Re: [libreoffice-users] Unable to use dotx files

On 01/07/2013 06:19 PM, kahu wrote:
> My company has provided ".dotx" files as a template for me to use, but I
> cannot open it correctly rendered in LibreOffice 3.6.4 or LO-dev 4.0 Beta 2.
>
> Essentially the header and footer are protected fields created in Word 2010
> with graphics and text, and the body is open for text, but supposedly with
> limitations of manipulation.
>
> When I open the file I have a page that looks blank with a field to type in,
> but the header and footer seem stripped out, and I can manipulate more than
> I think I am supposed to.
>
> Is "dotx" supported by LibreOffice, is there anything I can try to remedy
> this?
>
> I'm happy to supply the document if that would be helpful.
>
> >From MS Word I've saved the file as a "doc" and then worked from
> there--which mostly works.  It preserves the content and formatting of the
> header and footer 90% (margins are off a little).  But I do not have MS Word
> formatting restrictions applied.
>
> Another example of a "dotx" template file converted to "doc" in Word locks
> me out of the file all together by a password prompt when I click "Edit"!
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
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Hi

Please post the file on either a website and post the link or use Nabble 
to attach the file.

Most of the comments will be about docx files but I think dotx is very 
similar. You might be able to get at the actual xml data by unzipping 
the dotx file. The exact instructions depend on your OS. This method 
works with docx files.

Once you get the file open I would try saving it as ODF template file. 
We recommend using native format (ODF) whenever possible and only 
converting to other formats as a last step. This generally causes less 
overall problems.

Please advise your OS.

--
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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