On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:47 AM, kindrea albright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you purchase and download this program, is it still > possible to open other microsoft products with your > program? Meaning if someone sends me an email with a > microsoft word attachement, can I still open the > program with open office? > > Regards > > At present OpenOffice cannot open documents saved in the new Microsoft Office format (the one with the extension ending with an x). OpenOffice handles fairly well documents in the older MS Office formats. If you do not need to edit the documents, ask for a PDF version. No risks of viruses, works on every machine and there are no conversion/compatibility issues. OOo can generate a pdf from your document with a couple of clicks. Cheers, Michele
