Operation Manual

Examples File system Internet
relative ../images/img.jpg ../images/img.jpg
absolute file:///c|/work/images/img.jpg http://myserver.com/work/images/img.jpg
If you choose to save relatively, the references to embedded graphics or other objects in your
document will be saved relative to the location in the file system. In this case, it does not matter
where the referenced directory structure is recorded. The files will be found regardless of
location, as long as the reference remains on the same drive or volume. This is important if you
want to make the document available to other computers that may have a completely different
directory structure, drive or volume names. It is also recommended to save relatively if you
want to create a directory structure on an Internet server.
If you prefer absolute saving, all references to other files will also be defined as absolute,
based on the respective drive, volume or root directory. The advantage is that the document
containing the references can be moved to other directories or folders, and the references
remain valid.
Default file format and ODF settings
ODF format version. LibreOffice by default saves documents in OpenDocument Format
(ODF) version 1.2 Extended. While this allows for improved functionality, there may be
backwards compatibility issues. When a file saved in ODF 1.2 Extended is opened in an editor
that uses earlier versions of ODF (1.0/1.1), some of the advanced features may be lost. Two
notable examples are cross-references to headings and the formatting of numbered lists. If you
plan to share documents with people who use editors that use older versions of ODF, you may
wish to save the document using ODF version 1.0/1.1.
Size optimization for ODF format. LibreOffice documents are XML files. When you select this
option, LibreOffice writes the XML data without indents and line breaks. If you want to be able
to read the XML files in a text editor in a structured form, deselect this option.
Document type. If you routinely share documents with users of Microsoft Office, you might
want to change the Always save as attribute for documents to one of the Microsoft Office
formats. Current versions of Microsoft Word can open ODT files, so this may no longer be
needed.
Note
Although LibreOffice can open and save files in the DOCX and XLSX formats
produced by Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010, it does not yet save in PPTX format.
This capability is planned for a future release.
VBA Properties
On the VBA Properties page, you can choose whether to keep any macros in Microsoft Office
documents that are opened in LibreOffice.
If you choose Load Basic code, you can edit the macros in LibreOffice. The changed code is
saved in an ODF document but is not retained if you save into a Microsoft Office format.
If you choose Save original Basic code, the macros will not work in LibreOffice but are retained
unchanged if you save the file into Microsoft Office format.
If you are importing a Microsoft Word or Excel file containing VBA code, you can select the option
Executable code. Whereas normally the code is preserved but rendered inactive (if you inspect it
with the StarBasic IDE you will notice that it is all commented), with this option the code is ready to
be executed.
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