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English (UK) Thesaurus Installers Author(s): James (8daysaweek.co.uk) / Paul H (brit-thesaurus.sourceforge.net) All versions since v1.1.0: If you change your default language to UK (GB) English you lose your Thesaurus. Or if you change your default language to UK (GB) English you get an "Americanised" Thesaurus. There are 2 downloads (one for OOo 1.1.5 & one for OOo 2.x.x). Both have instructions and an automated installer to put an updated British English (UK / GB) Thesaurus on your computer. v1.1.5 - there are 2 .exe files in the download, one for "default" installations, the other for "custom" installations to: "C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org1" (without version number). Simply choose the one that applies to your OpenOffice.org folder. In the 1.1.5 UK Thesaurus, the conversion of Americanised English words to UK spellings was done by us. We're not language experts! In the 2.x.x UK Thesaurus, the conversion of Americanised English words to UK spellings was done by Paul H. Please read all the relevant files in the download(s). Instructions: Download the compressed file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Extract the contents - To open .zip files, in WinXP double-click on the file then select 'Extract All Files'. - If the file is in .7z format, or you're using Win98 or older OS, you need another program like 7-Zip (included on the 8daysaweek CD for Windows). Install 7-zip (takes only seconds), right-click on the file and choose 7-Zip > Extract Files... - For Linux use p7zip for .7z files. Read "Read_Me_1st.txt". Run the "installukthesOOoX.exe" file to automatically install the thesaurus.		Please Note: We have removed the previous files as everyone using a 1.1.x version should upgrade to OOo 1.1.5 Version: 2005-10-12 Right-Click to Download: ukthesaurus115.zip (510 Kb) Version: 2005-12-23 Left-Click to Download: ukthesaurusOOo2.7z (2.8 Mb) A few things to note about this download (click here) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums A lot of time and hard work goes into these thesauri :( Previous messages of encouragement were appreciated :) We're sure PaulH would also appreciate some feedback ;) If you would like to see the 8daysaweek UK Thesaurus for future versions of OOo please click here to visit the forum topic.
Copy Down Macro Installer Author: Paul Use this OpenOffice.org file to install a new Macro which copies (or more accurately fills) down the contents of the cell above, or if the original cell was selected copies a series of cells. It was written to emulate the behaviour of the Ctrl + D key combination in Excel. Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'InstallCopyDown.sxc' to open it. The Copy Down Macro Installer is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). Click on 'Run' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Install' button on the page that opens. Click Yes to install when prompted, then select 'As Addon items' and click on OK Quit out of OOo. When you open a Calc document you will find a new entry in your Tools Menu: Click on "Copy Cell(s) Down" to copy (fill) down cells in a spreadsheet. You can assign a key combination (such as Ctrl + D) to this function (although Ctrl-D is assigned to something else by default in OOo). To do this follow the instructions here.		Version: 2005-02-03-01 Right-Click to Download: Install Copy Down.sxc (22kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums
"Recent Files List" Changer Author: Danny Brewer Use this OpenOffice.org file to change the number of files in your "Recently Used Files" list: Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'RecentFilesListChanger.sxd' to open it. The Recent Files List Changer is delivered as a drawing document (OOo Draw will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Draw installed). Click on 'Run' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Change Recent Files list Size' button on the page that opens. Quit out of OOo. From now on, your recent files list will hold 12 items instead of four. You can alter the number to make it hold more. Don't choose a number over 100.		Version: 2003-12-04-01 Right-Click to Download: "Recent Files List" Changer.sxd (10kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :)
Backup/Export Files to a Fixed Folder Author(s): Danny Brewer / 8daysaweek.co.uk Use this OpenOffice.org macro to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to a specific fixed folder (see notes within file): Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'InstallWriterBackupFixed.ods' to open it. 'Install Writer Backup Fixed' is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). Click on 'Enable Macros' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Install' button on the page that opens. Click Yes to install when prompted, then select 'As Addon items' and click on OK. Quit out of OOo. When you open a Writer document you will find a new entry in your Tools Menu: Click on "Backup to Fixed Folder" to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to a specific fixed folder. You could assign a key combination to this function. To do this follow the instructions here. Alternatively you could add a new button to one of your toolbars for easy access to this function.		Version: 2006-05-04-01 Right-Click to Download: Install Writer Backup Fixed.ods (27kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :)
Export Files to the Current Folder Author(s): Danny Brewer / 8daysaweek.co.uk Use this OpenOffice.org macro to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to the current folder (see notes within file): Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'InstallWriterExportCurrent.ods' to open it. 'Install Writer Export Current' is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). Click on 'Enable Macros' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Install' button on the page that opens. Click Yes to install when prompted, then select 'As Addon items' and click on OK. Quit out of OOo. When you open a Writer document you will find a new entry in your Tools Menu (see the illustration above). Click on "Export to Current Folder" to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to the current folder. You could assign a key combination to this function. To do this follow the instructions here. Alternatively you could add a new button to one of your toolbars for easy access to this function.		Version: 2006-05-04-01 Right-Click to Download: Install Writer Export Current.ods (27kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :)
Export Files to a Sub Folder Author(s): Danny Brewer / 8daysaweek.co.uk Use this OpenOffice.org macro to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to a sub folder with the same name as the original file (see notes within file): Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'InstallWriterExportSub.ods' to open it. 'Install Writer Export Sub' is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). Click on 'Enable Macros' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Install' button on the page that opens. Click Yes to install when prompted, then select 'As Addon items' and click on OK. Quit out of OOo. When you open a Writer document you will find a new entry in your Tools Menu (see the illustration above). Click on "Export to Sub Folder" to create copies of your file in various formats and copy/backup/export them to a sub folder with the same name as the original file. You could assign a key combination to this function. To do this follow the instructions here. Alternatively you could add a new button to one of your toolbars for easy access to this function.		Version: 2006-05-04-01 Right-Click to Download: Install Writer Export Sub.ods (27kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :)
OOo Migration Story Template Author: James (8daysaweek.co.uk) If you have an OpenOffice.org Migration story to tell, please use this template. This will help to categorize and compare the submissions, and will be of benefit to others who read it. (See this forum post for more details). Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Double-Click 'OOo_Migration_Story_Template.sxw' to open it. Fill in your answers under "Answers". Save your modified file and send it to us as an email attachement.		Version: 2004-11-23 Right-Click to Download: OOo Migration Story Template.sxw (8kb)
Referral Slips Author: www.8daysaweek.co.uk If you have a Customer ID number, you can download/view and print off these slips to refer others. If you have a duplex printer (prints both sides) print pages 1 & 2 and use the box on the back of the slips to write your Customer ID number. You can of course do this manually by printing page 1 then reinserting the sheet and printing page 2 on the back. The person you refer will get a discount, and you will be able to claim a free CD!		Version: 2008-8-30 Click to view / Right-Click to Download: Referral Slips.pdf (58kb)
Adobe Reader® Adobe Reader® is the software you need to read PDF (Portable Document Format) files. You may already have it installed as it is often bundled with other software. The latest version of Adobe Reader® is included on the 8daysaweek.co.uk CD		If you want to download the latest version now left-click here to visit the Adobe site and download (>20mb).
Impress Photo Album Creator Author: Russ Phillips A set of macros that create a photo album in Impress from a set of graphics (picture) files in a directory. The presentation can then be edited, exported to another format (e.g. flash .swf), etc. The file is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) NB. If you already have a previous version of the Photo Album Creator installed - you must uninstall it first using the uninstall button for that version. If you no longer have the installation file you used, you can download it from OOoMacros.org. Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where it's saved. Double-Click 'PhotoAlbumInstaller_1-1.sxc' to open it. The Photo Album Installer is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). In the document are tabs at the bottom of the page, these have the License, Read Me and Install / Uninstall buttons. Click on 'Run' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. To install the Photo Album Installer, click on the 'Installation' tab and follow the step by step procedure that follows.		Version: Version 1.1 (February 3, 2004) Right-Click to Download: Impress Photo Album Creator (32kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :) You can also download Impress Photo Album Creator from it's "home" here: OOoMacros.org
Document Converter Author: Danny Brewer DocConverter is a simple-to-use utility to convert a batch of documents from any supported OOo format into any other supported OOo format. It could, for example, be used to convert a batch of Microsoft Excel files into OOo Calc files, or a batch of OOo Writer documents into PDFs. Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Double-Click 'DocumentConverter.sxd' to open it. The Document Converter is delivered as a drawing document (OOo Draw will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Draw installed). Click on 'Run' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. In the document is a button. When you click on it a dialog box appears. Follow the step by step procedure in the dialog box.		Version: 2003-10-26-05 Right-Click to Download: Document Converter .sxd (22kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums :)
Word Count Macro Installer Authors: JohnV (Macro) / James (Installer) Use this OpenOffice.org file to install a new Macro which counts words in the entire Writer document (Text Document) or within a selection. The macro in this installer was written by JohnV and originally "released" on this oooforum.org thread: Word and character count in selection. Word Count is available in the "standard" OOo configuration (only for the entire document) through File > Properties > Statistics tab. Instructions: Download the file. (See top of this page) Remember where you save it. Quit out of OpenOffice.org (including the QuickStarter). Double-Click 'InstallWordCount.sxc' to open it. The Word Count Macro Installer is delivered as a spreadsheet document (OOo Calc will open when you double-click on it - so you must have Calc installed). Click on 'Run' when prompted, to allow the macros in the file to run. Click the 'Install' button on the page that opens. Click Yes to install when prompted, then select 'As Addon items' and click on OK. Quit out of OOo. When you open a Writer document you will notice a new button in your toolbar (OOo 1.1.x): Click on "Count Words" to count words in the document and/or selection. This macro can be installed in OOo2, it will appear in the Tools > Add-Ons menu. However, word count has been improved in OOo2, so it's not necessary to install it.		Version: 2004-09-29-01 Right-Click to Download: Install Word Count.sxc (24kb) If you find this useful please post a message in our forums