[users] Scout documents and closed formats, was: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-16 Thread M. Fioretti
On Fri, May 15, 2009 22:07:16 PM +0100, David Patrick wrote: I am having trouble opening .docx documents that have been emailed to me. These documents have consisted of a series of text boxes with text inside them. ... Can anyone either tell me, or point me in the right direction for a

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-16 Thread David Patrick
Thanks to all for the comments - the poster is going to be printed and put on building walls anyway, so compatibility amongst other users is not too much of an issue, except when the creator has asked me to review the document. For now I guess the easiest solution is to get them to save it

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-16 Thread Dave Post
On May 16, 2009, at 5:55 AM, David Patrick wrote: who would have thought MS would be playing with their formats!! ;-) As I said, that .docx has problems even in Word 2008. Can't tell whether that's due to careless composition or to differences in rendering in the Windows vs. OSX versions

[users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread David Patrick
I have tried searching the various sources of information but with little success. I am having trouble opening .docx documents that have been emailed to me. These documents have consisted of a series of text boxes with text inside them. OOo3.1, and OOo3.0 before I upgraded, will open the

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread Christina Godinez
I also have the same problem and up to now I cannot find the solution. the docx were created by MS Office 2007. --- On Fri, 5/15/09, David Patrick webmas...@davidpatrick.name wrote: From: David Patrick webmas...@davidpatrick.name Subject: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread Web Kracked
Christina Godinez wrote: I also have the same problem and up to now I cannot find the solution. the docx were created by MS Office 2007. --- On Fri, 5/15/09, David Patrick webmas...@davidpatrick.name wrote: From: David Patrick webmas...@davidpatrick.name Subject: [users] .docx documents do

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread Brian Barker
At 22:07 15/05/2009 +0100, David Patrick wrote: I have tried searching the various sources of information but with little success. I am having trouble opening .docx documents that have been emailed to me. These documents have consisted of a series of text boxes with text inside them.

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:05 15/05/2009 -0700, Gary Noop wrote: Why would one go to all that trouble to begin with? Just that it may help the enquirer. Have you actually tried this with this docx before posting/suggesting? Of course! How else would I know what it did? First of all, the resulting OOo file is

Re: [users] .docx documents do not import in OOo3.1 on OSX 10.5.7

2009-05-15 Thread Dave Post
On May 15, 2009, at 5:07 PM, David Patrick wrote: I have tried searching the various sources of information but with little success. I am having trouble opening .docx documents that have been emailed to me. These documents have consisted of a series of text boxes with text inside them.

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-10 Thread Arthur Buijs
Yes! Christina Godinez wrote: the latest version will open docx files? --- On Sun, 2/8/09, Arthur Buijs art...@artietee.nl wrote: From: Arthur Buijs art...@artietee.nl Subject: Re: [users] DOCX To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 12:21 AM Hi Christina, OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-09 Thread Christina Godinez
I'm using OXYGEN OFFICE, are they doing any upgrade on it? --- On Sun, 2/8/09, James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote: From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [users] DOCX To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 6:08 AM Christina Godinez wrote: Is Open Office

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-09 Thread M Henri Day
2009/2/9 Christina Godinez chrisgodi...@yahoo.com I'm using OXYGEN OFFICE, are they doing any upgrade on it? --- On Sun, 2/8/09, James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote: From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [users] DOCX To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sunday, February 8

[users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread Christina Godinez
Is Open Office doing anything about being able to open documents made by MS OFFICE 2007 ?

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread Arthur Buijs
Hi Christina, OpenOffice.org already has support for opening these documents. If yours doesn't you might need to upgrade to a newer version. Christina Godinez wrote: Is Open Office doing anything about being able to open documents made by MS OFFICE 2007 ? -- Regards / groeten,

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread Christina Godinez
the latest version will open docx files? --- On Sun, 2/8/09, Arthur Buijs art...@artietee.nl wrote: From: Arthur Buijs art...@artietee.nl Subject: Re: [users] DOCX To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 12:21 AM Hi Christina, OpenOffice.org already has support for opening

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread Tony Manco
Christina Godinez wrote: the latest version will open docx files? Yes, that is if you have OpenOffice.org 3.0.x in mind. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/#Microsoft_Office_2007_Import_Filters http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread James Knott
Christina Godinez wrote: Is Open Office doing anything about being able to open documents made by MS OFFICE 2007 ? OOo version 3 can read DOCX files. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe,

Re: [users] DOCX

2009-02-08 Thread James Knott
Christina Godinez wrote: the latest version will open docx files? IIRC, it can read, but not write DOCX files. So, you'll have to send them back as .DOC. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe,

[users] docx files, unicode glyphs in OOo 2.4.1 on Hardy

2008-07-21 Thread M Henri Day
This last couple of months, I've found to my surprise that I've been able to open docx files sent to me as email attachments directly in OOo 2.4.1 by simply clicking on the attachment and opening it in Writer (my default setting). My understanding had previously been that OOo 2.4.1 couldn't open

Re: [users] docx

2008-06-11 Thread Tony Venn
lolthat was my natural reply, but clients are now sending documents as DOCX too - they'll just have to send as docs instead. Thanks for the reply though --Tony Venn | Account ManagerCreative Marketing Communications+44 (0)1202 304455 | mobile: 07515 331271www.orbital.co.uk On 10 Jun 2008, at

[users] docx

2008-06-10 Thread Tony Venn
I work on  MAC with OSX, and I have a full commercial working version of the Office programs. People keep sending CVs and documents to me in DOCX format - how do i open or convert these into normal word documents? --Tony Venn | Account ManagerCreative Marketing Communications+44 (0)1202 304455 |

Re: [users] docx

2008-06-10 Thread Wade Smart
Tony Venn wrote: I work on MAC with OSX, and I have a full commercial working version of the Office programs. People keep sending CVs and documents to me in DOCX format - how do i open or convert these into normal word documents? Tony Venn | Account Manager 20080610 0620 GMT-6 You cant.

Re: [users] docx

2008-06-10 Thread ccornell - OpenOffice.org
Wade Smart wrote: Tony Venn wrote: I work on MAC with OSX, and I have a full commercial working version of the Office programs. People keep sending CVs and documents to me in DOCX format - how do i open or convert these into normal word documents? When you say full commercial working

Re: [users] docx

2008-06-10 Thread James Knott
Tony Venn wrote: I work on MAC with OSX, and I have a full commercial working version of the Office programs. People keep sending CVs and documents to me in DOCX format - how do i open or convert these into normal word documents? At the moment you can't. Ask the applicants to send in ODF

[users] Docx? (was Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE)

2008-02-10 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 08/02/2008 21:08, Tsgboy wrote: Will you eventually be able to work with the new .docx format? T Gautier Towards the end of this year I believe. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-02-04 Thread Guy Voets
2008/2/3, Nancy Rimassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm using version 2.3. Is it possible to open .docx files with writer? Thank you for your assistance. Nancy Hello Nancy, The short answer is: 'No'. Microsoft invented the docx, xlsx and ppsx format in the hope that everyone would pay for new

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-02-04 Thread James Knott
Nancy Rimassa wrote: I'm using version 2.3. Is it possible to open .docx files with writer? Thank you for your assistance. Nancy At the moment no, unless you have the Novell version of OpenOffice. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-02-04 Thread web at work
- Original Message - From: Guy Voets [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: Nancy Rimassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [users] DOCX files 2008/2/3, Nancy Rimassa [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm using version 2.3. Is it possible to open

[users] DOCX files

2008-02-03 Thread Nancy Rimassa
I'm using version 2.3. Is it possible to open .docx files with writer? Thank you for your assistance. Nancy

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-15 Thread web at work
- Original Message - From: M. Fioretti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [users] DOCX files On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 08:56:11 AM +1300, Michael Adams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-15 Thread James Knott
web at work wrote: I believe in OpenOffice.org and OpenDocument Formats but below is a link that is a negative view. She has her points, but she fails to include that the ISO standards committee states that the file format standards cannot be controlled by a for profit company. Microsoft

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-15 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 15/01/2008, web at work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not like Microsoft, but until I get a Linux computer, I have to live with its OS. Here, let me help you with that: http://ubuntu.com If your machine runs Windows XP, then it will run Ubuntu. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-15 Thread web at work
- Original Message - From: Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Cc: M. Fioretti [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [users] DOCX files On 15/01/2008, web at work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not like Microsoft, but until I get

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-15 Thread Fred A. Miller
Dotan Cohen wrote: On 15/01/2008, web at work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not like Microsoft, but until I get a Linux computer, I have to live with its OS. Here, let me help you with that: http://ubuntu.com If your machine runs Windows XP, then it will run Ubuntu. It will also run

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-14 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:46 -0800 Jose Millan wrote: I'm using OpenOffice at home, but sometimes I work at home and have Word 2007 docx sent to me as files. I can't open the docx files with OpenOffice. Can you help? Yes, get the originator of the email to resend the files in .DOC format.

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 14/01/2008, Michael Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:46 -0800 Jose Millan wrote: I'm using OpenOffice at home, but sometimes I work at home and have Word 2007 docx sent to me as files. I can't open the docx files with OpenOffice. Can you help? Yes, get the

Re: [users] DOCX files - ATTN Dotan

2008-01-14 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:00:00 +0200 Dotan Cohen wrote: On 14/01/2008, Michael Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:46 -0800 Jose Millan wrote: I'm using OpenOffice at home, but sometimes I work at home and have Word 2007 docx sent to me as files. I can't open the

Re: [users] DOCX files

2008-01-14 Thread M. Fioretti
On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 08:56:11 AM +1300, Michael Adams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:46 -0800 Jose Millan wrote: I can't open the docx files with OpenOffice. Can you help? Yes, get the originator of the email to resend the files in .DOC format. They will have

Re: [users] docx file

2008-01-03 Thread M. Fioretti
On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 19:28:06 PM -0500, Dorothy Trainer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I am using open office 2.2. How can I open a *.docx file? Thank you. I am not sure it can be done. However, if and when you can please stay away from .docx files and only use the international standard format

Re: [users] docx file

2008-01-03 Thread James Knott
Dorothy Trainer wrote: I am using open office 2.2. How can I open a *.docx file? Thank you. You can't unless you run the Novell version. However, if you're running Windows, you could use the free Word viewer and Compatibility Pack from Microsoft, updated to read .DOCX. You will then

Re: [users] docx file

2008-01-03 Thread Russ Fineman
On Saturday 29 December 2007 04:28:06 pm Dorothy Trainer wrote: I am using open office 2.2. How can I open a *.docx file? Thank you. D L Trainer _ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live.

[users] docx file

2008-01-02 Thread Dorothy Trainer
I am using open office 2.2. How can I open a *.docx file? Thank you. D L Trainer _ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-14 Thread Mathias Bauer
James Knott wrote: Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi James, *, 2007/12/9, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-14 Thread M Henri Day
2007/12/14, Mathias Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: James Knott wrote: Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi James, *, 2007/12/9, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-10 Thread Pat Brown
Still no luck. I tried the SimpleText.docx file thinking maybe the formatting on my OO file were too much, but even that shows ASCII junk, pages breaks, but no text. Pat On Dec 9, 2007 6:45 PM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russ Fineman wrote: On Sunday 09 December 2007 03:14:09 pm

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-10 Thread James Knott
Pat Brown wrote: Still no luck. I tried the SimpleText.docx file thinking maybe the formatting on my OO file were too much, but even that shows ASCII junk, pages breaks, but no text. Did you try to install that odf-converter from Novell on a 32 bit system? I found that worked for me, but

[users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of formatting, saved as DOCX. You can send it direct to my email address. tnx jk -- Use OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi James, *, 2007/12/9, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of formatting, saved as DOCX. [...] Please see -

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi James, *, 2007/12/9, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of formatting, saved as DOCX.

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi James, *, 2007/12/9, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of formatting, saved as DOCX.

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread Michael Giroux
Here you go: On Dec 9, 2007 8:36 AM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of formatting, saved as DOCX.

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Michael Giroux wrote: Here you go: On Dec 9, 2007 8:36 AM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as this list), perhaps with a bit of

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread Russ Fineman
On Sunday 09 December 2007 03:14:09 pm Michael Giroux wrote: Here you go: On Dec 9, 2007 8:36 AM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread Pat Brown
I downloaded the Word Viewer and installed it. The site claimed it was platform independent but when I tried to open a DOCX document all I get is ASCI gibberish. I have Vista if that makes a difference. Pat On Dec 9, 2007 6:32 PM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Giroux wrote:

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Russ Fineman wrote: On Sunday 09 December 2007 03:14:09 pm Michael Giroux wrote: Here you go: On Dec 9, 2007 8:36 AM, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread James Knott
Pat Brown wrote: I downloaded the Word Viewer and installed it. The site claimed it was platform independent but when I tried to open a DOCX document all I get is ASCI gibberish. I have Vista if that makes a difference. By platform independent, MS means different versions of Windows. An

Re: [users] DOCX file

2007-12-09 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi James, *, 2007/12/10, James Knott wrote: Michael Giroux wrote: Here you go: On Dec 9, 2007 8:36 AM, James Knott wrote: Does anyone have a Word document in the new DOXC format that I can test with? It doesn't have to be anything special. Just some text from somewhere (such as

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-25 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
The Ubuntu 7.10 Version of OpenOffice.org 2.3 seems to include Swedish. I have the Swedish 2.3 and I don't remember doing anything special to get it. J.R. 2007/11/24, Per [EMAIL PROTECTED]: About the subject for v. 2.3 in Swedish.. This is an answer I got from one of the guys from the

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-25 Thread M Henri Day
The Swedish version of Gutsy does indeed include (a Swedish version of) OOo 2.3. But such a version is, presumably for the reasons outlined by Per (tack Per !), not yet available from the OOo Swedish language site - http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Sv.openoffice.org Henri 2007/11/25,

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-24 Thread Per
About the subject for v. 2.3 in Swedish.. This is an answer I got from one of the guys from the Swedish Wiki-site, Lars Noodén... We're still waiting on some results from Sun on three items pertaining to 2.3 for Swedish. -Lars I got this answer 2007-10-15, so

[users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread Jean-Alex M . P .
Hi Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Best Regards Jean-Alex M.P.

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread Frank Cox
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:30:41 -0500 Jean-Alex M.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? No. Save your Microsoft documents as doc instead. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread James Knott
Jean-Alex M.P. wrote: Hi Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Best Regards Jean-Alex M.P. At the moment, no. --

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Jean-Alex, 2007/11/19, Jean-Alex M. P. wrote: Hi Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Have a look at - «How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 files?»

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread M Henri Day
2007/11/21, Manfred J. Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Jean-Alex, 2007/11/19, Jean-Alex M. P. wrote: Hi Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Have a look at - «How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 files?»

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Henri, 2007/11/21, M Henri Day wrote: 2007/11/21, Manfred J. Krause: 2007/11/19, Jean-Alex M. P. wrote: Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Have a look at - «How do I open Microsoft Office 2007 files?»

Re: [users] .Docx

2007-11-21 Thread M Henri Day
2007/11/21, Manfred J. Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Henri, 2007/11/21, M Henri Day wrote: 2007/11/21, Manfred J. Krause: 2007/11/19, Jean-Alex M. P. wrote: Is that possible to open .docx with openoffice ? Is there a patch or something like that ? Have a look at -

[users] .docx file filters

2007-09-02 Thread Chris Burmajster
Dear Sir / Madam, Will the developers be issuing a patch to enable us to view .docx files in Open Office? Thanks, Chris Burmajster - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] .docx file filters

2007-09-02 Thread Paul
Dear Sir / Madam, Will the developers be issuing a patch to enable us to view .docx files in Open Office? Thanks, Chris Burmajster - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL