2008/3/17, valerie gunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am having a few problems opening office documents, these files seem to > be listed under DOX FILE. It gives me a list of options but what ever I try > to do it tells me the file is corrupt and cannot be repaired. It gives the > option to install the open office filter with open office . org setup. but > I dont know where to find the file. Any suggestions Regards Val Guntet >
Hello, As far as I understand your question, you're probably trying to read/edit files that were made with the MS Office 2007 and saved in the new lock-in docx/xlsx/ppsx format. At present the current OpenOffice.org version doesn't read/edit/save in that format yet. The best option is to ask that the people that send you these files save them in the 'old' doc/xls/pps format. There's a viewer available I believe, and some 'sophisticated' OOo version can already experimentally read/edit/save in the format, but the official version will be able to later this year. 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
