Hi.
I just went through a round of issues with Word and OpenOffice. You will
be fine for the most part, unless your instructor plans to use the
"Review" process in which "comments" are used. If this is the case, you
will be screwed. You will be able to create the document and save it
in .doc format. But, after she opens it in Word and makes comments,
when you open it, the formatting of the comments will be haywire and the
ones at the end will get deleted.
Also, images in Word versions for some reason no longer show up in
OpenOffice. I don't know why. That was another round of issues that
forced me to go to Word for most of my clients.
So, if all she plans to do is read it on her computer, you're golden.
If she will use "comments" for grading purposes, you will have to get
the Word program keys.
There are Word 2010 keys available on http://amzn.to/1okpWDl that are
much cheaper than if you bought the whole package at $239.00. In the end
I had to have all three editors in order to satisfy my clients. And
today, I had yet ANOTHER demand for formatting in Google Docs. That
person doesn't even know the security risk to their intellectual
property and they don't want to hear it.
Another option would be to go to the nearest public library or college
campus computing center to work. Which totally defeats the purpose of
online classes, but might be necessary if you can't come up with that
extra cash.
Cindy
On 08/02/2014 03:11 PM, Randi Moore wrote:
Hi my name is Randi Moore. I am an online college student and one of the tech
requirements is that I have microsoft word 2007 or later version. Well I do
NOT want to spend that money to download MS word 2007! So my question
is.......if I type a paper in Open Office and then email it to my professor,
will she be able to open it and it be the same format in her MS Word 2007
program? I have to make sure Open Office and MS Word are compatable programs.
Please answer ASAP
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