It might work but it might not. It's still very possible that MS Office > might move pictures/logos around a bit and perhaps other things too. > > So, the answer really is no imo. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > --- On Tue, 20/12/11, Cor Nouws<[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Cor Nouws<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Maxime de Roucy"<[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, 20 December, 2011, 18:35 > > Hi Maxime, > > Maxime de Roucy wrote (20-12-11 18:53) > >> Could you confirm (or invalide) me that modifying .dot file in writer is >> impossible ? > Never tried it before, but indeed: no .dot filter for writing a file. > > Regards, > > -- - Cor > - http://nl.libreoffice.org > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Gary Schnabl Southwest Detroit, two miles NORTH! of Canada--Windsor, that is... Technical Editor forum <http://TechnicalEditor.LivernoisYard.com/phpBB3/> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
