Re: [users] [moderated] Is Open Office compatible with and allow users to open Microsoft Word Docs?

[James Knott]

Burney, Lance A CTR CID Corry Station wrote: Sir or Ma'am, I am thinking of making a purchase of a computer as a gift for a family memebr that includes your Open Office Software. I was wondering before I purchase however if one can open Word Docs and other word processor docs with your program? It can open Word documents, other than the new .DOCX format.  I believe it can also read, but not write Word Perfect files.  There are some other formats it supports. --