forwarded to OP On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Barbara Duprey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Julie Smith wrote: > >> <snip> >> >> Dear Sir >> I have been browsing the internet to try and resolve my problem and note >> that you have provided a helpful response to someone else and I wonder if >> you would be able to answer my query. >> I have a new computer with Open Office. I have spent weeks typing an >> assignment for a qualification, which I am undertaking and when I have >> emailed to the recipient, they cannot open the attachment. I have then >> tried to email to myself and open on my work computer and I too cannot open >> the attachment as a word document. >> Would you be able to offer any advice on how to deal with this issue. >> Kind Regards >> Julie >> > > Unless you tell it otherwise, OpenOffice.org creates files according to the > standardized Open Document Format specifications, and MS Office programs > (like Word and Excel) do not understand those. Those are probably what your > recipients, and you on your office computer, are trying to use. You have a > number of options: > > * Ensure that the receiving systems have OOo installed. This is the > best option, because nothing will ever be "lost in translation" > between file formats. > * On the receiving systems, install the Sun plugin for MS Office > that gives it the capability to use the ODF files: > http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/get.jsp > * When you are sending the documents you create to somebody without > the OOo or plugin software, send the file as a PDF whenever > possible -- that is, when the recipient just needs to look at it. > This can be done through the File > Send > E-mail as PDF option. > * Send the document in Word format (File > Send > E-mail as > Microsoft Word [or Excel, or Powerpoint]). > * Use File >Save As, select the appropriate MS Office filetype, and > make sure that automatic file name extension is selected. Then > attach the file to your e-mail. > * If you are always going to be using the MS Office filetypes (not > recommended, for many reasons) you can establish them as the > defaults instead of the ODF formats: Tools > Options, Load/Save, > General, Default file format and ODF settings, then the various > "Document type" and "Always save as" pairings. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
