Writer Guide

Figure 37: Choosing Load and Save options
Load user-specific settings with the document
When you save a document, certain settings are saved with it. Some
settings (printer name, data source linked to the document) are
always loaded with a document, whether or not this option is
selected. If you select this option, these document settings are
overruled by the user-specific settings of the person who opens it. If
you deselect this option, the user’s personal settings do not overrule
the settings in the document. For example, your choice (in the
options for OOo Writer) of how to update links is affected by the
Load user-specific settings option.
Load printer settings with the document
If this option is not selected, the printer settings that are stored
with the document are ignored when you print it using the Print
File Directly icon. The default printer in your system is used
instead.
Edit document properties before saving
If this option is selected, the Document Properties dialog pops up to
prompt you to enter relevant information the first time you save a
new document (or whenever you use Save As).
Save AutoRecovery information every __ Minutes
Choose whether to enable AutoRecovery and how often to save the
information used by the AutoRecovery process.
AutoRecovery in OpenOffice.org overwrites the original file. If you
also choose Always create backup copy, the original file then
overwrites the backup copy. If you have this option set, recovering
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