Hi, All- I currently use the Corel Linux OS, and I am not entirely sure that Open Office is even compatible with this, as the version of Debian on which it is based is fairly archaic. I use WordPerfect 2000 for my office suite. I plan on installing StarOffice in the future, but that will not happen until I install Mandrake 8.2. Now, I said all that to say this; publishing your documents in Open Office format will not force me to install Open Office- it will effectively bar me from reading your documents. Also, I have to say it- publishing documents in a specific format with the intent of forcing potential readers to install specific software sounds more like something Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer might propose- not like something I would hear from my freedom-loving PLUG amigos;-) -- Lee Einer http://members.cox.net/appealsman/