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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 will be used instead.
Edit document properties before saving
If you select this option, 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
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 set, recovering 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
OpenDocument Format (ODF) version 1.2 Extended. While this allows for
improved functionality, there may be backwards compatibility issues. When a file
saved in ODF 1.2 Extended 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 Office,
you might want to change the Always save as attribute for documents to one of
the Microsoft Office formats.
Note
Although OOo can open files in the .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx formats
produced by Microsoft Office 2007, it cannot save in those formats.
This capability is planned for a future release.
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