open office - Page 3

11-12-2008, 03:44 PM

Disc arrived thanks Dave.

Will wait till my free trail runs out and then install it.

davethemonkey · 11-12-2008, 03:47 PM

glad to hear it, just pop the disc in the drive open it up and click on the only file there, it will self extract after about 20 secs or so

11-12-2008, 04:00 PM

FWIW Open office is excellent, I use it exclusively, with the only issues being ones of microsofts making.

The reason some people get simple formatting errors when opening a .doc which was created on MS word is because MS do not save thier files in a totally standards compliant way, but Ooo opens them in the standard compliant manner.

The problem is one way only, and rather than running down Ooo people should complain to MS. Not that they would take any notice.

davethemonkey · 11-12-2008, 04:50 PM

I totally agree with you jonny, theres no doubt in my mind that the issues are all microsofts end but with so many companies/people using MS Office its always going to be an issue.

its not a case of if it aint broke dont fix it, more like if it makes a fortune dont fix it!

11-12-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by davethemonkey

I totally agree with you jonny, theres no doubt in my mind that the issues are all microsofts end but with so many companies/people using MS Office its always going to be an issue.

its not a case of if it aint broke dont fix it, more like if it makes a fortune dont fix it!

Well I'll keep flying the flag for FOSS, and if I convert a few along the way then great.

Mind you it's an uphill struggle, just reading this article shows the mindset that FOSS has to overcome!!

davethemonkey · 11-12-2008, 07:29 PM

Thats simply incredible! ive stayed with xp for much the same reason that i have stayed with office 03 - i just dont like change but eventually i will get on with it!!

Singh600RR · 12-12-2008, 08:20 AM

hee hee - you can't beat old MS and their borg mentality - mind you its kept me in a job for 15 years!!

We did a trial here at work - the trial was to see if we could get a truely free PC - free OS and Free Office Apps. It worked great as a standalone m/c. However the reality is that there are alot of MS pc's out there and exchanging files and info (as you do in the real world) between business partners was somewhat hit and miss.

I truely think educ/public sector should lead the way and then the rest will follow.

Manky Cat · 12-12-2008, 02:51 PM

Couldn't help you with this one i'm afraid Mickie, i'm completely rubbish at this stuff. sorry girl..