On Nov 13, 2007 9:25 AM, James Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote a quick letter using Writer and sent it to my mum via email, who > has MS Office installed (I think MSOffice 97), however she was not able to > open it. > > How do I ensure my mum can open (Writer) documents, when I send them to > her via email? (She has MSOffice97 installed on her computer). > > To save the documents you create in MS Word format or optionally set Writer so it saves in MS Word format by default do as follows:
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 change the default so it always saves in Word format - select Tool>Options... from the menu - open the Load/ Save branch - select the General item on this branch - look for the "Default file format" settings near the bottom middle - - set the Document type to Text document - - set the Always save as option to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP - click the OK button
