I just replaced my dead PC with a new Vista machine and decided to go with Open Office as Bill Gates has enough money of mine already.

I cannot figure out how to change the author, etc information, although I know how in MS word. This gets deleted when I re-save to change the default font size, etc.

Thanks!

I looked for that for a bit in OO myself, and didn't find it. You can add it in manually with NotePad if you like. The code is: "{\info{\title Book Title}{\author Author Name}}" and it goes on the line before the one that starts with the word "generator" (there's some bracket's & slashes too, but I always just looked for the word generator :shrug: ).

I haven't done this for a while, though, as I've switched to using BookDesigner to format my books, and I just store them zipped up in RTF form. :nice:

I just replaced my dead PC with a new Vista machine and decided to go with Open Office as Bill Gates has enough money of mine already.

I cannot figure out how to change the author, etc information, although I know how in MS word. This gets deleted when I re-save to change the default font size, etc.

Thanks!


Same as Word. File|Properties.

Same as Word. File|Properties.

That works for Title, but where do you edit author??

That works for Title, but where do you edit author??

You don't.

When you install OpenOffice, it ask you for your information (you can change that in Options - under User Data) about yourself. When you edit the document, it will put that information in the document.

When you edit the document, it will put that information in the document.

So basically it makes a stupid assumption. Well, what did I expect for free, anyway?! <g>

You can always stuff the info in, or edit it, I suppose is more the thing, with notepad. That may be less hassle than changing the official author in OO every time you do a book. :shrug:

See open office forum post below

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=56107&highlight=document+properties+author

they provide this macro

Sub ChangeAuthor
Dim props,sAns
props = ThisComponent.getDocumentInfo
sAns = InputBox("Enter author name.","Change Author",)
If sAns = "" then End
props.Author = sAns
End Sub

it works in NeoOffice. It pops up a box for the author and just changes the current document not the user settings.

Paul

From the Open Office forum

Sub ChangeAuthor
Dim props,sAns
props = ThisComponent.getDocumentInfo
sAns = InputBox("Enter author name.","Change Author",)
If sAns = "" then End
props.Author = sAns
End Sub

Works in Open Office on Windows and NeoOffice on a Mac. Changes only the current document not the User Settings.

Can I put the line " {\info{\title Book Title}{\author Author Name}} " anywhere? I opened an rtf file and looked for the "generator" line, but could not find it. How do I format an rtf file to show title and author?

Yes I can. I just put it in the second line and it worked. I really should try these things before asking questions.

I think there are places that you can put it that will hose the way the file opens, but if where you put it works, then rock on. :grin3:

Install libprs500

rtf-meta -t "my title" -a "my author"