On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 19:33 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I agree it could be worded better, but just to clarify, OOo does not > "convert" MS Office files to OpenOffice.org files. That's not what > "associate" means. > > In a message dated 1/29/2006 7:24:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I think the message "When you install Open Office, it asks you whether > you want to associate MS Office files with Open Office. In order to not > associate these MS Office file types, you must uncheck the appropriate > boxes before continuing." could be worded better for the general public > to avoid mis-understandings.
The FAQ link I gave the OP needs updating. The answer there refers to the checkboxes being checked by default, when in fact since the release of 2.0 the checkboxes are unchecked by default. > It would be much better to state that if you associate MS Office files > with Open Office, that Open office will become the Default Program and > that it will convert MS Office files to Open Office files. > > A lot of people are going to mis-interperat the term "associate" In my business I deal with a large number of inexperienced computer users and I have been amazed how many do not understand the term "default". While watching several new users install OOo, I asked them what they believed the wording of the dialog meant. Invariably, they said: "If we do not tick those boxes OOo will not be able to open Microsoft Office files". These were intelligent people, just inexperienced in computer terminology. Maybe a better message for the installer dialog might be: "If you already have Microsoft Office installed on this computer, it is recommended that you do NOT tick the above boxes." My 2c's worth. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
