On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Ken Dibble <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyway, because of the "x" problem, we started converting to Office 2010.
The "x" problem could be avoided if everyone in the company chose to save data in the old format via "Save As" option. > As a not-for-profit, I can use TechSoup to get Office for a reasonable > price--but only a max of 50 licenses every 2 years. I need more than > twice that number. So I have to pony up around $350 per license for the rest. Did you write to Micro$oft or some government agencies to get special help? > Open Office will open these later MS Office documents, but only correctly > handles very simple examples. It cannot handle even slightly complex > formatting, and we have to consume some VERY complex Word and Excel docs. > Also, the last version of OO I tried still won't save docs in .docx and > .xlsx format, nor can it originate documents in those formats. No option > there. Conversion to OpenOffice/LibreOffice meant doing everything the OO way from the very beginning. It's very hard to convert documents from Office 2007 and older Office formats, notably the "x" formats. > Meanwhile, one of our biggest contracts requires us to use a state-developed > web-based document management/workflow system that only works on IE, and > only on IE versions 7, 8, and 9. Now I'm scrambling. I have to tell my And that company refused to support non-IE browsers? That's sad.... -- .~. Might, Courage, Vision. SINCERITY! / v \ 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 (Linux kernel 2.6.39.3) /( _ )\ http://sites.google.com/site/changmw ^ ^ May the Force and farces be with you! _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAGv=MJDvv3pJsAVHi1rMqWd0Lwry_ZP3W+0=8a8idhpwupy...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
