How to update an extension

How do I update extensions?

The recommended way to update your EuroOffice extensions is by using the update mechanism in the Extension Manager. Because of the problem with the Python loader in OpenOffice.org 2.3 (see here) this procedure is a little more complicated than it should be. Please read the instructions below.

Step 1: Start OpenOffice.org and open the Extension Manager from the Tools menu. If you have EuroOffice, the bug is fixed in it and you can skip to step 5!

Step 2: Disable all extensions (disabling Python extensions is sufficient if you know which ones they are).

Step 3: Restart OpenOffice.org (as detailed here, except you should leave Quickstarter turned off, because you will have to restart again in step 6).

Step 4: Open the Extension Manager again.

Step 5: Press the Update button and install the updates.

Step 6: Restart OpenOffice.org (as detailed here).

Your updated extensions should be working perfectly now!

Alternatively, you can always download and install the newest version of the free extensions from our download pages or from the link you got by email when purchasing a commercial extension. If you do not find the email, you can get a new link here.

Note: Customized dictionaries and maps will be lost during the update, because OpenOffice deletes the  folders of the extensions in the beginning of the update process. More on this here.