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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id2883388"><bookmark_value>UNO components;Extension Manager</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>extensions;Extension Manager</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>packages, see extensions</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>MW corrected typos in "UNO components;...", made "Extension Manager" a two level entry and changed the "packages" reference</comment>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10543" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="CHG"><link href="text/shared/01/packagemanager.xhp">Extension Manager</link></paragraph><comment>renamed in i69568</comment>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10553" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="42772">The Extension Manager adds, removes, disables, enables, and updates %PRODUCTNAME extensions.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10615" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">The following are examples of %PRODUCTNAME extensions:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1061B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">UNO components (compiled software modules)</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1061F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Configuration data (for menu commands)</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10623" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">%PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106E8" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">%PRODUCTNAME dialog libraries</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106F5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Extension files (*.oxt files containing one or more extensions of the above listed types)</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id8570513" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Extension Scope</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1068A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Users with administrator or root privileges will see a dialog where they can choose to install extensions "for all users" or "only for me". Normal users without those privileges can install, remove, or modify extensions only for their own use.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10626" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">A user with root or administrator privileges can install an extension as a shared extension that is available to all users. After selecting an extension, a dialog opens and asks whether to install for the current user or all users.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1069C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">A user without root privileges can only install an extension for own usage. This is called a user extension.</paragraph>
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</list><comment>UFI: Extension Guide needed. Until we have that guide, I'll add some more info in this file.</comment>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3895382" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">To install an extension</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9143955" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">An extension is available as a file with the file extension .oxt.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7857905" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">You can find a collection of extensions on the Web. Click the "Get more extensions here" link in the Extension Manager to open your Web browser and see the <link href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/">http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/</link> page.<comment># i78606</comment></paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id5016937" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">To install a user extension</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1856440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Do any of the following:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7654347" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Double-click the <item type="literal">.oxt</item> file in your system's file browser.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5269020" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">On a web page, click a hyperlink to an <item type="literal">*.oxt</item> file (if your web browser can be configured to start the Extension Manager for this file type).</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8714255" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Extension Manager</item> and click <item type="menuitem">Add</item>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3734550" xml-lang="en-US" level="4" l10n="NEW">To install a shared extension in text mode</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4139225" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">As an administrator, open a terminal or command shell.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id671712" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Change to the %PRODUCTNAME<switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="WIN">\ 
</caseinline><defaultinline>/</defaultinline></switchinline>program folder.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4163945" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Enter the following command, using the path and file name of your extension:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9581591" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<item type="literal">unopkg add --shared path_filename.oxt</item>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106AD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="42769">Select the extension that you want to remove, enable, or disable. For some extensions, you can also open an Options dialog.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10639" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Add</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="2180256276">Click Add to add an extension.</ahelp></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106BD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">A file dialog opens where you can select the extension that you want to add. To copy and to register the selected extension, click Open.</paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop_MultiLineEdit_RID_DLG_LICENSE_ML_LICENSE" id="bm_id2089297" localize="false"/>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4856410" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">An extension can show a license dialog. <ahelp hid=".">Read the license. Click the Scroll Down button to scroll down if necessary. Click Accept to continue the installation of the extension.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10643" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Remove</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106D1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="2180256277">Select the extension that you want to remove, and then click Remove.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0523200810573866" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enable or disable the extension.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1064D" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Enable</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106DE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="2180256278">Select the extension that you want to enable, and then click Enable.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10657" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Disable</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106EB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid="2180256279">Select the extension that you want to disable, and then click Disable.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id4453566" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Update</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4129459" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid=".">Click to check for online updates of all installed extensions. To check for updates of the selected extension only, choose the Update command from the context menu. The check for availability of updates starts immediately.</ahelp> You will see the <link href="text/shared/01/extensionupdate.xhp">Extension Update</link> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id4921414" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Options</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1439558" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid=".">Select an installed extension, then click to open the Options dialog for the extension.</ahelp></paragraph>
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