Adding templates with Extension Manager

OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide

Chapter 10: Working with Templates

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• Using a template to create a document
• Creating a template
• Editing a template
• Adding templates with Extension Manager
• Setting a default template
• Organizing templates

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The Package Manager was introduced in OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 and renamed to Extension Manager in OpenOffice.org 2.1. This feature provides an easy way to install collections of templates, graphics, macros, or other add-ins that have been "packaged" into files with a .OXT extension.

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Installing a package of templates.
2. A file browser window opens. Find and select the package of templates you want to install and click  Open .
3. On the Extension Manager dialog, select the package you just added and click  Enable .

Enabling a newly-added package of templates (or other contents).

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