>> At 20:42 08/02/2008 -0400, France Champagne wrote: > >> By the way, every Windows user of OpenOffice should install the free >> viewers from Microsoft for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files, as it >> is easier and better to display and print files you receive this way >> than by opening them as if for editing in OpenOffice.
Ike Dawson wrote: > Are these MS free viewers intended as Stand Alone? On the MS website > they appear to be 'updates' for existing Word Excel and Powerpoint > users ... or did I miss a trick? They are stand-alone. However, the licences make interesting reading: ---- MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT WORD VIEWER 2007 [..] a. General. You may install and use any number of copies of the software on your devices. You may use the software only to view and print files created with Microsoft Office software. You may not use the software for any other purpose. ---- Somewhat ambiguous; the word "only" is in the wrong place if the intention is prohibit use of the software to read documents not created by MS products. Anyway, if someone were to send me a .doc file, how would I know if it was created by MS Word or not? -- Bob Long --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
