On Thu February 2 2006 13:12, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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.
Hi Kathy, As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Thu February 2 2006 21:05, Jallan wrote: > > 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. > > Since you appear not to be list subscriber, I am sending a copy of this > to you at [EMAIL PROTECTED] as well as to the mailing list. > > Please respond to this message and ask any further questions you may > have to the list address [email protected] only. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
