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

[Karl Larsen]

Joseph wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>> Jaime Tarrant wrote:
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>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>>>> 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?
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>>>>
>>>> Karl
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>>> Try the package msttcorefonts, or ttf-liberation for a GPL version 
>>> containing fonts with the same metrics as the other.
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>>> ~$ 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.
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>> Karl
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> Karl, I tried that in the "terminal" and it is now asking for a password.  If I use the one I boot 
> with, it doesn't type.  It remains blank and doesn't accept the password at all.
>
> I've gotten this password thing before and just didn't continue.  Any idea how I can get it to take 
> my password, or not ask in the first place?
>
> Joseph
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    I do not understand where the password enters into the situation. I 
have no password to use Open Office Writer. Do you?

Karl


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