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unable to open in windows although saved in the right format?!

Bug #175889 reported by nuno
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Hello Linux users!

Since I would like to use openoffice as my textwriter I came across some problems. This message is to report these problems but also addresses to other users if they had the same trouble and found a solution?

The problem occurs when saving to a windows-format. I found out the hard way that other people could not open my letters when they worked on a windows-pc with word. On my own standalone I was able to read the letters (only the files were a lot bigger) but on other people's pc's I couldn't.

My question is what can be done? Is it the letter-type? Which are save letter-types to use? Who else struggled with this?

It's especially a problem with important letters like application letters!!

thanks for your time,

Nuno

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Nanley Chery (nanoman) wrote :

What format exactly are you talking about?

Changed in openoffice.org:
assignee: nobody → nanoman
status: New → Incomplete
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nuno (nunocean21st) wrote : Re: [Bug 175889] Re: unable to open in windows although saved in the right format?!

Hello Nanley,

Basicly all the windows formats so microsoft word 6.0 , 95 and 97/2000/xp.. so all the .doc formats.

Hope other people will respond who somehow cracked this problem by using for instance a specific font???

thanks for your time,

Nuno

----- Original Message ----
From: Nanley Chery <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:06:03 AM
Subject: [Bug 175889] Re: unable to open in windows although saved in the right format?!

What format exactly are you talking about?

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Nanley Chery (nanoman)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

Can you attach an example word document that opens fine in openoffice but does not open in Microsoft Word?

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

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nuno (nunocean21st) wrote :

to be honest I haven't had difficulties myself.. I just got replies from people they could not open it if the letter was saved as a word-document in open office and sent as an attachement with evolution.

----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Cheney <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2008 10:02:45 AM
Subject: [Bug 175889] Re: unable to open in windows although saved in the right format?!

Can you attach an example word document that opens fine in openoffice
but does not open in Microsoft Word?

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Nanley Chery (nanoman) => Chris Cheney (ccheney)

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

Closing since there are no example documents with the problem to examine.

Chris Cheney

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assignee: ccheney → nobody
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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nuno (nunocean21st) wrote :

if no one reported any I must be the only one.

----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Cheney <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:04:21 PM
Subject: [Bug 175889] Re: unable to open in windows although saved in the right format?!

Closing since there are no example documents with the problem to
examine.

Chris Cheney

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Chris Cheney (ccheney) => (unassigned)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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