On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 01:06, Sheila Hubbell wrote: >read said it was compatable with MicroSoft Office,
In the software world, "compatibility" has several different meanings: * Can read a specific file format; * Can edit a specific file format; * Can write to a specific file format; * Has the same functionality as another program; * Uses the same keystrokes/mouse gestures as another program, to achieve the same result; In the specific instance of OOo, we have: * Can read most Microsoft Office file formats; * Can write most Microsoft Office file formats; * Can edit most Microsoft Office file formats; * Has the same functionality as MSO; * In general, uses the same keystrokes/mouse gestures, as MSO, for the same result; The caveat here is that OOo saves files in its native file format,. and MSO is unable to read those files, unless a third party tool is installed in MSO. >Microsoft Office installed, and they kept getting the message that they >couldn't open or read what I sent because they didn't have OpenOffice >installed on their computer. There are two potential solutions here: * The companies upgrade to OOo; * You downgrade, by saving documents for those businesses, in MSO file formats; > Can you please tell me what's wrong? What is wrong is that your firm has started to shift to the way things are done in the twenty-first century, but the companies you do business with are stuck in nineteenth century business practices and tools. jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
