On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:27:38 +1100, Dave Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Unfortunately, you are just another >victim of the Microsoft "lock-in" trap. Hang on Microsoft did not develop the APA PERRLA software, nor did they dictate the Perrla format, nor did they dictate that debbi use it for her assigments. It is the developers of APA Perlla and the institutions who insist upon the use of that software that have locked people into the use of MS Word, not MIcrosoft. The APA Perlla folks quite sensibly targetted the platform used by 90% of their target market. Its debbi's educational insitute who should bear the greater repsonsibility for her predicament for mandating the use of commercial software -- APA Perrla in the first instance, MS Word as a consequence of that. Critcize MS products by all means, criticize their employment practices, their marketing practices etc, but don't critcize them for being successful - after all that is what most people want for themselves and their families! >-------- Original Message -------- >From: deborah mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed 02 Apr 2008 11:34:25 EST > >> I am using open office writer. for school I am asked to use apa >> perela for writing assignments. I cannot use it with open office. >> what can I do to change it so I can use it. I don't want to get >> microsoft word. thank you, debbi mills > >I think the following statement from the "APA PERRLA" website. >http://www.perrla.com/Pages/1/2.aspx says it all. ><Q> >APA PERRLA requires a Windows computer (not Mac) running Microsoft Word. >It is not compatible with any other word processing software. ></Q> > >OOo (OpenOffice.org) is a cross platform application that is not locked >into any single OS (Operating System - eg. Linux, Mac, Solaris, Windows, >etc.) > >It is the responsibility of the program which interfaces with the word >processing software to provide this compatibility, in this case "APA >PERRLA". The OOo source code and interfacing development software tools >are readily and freely available to anyone who wants them. Therefore, >your question/request should be directed to "APA PERRLA". > >Sorry, but there is nothing that can be done on the OOo side of this >issue to resolve your problem. Unfortunately, you are just another >victim of the Microsoft "lock-in" trap. > >Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
