Writer Guide

your document after a system crash will be easier; but recovering an
earlier version of the document may be harder.
Save URLs relative to file system / internet
Relative addressing to a file system is only possible if the source
document and the referenced document are both on the same drive.
A relative address always starts from the directory in which the
current document is located. It is recommended to save relatively if
you want to create a directory structure on an Internet server.
Default file format and ODF settings
ODF format version. OpenOffice.org by default saves documents in
Open Document Format (ODF) version 1.2. While this allows for
improved functionality, there may be backwards compatibility
issues. When a file saved in ODF 1.2 is opened in an earlier version
of OpenOffice.org (using 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 are still using older versions of
OpenOffice.org, save the document using ODF version 1.0/1.1.
Size optimization for ODF format. OpenOffice.org documents are
XML files. When you select this option, OOo 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 Word, you might want to change the Always save as
attribute for text documents to one of the Word formats.
Note
Although Writer can open files in the .docx format produced by
Word 2007, it cannot save in .docx format. This capability is
planned for a future release.
VBA Properties Load/Save options
On the Load/Save – VBA Properties page (Figure 38), you can choose
whether to keep any macros in Microsoft Office documents that are
opened in OpenOffice.org. These macros are disabled in OOo.
If you choose Load Basic code, you can edit the macros in OOo. The
changed code is saved in an OOo document but is not retained if you
save into a Microsoft Office format.
If you choose Save original Basic code, the macros are retained
unchanged if you save the file into Microsoft Office format.
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