Adding AutoText Files to an OpenOffice.org Network Installation

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• Customizing OOo on a network

• Custom Macro Libraries
• The Extension Manager
• Adding Template Files
• Adding AutoText Files
• Disabling Registration
• Accessing Email Clients

• Customizing the UI
• Restricting functionality
• Accessing LDAP

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OpenOffice.org saves AutoText entries to categories in *.bau files. You can make custom AutoText files available to all or to individual users of a network installation of OpenOffice.org.

For information on how to create AutoText entries, search for the keyword "AutoText" in the online help for OpenOffice.org Writer

To Add a AutoText Files For All Users Of a OpenOffice.org Network Installation

1. Become root.
2. Copy the AutoText *.bau file to the <OpenOffice.org network installation directory>/share/autotext/ directory.

To Add AutoText Files to a Workstation Installation of OpenOffice.org

1. Become root.
2. Copy the AutoText *.bau file to the <OpenOffice.org installation>/user/autotext/ directory on the workstation.

To Add an AutoText Directory to a OpenOffice.org Installation

1. In any OpenOffice.org program, choose Tools → Options → OpenOffice.org → Paths
2. In the list of default paths, select "AutoText", and then click the Edit button.
3. In the Select Paths dialog box, click the Add button.
4. Locate the directory that contains the AutoText *.bau files that you want to add and click the OK button.
5. In the Select Paths dialog box, click the OK button.
6. In the Options → OpenOffice.org → Paths dialog box, click the OK button.
7. Exit OpenOffice.org.
   OpenOffice.org saves the AutoText path to the user installation directory/OpenOffice.org2/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu configuration file.
8. Copy the code below into the appropriate Common.xcu file.
   • To make the AutoText directory available to all users of the OpenOffice.org network installation, copy the code into the OpenOffice.org installation directory /share/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu file.
   • To make the AutoText directory available to a single user of a OpenOffice.org network installation, copy the code into the user installation directory/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu file.

<node oor:name="Path">
  <node oor:name="Current">
   <prop oor:name="AutoText" oor:type="oor:string-list">
    <value>$(inst)/share/autotext/$(vlang)
     $(user)/autotext new_autotext_directory
    </value>
   </prop>
  </node>
 </node>