If they have a recent version of ms-word they should be able to read odt files
into word without problem..
So, using odt, doc or docx should be transparent (I hope)
On 30 apr. 2018, at 14:32, Virgil Arrington wrote:
>
>> You are trying to find a solution to a problem.
>> The problem is the wrong choice of the school ('only DOC or DOCX documents')
>> Try to solve the problem, and try not to find a work-around as solution.
>>
>>
>
> I teach at a college. I use LO, LyX and LaTeX for my work. All of my
> students use MSO. The reasons? It is familiar to them and they get it
> free as college students. I don't know if this is standard MS policy or
> a special arrangement the college has made with Redmond.
>
> My experience with college students is that most have no clue about
> different file formats. They just save their work in whatever format
> defaults on their programs, which happens to be .DOCX, .XLSX, etc.
>
> Today, I will be drafting the final exam for my students. I will use LO
> Writer for the task. I will then email it to my students and they will
> type their answers right onto the computer file and email it back to me.
> I need to get the file to my students in a format they can easily use
> with their computers. I will use .DOC for this purpose because it's the
> easiest solution to this situation.
>
> I suppose I could insist that all of my students use .ODT file format
> instead of .DOC, but I've decided its easier for one person (me) to
> change his file format for a specific task than it is for scores of
> students to change theirs. I want them to focus their efforts on the
> substance of the test rather than the nuances of computer software.
>
> I suppose that I could also crusade to solve the "problem" of the school
> choosing the wrong office suite for its students, but that Quixotic
> quest will take much more time and emotional energy than I have.
>
> It is much easier for me to simply select a native MSO format than it is
> to fight an impossible dream against the tide of inertia. I only do it
> when I need to and I am deeply grateful to the LO developers for
> creating a program that translates to .DOC and .DOCX so well.
>
> But, this thread has piqued my interest in the Linux FB user's group.
> I'll check it out.
>
> Virgil
>
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