Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 12, 2005 08:50 AM
OpenOffices Doc Importer works almost perfectly. OpenOffices Doc Exporter is another question.
Save as Doc requires a re open to check that is save right. Most of the time if it looks right from the Openoffice Doc Importer its right.
Closed format docs and the Exporter still needs alot of work.
PDF is the best fix if the document never needs edit again.
Also major point that is alway overlooked Reasons for using OpenOffice are not always because you need Microsoft Compad. Most Common reason is good working PDF Export Either PDFExtentend for OpenOffice 1.1.4 or OpenOffice Betas Export. Yep just for Word to PDF conversion that works OpenOffice is a great cheep tool.
Yep it creates bookmarks making a 40 page document simple to use in a unchangable state.
Yes the damage will drive you nuts if you create DOC formats under OpenOffice.
Companys need to smell the end of MS Office.
Please note OpenOffice 2.0 and OpenOffice 1.1.5(when its released)Will support the odt standard docformat for word processing. Question will Microsoft. This is important because all OpenSource word processors have decided on one format. Yep abiword kword and Openoffice will use the one fileformat.
You really should not store stuff in a non standard format what will you do in the future. MS Works 4.5 comes to mind. Its nice fun to open these documents today. Yet Opening Unix man or info files from over 20 years ago no problems.
Open Standard formats means you will be able to read the documents as long as you have the standard. Closed Standard formats Mean you will only be able to read the document if someone works out the file format or the company supports it I don't like the risks. Also Closed Standards can be changed without telling anyone. I have a converter and it breaks because the creator adds a new feature and tells no one.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 12, 2005 08:50 AMOpenOffices Doc Exporter is another question.
Save as Doc requires a re open to check that is save right. Most of the time if it looks right from the Openoffice Doc Importer its right.
Closed format docs and the Exporter still needs alot of work.
PDF is the best fix if the document never needs edit again.
Also major point that is alway overlooked Reasons for using OpenOffice are not always because you need Microsoft Compad. Most Common reason is good working PDF Export Either PDFExtentend for OpenOffice 1.1.4 or OpenOffice Betas Export. Yep just for Word to PDF conversion that works OpenOffice is a great cheep tool.
Yep it creates bookmarks making a 40 page document simple to use in a unchangable state.
Yes the damage will drive you nuts if you create DOC formats under OpenOffice.
Companys need to smell the end of MS Office.
Please note OpenOffice 2.0 and OpenOffice 1.1.5(when its released)Will support the odt standard docformat for word processing. Question will Microsoft. This is important because all OpenSource word processors have decided on one format. Yep abiword kword and Openoffice will use the one fileformat.
You really should not store stuff in a non standard format what will you do in the future. MS Works 4.5 comes to mind. Its nice fun to open these documents today. Yet Opening Unix man or info files from over 20 years ago no problems.
Open Standard formats means you will be able to read the documents as long as you have the standard. Closed Standard formats Mean you will only be able to read the document if someone works out the file format or the company supports it I don't like the risks. Also Closed Standards can be changed without telling anyone. I have a converter and it breaks because the creator adds a new feature and tells no one.
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