Getting Started Guide

Tip
To get extensions that are listed in the repository, you can open the
Extension Manager and click the Get more extensions here link.
Figure 322: Using the Extension Manager
Note
To install a shared extension, you need write access to the OpenOffice.org
installation directory.
Some popular extensions
This section describes a few of the more important and popular extensions to
OpenOffice.org. In each case, you need to first install the extension as described in
the previous section. All tools listed here are open source and free of charge.
PDF Import
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.
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. Depending on the complexity of the
layout, changes may be easy or difficult to make, and the saved result may or may
not preserve the original layout. Font substitution may occur.
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