[Solved] (sort of) Writer - Customizing Toolbar

[MaggieToo9]

I'm considering switching to Linux and OpenOffice. I use Word2003 now and my primary concern is that I do a LOT of customizing of the toobar to put the things *I* used most on a one-click basis. It only takes one thing that I use 20 times a day to have to click 2 or 3 times to reach as opposed to putting a button on the toolbar. This is a critical make-it or break-it for me. Can I do this with OpenOffice?


SORT OF SOLVED -

I still can't find anyway to use the wasted space on the menu bar for a short toobar (you can do this in word). And I can't find any way to put a function I use frequently from down inside a menu (except for "TEMPLATE") as a button or a separate top-level menu item. The buttons are not draggable and I'm still finding this hard to work with. I did find a way to use the little blue smiley and star as access to buttons that I actually use instead of what was in them to start with - which is nice. Wish I could make new ones like that. I will never put anything MS beyond XP SP2 on my PC so I feel pretty sure Linux is in my future. I'm just trying to see how I can get along with Word, Quicken, and a couple of other apps. Wish these vendors would write for Linux - I don't mind paying for good software, as long as it doesn't try to play big brother and build in it's own obsolescence on purpose.

[sybille]

Short answer: yes.

Longer answer: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wik ... ustomizing

[Hagar Delest]

Note that the OOo user profile containing your configuration and customization is also cross-platform. You can copy it from a GNU/Linux system to a Windows system, you'll retrieve all your customized toolbars, shortcuts, ...

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