Yes, you can probably do that. A few minutes ago I created a short Word document with OpenOffice.org Writer 2.2, just to see if there is anything in the resulting doc file that indicates that the file was created with OpenOffice.org. I checked the file with a hex editor (a program that allows me to see every byte in a file) and I couldn't find anything that indicated that.
So the teacher can probably not see that it wasn't created with Word, at least I couldn't. If you decide to use OpenOffice.org for your reports, I have a few things that I guess you should know: 1. If you must use doc or rtf, use doc. 2. Even if you save as doc, the file won't look exactly the same in Word as it does in OpenOffice.org, at least not if you include tables, pictures and things like that. Therefor, keep your reports as simple as possible. 3. You can download WordViewer for free here<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95e24c87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&displaylang=en>. Word viewer allows you to view Word files, but not to edit them. This way, you can check your report after created them in OpenOffice.org. If it doesn't look as you expected, maybe a few changes will make it better. 4. I would, however, first ask the teacher if he/she accepts reports in the pdf format. If yes, OpenOffice.org can export to that format and it always (as far as I've seen anyway) looks perfect! Also, if yes, you don't need the Word Viewer. I can see no reason for a "no" answer for accepting pdf. It can be read with Adobe Reader, which most people have installed anyway, and if not, it's free and not very large. However, if the teacher needs to be able to edit your reports, pdf is probably not a good idea. One more thing: Please answer to the list only. If you get the answers you need, maybe someone else, who have the same question can see it too. I wrote to your address since I thought that you were not subscribed to the list. Unfortunately I can't see that information (as far as I know, anyone else with gmail who can tell me how to see that?), but since someone else obviously forwarded one of the replies to your address, I thought that he could see that you were not subscribed. Johnny Andersson 2007/4/9, Denise Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I have to turn in my reports in .doc or .rtf. I see that open office can do that but will the teacher know it is not word? Can they open it as if it was a word document? *Johnny Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: 2007/4/9, Denise Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am currently in a online class that requires Microsoft word. I have > works but they told me that it would not work. If I used open office would > they know I was not using word? Or are the programs different? > > Thanks, > Denise > Yes, they are different, but not THAT different. I depends… What's the class all about? Why do you need Word? Is Word only used as a tool to write reports and things like that? Then you can probably use Works anyway, if Works can save your documents in Word format (doc). Also OpenOffice.orgwould work, since it also allows you to save documents in Word format. If you need the new Word 2007 xml format (docx, is it?), then neither Works nor OpenOffice.org will do, at least not until there is a filter for that for OpenOffice.org available, and I think there's not at the moment. So, it all depends on what you are supposed to do with Word or exactly why you need it. Johnny Andersson ------------------------------ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49938/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/>alerts you the instant new Mail arrives.Check it out.
