On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:39:52 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: > I went to purchase Ms Windows and was told by the clerk there about > openoffice.org. I am attending graduate school online. I purchased a new > computer > but unbeknownst to me, the .doc program and Powerpoint that I have been > using > has been locked due to these programs being offered to me on a trial basis. > I > am unable to submit required documents because they have to be in .doc > format and powerpoint. Can you please tell me how I would go about > downloading the > necessary programs to my computer from openoffice?
OpenOffice.org is an alternative office suite that provides more or less the same functionality as Microsoft Office. There are several modules, Writer (= Word), Calc (= Excel), Impress (= Powerpoint), Draw (= Word drawing tools), and Base (= Access). Each of these can open Microsoft Office files and save in Microsoft Office formats. For example, Writer can open .doc files and save in .doc format, and so on. Having said that, there are occasional slight formatting problems; a document created and saved from Writer (with, e.g., tables) in .doc format might come out with the formatting of the table slightly different. Ususally the import/export is flawless, but if the document has a lot of heavy formatting or uses uncommon features, the chance of a formatting glitch is increased. Go ahead and download 2.04 and install it. I think you'll find it meets your needs. Just tell OOo in the Preferences to save always in Microsoft Office formats. I've been using it for over a year as a graduate student and have never had a problem. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
