James Knott wrote:
Amy Issokson wrote:
The prof requires it because there is and editing function that she
has that only works with 2003.doc. Every format I have tried to
submit has not worked with her editing software.
Given that it's likely no longer available, perhaps you should ask her
what students, who do not have and cannot obtain that version are
supposed to do. Locking people into a specific version of a
proprietary application is a very bad thing to do. She has
effectively locked out many people from her class. It appears your
problem goes beyond anything OpenOffice can do. This is an excellent
example of why Microsoft lock in is a very bad thing. In my opinion,
your prof's request is unreasonable.
Another point -- can you find out what "editing function" the professor
is depending on with this version-specific requirement? It's obviously
nothing standard, or the normal .doc format would work. It sounds as if
somebody may have created a macro for her in that version that is not
supported in OOo. If so, maybe somebody here could duplicate it under
OOo. Then you could do her (and all the other students!) a big favor by
getting them onto OOo.
James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Amy Issokson wrote:
I am taking an online class and the teacher has demanded that all
papers be submitted in 2003.doc. I have 2003.xml, but this does not
upload to her computer. The word versions ending in doc work, but it
has to be in 2003. Is there a way to download 2003 doc to my computer?
Why is it that Word 2003 "doc" is so important? I don't know if the
.DOC format in Word 2003 is different from earlier recent versions of
Word. If the class absolutely requires Word 2003, I guess you'll have
to buy it (if you still can), but I cannot understand why that
instructor is so restrictive. If anyone were to buy a new computer
these days, they certainly wouldn't have it and I just checked a
major office supply store and they don't have anything older than
Office 2007.
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