I never have this problem. I save the document to disc as is, double click on it and voila, OO3 opens the document perfectly. No problems experienced thus far. I don't right-click and select the "Open With" command. Just double-click works. This is with .DOC and .XLS files.
2009/4/3 M. Fioretti <[email protected]> > > On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 13:14:59 PM +0100, Ron wrote: > > I use and prefer Openoffice.Org . Its an excellent program. > > > > However my correspondents use only MS Word and the command open > > with, does not work. How do we get around this problem ??? > > Ron, > > the problem you have encountered is that OpenOffice.Org uses a > completely open file format, developed and maintained through > worldwide cooperation, called OpenDocument. > > The producers of Microsoft Word could add support for this file format > to their program. So far, however, they have never done it because if > they offered an alternative to their own, secret file format, people > would be finally free to REUSE THEIR OWN DOCUMENTS with other > programs. > > So the people in real trouble are your correspondents, who are still > imprisoned inside MS Word. In practice, there are several > alternatives, you're the only one who can judget which is the better > or most practicable in your own case. > > 1) if your correspondent have a recent version of MS Word, they can > and should install the free plugins for the OpenDocument > format. This is the easiest solution for them, also because > OpenDocument files will become more and more in the future > > 2) they could switch to using OpenOffice > > 3) you can choose the "Save As" function and save only the files that > you have to email to those people in MS Word or RTF format > > To know more about why secrets file formats are bad, you're welcome to > read this slideshow (don't worry, it isn't technical at all): > > http://mfioretti.com/how-file-formats-can-be-used-favor-or-hamper-innovation-active-citizenship-and-really-free-markets > > Best Regards, > Marco Fioretti -> http://mfioretti.com > -- > Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how > software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- Ian Samson Audio Restoration http://www.lp2cd.za.net/ [email protected] --------------------------------------- "The single most common cause of all relationship breakdown is selfishness" [I will do what I want to do]. -- Ian Samson, 1984 --------------------------------------- "The incarnation is the everlasting gobstopper of theological rumination" -- Lisa Samson, 2009 --------------------------------------- "God is too big to fit in one religion". -- anon --------------------------------------- "Apathy is on the rise, but nobody seems to care" -- anon --------------------------------------- "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards". -- Raj, Bangalore, India --------------------------------------- "Coffee is what makes civilized life possible in these demanding times" --------------------------------------- "Governments are like diapers. They have to be changed often and for the same reason". --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
