

If the file is a hybrid PDF with ODF formatting, the results are predictable and the layout adjusts to your changes.Ĭlick “File” and choose “Export PDF.” In the PDF Options dialog, select “Create Hybrid File” and click “Save.” This method is the only way to create an OpenDocument PDF, so if the original file was created in another application, it doesn't contain ODF formatting. If you don't like the result, press “Ctrl-Z” to undo the changes rather than pressing “Backspace” to delete the text. Type your annotation to see how it looks and how it affects the overall layout. Click an area of the document where you want to add text to place the cursor there. Select a font and font size from the style menus in the menu bar, then select the “Text” tool from the toolbar. Opening the document from any OpenOffice application automatically opens it in Draw the extension only applies to this program. After the installation, restart OpenOffice. Launch OpenOffice Draw, then click “Tools,” “Extension Manager” and “Add.” Navigate to the folder containing the downloaded file and double-click it to install the extension. The second time it works ok as the file was created the first time.

if the output pdf file does not exist I get an exception, but the file is created properly. This is problematic because I will be writing 100s of files without user interaction. Visit the OpenOffice site to download the PDF Import for Apache OpenOffice extension (link in Resources). it insists on opening the resultant pdf file (but not the OO file).
