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. OOo3.1, and OOo3.0 before I
upgraded, will open the document, but it loses *all* the formatting.
Instead it forces all the text to the top of the page.
As an example, I have placed the original, and a PDF output of what
OOO3.1 does to it at http://www.davidpatrick.name/openoffice. Can
anyone either tell me, or point me in the right direction for a
solution to this problem?
o Find a Windows box (or a friendly user whose system you can borrow).
o Install Microsoft's Word (freeware) Viewer.
o Install the Compatibility Pack for Office, which enables the
viewer to open .docx files.
o Open your .docx file in the viewer.
o Go to Edit | Select All and Edit | Copy.
o In OpenOffice, create a new Writer document and set the margins
appropriately.
o Go to Edit | Paste Special... (or Ctrl+Shift+V).
o In the Paste Special dialogue, select "GDI metafile".
Unfortunately, I don't think there is a Word viewer for Mac.
Converted copy under separate cover.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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