On 09/08/07, Thullner, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello > > I am using OOo to open MS Word files. These word files cointain field > functions (like lastModified, savedBy, number of pages...). By default > Word does not update these fields when opening the document. OOo updates > these fields automatically. Now I want to disable this features, because > I only use OOo for opening the MS Word document and then converting it > to a PDF format. But the resulting PDF contains the updated fields from > the MS Word document, which I do not want, because I am not allowed to > change anything in the Word file. My task is just to open and convert, > without updating. > > So is there any setting in OOo that disables the automatic updating of > the fields. I have searchen for two days now and did not find anything. > > Thanks for any help > Robert >
In Writer: Tools>Options>OpenOffice.org Writer>General and then, top right, uncheck the box labelled "Fields" However, some fields are always updated when certain events happen. For details, see the Help under "updating;fields and charts, automatically (Writer)" -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
