Hello everyone, I downloaded my first OpenOffice from the website Openoffice.org, and I just upgraded to OpenOffice 2.4 via the upgrade tool in the software.
I use Windows XP. How would I go about sending a sample file with the problem? If you think no one cares about you, try missing a few payments... > Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:22:43 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [users] Trouble with .rtf or .doc when opening in Microsoft > Office > > James Knott wrote: > > Pak-Kei Wong wrote: > >> Hello everyone, > >> I am using OpenOffice 2.4 (but this problem also happened in previous > >> versions), and my problem is that I can format a document very > >> nicely using tables or whatever. However, when I save it as a .doc > >> or as a .rtf, it'll open fine on my computer, but when I send that > >> file to someone, and they open it using Microsoft Office, they get a > >> document with lots of pages, and each section of the table on a > >> separate page. Therefore, a document of 3 pages with tables and > >> headings becomes one of 21 pages with one sentence each at the > >> beginning of the page. > >> > >> This makes things very difficult, since if I format a CV, and then I > >> send it as a job application to a prospective employer, they open up > >> a jibberish document and end up trashing my CV because it is not > >> formatted properly. > >> > > > > Assuming you're running Windows, you might want to install the free > > Microsoft Word Viewer, so you can see how your documents will look in > > Word. > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/CD102258581033.aspx > > > This is highly unusual behavior -- I've been sending OOo-created .doc > files with tables to people for a long time and never had anything like > that (currently on version 2.3.1). So there would seem to be something > strange about your setup that makes this happen. It might help if we > could see an example document that has the problem, sanitized of any > sensitive data. Depending on the root cause of the problem, you could > try attaching it in .odt format to see if others see the same issue. The > list generally doesn't accept .doc files, but maybe you could upload it > someplace in that format for the folks here to take a look. You also > didn't mention what operating system you're using, which might be > significant, as well as where you are getting your OOo version. We > certainly don't want you missing job opportunities! _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crossword puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212
