Operation Manual

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.
Save original Basic code takes precedence over Load Basic code. If both options are selected
and you edit the disabled code in LibreOffice, the original Microsoft Basic code will be saved when
saving in a Microsoft Office format.
To remove any possible macro viruses from the Microsoft Office document, deselect Save original
Basic code. The document will be saved without the Microsoft Basic code.
Microsoft Office
On the Load/Save – Microsoft Office page, you can choose what to do when importing and
exporting Microsoft Office OLE objects (linked or embedded objects or documents such as
spreadsheets or equations).
Select the [L] options to convert Microsoft OLE objects into the corresponding LibreOffice OLE
objects when a Microsoft document is loaded into LibreOffice (mnemonic: “L” for “load”).
Select the [S] options to convert LibreOffice OLE objects into the corresponding Microsoft OLE
objects when a document is saved in a Microsoft format (mnemonic: “S” for “save”).
Figure 35: Choosing Load/Save Microsoft Office options
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