Re: open office vs. ms word

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Author: Lee Einer
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Subject: Re: open office vs. ms word


Victor Odhner wrote:

> Lee Einer wrote:
> > The last time a prospective employer insisted I complete a
> > pre-employment form in .doc format, they got it, along with
> > . . .
> > 3). A complimentary file of their form in PDF format for
> > applicants who don't use M$ Office.
>
> If they send out a PDF form to be filled in, in my experience
> it could only be filled in for printing and not saved with
> the information I've entered. Is there a way around this?


Not that I am aware of. In the case of the employer I was dealing with,
their form had to be signed and printed out anyway, so the PDF was a
reasonable replacement for the .doc file. A form which was to be
completed electronically would require a different solution. HTML, perhaps?

>
> If you still have a Microsoft system, WordPad handles some
> primitive operations on .DOC files. But in spite of my bad
> experience importing .DOC into OOo, I'm guessing that OOo
> would serve you better than WordPad.
>
> Good luck
>
> Vic
>
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Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
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