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beltorak0:
I'm taking a MicroSoftware class that teaches how to begin to use M$ word, excel, ppt, and access -- the Office XPee versions (win2k os).  I can read the documents using OpenOffice that I make in class with the XP crap just fine, but I can't read in XP the stuff I create or modify with OO.  Anyone else have this problem?  I would like to not have to schedule extra time in my week to go to the Comp Lab for homework, as most of it is tedious.  At least I have the next two weeks worth done  ;) .

damn pre-reqs.

-t.

KernelPanic:
Are you sure you are saving it as Office 2000/XP format, If you already are then forgive me for suggesting it   ;)  

What version of OpenOffice do you run also?

[ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Tux ]

Calum:
hey i'm just going to butt in here, i have openoffice 1.0 for linux (and for windows, although i no longer use it) and i cannot view bazoukas' powerpoint presentation properly in openoffice. this made me angry especially after void main said it worked fine. i needed to reboot and watch it in powerpoint, which pissed me off a bit.

what's wrong? this openoffice of mine seems to suck much more than people say it does. should i get version 1.01 (the latest one)? will it be any better? or should i PAY!!! for star office instead? First my girlfriend's CV, now bazoukas' presentation, it's one thing having an office suite but it would be nice if it actually worked.

Also, a mate of mine sent me a Microsoft works (ha!) document (a *.wps file) and i cannot seem to view it in ANY program, inclusing openoffice, kword, emacs, M$word et cetera. Useless. And since AbiWord won't compile (probably because of my own dumbness, i got it to work one time before) i can't try it in that...

okay, rant over, i can't really complain, i got it for free, but how hard can it be to just make the fucking thing WORK???

flap:
I don't think you should be judging OpenOffice on its ability to open MS Office documents. Actually it's very difficult to get it to work when you have to decode a secret, proprietary file format, and thus you can't expect them to get it 100% correct. You should be happy that it can handle MS files at all.

Pantso:

quote:Originally posted by flap:
I don't think you should be judging OpenOffice on its ability to open MS Office documents. Actually it's very difficult to get it to work when you have to decode a secret, proprietary file format, and thus you can't expect them to get it 100% correct. You should be happy that it can handle MS files at all.
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Sad but true...

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