Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: > WILLIAM Hughes wrote: > >> To it may concern, >> I'm interested in downloading your office suite product to CD. I have >> read up on the product as much as I can comprehend on your web site >> and, of course, am always interested in free package software that >> will safely accomplish what I need. I recently purchased, through >> Dell, two discounted PCs which did not come preloaded with many of the >> word processor and publishing programs I am used to using. I need to >> transfer files from MS word, MS Works, MS publisher, MS Excel etal. >> My first question is twofold; will I be able to read these files with >> your program and will I be able to create files that others can read >> with their existing word programs? Secondly, if I choose to install >> this suite on my hard drive, will it dominate other programs? Third, >> if, in fact, I find that I do not like the program for any reason, can >> I uninstall without corrupting other files or programs? > > > Yes > No, but it may (if you tell it to makes itself the default app for .doc, > .xls, and .ppt files) > Yes > > HTH,
One word of caution, if I may add to the above: OOo will not open MS Works or MS Publisher files in their native format. It may be necessary to export the files in a format OOo can cope with (.doc or .rtf perhaps) Russell --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
