-------- Original Message -------- From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri 16 Mar 2007 11:48:05 EST
>> will i have difficulties transferring old excell and Word documents to >> my new machine with open office>?? > Not really. The only difficultly arrives if there is complex > formatting and MS specific stuff within the MS documents. > > Even after installing OOo you don't have to 'convert' MS documents to > OOo format. You can keep them in the MS format and use them from OOo. > > /paul In addition to Paul's answer. Regarding "MS specific stuff", you should be aware that if your MS files (e.g. Excel spreadsheets) contain macros, these will not function in OOo, although they can be retained in a file edited with OOo. MS macros are written in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and OOo macros are written in Star Basic. The syntax is very similar, but are not directly interchangeable. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
