On Monday 04 February 2008 20:25:45 Trista Curtiss wrote:
> Hi,
> I downloaded Open Office onto my laptop because the Microsoft Office
> installed is a trial version. I'm running into a compatability problem. I
> work on my laptop doing notes and papers for school and save them to a
> flashdrive. I then insert my flashdrive into my desktop computer to print
> things out. Microsoft Word installed on my desktop will not open my files.
> It does not recognize the format. I had to install Open Office on my
> desktop so that I could print my papers. When I researched this program,
> it said that it would be compatible with any other program. Is this not
> so? I can't share files with classmates, because they might not be able to
> open them. Am I doing something wrong or is it not compatible?
>
> Thanks,
> Trista
When you save your documents to the flashdrive, use File > Save as
insteat of File > Save. Change the file type dropdown list from
OpenDocument Text (.odt) to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc). Now, Microsoft
Word should be able to read it. And if you are using Word 2007, make sure you
save your files in Word 2007 in the same format that I just listed.
Dan
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