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OpenOfficeBackup Installation Guide

Download the package:
- Select and download the package most suitable to your operating system.
- Unpack it to a convenient location. The unpacked installation files can safely be removed after the installation.
Install the OpenOfficeBackup library:
- Start OpenOffice. It's best to not have any document open at this point.
- From the menu bar select:
  → Tools → Macros → Organize Macros → OpenOffice Basic...
- From the opening OpenOffice Basic Macro dialogue select:
  → Organizer...
- In the Organizer select the tab:
  → Libraries
  
  make sure the location is set to:
  
  → My Macros & Dialogs
  
  and select:
  
  → Import...
- In the File Picker navigate to the OpenOfficeBackup installation folder you have unpacked from the download package.
  Double click the file:
  
  → script.xlb
  
  or select it and press:
  
  → Open
- Confirm the import:
  → OK
- Close the Organizer:
  → Close
- Close the OpenOffice Basic Macro dialogue:
  → Close
Create a menu entry for the GUI:
In the OpenOfficeBackup library there is a module ui (user interface). In that module there is a subroutine Backup. That subroutine is the entry for the GUI, which is primarily there to configure the backups. Create a menu entry for that subroutine, so that you can launch the GUI.
- From the menu bar select:
  → Tools → Customize...
- In the Customize dialogue select the tab:
  → Menus
  
  there select the menu:
  
  → Tools
  
  select the existing entry above the point where the new entry should appear, for example:
  
  → Options...
  
  make sure the changes are saved in:
  
  → OpenOffice
  
  create a group separator:
  
  → Modify → Begin a Group
- In the Customize dialogue press:
  → Add
- In the opening Add Commands dialogue:
  from the Category list select:
  
  → OpenOffice Macros → My Macros → OpenOfficeBackup → ui
  
  in the Commands list double click on:
  
  → Backup
  
  or select and press:
  
  → Add
- Close the Add Commands dialogue:
  → Close
- You can still move the new entry within the list with the arrow buttons next to the list.
- In the Customize dialogue confirm the changes:
  → OK
- The menu settings are document dependent. You'll have to repeat these steps for each document class you are working with (i.e. writer, calc, etc.) A corresponding document has to be open for that.
Link the backup subroutines to the corresponding OpenOffice event hooks:
In the OpenOfficeBackup library there is a module core. In that module there are two subroutines: OnDocumentSaved and OnDocumentSavedAs. These subroutines need to be hooked into the OpenOffice event handlers Document has been saved and Document has been saved as respectively.
- From the menu bar select:
  → Tools → Customize...
- In the Customize dialogue:
  select the tab:
  
  → Events
  
  make sure the changes are saved in:
  
  → OpenOffice
  
  in the event list select:
  
  → Document has been saved
  
  press:
  
  → Macro
- In the Macro Selector dialogue:
  from the library tree select:
  
  → My Macros → OpenOfficeBackup → core
  
  from the macro list select:
  
  → OnDocumentSaved
  
  complete with:
  
  → OK
- In the Customize dialogue:
  in the event list select:
  
  → Document has been saved as
  
  press:
  
  → Macro
- In the Macro Selector dialogue:
  from the library tree select:
  
  → My Macros → OpenOfficeBackup → core
  
  from the macro list select:
  
  → OnDocumentSavedAs
  
  complete with:
  
  → OK
- In the Customize dialogue confirm the changes:
  → OK

OpenOfficeBackup is now installed and ready to be configured.