Why would you do that? Simply export to PDF directly in OOo and send that file to the recipient.
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Vic Dura <vpd...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:55:45 -0800, JOE Conner > <joeconner2...@gmail.com> wrote Re Re: [users] HELP...sending > documents to people: > > >On 1/17/2011 5:48 AM, Debi Banes wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> What do I have to do when I email someone a document I created in OO and > they > >> can't open the document. I think it has something to do with the ext. > I do not > >> have Word or Excel although I have tried to change the extension to one > of the > >> other formats that OO offers....What am I doing wrong...I'm not too > switch in > >> his computer stuff. > >> > >> Thanks! > >It sounds as if your email receivers do have OpenOffice. You can FILE > >-> SAVE AS and choose M$oft Word (.doc). Then your email receivers will > >probably be able to open your document. Try it, and then get back to us > >with the results. > > Or, assuming you have Windows, get yourself a PDF converter such as > the free doPDF at http://www.dopdf.com/ > > doPDF installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a > successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list > and also in the list of All Programs. Using doPDF you can convert to > PDF in two ways: > > 1. Print to PDF via the virtual printer driver doPDF. You would do > this exactly as you print to a regular printer, just the result will > be a PDF file, not a printed piece of paper. > 2. Using the doPDF Startup window. doPDF has an executable file > (accessible from the start program group) that you can run in order to > start a conversion wizard. > > Then send them the .pdf as an email attachment. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org > >
