On 11/22/2011 02:39 AM, Stephan Zietsman wrote:
doug wrote:
I'd like to make LO Writer default to saving everything in .rtf format. The
.odf is not readable by people with
Microsoft software, which is most of the world. If so, how? (Running
version 3.4.4)
To change the default format when saving: "Tools" -> "Options..." ->
"Load/Save" -> "General". Under the section "Default file format and
ODF settings" you can change the default file format for saving.
Under "Document type" click the drop-down and select "Text document".
Then under the "Always save as" drop-down, select the format you want.
I would suggest not using "Rich Text Format" (rtf), for various
reasons; it may be better to stick with the older "Microsoft Word
97/2000/XP/2003" (doc) format. As far as I'm aware, "ODF Text
Document" (odt) is compatible with most word processors (including
Microsoft Office Word), but you are free to use the format you're
comfortable with.
Regards
Stephan
Thanx to the responders. I'm using Linux. In Windows I usually use
WordPerfect.
AFAIK, Microsoft can read rtf. Two people whom I recently sent odf to
said they
couldn't read it. I'm told by people familiar with MS Word that not all
.doc files
are compatible, there having been a change somewhere along about 1998 or so.
(I don't use anything Microsoft when I can avoid it; I don't need the
viruses.)
If someone know that MS can _not_ read rtf, then please advise.
--doug
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