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3.3
Managing the Transition from
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
OpenOffice.org is able to work with Microsoft Office documents. To convert
such documents, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘AutoPilot’ ➝ ‘Document Converter. . . ’. Choose
the file format from which to convert. There are several StarOffice and Microsoft
Office formats available. After selecting a format, click ‘Next’ then specify where
OpenOffice.org should look for documents to convert and in which directory
the converted files should be placed. Before continuing, make sure all other set-
tings are appropriate.
such documents, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘AutoPilot’ ➝ ‘Document Converter. . . ’. Choose
the file format from which to convert. There are several StarOffice and Microsoft
Office formats available. After selecting a format, click ‘Next’ then specify where
OpenOffice.org should look for documents to convert and in which directory
the converted files should be placed. Before continuing, make sure all other set-
tings are appropriate.
Note
Documents from a Windows partition are usually in a subdirectory of
/windows/
.
Note
Click ‘Next’ to see a summary of the actions to perform, which gives another op-
portunity to check whether all settings are correct. Finally, start the conversion by
clicking ‘Convert’.
portunity to check whether all settings are correct. Finally, start the conversion by
clicking ‘Convert’.
Given that the workings of Microsoft formats are not disclosed by the company,
other office programs may have difficulties importing such files in the correct
way. If you intend to use your documents on other platforms, you should prefer-
ably save them in open formats (such as those of OpenOffice.org) to avoid any
file conversion problems.
other office programs may have difficulties importing such files in the correct
way. If you intend to use your documents on other platforms, you should prefer-
ably save them in open formats (such as those of OpenOffice.org) to avoid any
file conversion problems.
3.3.1
From MS Word to OpenOffice.org Write
When importing Word files into OpenOffice.org, some of the formatting of the
original may be lost. For consistent fonts, use the SUSE Linux YaST Online Up-
date to download the Microsoft fonts or install these fonts during the original
installation of SUSE Linux. Please observe the license conditions for these fonts.
original may be lost. For consistent fonts, use the SUSE Linux YaST Online Up-
date to download the Microsoft fonts or install these fonts during the original
installation of SUSE Linux. Please observe the license conditions for these fonts.
A very useful feature of OpenOffice.org is that you can save all your documents
as PDF files. To do so, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Export. . . ’.
as PDF files. To do so, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Export. . . ’.
Files composed with OpenOffice.org can be saved in the
.doc
format. They
can then be opened and edited with Microsoft Office on a Windows system. Re-
member to select the correct version of Word when saving, so that you can open
member to select the correct version of Word when saving, so that you can open
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3.3. Managing the Transition from Microsoft Office