Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

Hi :)
You can always send them a few odt's and give them a link to LibreOffice 
download "in the interests of everyone being able to understand"
Regards from
Tom :)




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From: planas <jslozier@gmail.com>
To: users@libreoffice.org
Sent: Wed, 4 May, 2011 7:03:29
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

Hi

On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 16:15 +1200, Steve Edmonds wrote: 

> On 2011-05-04 02:53, Francis Dollarhyde wrote:
> > I recently received a .docx file as an attachment.
> > However, what I tried, LO wouldn't read it. It opened it but gave a
> > blank page.
> > The people who sent the file are complete computer illiterate who
> > follow MS$ like slaves. I assume it is the latest Word or whatever MS$
> > uses as text application. It can well be that the file is composed of
> > pictures. When I open the file with Hexedit I see content and the
> > first 2 bytes are hex 50 4B (PK) and byte 31 till 49 contains
> > "[Content_Types] xml, the byte beween ] and x is hex 2E.
> > Can anybody explain why LO can't read this file?
> > Help is much appreciated.
> > Joep
> >
> > I suspect the problem is word art.   OpenOffice and LibreOffice has no
> > equivalent
> > Please send the file to the email Francis.F.Dollarhyde@gmail.com.
> >
> > I will look at it in LibreOffice 64  Mint Linux,  Openoffice,  MS
> > Office 2007
> I have the same problem, a .docx with some text and what is probably
> some diagrams. It is not understanable in LO and I have had to request a
> .doc or PDF.
> I suspect it is MS trying to be non-compatible as earlier .docx were not
> so bad. As more organisations migrate to MO 2010 and they become less
> standard interoperability with LO may disappear altogether.
> steve

I have seen problems with macros not allowing a correct translation.
Formatted text seems to correctly translate. I have not tried embedded
graphics.
-- 
Jay Lozier
Jslozier@gmail.com

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