[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenOffice - winword formatting error issues

[terry]

Mark Gross wrote:

 >>I'm not concerned about what I may have to correct under OO.The 
 >>concern is that when I send a document to a MS user, they have to 
make >>corrections and don't understand why they should have to bother. 
I >>wind up being hounded because I can't send them a "compatible" 
 >>document. They won't switch to OO because they are constantly having 
 >>to send docs to other MS users. I actually tried putting them on OO 
 >>under Windows (as a precursor to going to Linux) and they STILL had 
 >>the problem. I don't have the time to keep tweaking their setup. It's 
 >>easier just to keep them current with anti virus and anti ad software.
 >
 >
 >Easy way around that is to send them documents in pdf format.  Works 
 >for me all the time.

Then they would need Adobe Acrobat (full edition) to make any changes. 
That's not gonna happen, and I've yet to see a shareware Windoes pdf 
program that works. We're talking about docs that are dynamic, not static.
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That's not true, they can use OpenOffice.

OR, get the latest OO, or buy a copy of StarOffice, it has better 
exporting.  Export the doc as word 95.  I send docs made this way all 
over the US - to banks and anal insurance companies, etc..  They never 
know the difference.  They re-edit and send 'em back just dandy.
I use OO all the time without hassle.  The best part is when I have to 
use OO to reformat a microdoft XP doc back to word 95 so that some of my 
center managers (using older MSOffices) can read it