OpenOffice

Craig Smith plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 23:29:17 -0700 (PDT)


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.

--- 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.
> 
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> 						Logan Kennelly
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