Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

       that works for me  ;-)



On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi :)
> Yes, that is the best way to migrate.  Keep whatever MS Office you happen
> to have and install LO.  There's no reason to upgrade the MS Office so you
> still make the saving but you still have access to it when you need it.
> Gradually you find more and more reason to use LO as you learn more about
> how to use it and less reason to be pushed into using MSO.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> From: anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my
> styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot
> To: "Andreas Säger" <villeroy@t-online.de>
> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Sunday, 14 October, 2012, 23:21
>
>        why not just keep both programs on the machine  ;-)
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Andreas Säger 
> <villeroy@t-online.de<http://mc/compose?to=villeroy@t-online.de>>
> wrote:
>
> 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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