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

       why not just keep both programs on the machine  ;-)



On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Andreas Säger <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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