[users] MS Office 2000 Files

[Christopher Harding]

Hi.   I'm a brand new (potential) user and cannot open MS Office 2000 database files (*.mdb).  Is this possible?   At first I had the *.mdb file password protected (so that it couldn't be opened without the password).  I removed this protectio and still couldn't open it in Open Office (OO)!   Even if I can open this file, it is important for me to stop others from opening it via password.  Can I set this up in OO?   On another more general matter - I currently synchronise my MS Office files with my PDA (d'bases, s'sheets & docs).  Will I be able to save all files in MS Office format so that this synchronisation remains as is?   If the answer is no to any of the above, I shall have to uninstall OO, which would be a shame as I'm pretty fed up with MS and it's often buggy behaviour!   Thanks for your help (hopefully) PS  I unistalled MS Office and've just discovered the Spell Checker in this Outlook Express is now not functional!!  Ho Hum!