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<h2 id="hd_id371574080559061">Basic Libraries Containers</h2>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id961574080563824">%PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries can be stored in 3 different containers:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id571574079618609" role="listitem"><emph>Application Macros</emph>: libraries stored in this container are available for all users of the computer and are managed by the computer administrator. The container is located in the %PRODUCTNAME installation directory.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id151574079741214" role="listitem"><emph>My Macros</emph>: libraries stored in this container are available to all documents of your user. The container is located in the user profile area and is not accessible by another user.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id581574080384335" role="listitem"><emph>Document</emph>: libraries stored in the document container are only available for the document and are accessible only when the document is open. You cannot access macros of a document from another document.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id881574081445896">To access macros stored in libraries of <emph>Application Macros</emph> or <emph>My Macros</emph> from another container, including the document container, use the <link href="text/sbasic/shared/03131900.xhp" name="GlobalScope">GlobalScope specifier</link>.</paragraph>
<h2 id="hd_id3150868">Organizing Libraries</h2>
<h3 id="hd_id3125864">Creating a New Library</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152576" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153726" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Libraries</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149664" xml-lang="en-US">Select to where you want to attach the library in the <emph>Location</emph> list. If you select Application Macros & Dialogs, the library will belong to the $[officename] application and will be available for all documents. If you select a document the library will be attached to this document and only available from there.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153365" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>New</emph> and insert a name to create a new library.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3147394">Import a Library</h3>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153157" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146972" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Libraries</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145640" xml-lang="en-US">Select to where you want to import the library in the <emph>Location</emph> list. If you select Application Macros & Dialogs, the library will belong to the $[officename] application and will be available for all documents. If you select a document the library will be imported to this document and only available from there.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154253" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Import...</emph> and select an external library to import.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154705" xml-lang="en-US">Select all libraries to be imported in the <emph>Import Libraries</emph> dialog. The dialog displays all libraries that are contained in the selected file.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3163807" xml-lang="en-US">If you want to insert the library as a reference only check the <emph>Insert as reference (read-only)</emph> box. Read-only libraries are fully functional but cannot be modified in the Basic IDE.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145228" xml-lang="en-US">Check the <emph>Replace existing libraries</emph> box if you want existing libraries of the same name to be overwritten.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147004" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>OK</emph> to import the library.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3159099">Export a Library</h3>
<list type="ordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147005" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147006" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Libraries</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147007" xml-lang="en-US">In the <emph>Location</emph> list you specify where your library is stored. Select the library that you want to export. Note that you cannot export the <emph>Standard</emph> library.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147008" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Export...</emph></paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147009" xml-lang="en-US">Choose whether you want to export the library as an extension or as a BASIC library.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147010" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147011" xml-lang="en-US">Select where you want your library exported.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147012" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Save</emph> to export the library.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3159100">Deleting a Library</h3>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150086" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146808" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Libraries</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3158212" xml-lang="en-US">Select the library to be deleted from the list.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150361" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Delete</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152986" xml-lang="en-US">Deleting a library permanently deletes all existing modules and corresponding procedures and functions.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148868" xml-lang="en-US">You cannot delete the default library named "Standard".</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146869" xml-lang="en-US">If you delete a library that was inserted as reference only the reference is deleted but not the library itself.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3147070">Organizing Modules and Dialogs</h2>
<h3 id="hd_id3155265">Creating a New Module or Dialog</h3>
<list type="ordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154537" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146781" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Modules</emph> tab or the <emph>Dialogs</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159206" xml-lang="en-US">Select the library where the module will be inserted and click <emph>New</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3152389" xml-lang="en-US">Enter a name for the module or the dialog and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3152872">Renaming a Module or Dialog</h3>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159230" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150046" xml-lang="en-US">Click the module to be renamed twice, with a pause between the clicks. Enter the new name.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153801" xml-lang="en-US">In the Basic IDE, right-click the name of the module or dialog in the tabs at the bottom of the screen, choose <emph>Rename</emph> and type in the new name.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155526" xml-lang="en-US">Press Enter to confirm your changes.</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id3146963">Deleting a Module or Dialog</h3>
<list type="ordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147547" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150958" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph>Modules</emph> tab or the <emph>Dialogs</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149870" xml-lang="en-US">Select the module or dialog to be deleted from the list. Double-click an entry to reveal sub-entries, if required.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147248" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>Delete</emph>.</paragraph>
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<warning id="par_id3151339">Deleting a module permanently deletes all existing procedures and functions in that module.</warning>
<h2 id="hd_id3151392">Organizing Projects among Documents or Templates</h2>
<h3 id="hd_id3156400">Moving or copying modules between documents, templates and the application.</h3>
<list type="ordered">
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146819" xml-lang="en-US">Open all documents or templates among which you want to move or copy the modules or dialogs.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149319" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</emph> and click <emph>Organizer</emph> or click the <emph>Select Module</emph> icon in the Basic IDE to open the <emph>Macro Organizer</emph> dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145637" xml-lang="en-US">To move a module or dialog to another document, click the corresponding object in the list and drag it to the desired position. A horizontal line indicates the target position of the current object while dragging. Hold the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key while dragging to copy the object instead of moving it.</paragraph>
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