A Word About Templates
Later in this chapter, you’ll learn how to create a template based on the style of this particular letter. But it’s worth noting that OO.o ships with a few templates, albeit templates designed for presentations. These are accessed by choosing File --> New -->Templates and Documents. Existing templates are available under the various headings, and custom- made templates, including the one you’ll make later, will eventually be accessible in the MyTemplates folder.
Later in this chapter, you’ll learn how to create a template based on the style of this particular letter. But it’s worth noting that OO.o ships with a few templates, albeit templates designed for presentations. These are accessed by choosing File --> New -->Templates and Documents. Existing templates are available under the various headings, and custom- made templates, including the one you’ll make later, will eventually be accessible in the MyTemplates folder.
Fortunately, the OO.o community comes to the rescue here. From within the New --> Templates and Documents dialog box, select the Get more templates online link (see Figure 1-12) to open a web browser on a web site that contains hundreds of downloadable templates covering everything from text documents and spreadsheets to presentations and labels. I’ve selected the Professional Templates Pack II, (available in English or German) and downloaded it to a folder on the hard disk. Close down the browser, and go back to OO.o. Close the Templates selector, choose Tools --> Extension Manager from the menu bar, and select Add. This launches the system’s file browser, and you can navigate and select the recently downloaded file that has the extension -->. Click the Open button, read and accept the license agreement, and then wait for just a few seconds as the extensions are installed. Finally, close the Extension Manager, and choose File --> New --> Templates and Documents to see the collection of new available templates that are all housed under sensible headings.
