Interesting - I've been running Word Perfect Suite 8 Professional since 1998. Before that, I used Word Perfect Suite 6.1 on a Windows 3.1 machine for many years. My copy of Word Perfect 8 will NOT read or write M$ Word files! Once in WP8, when I click File/Open, only .wpd or .txt files are accepted, not .doc files. When I attempt to just open a .doc file, I get an "unsupported format" error. Are you reading and writing text files? M$ and WP will read and write both. (For that matter, any Word Processor will). I'd like to see OpenOffice have the same abilities as Word Perfect using labels and envelopes.
As I said, I still use WP8 considerably more. M$ doesn't even come close (Sorry to say that neither does OO) in producing labels and envelopes. Besides that, I know how to use WP8 so much more. I do not have problems reading and writing with Quattro Pro 8 and Excel. However, elaborate spreadsheets created with Quattro Pro are considerably larger than when the same spreadsheeet is created with Excel. I've created spreadsheets on Quattro Pro 8 that would not at all fit on a 3 1/2" floppy. But when I read the Quattro Pro 8 into Excel and resave the file in Excel, the file not only fits on a floppy, but is smaller than 1/4 the capacity of the floppy. I did not check out the comparison with OO yet. I have read that OO spreadsheets are larger than on Excel, but I did not verify that, yet. What attracts me so much to OpenOffice is how easily it writes and reads M$ files and how much OpenOffice costs. OpenOffice is then available for anyone and everyone! Greg --- Jim Szatkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting - I've been running WP8 for years. My > copy does read and write to > MS Word (and Quattro to Excel) files...however, it's > only updated to the Word files up > through like 1999 or so (I'm thinking Word 97 format > and below)? > > Jim > > > James L Szatkowski, PE, NSPE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.jlsce.com > > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:50 , Gregory Forster > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > >Hi, > > > > I AM a Word Perfect user. I use Word Perfect > Suite > >8 Professional. Word Perfect seems to be able to > do > >so much more, easier and better than Microsoft > Word, > >especially with labels and envelopes. Microsoft > Word > >is very anemic when doing labels or envelopes. > > > > I also use Open Office 2.0 BETA (1.9.125). > >Primarily, I use OpenOffice to read and write > >Microsoft Office documents. OpenOffice 1.9.125 > will > >easily read text and formatted text created from my > >Word Perfect. However, OO will not read graphics. > or > >labels. Word Perfect 8 is very proprietary in that > it > >will only read ASCII text files and Word Perfect > >files. It will not read M$ files. > > > >Greg > > > > > >--- Fridrich Strba [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Russell Butler wrote: > >> > I am not a WordPerfect user, but I understand > that > >> OOo2.0 development > >> > series (I have 1.9.122 at present) will open > >> WordPerfect (.wpd) > >> > documents. Staroffice is supposed to have > better > >> WordPerfect filters, > >> > but I don't think either of them will write the > >> format. > >> > >> I would be surprised if the StarOffice filters > were > >> better ones :-) > >> See this thread: > >> > >http://supportforum.sun.com/staroffice/index.php\?t=msg&th=2349&start=0&rid=0 > >> > >> And since the libwpd & writerperfect are actively > >> maintained and > >> developed, OOo's filters will be better and > better > >> ;-) There are nice > >> changes improving formating conversion that did > not > >> make it into 2.0.0, > >> but will be most probably be in 2.0.1 > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Fridrich Strba > >> http://libwpd.sf.net team > >> > >> > >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > >"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to > political prosperity, religion and morality are > indispensable supports. In > vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism > who should labor to subvert these great pillars of > human happiness - > these firmest props of the duties of men and > citizens. The mere politician, equally with the > pious man, ought to respect and > to cherish them." * * * * > >George Washington Farewell Address > Philadelphia, September 7, 1796 > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ********** "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness - these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them." * * * * George Washington Farewell Address Philadelphia, September 7, 1796 ********* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
