Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer
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 gschn...@swdetroit.com wrote: From: Gary Schnabl gschn...@swdetroit.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org 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 Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: From: Cor Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: us...@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Maxime de Roucymdero...@linagora.com 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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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 documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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 documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer
I figured that changing the file extension from DOC to DOT in the O/S seemed straightforward enough, especially after the resulting DOT template seemed to work OK. Gary Somebody else's take on that issue... http://www.techtalkz.com/microsoft-office-word/459780-changing-dot-back-doc.html *Re: changing .dot back to .doc* I have used templates (dot) files quite often in Word 2003 (have not migrated to 2007 yet) but have found a couple of interesting things that might prove useful. 1. If you save a dot file anywhere other than Word's template directory it generally does not behave any differently than a document saved with the doc extension. You can open it, edit it, overwrite it, rename it, etc. 2. You can create a template using any file containing doc extension simply by changing the extension to dot and saving it. If you do not specify a path it will be saved to the template directory. 3. A document with a dot extension will not behave like a template unless they are saved in Word's template directory (i.e. it is not protected from overwrite when it is saved anywhere else). 4. When you start a new document using a template from the templates directory it will automatically be converted to a doc extension when you save it (i.e. preventing overwrite). 5. You cannot revise a template simply by saving your revised template by the same name. Word will not allow you to overwrite a template already in the templates directory. 6. Any template file saved to a directory other than the template directory when moved to the template directory (i.e. using Windows Explorer) will behave like any other template in the diretory and will appear on the templates list when you start a new document. 7. Editing an existing template file is easier if you move it from the template diretory (i.e using Windows Explorer), change it's extension to doc, edit it and then simply resave it with the dot extension (this also allows you to save the template by the same name since it no longer exists in the template directory) Hope the above helps On 12/21/2011 7:17 AM, Tom Davies wrote: 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 Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com wrote: From: Gary Schnablgschn...@swdetroit.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org 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 Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: From: Cor Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: us...@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Maxime de Roucymdero...@linagora.com 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 -- 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 documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer
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 Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: From: Cor Nouwsoo...@nouenoff.nl Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer To: us...@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Maxime de Roucymdero...@linagora.com 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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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 documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
