Can't see OOo fizzling, but understand your caution. The benefit of saving in ODT however is that it is an open and documented format. Even if OOo fails, there are other tools (and many more to come) that will be able to read the ODT format.
As a last resort, you can of course open the file using uncompression software and read the plain text file yourself. More practically, you can of course use hyperlinks and then save the document in either .html or .doc format. Both preserve hyperlinks that are created in OOo. /paul On 11/4/05, Jeffrey W. Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I really love the idea of OpenOffice and so far I love using the > software. Here is one thing that concerns me: In order to use certain > features, such as hyperlinks to other documents on my hard disk (which I > use extensively with my client files) I must save in .odt. I notice > that Microsoft Office cannot open .odt files. I do not plan on going > back but what happens in the future if the OpenOffice project fizzles > out for some reason. This is supposed to be a "cross platform" and > universal file format but, so far, the only program I have found that > opens it is OpenOffice. > > Please advise. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
