G Gambill wrote: > I have heard form a friend that a Word document created in MS Word on XP > can't be read by MS Word on Vista. > > And that a Word document created in MS Word on Vista can't be read by MS > Word on XP. > > Is this true and if so, can OOo play with either or both??? > > I suspect you'll find that the problem is really .DOC versus .DOCX (pre-2007 and 2007). 2007 doesn't have any problems opening DOC, but Pre-2007 can't open DOCX.
You can get a free DOCX compatibility add-on from Microsoft.com that will allow your pre-20007 to open DOCX. Open Office 3.0 will have DOCX support. It's currently in Beta, and apparently still having issues with DOCX. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
