Getting Started Guide

match, you receive an error message. Close the message box to return to the
Set Password dialog box and enter the password again.
Caution
OOo uses a very strong encryption mechanism that makes it almost
impossible to recover the contents of a document in case you lose the
password.
Figure 11: Entering a password for a document
Writer and Calc provide a second level of protection, which allows a file to be viewed
but not changed without a password; that is, the file opens in read-only mode.
Saving a document automatically
You can choose to have OpenOffice.org save files for you automatically. Automatic
saving, like manual saving, overwrites the last saved state of the file. To set up
automatic file saving:
1) Choose Tools > Options... > Load/Save > General.
2) Mark Save AutoRecovery information every, and set the time interval.
Renaming and deleting files
You can rename or delete files within the OOo dialogs, just as you can in your usual
file manager. However, you cannot copy or paste files within the dialogs.
Using the Open and Save As dialogs
You can choose whether to use the OpenOffice.org Open and Save As dialogs or the
ones provided by your operating system.
To view or change which type of dialog OpenOffice.org uses:
1) Choose Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > General.
2) Select the Use OpenOffice.org dialogs option.
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