Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx

So, what install should I use? Is there a nice, Ubuntu-friendly repo for me
besides the one I'm using?

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Ouch!!
>
> Definitely try to find a better version to install then.  Are you
> installing a
> non-US version?  Is that possibly why it is working for other people but
> not
> you?  If so then we definitely need a bug-report about this!
>
> I don't know how to file a bug-report, can anyone help?
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Olwe Melwasul <hercynianforest@gmail.com>
> To: users@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 17:27:40
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx
>
> No dice on the changing the default save type either. I started a new
> Writer
> document after changing the Options/Load-Save... and it still freezes up.
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk
> > wrote:
>
> > Hi :)  Sounds like a bad install somewhere then.  Can the problem one  be
> > reinstalled or updated?  Perhaps from a different PPA?  Which is the
> > recommended
> > PPA now?
> >
> > I tend to use the Tools menu to set the default to always use ".doc"
> > although
> > now that MicroSquish Office 2007 & 2010 can open ".odt" it is less of an
> > issue
> > except for old Word users.  Anyway, to change the defaults ...
> >
> > Tools - Options - Load/Save - General
> > Then change the drop-down lists at the bottom by rolling up 1 or 2 places
> > avoiding the "Template" options.  So,
> > "Text Document" = Word (98/2000/Xp)
> > "Spreadsheet"     = Excel  (98/2000/Xp)
> > "Presentation"     = PowerPoint (98/2000/Xp)
> >
> > One better tactic, that would benefit us, is to use odt and when you
> email
> > people your documents give them the LibreOffice download link
> > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/
> > Does this page cleverly know which operating system you are using?  Does
> it
> > give
> > the right download for your OS like Firefox & OpenOffice do?
> >
> > Many regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: "webmaster@krackedpress.com" <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> > To: users@libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 17:07:36
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx
> >
> > On 01/19/2011 11:54 AM, Olwe Melwasul wrote:
> > > I can choose from the usual long list of formats, but when I choose
> .doc
> > > (97/2000/XP) or .docx (2007) the Writer app hangs up. In my Gnome
> Ubuntu
> > > 10.04 that means the app "goes gray" as if it's thinking hard, but it
> > never
> > > recovers. I kill Writer and restart, which gives me the recover option.
> > All
> > > is good with recovery. I try a .odt save and that works. Would like
> .doc
> > > save, though....
> >
> > I just opened a ODT file and used the save as option.  I choose the .doc
> > file type and added the .doc extension to the file name.
> > It worked for me.  No graying out.  I use the current version RC3
> > on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit.
> >
> > > > Where is the problem?
> > > > Can you read a message? Or is the problem in the dialog box?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Have a nice day.
> > > >
> > > > Joachim (Germany)
> > > >
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