This file contains important information about the plugin. Please read this information very carefully before you begin.
This software offered by Sun Microsystems will enhance several versions of Microsoft Office (see System Requirements). The following features will be added:
In Microsoft Word, you can open and save text documents in the OpenDocument format.
In Microsoft Excel, you can import and export spreadsheets in the OpenDocument format.
In Microsoft PowerPoint, you can import and export presentations in the OpenDocument format.
You find more information about installation and usage of the plugin in the following paragraphs of this readme file.
The Plugin web site at http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin has some additional information.
For information about the OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument
Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), XP, Vista
Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, or the equivalent standalone version of Word
Pentium compatible PC
256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
45 MB available hard disk space
Installing Sun™ ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office has no known side effect on an installed version of StarOffice or OpenOffice.org.
You need administrator rights for the installation. The plugin is available to all users on the machine where you install the plugin.
Close all other programs before starting the installation.
Change to the folder with the installation files.
Execute the Setup.exe file, or double-click the *.msi file.
Follow the instructions in the Setup dialog.
Note for Excel users: If the plugin is not visible in your version of Excel, you can enable the converter manually as follows:
In Excel, choose Tools - Add-Ins...
Click the Browse button.
Navigate to the installed file odfaddin.xla. This file resides in a folder like "c:\Program Files\Sun\Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office\converter"
Click the odfaddin.xla file and click OK. (To stop using the plugin, uncheck the plugin in the Add-Ins dialog box.)
Use the Control Panel to uninstall Sun™ ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office. Click "Start - Settings - Control Panel", then click "Add or Remove Software". Select "Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office" and click the button to remove the software.
Note: Your documents in ODF format are not affected by uninstalling the plugin. You can install a software like StarOffice or OpenOffice.org to load your ODF files and save them in other formats.
Start Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
In Word, the ODF format is available as an additional filter in the file dialog.
An additional toolbar in Excel and PowerPoint shows the icons "Import ODF" and "Export ODF".
Additional menu commands in the File menu are available. The commands are explained in the following sections.
In Word, choose File - Open. In the dialog, select the file format "ODF Text Document (*.odt)", then select any file with the extension *.odt.
In Excel, choose File - Import ODF Spreadsheet. In the dialog, select any file with the extension *.ods.
In PowerPoint, choose File - Import ODF Presentation. In the dialog, select any file with the extension *.odp.
In Word, choose File - Save or File - Save As. In the dialog, select the file format "ODF Text Document (*.odt)", then enter a name for the file.
In Excel, choose File - Export ODF Spreadsheet. In the dialog, enter a name for the file.
In PowerPoint, choose File - Export ODF Presentation. In the dialog, enter a name for the file.
Note: "Saving" versus "exporting": In Word, you can save the current document directly in the OpenDocument format. In Excel and PowerPoint, you can only export to ODF. When you save to ODF, from that moment on you are working on the ODF document. When you export to ODF, a snapshot of the current document is written to an ODF file, but you still work on the same document that you once opened.
If you want to save your text documents always in the OpenDocument format, unless you specify another format,
in Word, choose Tools - Options. Click the Save tab, then select the OpenDocument format as standard format.
If you want to start Word when you double-click an *.odt file in Explorer, change the default file format as in the step above, or
right-click an *.odt file in Explorer, choose "Open with...", select "Microsoft Office Word", and mark "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file".
Word shows a warning when using file formats that are foreign to Word. This warning unfortunately cannot be disabled and should be ignored.
Word XP and Word 2003 show an additional warning about security of 3rd party converters. This warning can be disabled in Word 2003 SP1 and Word XP by setting a registry key.
Registry entry for Word 2003 SP1:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options] "DoNotConfirmConverterSecurity"=dword:00000001
See also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837011/
Registry entry for Word XP:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options] "DoNotConfirmConverterSecurity"=dword:00000001
See also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840662/
A new icon is visible in the notification area of the Windows taskbar. Right-click the icon for a context menu.
The context menu offers the following commands:
About - shows some information about the plugin.
Check for Updates - connects to the Internet (using the Windows proxy settings) and checks for an update of the plugin.
Exit - removes the background task from memory and hides the icon.
Product support for end users for the Sun™ ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office is limited to a feedback alias. Please email your comments or feedback about the product to ODF-Plugin-feedback@sun.com. We appreciate feedback or questions about the plugin but cannot guarantee a response to every email.
For organizations and businesses that require enterprise level support for the ODF Plugin, Sun offers backline support and indemnification to organizations that are deploying the Sun™ ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office in volume.
To contact a Sun sales representative please call :
1-800-555-9SUN (US)
1-650-960-1300 (International)
You can also go to http://www.sun.com/contact/index.jsp?tab=1 to get contact information for Sun sales.
We hope you enjoy using the new Sun™ ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office.
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