Writer Guide

PDF Import
This extension enables you to make minor modifications to the text of
existing PDF files when the original source files do not exist or you are
unable to open the source files. (Whenever possible, modify the source
and regenerate the PDF to obtain the best results.)
When the extension is installed, PDF is listed as a choice in the File
Type drop-down list in the File > Open dialog box.
Best results can be achieved with the PDF/ODF hybrid file format,
which this extension also enables. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file
that contains an embedded ODF source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will
be opened in OpenOffice.org as an ODF file without any layout
changes.
Non-hybrid PDF documents open in Draw. Many PDFs can be edited
and resaved with no problems. However, depending on the complexity
of the layout, the fonts used, the graphics included, and other factors,
changes may be difficult to make, font substitution may occur, and the
saved result may not preserve the original layout.
From Sun Microsystems. Open source.
Writer’s Tools
A set of utilities designed to help OpenOffice.org users perform a wide
range of tasks. Using Writer’s Tools, you can back up documents, look
up and translate words and phrases, manage text snippets, and keep
tabs on document statistics. Open source.
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