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UNO components; extensions manager extension manager installing;extensions packages, see extension manager Extension Managerrenamed in i69568 The Extension Manager adds, removes, disables, enables, and exports %PRODUCTNAME extensions.

The following are examples of %PRODUCTNAME extensions: UNO components (compiled software modules) Configuration data (for menu commands) %PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries %PRODUCTNAME dialog libraries Extension files (*.oxt files containing one or more extensions of the above listed types) The following examples list objects not to be used as extensions: XSLT filter files, language modules, palettes. The availability of an extension depends on the location where you add the extension. Extensions that you add to "%PRODUCTNAME Extensions" are available to all users. You need administrator rights to add to "%PRODUCTNAME Extensions". Extensions that you add to "My Extensions" can only be used and managed by yourself. UFI: Extension Guide needed. Until we have that guide, I'll add some more info in this file. To install an extension An extension is available as a file with the file extension *.oxt. To install an extension for the current user Do any of the following: Double-click the *.oxt file in your system's file browser. On a Web page, click a hyperlink to an *.oxt file (if your Web browser can be configured to start the Extension Manager for this file type). Choose Tools - Extension Manager and click Add. To install an extension for all users in text mode As a user with administrator rights, open a terminal or command shell. Change to the %PRODUCTNAME\ /program directory of the shared installation. Enter the following command, using the path and file name of your extension: unopkg add --shared path_filename.oxt This command starts the unopkg program in text mode to add the file path_filename.oxt into a shared installation. To install an extension for all users in graphics mode As a user with administrator rights, open a terminal or command shell. Change to the %PRODUCTNAME\ /program directory of the shared installation. Quit your own %PRODUCTNAME and the Quickstarter, if this happens to be running. Enter the following command: unopkg gui The Extension Manager starts with a graphical user interface. Click the "%PRODUCTNAME Extensions" entry and click Add. Browse extensions In this list box of Extension Manager, click where you want to add a new extension, or select the extensions that you want to remove, enable, disable, or export. To select multiple extensions, press the Ctrl key when you click. Add Select a top-level node in the list box, and then click Add to add new extensions to that location. Only an administrator can add to "%PRODUCTNAME Extensions". A file dialog opens where you can select the extensions that you want to add. To copy and to register the selected extensions, click Open. Remove Select the extensions that you want to remove, and then click Remove. Enable Select the extensions that you want to enable, and then click Enable. Disable Select the extensions that you want to disable, and then click Disable. Export Select the extensions that you want to export, and then click Export. When you export a single extension, a dialog opens where you can specify the path and the file name for the exported extension. If you export more than one extension, a dialog opens where you can select the folder where you want to save the exported extensions.no help ids for these two elements Updates Click to check for online updates of all installed extensions. To check for updates of the selected extensions only, choose the Update command from the context menu. The check for availability of updates starts immediately. You will see the Extension Update dialog.