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# Then select from the Open office menu File -> '''Export''' | # Then select from the Open office menu File -> '''Export''' | ||
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# The menu that pops up allows exporting into a range of different formats, select '''MediaWiki (.txt)''' and click save. | # The menu that pops up allows exporting into a range of different formats, select '''MediaWiki (.txt)''' and click save. | ||
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# The document has now been saved as a .txt file. Open this file with any text editor and '''select all''', '''copy''' and '''paste''' into your page in the edit window. Done! | # The document has now been saved as a .txt file. Open this file with any text editor and '''select all''', '''copy''' and '''paste''' into your page in the edit window. Done! |
Revision as of 15:48, 20 August 2009
Introduction
Open Office is a free office suite that has all the usual options of Wordprocessor, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Drawing etc.
The important option is that it allows exporting of documents into a Wiki format. These can then be opened and pasted into your project page.
Exporting the document
- Download the program Open Office which will run on both PC and Mac platforms. Unpack and install.
- Open the program and start a new document. Alternatively open your document that you have prepared with another program (Microsoft Word, Apple iLife, text edit etc).
- Save your document before you do anything else.
- Then select from the Open office menu File -> Export
- The menu that pops up allows exporting into a range of different formats, select MediaWiki (.txt) and click save.
- The document has now been saved as a .txt file. Open this file with any text editor and select all, copy and paste into your page in the edit window. Done!