INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENOFFICE-ENTERPRISE
The entries in this Knowledgebase describe the folder where each setting can be found in Group Policy Editor. For example, the folder org.openoffice.Office.Writer/DefaultFont can be found under User Configuration | Administrative Templates | OpenOffice-Enterprise v2 | org.openoffice.Office.Writer | DefaultFont. In order to see this folder, either the full administrative template file or the administrative template file containing only the settings for the org.openoffice.Office.Writer component must first be added to the Group Policy Object. To add an administrative template file, right-click on the Administrative Templates folder. The administrative template file containing all OpenOffice settings is called OpenOffice-Enterprise-v2-full.adm, and the file containing only the settings for the org.openoffice.Office.Writer component is called oo2-Office-Writer.adm.
An explanation of each setting can be found in Group Policy Editor in the Properties dialog. The explanation includes a description, the property type (boolean, integer, string, etc.), and the normal value. The "normal" value is the setting's value in a fresh installation of the U.S. English version of OpenOffice v 2.0.2. It can often be helpful to examine the normal value before trying to enter a new value. The text under the "Explain" tab also includes the normal value, and this text can be highlighted with the mouse, copied to the clipboard, pasted into the value field and then edited.
For settings that accept a list of values, for example, a list of directories, the Explain text will indicate that the property type is "xxxxx-list". Lists are entered in the format #item1#item2#item3#, where the first and last character is the list delimiter.
OpenOffice-Enterprise can set both mandatory and default values. Mandatory values cannot be changed by users, while default values can potentially be overridden by individual users to reflect their personal preferences. To make a value mandatory, check the Final option in Group Policy Editor. To set a default value, leave Final unchecked.