On 21/09/2007, John Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I am considering installing Open Office. Will it conflict with the > Microsoft Office already installed on my PC whose operating system is > Windows 2000 professional? > > John Welch
No. The only thing you have to decide is whether you want OpenOffice (OO) or MS Office to be the default program for opening .doc, .xls and .ppt files. OO gives you the choice when you install it and, of course, you can always change your choice via Windows "file association" mechanisms. Also, existing MS documents with macros, VBA scripts etc. won't work in OO Oh, if you create files with OO and save them in OO format, your friends, relatives and colleagues who only have MS Office won't be able to open them when you e-mail them as attachments. There are a few possible solutions: 1. Persuade your respondents to install OO (best solution). 2. Save your work in PDF format and e-mail that. OK if your respondents don't need to edit your files 3. Save your work in OO format but e-mail directly from OpenOffice in MS Office or PDF format (awkward plus there are two different file formats floating around which won't necessarily look/behave 100% the same. 4. Save your work in MS Office format . You can do this on a file by file basis or you can configure OO always to do this. (worst solution). OO and MS Office won't treat *all* MS Office files the same. MS formats are proprietary with many features undocumented. This only applies to more complex documents but is true nevertheless. But both suites will happily coexist on your system. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
