This is simple enough but took some searching to figure out.
Create the file, then go to File –> Save As –> name your file normally –> below is a box that states “Save with password” that should be checked –> hit ok –> give the file your password twice. Close the file and re-open to test if it worked.
Now available for testing is the PDF import extension, which also includes hybrid PDF-ODF export. PDFs are designed for layout instead of for further editing, so when a word processor, spreadsheet, or presentation application exports to a PDF, the layout and document structure are lost. To avoid disappointment, you must keep in mind creating a PDF is not a reversible process because of the limitations of PDF as a format.
To install the extension is simple. Grab it here. And simply install it by going to Tools –> Extension Manager –> Highlight My Extensions –> Hit the Add button, locate the extension and voila.
The import process takes a long time compared to opening an OpenOffice.org document because of the necessary guesswork caused by the limitations of PDF.
For people on the go, who use multiple machines and need constant access to their documents, there’ GoogleDocs. But many people don’t particularly love using Google Doc’s limited functionality to create their documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Google is improving this every day but it still does not have the functionality of a fully powered office suite.
While OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs won’t quite let you synchronize your OpenOffice.org documents with your Google Docs, this OpenOffice extension does make it easy to import/export your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, giving you a centralized storage for your documents while on the move.
Time and time again I post on forums and make comments on digg and slashdot on how to speed up OpenOffice. Yet their seems to be a resounding opinion “is open office too slow” is a common inquiry whenever the application suite is brought up. In the Linux world, and for those that want a free Office suite it’s our only choice. Fortunately we can vastly improve the start time of OpenOffice.
Go to any Open Office application (Writer, Calc, Impress, Math, Draw, Base) and then proceed to the Tools Menu. At the bottom of that menu select Optoins.
Under the OpenOffice.org heading, select Memory
Now change these settings:
Undo:
Number of steps = 25
Graphics Cache
Use for OpenOffice.org = 30 MB
Memory per Object = 2.0 MB
Remove from memory after 00:05 hh:mm
Cache for inserted Objects
Number of Object = 15
OpenOffice.org Quickstarter (check this box)
Once the quick starter is loaded be sure to load OpenOffice from the quick starter and it should open any of the apps immediately. If the quickstart is not loaded, your load time still should be significantly increased.
And there you go, a faster OpenOffice.