[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenOffice - winword formatting error issues

[terry]

Ralph Green, Jr wrote:
> Howdy,
>   If you have this concern, I suggest you look at TextMaker.  It is a
> Linux/FreeBSD word processor that is the most compatible one I have
> found.  I regularly exchange documents with Microsoft Word users. 
> Before TextMaker, I would get complaints about why I had changed the
> format of the document.  With TextMaker, they don't see any difference. 
> There is a slightly reduced version of TextMaker bundled wth SuSE 9.1
> that should be good to try.  There is a demo version available for
> download, but it is pretty useless. The down-loadable version of
> TextMaker won't write .doc files.
>  I have not gotten any documents in the new MS XML format.  I seem to
> recall they claimed a patent on some concept in they format and are
> trying to keep it closed.  So, those might be a problem.
>   One last comment.  If you are just sending a file to a MS word user
> and you don't want to have to explain .rtf format, which I also use
> normally, just save the document as an html file.  rename it to .doc and
> MS word will open it and the user will never notice.  I was surprise the
> first time I saw this, but it works.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
> 

Thanks Ralph, good information!
  I'll try your suggestions.

[I see experiments on the horizon]