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

On 01/07/2013 06:29 PM, kahu wrote:
> I really would like to see a "fix" for this which would allow for other users
> to open "dotx" files within our organization by simple steps--not just me,
> but something I can recommend to anyone else.  If it is a technical process
> of extraction I think using another software would be the only other option
> for others unfortunately.
>
> The content you found in the header and footer is also what appears when
> rendering in Word.  In LibreOffice 3.6, 4.0b2 I don't think I have any
> content at all in the heading, but it reads "Heading (Converted1)".  I have
> not seen the "converted" part before.
>
> Here is another file which was a "dotx" and then saved within Word 2010 to a
> "doc" format:
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0HMHW6qyzS-MWZrNHd4dTB5TnM
> I can open it fine in LibreOffice, but not edit the body at all--instead it
> prompts for a password (which is what I think is supposed to protect the
> header/footer content). Opening this file in Word the body can be edited
> without a password prompt.
...

I also get the same (linux 3.6.4.3). However, if I do a 'Save As' on the
file (to .doc/.odt/.ott) and then reopen the 'saved as' in LO, the
password protection is gone & I can then edit. Give it a try to see if
you can do the same. I suspect that something in the .doc is setting a
password protection flag - and then re-saving removes it.

Note: Saving as a .docx screws up the header. The footer seems OK.



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