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

[Joseph]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Joseph wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> Jaime Tarrant wrote:
>>>     
>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>         
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     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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>>>     
>>
>> 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
> 
> 


I was told to use the command  " ~$ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts "  I used it in the 
"Terminal" but it's asking for a password.  OO.o writer doesn't ask for a password.  Apparently I 
didn't clarify completely.

Joseph