2008/3/16, Sarah Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am trying to open a Writer document with Word, > and it doesn't seem to be compatible; it's come up with a page of > nonsense. > No, the document didn't start off as nonsense. > This is very inconvenient for me, as I am using a computer that does NOT > have Open Office. > I was using Open Office on the understanding that it was fully compatible > with Microsoft Office Suite. > > Not happy; > Sasha >
Hello Sasha, In what format did you save the document that now comes up as nonsense in Word? By default, OpenOffice.org saves in the internationally approved standard ODF format (ods, odt...). Microsoft cannot read this document standard. So you have to save your work in OOo in a format that MS can read, i.e. its own .doc, .xls etc. Sa Save As > choose .doc (MS Word 97, 2000, XP) and don't forget to click on the automatic filename extension. As for full compatability, this is hard to achieve since MS formats are secret and closed. OOo succeeds in 'imitating' them by 'backward engeneering', a intelligent way of guessing. HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
