Why wouldn't you just install OO. That has the viewer, editing capabilities, and it's free. For what purpose would there also be a viewer?
Kev. On Tuesday 18 January 2005 21:55, Cameron Nikitiuk wrote: > Hi All, > > Was sitting around wondering if there are file viewers available for > OpenOffice.org/StarOffice file formats. I am thinking of something similar > to Microsoft's offering of WOrd, Excell & PowerPoint readers that will > allow to you to view and print but not edit the files. > > Ideally I would mind the extra functionality of being able to edit the file > as well. In the few minutes of ggogling I did I couldn;t really find much > but I thought I remembered something about AbiWord. I went to > abisource.com and sure enough there appears to be a plug-in for OOo files > and for SO 5.x files. ANyone have experience with these? Better > suggestions? > > I am looking for something that I could potentially load on a USB key. I > know abiword can fit on a key and will run within a windows environment so > that is an option, but I don't want to limit myself. > > Also, am looking for a spreadsheet and presentation program similar to > aboword that would ideally fi on a usb key and offering the same type of > funtionality I was refering to above. > > My thinking with this is that if people knoew of the file viewers available > for OOo and SO, then that might aid in the migration to the those products. > If you were able to offer up OOo/SO files from your website but also > provide people with the readers, then people might think twice about > "choosing" or feeling forced to purchase MS office. > > Sorry for the rambling...is getting late and I am tired.. and under the > weather!! :-( > > Cameron > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
