Hi :)
Hmmm, i would try opening the template and then do 
File - "Save As .. " 
and save the document as an OpenDocument Format template.  I'm not sure if it 
would work but it's got to be worth trying.  
Regards from
Tom :)





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> From: Andreas Säger <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected] 
>Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 13:27
>Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, 
>macros, toolbars from Normal.dot
> 
>Am 11.10.2012 11:43, Kyla Robertson wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I'm migrating from MS Word (Office 2002 !) to LibO Writer. In Word, my
>> Normal.dot template contains many, many things: about 150 styles, 250
>> macros, some auto-insert texts, some custom shortcuts, many toolbars
>> and custom buttons.
>> 
>> How can I keep this all to use it with Writer?
>> 
>> In "Migration Guide: A guide to ease your migration to OpenOffice.org
>> from other office [suites] (2004)"
>> (http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/oooauthors/MigrationGuide.pdf),
>> I found a few things:
>>  * AutoText entries: will the built-in method to import them still
>> work with LibO 3.6.2?(should I get version 3.6.2 or 3.5.6, btw? I'm
>> not sure I understand the difference.)
>>  * AutoCorrect entries: there's a work-around with a macro and the
>> editing of a ./user/autocorr/acorrXXXX.dat file...
>>  * Custom dictionaries: there was a work-around to import their
>> content, but the link to download the macro isn't valid anymore.
>> 
>> Do you know of a more recent migration guide, or a tutorial on the
>> Web, or forum post maybe? I couldn't find anything else.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>> 
>
>This is not a free clone of some other program. All it can do is loading
>.doc files fairly well. Please switch to this software or stay with WinWord.
>
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