On 05/17/2008 05:43 AM, James Knott wrote: > Joao Dias wrote: >> Dear sirs, I am a open office user. I face difficulties when transfering >> files from Microsoft Office System(M.O.S.). Example in your site when above >> email adress is recommended for asking our questions. Other examples are >> emails received with attached documents from MOS'. When I try to acess it, a >> large blue page comes up in my computer asking for my MOS identifying code >> user. Since I am not a user of that I can't read it. >> Please me know your suggestion. Do I have to buy this MOS license??? >> Thanks in advance for your help. >> Best regards >> >> >> > Assuming you have OpenOffice installed, you should be able to open > Microsoft Office files, unless those files are in the new Office 2007 > format. Check the file extensions for those files. If they end in "X", > i.e. .DOCX, then they are created in the new format, which OpenOffice > cannot handle. If this is the case, you may wish to install the free > Microsoft viewers and compatibility pack, which will allow you to read > those files. > [snip]
Better yet, give OOo 3.0 Beta a try: http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ It has built in import filters for MSO 2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
