On 09/29/2010 12:14 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 09/29/2010 06:08 AM, Marc Paré wrote: > ... >> Thanks for the answer Andy. >> >> Wouldn't you know it, it still doesn't work well. There are just too >> many fields to fill and to watch out for the spaces, and so, you >> constantly miss one! Doh! I found a workaround that works, although not >> as elegant. I loaded the file in as .doc and exported as .pdf. I then >> reloaded as a .pdf in OpenOffice and then I could fill in the fields >> with the tools for OpenOffice hybrid-odt file. It is a little more time >> consuming but works. Apparently, the next version of OpenOffice (or >> LibreOffice) should have this fixed. > > Nope. I just tried in LO3.3(Beta): > LibreOffice 3.3.0 > OOO330m7 (Build:9526) > libreoffice-build 3.2.99.0 > > and > OOo-dev 3.3.0 > OOO330m8 (Build:9527) > > And they both have the problem. Note that LO3.3 is m7 - perhaps I can > test with standard OOo m7 later today.
Figured it out: 1. Open the doc & select Format|Sections. 2. For each section (1, 2 & 3) check the box: Editable in read-only document. Click OK. You can then continue to fill out the form. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
