how can we make Linux more accessible for a bigger public?

[Basil Chupin]

On 03/06/10 20:14, Bas Roufs wrote:
> Hello Everybody
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>>>> Type/Always Save As drop-downs. You simply select the document type (Text
>>>> document, HTML document, Spreadsheet, Presentation...) and match it with
>>>> the default save as type you want (You will probably want Microsoft
>>>> Word/Excel/Powerpoint option.
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>>>> Once you have configured those, click OK and you're done.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps.
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>>> Yes, this helps absolutely. Problem solved! ..... (snip)
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>> But also be aware that this may not completely cure the problem: as I
>> understood it, OpenOffice uses translation tables to reformat into MS
>> Word which means that the translation may not always work as required.
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> This might be true in a limited number of cases. But in most of the
> cases, those "translation tables" seem to work sufficiently well -
> even complicated functions like comments and corrections can be used
> cross-platform. I nearly daily convert and exchange sometimes
> complicated documents with clients and partners cross-platform. I
> successfully do so ever since late 2007. The only aspect that is new
> to me is the possibility to automate the save-as function.
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Good - as long as you are aware of this limitation :-) .

BC

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