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3) Next enter a name for the keyboard configuration file in the
File name box, or select an existing file from the list. If you need
to, browse to find a file from another location.
4) Click Save. A confirmation dialog appears if you are about to
overwrite an existing file, otherwise there will be no feedback and
the file will be saved.
Loading a saved keyboard configuration
To load a saved keyboard configuration file and replace your existing
configuration, click the Load button near the bottom right of the
Customize dialog, and then select the configuration file from the Load
Keyboard Configuration dialog.
Resetting the shortcut keys
To reset all of the keyboard shortcuts to their default values, click the
Reset button near the bottom right of the Customize dialog. Use this
feature with care as no confirmation dialog will be displayed; the
defaults will be set without any further notice or user input.
Assigning macros to events
In OOo, when something happens, we say that an event occured. For
example, a document was opened, a key was pressed, or the mouse
moved. You can associate a macro with an event, so the macro is run
when the event occurs. For example, a common use is to assign the
“open document” event to run a macro that performs certain setup
tasks for the document.
To associate a macro with an event, use the Events page of the
Customize dialog. For more information, see Chapter 13 (Getting
started with macros) in the Getting Started guide.
Adding functionality with extensions
An extension is a package that can be installed into OpenOffice.org to
add new functionality.
Although individual extensions can be found in different places, the
official OpenOffice.org extension repository is at
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/. Some extensions are free of
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