Re: [LUG] EXCEL AND OPEN OFFICE

[Gemma Peter <gemma.peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 22:30, Terence McCarthy wrote:
> I found that I had constant trouble with M$ Office 2000 and OO 
> saved-in-M$Word-format files when others accessed them with M$Word/Excel etc..
>
> However, saving them as M$Office 98 (I think it is) cures the problem, as 
> flakeOffice then asks you if you want to save the file in the new and unique file 
> format of your own personal version of M$SwearWord. Having done that the OO file's 
> table(s) is/are the right size and shape.

One of my boxes is being used by my younger sister at the moment it's
still running Linux :) and OpenOffice 1.1 for her to do her college work
on. But she keeps on saying it "messes up the layout". I think I will
try and get her to save as the older format. 

Is there any way to mount & unmount the floppy drive automatically like
windows does? (because I am frustrated at having to re-explain the
mounting/unmounting concept every time I visit home.)

M$ changes its file formats/protocols periodically to screw up FS/OSS
alternatives but I think they are less likely to do that with the old M$
formats because doing so would screw up compatibility for their own
users too.

Now I have to try and explain to my parents *again* that I don't know 
how to fix the kernel32 error that appears when windows 98 starts up on
the home PC (without a reinstall).


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