Re: [LUG] Sending docs in MS format

[Robert Cook <robertsgcook@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi As a watcher on the site I don't as yet use Linux but have an older machine with 
MS Office so send me a file and I will try opening it in Word and Open Office and 
tell you the differences
cheers 
Rob Cook

     ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
     From: "Grant Sewell" <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
     To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
     Received: 17/10/2011 18:37:26
     Subject: Re: [LUG] Sending docs in MS format


     >On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:46:44 +0100
     >Neil Winchurst wrote:

     >> On 17/10/11 17:42, Gordon Henderson wrote:
     >> > On Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Neil Winchurst wrote:
     >> > 
     >> >> Looking for some help please.
     >> >>
     >> >> My daughter sometimes sends out job applications, 
     >including CV's
     >> >> etc. If she sends them as an attachment to an email 
     >the recipients
     >> >> complain that they can't read them, (the attached 
     >files, not the
     >> >> email).
     >> >>
     >> >> I have told her to save them, using OO Writer, in Word 
     >format. She
     >> >> claims that she does, but I am wanting to check this 
     >out.
     >> >>
     >> >> So I am looking for some help please. I know that some 
     >members have
     >> >> Windows as well as Linux. Would anyone be willing to 
     >receive a test
     >> >> email with attachment from me and to let me know if 
     >they can read
     >> >> the attachment in Word please?
     >> >>
     >> >> I can't help her, I have not used Windows since 
     >Windows 98 first
     >> >> came out. My brother has Windows on his laptop but 
     >he does not
     >> >> have Word installed, he uses OO Writer and Firefox. 
     >Yay, he has
     >> >> learnt some good ways from me then.
     >> >>
     >> >> Any help gratefully received
     >> > 
     >> > Export as PDF and email the PDFs.
     >> > 
     >> > Gordon
     >> > 
     >> I have just tested that and it can be read in Adobe 
     >Reader, so if the
     >> company my daughter is writing to can read PDF files then 
     >that will be
     >> fine. I will show her how to do that.
     >> 
     >> Thanks
     >> 
     >> Neil

     >Unfortunately, some companies - in my experience usually 
     >recruitment
     >agencies - will only accept document types that they can 
     >open in
     >Microsoft Word so they can copy/paste the contents into 
     >their own
     >database tool.

     >Now, I know and you know that you can copy from most PDF 
     >files, but
     >that doesn't necessarily mean that they will accept a PDF 
     >version.

     >Grant.

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