On Nov 12, 2007 11:28 AM, Ben Monteith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is the open office writer compatible with Microsoft Word? My college > instructor tells me that she is unable to down load my written assignments, > because they are not in MSWord format. >
Ben, it sounds like you need to save the documents composed in Writer in MSWord format or possibly in PDF format. Save in Word format if your instructor needs to be able to edit your submissions. Save in PDF format if it is only necessary for your instructor to read your submissions. To save in Word format: - for a new document select File>Save from the menu - for a document that has been saved previously select File>Save As... from the menu - fill in the File Name if needed (there will be a name showing if the file was saved previously) - from the "Save as type" list select the appropriate MSWord type, e.g. "Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP" - make sure "Automatic file name extension is checked" (this setting will be remembered) - click the "Save" button To export in PDF format (for whatever reason there is a different verb and menu path): - select File>Export as PDF... from the menu - click the "Export" button - enter a file name - click the "Save" button It may also be worth proposing to your teacher that they acquire OpenOffice and begin using it as a way to reduce the cost to students of producing homework assignments. OpenOffice, as you know, is free and even at student discount I believe MS Office is on the order of $100. In my time at college that would have been worth one or two text books depending on the courses. One last bit, most likely the reason the instructor can't read the documents you're providing is because they're being saved in Writer's native format, .odt, which follows an approved international standard for how to store the contents of documents in electronic files. You will get the most benefit from Writer if you continue to use this native format and only save in word format when needed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
