OpenOfficeOrg Addin

From Creative Commons
Revision as of 21:02, 3 April 2011 by Mike Linksvayer (talk | contribs) (External links)
Jump to: navigation, search
Description of Software The Creative Commons Add-in for OpenOffice.org (OOo Extension Page) allows license information to be embedded in OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress, Draw and Calc documents.
Bug Tracker Link to Bug Tracker
Code Repository Link to Code repository
Mailing List Link to Mailing list



Installation

The latest version of the plugin is 0.7.0, available for download from the OpenOffice.org Extension site.

To install:

  1. Download the plugin
  2. Open OpenOffice.org
  3. Go to the Tools menu and select Extension Manager. Click Add and select the file you downloaded.
  4. After the installation process completes, restart OpenOffice.org. The Creative Commons menu options will be located at the bottom of the Insert menu.

Debian/Ubuntu (& other variants) users:

  1. Debian/Ubuntu (& other variants) users may have problems if the plugin installed using the Extension Manager.
  2. They may need to install the plugin using the terminal.
  3. To install use /usr/lib/openoffice/program/unopkg gui -f ccooo.oxt


To upgrade:

  1. Open OpenOffice.org
  2. Go to the Tools menu and select Extension Manager. Select ccooo.oxt and click the Updates... button. OpenOffice.org will check for updates and prompt you to download the new version, if available.

Development

Known Issues

  • This plugin may not work with Mac OS X
  • In Ubuntu (& other variants) if the plugin is installed using the extension manager the menus will not show or they will be inactive
  • Issues should be added to http://code.creativecommons.org/issues

Future Features

  • Internationalization.
  • Support for Mac OS X.

See also

External links


OpenOfficeOrg Addin
Have an idea about this page? Want to help build the CC ecosystem? Check out the challenges related to OpenOfficeOrg Addin, or add one of your own below.
Open Challenges
{{#ask: Is Complete::no

Related To::OpenOfficeOrg Addin|format=table}}

Completed Challenges
{{#ask: Is Complete::yes

Related To::OpenOfficeOrg Addin|format=table}}

{{#forminput:Challenge|35 Challenge[related_to]=OpenOfficeOrg Addin }}