<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:26 PM, sdavmor <<a href="mailto:sdavmor@systemstheory.net">sdavmor@systemstheory.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">Ashley Benton wrote: > > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Derek Broughton </div><div class="im">> <<a href="mailto:derek@pointerstop.ca">derek@pointerstop.ca</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:derek@pointerstop.ca">derek@pointerstop.ca</a>>> wrote: > > Pete Holsberg wrote: > >> Ashley Benton wrote: >>> I agree with you my sons from 9 to 13 refuse to use Ubuntu >>> because they are not able to play their games or the games are >>> too slow. Another problem with my older came from the >>> difference of format. He had a problem with his homework last >>> year. He was able to use Ubuntu to do them but the school >>> couldn't read them! >> >> If they were using Openoffice, they could have saved their > homework in >> Microsoft-compatible form. > > or even just emailed it in MS-compatible form, while _saving_ in > .odt -- derek > > > > Thanks I will try as yesterday my son try a Ubuntu presentation > saved in ppt and when watched on Windows the pictures had > disappeared and only the text remained, I'll try it your way and > see how that works. I am sure that what is happening is due more to > not knowing how to than to open office and any advices are welcome > as I'd like to have my sons use Ubuntu more often but don't want > them to have trouble at school for it neither. > > Thanks > > Meg </div>Sorry to hear this. My two sons do all their homework assignments on Open Office, except for the computer-lab stuff that they are required to do at school on Windows. They save their files as Word, Excel and Powerpoint compatible and have never had anything "blow up" when presenting in class or emailing to their teachers. They do always test them on my wife's Windows desktop first, but everything done and saved in OO has always worked straight out of the box. I also use OO to work on docs for my customers, most of whom use MS Office / Outlook. I get their Word/Excel/PPT files and have never had any problems working on them. And have never had any problems with anything I've sent back to them. In fact the only problem I have had is with an Excel spreadsheet used by an NFL week-to-week pool I've been in for the last few years. I keep meaning to send it on to the OO development team, so they can "fix" whatever it's issue is. Do you have OO setup to save file in the various MS compatible format automatically? I know it's heresy but that might be a good place to start if your kids really only produce output that will go to Windows users.</blockquote><div> No I didn't set up open office to save in Windows format since I use only Ubuntu, he saved as ppt yesterday following advices and except for the pictures it worked. I guess as it was said before he just dragged the pictures. He is very good at playing games on computer but his younger brother is always helping with the programs, set up...I won't, I let him try and help him after if he doesn't succeed or if he ask. He finalizes it with Windows but certainly dragged the picture again, I'll know it tonight and that won't be an open office problem just a learning curve (easy is not always better). I will also set up open office on his computer to save in Windows format. Thanks Meg </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> FWIW, Sun has a downloadable Office plugin that allows it to open the native OO .odf files.</blockquote><div> I don't think the teacher will change the school computers and there is about 1 week left before he changes school but thanks </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <<a href="http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/index.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/index.jsp</a>> -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st Century Schizoid Man Systems Theory internet music project: <<a href="http://www.systemstheory.net" target="_blank">www.systemstheory.net</a>> on MySpace: <<a href="http://www.myspace.com/systemstheory" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/systemstheory</a>> on Last FM: <<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Systems+Theory" target="_blank">www.last.fm/music/Systems+Theory</a>> get "Codetalkers" *free* at <<a href="http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/codetalkers" target="_blank">www.mikedickson.org.uk/codetalkers</a>> NP: nothing <div><div></div><div class="h5"> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- <a href="http://galjovid.homelinux.com">http://galjovid.homelinux.com</a> Ecology, health and diet articles <a href="http://aelyra.homelinux.com">http://aelyra.homelinux.com</a> A site for dogs lover <a href="http://kantli.homelinux.com">http://kantli.homelinux.com</a> Make money from home