On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Craig Smith wrote:

> I am running OpenOffice 1.0 on Windows 2000 and it
> will save in Word 6.0. Word 95, and in Word 97/2000/XT
> formats but not in MS Works
> 
> I wish OpenOffice had a WordPerfect converter but I
> don't think one exists as yet.

I believe that StarOffice has the filter- but it is licensed so was not 
released with the OO code.


> 
> --- Logan Kennelly <voltage_spike@fastmail.fm> wrote:
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> > On Tuesday 09 July 2002 09:25 am, Lynn David Newton
> > wrote:
> > > A friend of mine has a Windows machine which until
> > > recently had only the ancient MS Works (notice
> > that's
> > > *not* MS *Word*) for a word processor. At my
> > suggestion
> > > he got OpenOffice. He tells me that he can't save
> > a
> > > document from OpenOffice in Word format. I find
> > that
> > > hard to believe. Is that true?
> > 
> > As others have pointed out, it is not only possible,
> > it was seen as a 
> > necessity.
> > 
> > However, after making it a point that he uses/used
> > MS Works, perhaps it was 
> > a typo.  As far as I know, OpenOffice does not save
> > in MS Works format.  
> > However, I don't have a copy running to verify this,
> > so someone please 
> > correct me if I am wrong.
> > 
> > - -- 
> > 						Logan Kennelly
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