Heatherlee, there may be much simpler ways to do what you require - if so, some more knowledgeable contributor to this list will no doubt point it out - but here's the workaround I use to convert documents that have been saved as odt files to doc format for sending to those who don't use OpenOffice :
1. Copy the text to be converted 2. Open a new, empty OOo document 3. Paste the copied text into that document 4. Click the «Save» icon, which then opens a smaller window 5. There, make sure that you choose the appropriate format (Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc)) 6. Click «Save» at the lower right to close the window and save the document. Non-users of OOo to whom you have forwarded this document as, e g, an email attachment should now be able to open it. Try it and see, and don't forget to report back !... Henri 2007/12/7, Heatherlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > My mother has this system OpenOffice.org2.1 installed on our computer; > however, every time I create a document, it turns out to be a odt document > and no one has a program to open that system up. > I was told to change the file format to a doc document and that still does > not open the files. > I love the program but I need to find some way to make it compatible to be > able to send my documents that I have created to other people. > It will not let me open any documents I have created and the computer > generates an error message. > What can I do. > I need to send the files I created since I am in the middle of a huge > litigation. > Please help. > Thank you. > Heatherlee Cato. > > _____________________________________________________________ > Go someplace special for your big day. Click now for destination wedding > packages! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3ms9UyGdBze8cnr5Hrx7wNqGZCShrZ96163B3jYgQwBsYZys/ > -- 老朽 頓首 M Henri Day, PhD, MD Stadshagsvägen 22, 5tr S-112 50 Stockholm SUÈDE Tel : +46 8 6183098 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype/Google Talk : mhenriday http://mhenriday.googlepages.com http://mhenriday.blogspot.com/
