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From: Peter Ruskin <peter.ruskin@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Crossover Office and Word 2007
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:16:33
Message-Id: 200901262116.29303.peter.ruskin@dsl.pipex.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Crossover Office and Word 2007 by Alan McKinnon
1 On Monday 26 January 2009, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > Hi all,
3 >
4 > Other than Office 2007 is there any software out there that can
5 > *write* .docx?
6 >
7 > Work requires me to use this format sometimes (it's not
8 > negotiable) and I can get around it 95% of the time, but the 5%
9 > causes me insane amounts of grief. Even though Office2007 runs
10 > perfectly well in CrossOver, I have to put up with that stupid
11 > bouncing ribbon, menus that are not there and <shock> <horror>
12 > <disgust> a productivity app that insists on launching all it's
13 > windows undecorated (this last is the worst of the worst...).
14 >
15 > Ooo-3 can read these docs but not write them.
16
17 As far as I can see, Ooo-3 _can_ write MSOffice files. Just open
18 any OpenOffice document and try "Save As".
19
20 --
21 Peter
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Re: [gentoo-user] Crossover Office and Word 2007 Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Crossover Office and Word 2007 Peter Ruskin <peter.ruskin@×××××××××.com>