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On 17/10/11 18:01, paul sutton wrote:
On 17/10/11 17:59, Neil Winchurst wrote:I am sure at least one member here has an e-mail signature that says to use open formats rather than MS word, perhaps include that at the bottom discrete but it shows not everyone has, uses or as most people assume can afford to use MS office. Not to mention that people don't use Windows (that will be too much for people I am sure) PaulThe problem is, I suspect, that companies receive so many applications for jobs nowadays that they will easily be put off reading one if there is any problem with the format. I think the suggestion of exporting to PDF would be a good idea, but don't tell Tom P. I will show my daughter how to do it and tell her to attach that file to any applications in future. Neilyeah, there is always rtf or plain text, but there is no harm in having a signature to promote the cause, ok mine is about ubuntu, but if everyone does this then the message will spread, slowly. I may find a suitable site url and change it to support open standards. Paul
Or even HTML - I've heard MS IE can read some of it now. Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq