Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot edit a template ott file

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See my comments inline.

On 2016-10-06 20:09, Girvin Herr wrote:

> What is the sense of having an edit button if it cannot be used to 
> edit something, in this case ott files?
>
> Ken
> >
> Ken,
>
> Well, you can do that.  But I think it will become a document
> (odt), not a template (ott).  Templates are treated differently
> than documents in LO, so you can't just open and save them like
> documents.

Yes, I was aware of the difference.

 No, the best
> way to edit templates is through the Template Manager.

Agreed.  That is what I am trying to do.

> From the main page (no open documents) try Templates > Edit
> Templates and select the template you want to edit.

Presumably after selecting the wanted template the last step is to
click on the "Edit" button at the top of the window.  That is what I
cannot do; clicking on the "Edit" button produces no result; the
desired template does NOT open.  Reporting this problem was the reason
for my original post.

> Or if a document is open, use File > Templates > Manage. In the
> Template Manager, select the template to edit then select the
> "Edit" button to open it for editing.

In this situation I get the same result.  Clicking on "Edit" does NOT
open the Selected template.

> When you save the edited template, use the Save or Save As button
> as you would a document.

I would dearly like to get to this point.

> There are probably other ways to do this, but I think the key here
> is to make sure you open the template with the Template Manger, not
> like a regular document.

I would also dearly like to open the template manager to allow me to
create a new template or edit an existing one.  What other ways exist?

> Note that if you make a template from a document, you must use the Fi
le
> > Templates > Save as Template process, not just save a document
> > with a
> .ott suffix.

I have managed to save a template from an existing document, but I
cannot edit such a template for the reason several times already
described.

Regards, Ken
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