[K12OSN] Changing OpenOffice default saves

[DWatkins at frkl.wnyric.org]

I hope this helps you to figure out to globally change the way OpenOffice 
saves files.

Changing the Default File Saving Format.
This is good information. It would be nice if there was a simple switch or 
tickbox during installation for this however I have modified the files and 
created a simple batch file to copy them to the Open Office installation 
directory. 

Just to recap, edit the following files in the C:\Program 
Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\share\registry\modules\org\openoffice\Setup 
directory 

Edit the following lines in 
setup-writer.xcu (this same default filter line appears twice in this 
file) 

<prop oor:name="ooSetupFactoryDefaultFilter">
<value>MS Word 97</value>


setup-calc.xcu

<prop oor:name="ooSetupFactoryDefaultFilter">
<value>MS Excel 97</value>


setup-impress.xcu

<prop oor:name="ooSetupFactoryDefaultFilter">
<value>MS PowerPoint 97</value>

Note that on Linux the important files to be tweaked are:

Setup-writer.xcu
Setup-calc.xcu
Setup-impress.xcu

Remember Linux is case sensitive.

An easy way to find the location of these files on Linux is to isssue the 
'locate' command.

$ locate 'Setup-writer.xcu'

Don

"Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of 
shape"--Anonymous

Don Watkins, Technology Director
Franklinville Central School
Tel: 716-676-8004          Mobile: 716-474-5675 


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