Anyone know of...

[kdd]

..a free word processor with which you can save text files in ms word format?

 

[InvaderGIR]

Open Office.

InvG

 

[Ethics]

Open office

http://www.openoffice.org/

Not sure if can save to the latest .docx or whatever it is

 

[InvaderGIR]

Open office

http://www.openoffice.org/

Not sure if can save to the latest .docx or whatever it is

No it can't, Sun are not going to allow OpenOffice to do it because their pay for version does, and that'd defeat the point in using the pay for version.

You can open and save in .doc, .ppt, .xls, basically all the Office 1997-2003 formats.

InvG

 

[Theguy]

OO, i wondered why they stopped giving out that free download to allow to open docx. explains quite abit.

Iam sure in ubuntu 8.04 though I was able to open docx's on my comp, maybe it was just me not noticing they were doc's though.

 

[bledd]

wordpad can save as .rtf
which is rich text format

word is probably the default program for opening them, failing that, you can use googledocs (free & online), or download openoffice

 

[Ethics]

Open office has a portable version (part of the portable apps suite).

its great to have on a USB stick, never know where you'll beand what you'll have access to.

Not used google docs though, will add to the list of thigns to check out

 

[bledd]

it's far from perfect, but it works, and has document sharing

 

[jbloggs]

AbiWord...

 

[MarcLister]

No it can't, Sun are not going to allow OpenOffice to do it because their pay for version does, and that'd defeat the point in using the pay for version.

You can open and save in .doc, .ppt, .xls, basically all the Office 1997-2003 formats.

InvG

http://lifehacker.com/388384/openoffice-30-beta-now-available-adds-native-os-x-support
http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/featurelistbeta.html#Microsoft_Office_2007_Import_Filters

 

[InvaderGIR]

http://lifehacker.com/388384/openoffice-30-beta-now-available-adds-native-os-x-support
http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/featurelistbeta.html#Microsoft_Office_2007_Import_Filters

I haven't read up on it in ages, last I'd heard they were not going to do it.

I use MS Office anyway, so it doesn't really matter to me.

InvG

 

[MarcLister]

I haven't read up on it in ages, last I'd heard they were not going to do it.

Just found it amusing you saying that a few days after they announced they would. I think Star Office or whatever is meant to be more professional and have proper support whereas OpenOffice is free.

I use MS Office anyway, so it doesn't really matter to me.

InvG

Same. Office 2007.

 

[tres]

Google Documents