Hi :) 1. Yes but another way around is more to the point. MSO 2003 & 2007 handle LO files better than LO handles MSO files. MSO tries to include some crazy non-standards stuff whereas LO is more "standards-compliant".
2. - 4. Errr, dunno. TTf is a generic format rather than specific to 1 program. Regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: Laivy Gelerinter <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 26 May, 2011 21:32:05 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with MS Word 2007 files, hebrew So let me understand 1. LO can deal with the MSO 2003 files better than the 2007 files? 2. If I install Ubuntu together with my Widows rather than instead can Ubuntu and LO access the font files that I have in the Windows system? 3. If not, will Ubuntu with LO recognize TT fonts or other fonts files that I have in Windows if I copy them to a Ubuntu folder? 4. If this would also not work, where could I get the "better" font files? Thank you to all who have responded so far and I am looking forward to your responses to my new questions. Laivy ----- Original Message ----- From: "webmaster for Kracked Press Productions" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with MS Word 2007 files, hebrew > On 05/26/2011 09:33 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> >> LibreOffice works on Windows too and can be installed without making it the >> default Office Suite. Your colleagues could continue to use MS Office for >most >> things and then just use LibreOffice for the newsletter. >> >> >> So far it seems that files created in LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) look fairly >> close to the original when opened in MS Office although for MS Office prior to >> 2007 the files need to be saved as "Word 98/2000/Xp" format (.doc rather than >> .docX or .odt). Word 2007 and 2010 can open .odt but handles .doc better. >>This >> can be set as the default format in LibreOffice or OpenOffice >> Tools - Options - "Load/Save" - General >> and then use the 2 drop-down lists at the bottom to set-up the new defaults >> (roll back up the list 2 places to see the "98/200/Xp" formats). Sometimes >it's >> just easier to use >> File - "Save As .." >> but changing the defaults mean you don't have to worry until after you upgrade >> again. >> > MSO 2003 plus the add on to read/write .docx files [directly from MSO] never >worked for me to read the .docx files that were on MSO's template pages. I >have >not tried LibreOffice 3.3.2 with some of the MSO XML files from their online >template site. I have been told on these lists that the reading ability for >LO >is much better now that what OOo was, the last time I downloaded MSO sample >files. So I will have to try them. To be honest if MSO's own add on for >their >own products, to be able to use those nasty XML files, do not work then it >will >be hard pressed for LO developers to make it work. But, that is the MS way. >You have to buy their newest product to get to use the files saved with those >newest products. >> Were the Hebrew fonts messed up? If that happens it might be possible to >> install 'better' Hebrew fonts. Usually it is something odd about the way MSO >> handles text-boxes and pictures, any boxes really. But this can usually be >> fixed just by dragging the boxes back to the right place >> > I have many Hebrew TTF fonts ranging from 30KB to over 100KB in size. Could >there be a problem with the font file[s] that are being used? That is just a >wild guess, but not all "Hebrew" fonts are equal in quality, as far as I can >see, but I do not read Hebrew. > >> Hopefully compatibility will improve but MS like to try to make things >>difficult >> so that people are forced into buying their latest Office all the time. Google >> docs also uses the OpenDocument Formats and compatibility is improving there >> too. The whole Cloud thing is still a bit new but it's hopefully improving >> despite occasional set-backs. >> >> >> Encouraging your colleagues to install LibreOffice and make sure it is NOT set >> as the default Office Suite will help you all move to better compatibility >with >> more systems. They might even find they prefer LibreOffice more and more even >> though they could always use MSO instead. The icons are nicer and menus more >> familiar than the ribbon-bar (especially as it looks in MSO 2007). >> > If you cannot get you colleagues to use LibreOffice, please let them know > that >it would be better for them to use .doc and other non-XML formats so it is >much >easier to share the files with other colleagues. As I said before, not every >MSO package that "claims" to read/write .docx files will read/write the same >and >be read the same between different MSO packages. Also, some people, and >businesses, just do not have the money to update their systems every time MSO >comes out with a new version. I know quite a few that still use MSO 2000 or >2003. So, if people will just stop using that nasty XML version of MSO file >formats, we all will have an easier time sharing files between MSO users and >MSO >and LibreOffice users. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Laivy Gelerinter<[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, 26 May, 2011 12:12:40 >> Subject: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with MS Word 2007 files, hebrew >> >> I recently downloaded the newest version of Ubuntu in order to try it out as >> I am not so impressed with Windows. The current download includes >> LibreOffice. The main thing which would stop me from moving over to Ubuntu >> is compatibility with MS Office 2007 files. I have been putting out a weekly >> newsletter in Hebrew for the past 9 years and need to be able to access my >> MS files and to be able to read them and work with them. I also have some >> people working with me and they use MS Word and I must be able to >> successfully transfer files between them and myself. The newsletter is in >> Hebrew. When I tried opening the MS files using LibreOffice I found that the >> formatting was very messed up as well as LibreOffice not having the fonts I >> use and therefore everything came out wrong. How can I get LibreOffice to >> open these files while maintaining the proper formatting and fonts? I hope >> there is a way as everything I have heard about Ubuntu and Libreoffice point >> to them being much more stable and powerful than MS but, as I wrote, I need >> the compatibility with MS Office 2007 files. >> >> Thank you in advance >> >> Laivy >> > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
