What is the best option to open .docx, pptx files in Ubuntu LTS 8.04 ?

[Hal Burgiss]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 10:15:18AM -0400, Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> 
> Just to test it for you, I opened Word 2007 and saved a docx file to a 
> network share that said "Howdy, this is a test" and on my Ubuntu (Hardy) 
> system opened it up and it opened without error.
> 
> Do the documents you're trying to open have special formatting or 
> embedded objects/macros in it that OO can't translate?

I have no idea. I can't open them. I emailed them to a friend who
converted and sent me back just the pertinent text. 

I you want email me that file off list and I'll see if it flies for me
too. 

-- 
Hal