On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Shree Lipi for Linux wrote:
Hi,
> 1) You type your project report, resume etc.. on any GNU/Linux
> wordprocessor and save in the .kword, abiword etc... format.
> You can only print it on a computer having GNU/Linux machine. you
> cannot print it on a windows machine.
I've been doing it since long now. I never use MS OFFICE, but OpenOffice,
it works just fine. OpenOffice converts it to MS format or PDF, and
everything is just perfect :) for printing.
> 2) How many places you know have a GNU/Linux machine for printing
> GNU/Linux documents?
You don't require it to be so :)
as said above
> 3) How many companies accept resumes in GNU/Linux format?
If they don't accept, provide a PDF, .doc, postscript :)
> 4) Although you might convert the documents created in GNU/Linux to
> Word .doc format for printing. Is it really worth installing GNU/Linux
> office packages to do just that?
At the least, you can use OpenOffice in Windows. Mind you don't trivialize
GNU/Linux just for printing. It does a whole world lot of things for u :)
>
> What is the alternatives?
> I would recommend PDF or PostScript as it is a format made to be OS
> independent and used widely for commercial printing.
>
I'm doing the same for months now, it works clean.
> The reality of the situation is that many companies are unwilling to
> give up M$ word. I have seen several MNC asking that resumes be
> submitted only in MS word or ASCII text formats.
>
OpenOfice the answer again ;)
regards,
Bishan
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