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OpenDocument Text (odt) is the OpenDocument word-processing file format

OpenDocument Text (odt) is the standardized file format for word-processing documents. It is the native format of and , and can also be read and written by .

It is comparable to Microsoft's Office Open XML format.

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Similarity and/or Diff of two ODT documents (Linux)

I have two ODT documents, they have very close contents, I want to compare them to see how similar they are. The best would be to have a similarity percentage, if not possible, an alternative would be at least to have some sort of diff. I am running…
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Batch Convert OpenOffice (ODT) to MS Word (DOC) files?

I have a directory full of OpenOffice.org odt files that I'd like to batch-convert to doc files. Is there an easy way to do this? (bonus points if your answer uses OpenOffice and a Linux command-line)
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How can I convert .odt to .html (or .md) from the commandline?

I'm looking for free software that can convert OpenDocument to HTML or markdown. Pandoc can convert HTML to OpenDocument, but not the reverse. odt2html.py failed to install using both pip and easy_install. LibreOffice can reportedly do the…
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.odt vs .fodt: which is most space effective for git repositories?

Which is most space effective for git repositories: LibreOffice/OpenOffice .odt files or .fodt files? I think that it should be .fodt, since with the uncompressed XML format .fodt the repository compressor will be able to effectively use…
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Is there a way so bullets write in libreoffice open the same in Microsoft Office?

I have an Open Document Text file write with LibreOffice when opened in Microsoft Word it appear very similar (which is normal). The only thing that is a little annoying are the list bullets. In LibreOffice I have created the default list, simply…
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How to decompress and compress .odt and .docx?

I have a LibreOffice text document that I need to decompress to edit some of the meta files, and after that I need to rebuild the text document. I can decompress it with 7zip, but after that I'm not able to build the text document again from the…
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Chapter outline numbers as initials in LibreOffice Writer?

I am trying to have the chapter title (outline) level 1 numbers as initials in LibreOffice Writer. I have set up a character style which gives me the big title numbers, but they are all from the base line upwards (most of the numbers are over the…
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Why can I open .docx with OpenOffice but not .odt with Word?

I am using Office 2007 and OpenOffice 3.3. I have to be able to open and save documents in both formats .docx and .odt. As .odt is an open format why can't Word open and save documents in that Format? Edit: Is there a program to open and save both…
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How do I batch convert .odt files to .docx files?

At the moment I have a large collection of .odt files and I want to batch convert them to .docx files. I am working on a windows 10 computer. There are several options recommended on the web, almost all from the period 2008-2010 and none seem to…
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LibreOffice, odt files batch search and replace

I am using LibreOffice Writer (Version: 5.0.1.2) for Windows 7, and I have multiple files that I need to replace some text in them.. I can't find a way to search and replace in many files in bulk.
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How can I write an .odt programmatically?

I would like to write an .odt file programmatically e.g. include figures from a directory or use different style writing code (like a LaTeX document). I wonder how can I compile an .odt file and if there are any, which is the best python libraries…
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stripping properties and personal information from .odt files on linux?

I have a few files that have fields of properties and personal information that I want to remove, the format is .odt. Basically, I want to strip out everything. What utilities are available for the job on Linux?
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How are the 2010 OpenDocument Text (.odt) from OpenOffice and the 2012 one from LibreOffice different?

As you probably know when you're reading this question, an .odt file is just a .zip file containing some folders and .xml files. I used to appreciate this, for I could make a document with keywords in OpenOffice (2010), and generate for example…
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Add automatic page numbers in LibreOffice

How can I add an automatic page number to all pages in a LibreOffice .odt file? I've already tried the following: Insert > Header > (name of page style) and Insert > Footer > (name of page style) to add a header or footer to all pages with the…
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Open Office \ Microsoft Word compatibility problems with paragraph directions

I'm trying to use Open Office (specifically, I tested LibreOffice 3.3) for writing documents, which should be shared with MS Word users. This documents include Hebrew text, that uses right to left paragraphs (RTL). both word processors support RTL,…
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