Dave Barton wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > From: Tsgboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat 09 Feb 2008 08:08:13 EST > > | Will you eventually be able to work with the new .docx format? > | > | > | T Gautier > > The "official" edition of OOo (OpenOffice.org) does not yet open files > in ".docx" format. As a temporary (or permanent) option, you might > consider downloading and installing the enhanced version of OOo called > "Oxygen Office Professional". This is still OOo, but this edition > includes a number of extras and enhancements, one of them being the > ability to open MS Word 2007 ".docx" files. The conversion is not 100% > perfect, but then neither is Microsoft's own Compatibility Pack for > earlier versions of Word [1]. > > Oxygen Office Professional can be downloaded from: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop > > It is a fairly large download (approx. twice the size of the "official" > edition) and you will need to completely uninstall any current version > of OOo before you install Oxygen Office Professional. > > [1] http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx > > Hope this helps. > > Dave
Certain unofficial versions (Novel/Opensuse) do happen to work with .docx files as of right now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
