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

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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