Lightweight Office Suite

[Knapp]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Scott <slewin at bmts.com> wrote:

> Knapp wrote:
> > If you only use it for your own stuff go with the advice given but if
> > you trade with others with MS computers then Open Office has worked best
> > for me. And yes it is a pig but a good pig.
> Most of the time I create documents for my own use, but for the few
> times I do create documents for others to see I simply give them the
> Oasis format, it is a standard after all. :)
>
> Can't the Gnome office and Koffice both open MS formats?  I ask this
> because I am much more likely to open MS documents than to give out
> documents to others.
>
> --
> Your friend,
> Scott
>

Results vary, MS has a lot of formats and also it depends on what is in the
doc and what version of the linux software you are using too. I have all
three installed. If one does not do it, I try the next before I waste a
bunch of time reformatting. So far OO is the strongest.


-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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