At 15:11 24/04/2010 +0100, Manuel Barros wrote:
... let's suppose that I use separate main files for odt and ods works ...
I'm guessing that you mean separate *folders* (or *directories*) in
which to keep your text document and spreadsheet files.
... and that I have been working on an xxx.ods file and then I have
closed OOo application. If then I need to work on an xxx.odt file,
when trying to open it, the files that will appear to be chosen will
not be odt files but ods files, because ods was the type of file I
have been working previously. Although I have separate files where I
keep ods files and odt files, I think this happens because this is
the philosophy of OOo itself, as I am not able to tell OOo writer to
look for the odt main file when opening writer application.
That's right: OpenOffice is an integrated program, and remembers
where you last saved a document file - of any of the types it can
handle. Even if you already have, say, a text document open,
OpenOffice doesn't know what type of document you might be looking
for when you use File | Open... .
I think this is the problem that happens often with people who comes
from Microsoft, because there you can "inform" Word program where to
look for Word files.
The difference here, of course, is that Microsoft Word simply doesn't
handle spreadsheet files, so it can hardly become confused by where
you might choose to save them. Similarly Microsoft Excel does not
handle word processor documents. Two programs will have two lots of
settings and memories; OpenOffice is one program and has one.
I know a little of OOo, and if someone tells me I am wrong and that
there is a way to solve this matter, I would became a more happy user of OOo.
In addition to what has already been suggested, here are a couple of
other ideas:
o Open a text document.
o Click the down-arrow at the right end of the Standard toolbar and
select Customize Toolbar... .
o Under Toolbar Content | Commands, tick the box by Load URL.
o Open a spreadsheet document, and repeat.
Now, whichever type of document you may have open, the drop-down menu
at the left of the Standard toolbar will show a much longer list of
recent files - of either relevant type - that you have recently
handled. The file you require my be listed there.
o Use your operating system's facilities to create a shortcut to
your text document folder in your spreadsheet document folder.
o Use your operating system's facilities to create a shortcut to
your spreadsheet document folder in your text document folder.
Now, when OpenOffice takes you to the wrong folder, it should take
but a single click to get to the folder you prefer.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected]
For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
