Emily Berg wrote: > To whom this concerns: > > I have a two questions about Open Office before I decide whether or not to > download it. I have a new computer with Windows Vista Home edition. > I do not currently have any software installed. > > First, I am a student at a University. The University uses Microsoft. When I > access files saved to the University network from my home computer, will > they automatically open as Open Office documents? Will I be able to save > documents that I create in Open Office to the University network and then > open them from computers at the University? > > Second, can I un-install Open Office if I decide I would rather use a > different software package? > > Thank you for yor time. > > -Emily > > OpenOffice can read & write Microsoft Office files, except those in the new format (.DOCX etc.) as created by Office 2007. When you submit a document, you'll have to use Save as, to select an appropriate file type (Word, Excel etc.) from the drop down list.
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