On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Rachelle Payne <[email protected]>wrote:
> I have a problem with my macbook and was wondering if downloading open > office would solve my issue. Basicly, whenever I want to send a document I > have typed/created through the application pages attached in an email, the > recipient can never open it. Most of the time, the person I am sending it > to will tell me its because it is being sent as a "zip" file as opposed to a > normal word file. A friend recommended that I download open office, and use > that from now on. Would I still have the same issue? > > Rachel OOo can certainly create text documents as "normal" Word documents. Saving as Word documents is not the default setting though. After installation, to make the default document format = Word, the following must be done - open the Writer program - select the Tools menu - select Options... from the menu - expand the Load/Save options list - select the General options - at the bottom right of the dialog ensure "Document Type" reads "Text document" - open the "Always save as" list and select the Word file format you wish your files to be saved as (there are several options) More guidance can be found here http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Getting_Started/Choosing_options_for_loading_and_saving_documents -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
