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Hello! I am on an older computer that has Windows 98. I have just published a
book and the Editor has sent me the final transcript with corrections that
need to be accepted/rejected. In order for me to do this, I will need Microsoft
Word, however, this system is not compatible and there is no software for it,
unless I spend Four Hundred dollars to first, upgrade with the Windows 2000 CD
and then install the Microsoft Word CD. I was on Amazon.com looking for the
software when I read a review that stated I could download OpenOffice 1.1. Can
I do this, free of charge and still be able to open my manuscript from my
Editor to make the changes necessary? I downloaded the final manuscript in zip and
see the corrections made, highlighted in blue, but do not see comments
highlighted in yellow or the yellow post it notes. So, can I download your 1.1 or
2.0.1 and proceed? Thank you. I have a deadline to complete this, so I hope to
hear from you soon.
Kathy Miller
OpenOffice.org Writer usually does a "reasonable" but not always perfect
import of Microsoft Word files and a "reasonable" but not always perfect
export of Microsoft Word files, including marked corrections and notes.
It is also distributed entirely free from various web sites and
available at minimal cost from some distributors via CD. You are
encouraged to copy it and redistribute it freely.
So it is certainly worth trying, given your situation.
You can download and install OpenOffice.org version 2.0.1, the latest
stable version from http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.1/index.html If
you have slow internet access, this could take a long time. You might
know someone with a fast connection who could download it for you and
burn it onto a CD or give it to you on a zip drive or other external drive.
If OpenOffice.org Writer works for you, it will probably be a more than
adequate replacement for every purpose for what is, I gather, a rather
old version of Microsoft Word.
When you install, you will be asked whether you wish to associate
Microsoft Word files, Excel Files, and power point files with
OpenOffice.org. In you situation I suggest not doing so, as you probably
still want Microsoft Word rather than OpenOffice.org Writer to respond
when you click on a .DOC file. (You can always change this later if you
want.)
Open your file from within Writer. I suggest always saving your file
twice using the SAVE AS procedure, both in MS Word .DOC format and in
OpenOffice.org .ODT format (and not under any circumstances overwriting
your original file.)
You must of course send only the .DOC format file to your publisher, as
MS Word cannot read .ODT files.
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Jallan
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