Another thing she might want to do, when she uses "Save As", is to make
sure "Automatic file name extension" is checked. This will ensure files
will always have the correct file extension.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Thanks so much for your response. I will have my daughter follow your
instructions and I think I will email her teacher and let her know
about Open Office.
Thanks,
Laura DiBerardinis
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From: James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I emailed about a week ago to find out if open office impress
is compatible
> with power point. We have open office and my daughter did a
slide presentation
> and loaded it onto a thumb drive. She took it into school but
her teacher has
> power point so she could not open it and show the presentation.
If you could
> respond as soon as possible I would greatly appreciate it.
> > Thank you,
> > Laura DiBerardinis
> >
> You have to use "Save as" and then select PowerPoint format.
OpenOffice
> saves in ISO standard ODF file formats, by default. Microsoft
refuses
> to support those ISO standard formats, to force "lock in" for their
> products. You might also take this opportunity to educate the
teacher
> about OpenOffice. I think it's criminal for schools to expect
students
> to spend hundreds of dollars on Microsoft products, when
excellent free
> or low cost alternatives exist.
>
>
>
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