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<section id="packagemanager">
<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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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_PACKAGE_MANAGER" id="bm_id828882" localize="false"/><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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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1061B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">UNO components (compiled software modules)</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1061F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Configuration data (for menu commands)</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10623" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">%PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106E8" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">%PRODUCTNAME dialog libraries</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<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>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10626" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Extensions that you add for all users are <emph>shared extensions</emph> available to all users. You need write access to the %PRODUCTNAME installation directory to install, remove, or modify shared extensions. Typically, shared extensions are maintained by the administrator.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1069C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Extensions that you add for just one user are <emph>user extensions</emph> and are only available to the user who installs them. You don't need write access to the %PRODUCTNAME installation directory to maintain these extensions.</paragraph>
</listitem>
</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 typically 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 extension 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="CHG">To install an extension</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1856440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Do any of the following:</paragraph>
<list type="unordered">
<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>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<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>
</listitem>
<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="3" l10n="NEW">To install a shared extension in text mode</paragraph>
<list type="ordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4139225" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">As user with 'root' privileges, open a terminal or command shell.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<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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<listitem>
<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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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_EXTENSION_MANAGER_LISTBOX" id="bm_id6714682" localize="false"/><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1499374" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Click the link to open your web browser on the Extension page. Click Add to install an extension file from your disk. Click an installed extension to see Options, Enable/Disable, and Remove buttons.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop:PushButton:RID_DLG_EXTENSION_MANAGER:RID_EM_BTN_ADD" id="bm_id1666615" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10639" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Add</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106BD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid=".">Opens a file dialog where you can select the extension that you want to add. To copy and to register the selected extension, click Open.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop_MultiLineEdit_RID_DLG_LICENSE_ML_LICENSE" id="bm_id2089297" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop_PushButton_RID_DLG_LICENSE_PB_LICENSE_DOWN" id="bm_id3366801" localize="false"/><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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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_EXTENSION_MANAGER_LISTBOX_REMOVE" id="bm_id6974089" localize="false"/><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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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop_PushButton_RID_DLG_PACKAGE_MANAGER_RID_BTN_DISABLE" id="bm_id755943" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_EXTENSION_MANAGER_LISTBOX_ENABLE" id="bm_id6579180" localize="false"/>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_EXTENSION_MANAGER_LISTBOX_DISABLE" id="bm_id1161839" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1064D" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Enable / Disable</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106DE" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG"><ahelp hid=".">Click to enable or disable the current extension.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/desktop:PushButton:RID_DLG_EXTENSION_MANAGER:RID_EM_BTN_CHECK_UPDATES" id="bm_id1721854" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id4453566" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG">Check for Updates</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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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_EXTENSION_MANAGER_LISTBOX_OPTIONS" id="bm_id346690" localize="false"/><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="CHG"><ahelp hid=".">Select an installed extension, then click to open the Options dialog for the extension, if an Options dialog is available.</ahelp></paragraph>
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