While this is not really the Open Office answer, you can export a Pages document to MSWord format (just look under the file menu for export).
Andy Fisk - sent from my phone Alan Boba <abo...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Rachelle Payne <shashe...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I have a problem with my macbook and was wondering if downloading open >> office would solve my issue. Basicly, whenever I want to send a document I >> have typed/created through the application pages attached in an email, the >> recipient can never open it. Most of the time, the person I am sending it >> to will tell me its because it is being sent as a "zip" file as opposed to a >> normal word file. A friend recommended that I download open office, and use >> that from now on. Would I still have the same issue? >> >> Rachel >OOo can certainly create text documents as "normal" Word documents. Saving >as Word documents is not the default setting though. After installation, to >make the default document format = Word, the following must be done >- open the Writer program >- select the Tools menu >- select Options... from the menu >- expand the Load/Save options list >- select the General options >- at the bottom right of the dialog ensure "Document Type" reads "Text >document" >- open the "Always save as" list and select the Word file format you wish >your files to be saved as (there are several options) > >More guidance can be found here >http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Getting_Started/Choosing_options_for_loading_and_saving_documents >-- >----------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org >For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org >with Subject: help -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
