On 24/01/2008, Scott Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently started working with OOo, and I just saved my Writer document in > Word > 97/2000/XP format. I then opened the document in Word XP, and I was surprised > to see that (1) frame content (e.g., listings and diagrams) seemed to be > missing > entirely, (2) special symbols were missing from the text (e.g., the > mathematical > "there exists" symbol, which looks like a backwards capital E and which is > present in Windows' Symbol font), (3) some tab-based text was placed at the > wrong locations on the page (probably at the wrong tab stop), (4) > superscripted > text was not superscripted, and (5) cross references to frames were replaced > with "Error! Reference source not found." > > I don't need to share documents with people using Word, so these issues aren't > really problems for me, but I can imagine they'd be deal-killers for other > people. Should I be surprised to see so many things that don't translate > correctly from Writer to Word? > > Thanks, > > Scott
No, you should not be surprised. Ask Microsoft to document their format, that would help out a lot. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
