[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice DOES NOT open .docx files

On 07/01/2011 12:24 PM, mazallen wrote:
> When I downloaded LibreOffice 3.3.3 I was led to believe that "[LibreOffice]
> Writer easily reads Microsoft Word documents, and you can also save your
> work in Microsoft Word format, for sending to people still locked into
> Microsoft products" and that "/LibreOffice can also open .docx files created
> with Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows or Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS
> X/."  This is not the case: I converted a pdf file to docx (on Adobe's
> website) but LibreOffice crashes every time I try to open it -- can anyone
> help (or is this merely a case of false advertisement on the part of
> LibreOffice)?  

There are issues with certain .docx files crashing LO 3.3. For example:
<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34876>
The document referenced there:
<http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11942>
crashes LO 3.3. However, I've tested in 3.4.1 Final and the document
does indeed open w/o crashing LO. Unfortunately, the import filter still
does not properly display graphics, table of contents, and page text
boxes - but that's for another bug report.

I'd recommend trying 3.4.1 and see if that solves your problem:
http://www.libreoffice.org/download/



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