I will assume, therefore, that Mr. Patterson is not subscribed to the
mailling list and CC him on my reply.
Mr. Patterson, please reply directly to the list, you are more likely to
receive a reply.
I assume that you are running using Write.
While editing the document, you must then save the document as a Word
document.
1. Save your document as you normally would using File | Save. This
saves the current document as a Write document.
2. Now, save the document as a Word document. Use File | Save As to open
the save as dialog.
3. You will save a location for the file name and the file type. Change
the file type (it is a drop down) to Microsoft Word
4. You will be asked if you are certain that you want to do this. Read
the dialog carefully so that you answer correctly. The concern is that
if you save in a Word format, you may lose some formatting.
5. If they do not need to edit the document, consider using File |
Export As PDF and send a PDF version of the document. I create many
documents that I share with many people. I frequently send them all
three versions of the document.
I hope that this helps.
G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
The following showed up in my personal mailbox and it is a question
better suited to the list.
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: david patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Comment/suggestions for the User Guide
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:27:30 +0100
How do I save documents so that they can be opened in Microsoft office
on another computer
Regards
David Patterson
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