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Re: [LUG] Windows Word and Open Office

 

> I am the (stand in) editor of a small magazine.  I use open office, everyone
> else uses Word.  So far I have had no real problems importing their word
> stuff.  However when I export my finished draft as a Microsoft Word .doc
> document other members of the committee find it comes out all other the place
> (the formating is lost).  Is there another format that Word can import that I
> should try?  (Or is the problem more basic like printer settings, but I would
> have thought that my document would force my settings on the other machine?)
>
Hmm...when you say comes out all over the place do you mean when they
print it?! If that's the case maybe just export it as a pdf and send
that to them.

Or if not send them all copies of OpenOffice!

Jon

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