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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 04:44:45PM +0100, Julian Hall wrote: > The file is a Word .doc file (as it's for submission to the university which > uses MSO it seems pointless to write it all in ODT and then re-save it - > potentially losing formatting). I have a WIndows 7 VM with the MSO suite > loaded so I opened the same file in that, and it opened without complaint. > I had this problem a while ago (moving files from odt to doc and back again). The only solution I could find then was - rename the odt file as *zip - open the text file in vim (or open office) - Delete a whole bunch of corruption - Close the file - rename zip to odt Now I just keep files in odt format as the later versions open them easily. The only real problem now is bullet points. The formatting changes. -- Henry Communication not signed with an original manual signature or an appropriately verified digital signature is not binding. Sat 24 Sep 08:56:03 BST 2016 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq