[Solved] Inverting an existing template

[avi.kaye]

I was looking for a template of a notebook and found this http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/node/864 - which is exactly what I need.

But...

I need it for Hebrew text - meaning the red line down the left should be down the right.

Is there an easy way to mirror image an existing template?

Cheers!

[acknak]

Greetings and welcome to the community forum!

Sorry, I don't know of any way to do that. It might be simple to fix, depending on how the template was designed, but the template link isn't working at the moment, so I can't take a look at the template to see for sure.

[avi.kaye]

Thanks for the greeting

There seems to bit of a problem with the templates section, I had to refresh it myself a few times to see them.

Do you know how to get into the template itself and edit it? Maybe I'll start there?

[acknak]

It turns out that the template simply uses an image for the page background. Inverting the image is simple to do with an image editor.

Here's the modified template; you'll probably want to change the default font & language and make some other tweaks (paper size?).

[avi.kaye]

Awesome awesomeness. I mean it - thanks a million for being so quick to help.

Last question

How do I edit the template? I looked at this Wiki - http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wik ... a_template - but I don't have 'Edit' in the 'Commands' drop-down menu, just 'Printer Settings' and 'Update'.

Thanks!

[acknak]

The simplest way is File > Templates > Edit, although that path requires you to deal with file names--it doesn't show the template title.

If you use File > Templates > Organize, you have to have a template selected before the "Edit" option appears under "Command". In the dialog there are two panels, one for documents and one for templates. In the templates panel, double-click on "My Templates" to see a list of templates you've installed.

To install a downloaded template from the Organize dialog, select a template folder (for example, "My Templates"), then Commands > Import Template and choose the downloaded file.

Installed templates will show up in the organize dialog and under File > New > Templates and Documents, and under "Templates" on the OOo start screen.