On 04/14/2009 03:08 PM, bg wrote: [snip] > > Brewster And this has what exactly to do with the "problems' thread?
Here is the thread that you highjacked: > Mike Rowland wrote: >> 1) Since downloading Open Office I have a problem with creating word >> documents .When I open up word and type and save it creates a file name from >> what I just typed in the document it is like something has taken over WORD >> and I can't convert a WORD file to a PDF file! Can you help? >> >> Mike >> > > Installing OpenOffice.org (OOo) does not change anything about how MS > Word operates -- the only thing that may be different is the "file > association" that determines what program to use when you double-click a > file to open it. When you are using Word (not Writer) to create a new > document, Word tries to guess at a possible file name from the content, > as has been true for many years. OOo leaves the filename blank. In both > cases, you just accept Word's suggestion or, for either Word or Writer, > provide your own filename. (In using the Writer Save As capability, make > sure that automatic file name extension is selected.) > > Word does not (AFAIK) support creating PDFs directly. If you have a PDF > "printer" utility installed, you can select that as your printer to get > a PDF. In Writer, you can use File > Export as PDF to create a PDF file > without changing your basic document's type. That includes opening a > Word (.doc or .docx) file in Writer, then doing the Export. Subject: Re: problems In-Reply-To: <00e4035e408b4228925b4c480cdaf...@admin82f0b4589> Please start your *own* new thread rather than highjacking another. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
