Ubuntu's OpenOffice formatting changed from XP's OO formatting

[Karl Larsen]

Jaime Tarrant wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> NoOp wrote:
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>>> On 04/07/2008 05:57 PM, Joseph wrote:
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>>>> I used to use OO with Windows XP and formatted the odt documents as needed.
>>>>
>>>> Then when I changed to Ubuntu, and bring those OO in XP documents, the 
>>>> formatting has been changed.  Changes are such as:
>>>>       Areas where font size is altered
>>>>       Page formatting (margins)
>>>>       Text style changed from Comic Sans to New Times Roman
>>>>             How can I get some more interesting fonts???  Everything 
>>>> looks the same
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have approximately (probably more than) 1000 odt documents made with 
>>>> OO in XP.  It is so time consuming to make all these changes.  Seems 
>>>> that they were made with OO in Xp the settings should be the same with 
>>>> OO in Ubuntu....
>>>>
>>>> My question:   Is there a way I can set OO or Ubuntu, so that documents 
>>>> will maintain all the previous settings in which they were originally 
>>>> saved?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for all helpful replies
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
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>>> Install the fonts that you used in OOo XP.
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>>     I want to know HOW you load the fonts you find in XP. I too have 
>> noticed that there is a lot fewer fonts in Linux. So how do you load the 
>> other 25 fonts?
>>
>>
>> Karl
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>>     
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> Try the package msttcorefonts, or ttf-liberation for a GPL version 
> containing fonts with the same metrics as the other.
>
> ~$ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
>
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>   
    I did this and my apt-get said the exact same package is already 
installed. I checked and find I have about 30 fonts to choose from in OO.

Karl


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