On 28/09/2013, Michael Hartigan <michael.harti...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a job application in .doc format, which LibreOffice will only open > in read-only mode. I need to fill in the fields and send it back to my > prospective employer in .doc format. I have checked the file properties > and it is not a read-only file.
Sometimes such documents contain forms that are read-only; content can be added but the form cannot be edited. If it is required to edit the form (e.g. a table is mis-aligned), below are some example actions. Save the document to the local disk In the command terminal libreoffice -invisible -convert-to fodt m$documentname.doc Use a text editor to open the fodt file (m$documentname.fodt), search for the element 'ProtectForm' and change the attribute 'type' from "true" to "false". Save the file In the command terminal libreoffice -invisible -convert-to odt m$documentname.fodt The last command is optional; converting to odt will be recognised by non-LO software such as m$ word, otherwise use LO to export the document to PDF if necessary. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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