Re: OOo and MS Word

From: William Winkler (ouiNOouiliSPAMouinqui_at_yahoo.nospam.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:49:28 -0600

Open Office reads and writes Word (.doc) and all other Microsoft Office
filetypes, like for PowerPoint and Excel. It runs on Windows (not just
Linux), a free download, so you can quit paying for MS Office. Enjoy.

"H. S." <g_reate_xcalibur@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mLJ5c.160481$2g.123898@charlie.risq.qc.ca...
> Hi,
>
> I have a triple boot machine: Debian, Fedora Core 1 and WinXP. WinXP is
> solely for running some windows programs that I need to run, view Power
> point docs or read Word docs ... all in the course of my research. These
> are special cases where I can't get it done with Linux. And oh, yes,
> Bell Sympatico HSE does not support Linux, so I *have* to be on Windows
> to ask for support :(
>
> Having said that, I usually suggest all my friends who are running
> Windows (licenced or not) to switch to Linux to enjoy great support,
> free software and security and independence. But many times I get
> questions which I can't answer fully to Linux's advantage: What about
> Word docs? Can I make Word compatible docs in OpenOfficeOrg? Will I be
> able to send resumes that are readable in MS Word to companies? Can I
> write my thesis in OpenOffice and work on it in my dept on Word "because
> we have only Windows"?
>
> I just wanted to know how many of you have experieced these problems and
> how do you deal with them.
>
> In my case, I primariy use LaTeX, so it wouldn't bother me if I am using
> Windows or Linux for thesis writing (though I prefer Linux). For resumes
> I prefer sending PDF document: perfectly made with Open Office. Moreover
> I am not in the favor of sending Word documents at all what with all
> that hidden data in the files. BTW, the companies that *demand* Word
> documents are the real pain in the neck.
>
> Comments?
>
> ->HS
>
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>

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