Please reply to the list, other users might be able to help you out
2007/3/27, S. B. Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Thanks for your help, Mr. Voets! ----- Original Message ---- From: Guy Voets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]; S. B. Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 5:24:31 AM Subject: Re: [users] OpenOffice & Apple Work 2007/3/25, S. B. Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Will OpenOffice (Mac version) open Apple Works documents? > > I'm trying to talk my mom into buying a new computer. Her current iMac > is about 7 years old and she's having problems opening pictures and whatnot > we (her kids) send her. We looked at the new iMac, but it doesn't come > bundled with any software she needs/wants. If OpenOffice will work with her > existing documents, I think I can convince her to buy a new computer. > > Thanks in advance! > Sorry to say so, but as far as I know, OpenOffice.org can't read Appleworks (or iWork/Pages/Keynote files for that matter). All these Apple programs are a bit of a dead end since they can only be read by Apple. Appleworks files will have to be saved in another format (txt, rtf, doc) that can be read by OpenOffice.org. I think even MacLinkPlus doesn't offer a solution to go directly from AW to OOo... I have googled around a bit, but didn't find a direct solution. Greetings, -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.2 RC 4 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and dutch OOo 2.2 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
