Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
On 09/24/2010 10:26 AM, Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
FWIW, in the past I have emailed .doc files, edited with openoffice, and saved in .doc format, to individuals who were unable to read them properly with MS word.
I have noticed that especially in some documents, the formatting is changed, or some headings missing altogether.
Jim <binarynut <at> comcast.net> writes:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
Hi, a short answer seems to be: No.
May 18, 2010 http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=111673
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=103017 Still some bugs in export formats.
July, 2010 http://www.idealware.org/articles/msoffice_vs_openoffice.php Document Sharing.
Sep 21, 2010 http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=34286&a...
JB
Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
Not clear if you mean import or export, but generally yes. You can manage to use some feature which doesn't export cleanly, but in general it works well.
When I was writing for Sysadmin and other magazines regularly I got no complaints, and I assume that the non-computer ones are using Word. There are several variants, I used Word97 for stuff.
On 09/25/2010 12:15 AM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
Not clear if you mean import or export, but generally yes. You can manage to use some feature which doesn't export cleanly, but in general it works well.
When I was writing for Sysadmin and other magazines regularly I got no complaints, and I assume that the non-computer ones are using Word. There are several variants, I used Word97 for stuff.
I assume he is asking about .docx format - i have had mixed results - sometimes it works sometimes the import just gives an error. I have not tried to export to .docx only .doc ... at this point I'd give docx support a 5/10.
On 24/09/10 18:26, Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
You may have some problems with matrices and some other maths formulas. I even got them on MS-office 07.
On 9/24/10 10:26 AM, Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or Microsoft Office 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
At preset, OpenOffice.org has problems reading and writing .docx formatted documents. I recommend, unless you really need a new Word feature, using the .doc format.
James McKenzie
On 09/25/2010 02:38 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
On 9/24/10 10:26 AM, Jim wrote:
Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or MicrosoftOffice 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
At preset, OpenOffice.org has problems reading and writing .docx formatted documents. I recommend, unless you really need a new Word feature, using the .doc format.
James McKenzie
All that we need at present is to send a Doc. file from OO-3 to Microsoft Office Word 1007,2010 .
On 9/25/10 12:28 PM, Jim wrote:
On 09/25/2010 02:38 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
On 9/24/10 10:26 AM, Jim wrote:Will OpenOffice convert Doc files to be read by Windows 7 or MicrosoftOffice 2010, I know that they can be read by Microsoft Office 2007.
At preset, OpenOffice.org has problems reading and writing .docx formatted documents. I recommend, unless you really need a new Word feature, using the .doc format.
James McKenzie
All that we need at present is to send a Doc. file from OO-3 to Microsoft Office Word 1007,2010 .
Then export it as .doc and then bring it over to the computers with Word 2007/Word 2010. These systems should be capable of reading a document in that format.
James McKenzie
On 09/25/2010 06:07 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
Microsoft Office Word 1007,2010 .
Then export it as .doc and then bring it over to the computers with Word 2007/Word 2010. These systems should be capable of reading a document in that format.
James McKenzie
Very true - however the 'usual' problem is more like someone else emails you a .docx file or similar ... you have less control .. while you can ask them to resend in .doc format sometimes it may not be optimal to ask them.
Jim:
All that we need at present is to send a Doc. file from OO-3 to Microsoft Office Word 1007,2010 .
James McKenzie:
Then export it as .doc and then bring it over to the computers with Word 2007/Word 2010. These systems should be capable of reading a document in that format.
And to make things "just work," author your documents using fonts that you know they'll already have. Word processors have annoying habits of replacing unavailable fonts with strange alternatives. Though the biggest problem I usually have when someone gives me a Word doc, is the page size and printer margins.
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:51:01 +0930 Tim wrote:
Though the biggest problem I usually have when someone gives me a Word doc
The biggest problem I have is that Word isn't even compatible with Word. Folks in my company will foolishly send out .doc files, and they always look different in different versions of Word. You can never tell what they were supposed to look like. I wish we could train people to send PDF files instead. They tend to render much more consistently (though different PDF generators can screw them up as well).
On 09/26/2010 04:19 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:51:01 +0930 Tim wrote:
Though the biggest problem I usually have when someone gives me a Word doc
The biggest problem I have is that Word isn't even compatible with Word. Folks in my company will foolishly send out .doc files, and they always look different in different versions of Word. You can never tell what they were supposed to look like. I wish we could train people to send PDF files instead. They tend to render much more consistently (though different PDF generators can screw them up as well).
True - but doesn't help when the file needs to be edited and passed along ...
On 9/26/10 2:14 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
On 09/26/2010 04:19 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:51:01 +0930 Tim wrote:
Though the biggest problem I usually have when someone gives me a Word doc
The biggest problem I have is that Word isn't even compatible with Word. Folks in my company will foolishly send out .doc files, and they always look different in different versions of Word. You can never tell what they were supposed to look like. I wish we could train people to send PDF files instead. They tend to render much more consistently (though different PDF generators can screw them up as well).
True - but doesn't help when the file needs to be edited and passed along ...
There are pdf editors as well...
James McKenzie
On 09/26/2010 07:45 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
On 9/26/10 3:25 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
On 09/26/2010 06:10 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
There are pdf editors as well...
James McKenzie
Oh thats gonna fly real well at the office ... :-)
I have one. It is a requirement for my job.
fine many of us do - but using pdf editing as a way to create shared documents in commercial environment is unlikely to be optimal ..
On 9/26/10 5:55 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
On 09/26/2010 07:45 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
On 9/26/10 3:25 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
On 09/26/2010 06:10 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
There are pdf editors as well...
James McKenzie
Oh thats gonna fly real well at the office ... :-)I have one. It is a requirement for my job.
fine many of us do - but using pdf editing as a way to create shared documents in commercial environment is unlikely to be optimal ..
True, true. However, when all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like nails. Having more tools in the toolbox lessens the chance that will happen.
James McKenzie
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