Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office

Hi :)
Many apologies.  I had assumed you were sharing much shorter documents with 
office users in an office type environment.  Since you are writing a longer work 
and can retain control of it then sticking to odt is probably best.  


I think it might be a good idea to read about using styles 
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice

and also Chapter 12 in the Writer Guide
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide

When you want other people to proof-read it or make suggestions you can always 
save-as .doc or export to pdf.  Pdf keeps things looking exactly the same but 
it's harder for people to edit, which might be a double win.  


I have Bcc'd this to one of the main people in the documentation team in case 
she has better guidance but she is extremely busy right now and Dennis is a star 
anyway (and others in the users list too of course).  

Regards from
Tom :)




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From: Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Cc: Rob Harriman <rob.harriman@btinternet.com>
Sent: Sat, 13 August, 2011 23:16:08
Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office

I've not seen tables-of-content move between Microsoft Word and ODF documents 
very well, in either direction.  (But I have not dug into it enough to conquer 
whatever the limitations are, either.)

Say more about what you are doing and where you need to end up.  

Are you attempting to edit a dissertation using LibreOffice exclusively?   Then 
you might want to have it as an .odt (not .doc) until the last possible minute.  
If you need to turn it in as a .doc, you might need to find a copy of Microsoft 
Office for a final edit, adjustment of the table of contents, etc.

Or are you at the front end where you are starting with a model in .doc and want 
to replicate its table of content styles, etc., for continuing in LibreOffice?

- Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Harriman [mailto:rob.harriman@btinternet.com] 
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 13:37
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office

Hi Tom,
Thanks to you and the others who responded to my query. It made 
interesting reading.
As suggested below I have installed Libre Office 3.4.2 in parallel with 
the default version of LO supplied under Ubuntu 11.04.
I understand that things aren't always going to be right with .docx 
files so I have taken the thesis document I'm currently interested in 
and have converted it to .doc as suggested.
Now when I look at this in LO (either version) it is not picking up all 
of the Table of Content entries. The original TOC was set up to pick up 
all Heading 1 through Heading 4 entries.
I have tried using Tools - Outline Numbering - Numbering to define 
Heading 1 through Heading 4 entries, but this appears to have made no 
difference. Can anyone suggest what I should be using here please, or 
how I use this process to get these headings picked up?
Also does this mean that I have to set this each time I look at 
different documents or is there a way of setting LO so that it 
automatically picks up all headers e.g 1 through 9 as a matter of course.
Basically I am not really sure what Tools - Outline Numbering is 
supposed to do, or what the thinking is behind how TOCs are handled in LO.
Can anyone enlighten me please?
Thanks
Rob




On 12/08/11 21:21, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Yes, it does crop up quite often but it is still a legitimate question.
>
> Ideally convert things to doc format if that is possible.  DocX is designed to
> be incompatible with non-MS products imo.  However the LibreOffice 3.4.2 often
> does a better job of read/writing docXs than the 3.3.3 but having both is
> possible if you follow this guide
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel
> Still neither is perfect at it so trying to stick with Doc is better.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rob Harriman<rob.harriman@btinternet.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Fri, 12 August, 2011 19:59:56
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office
>
> Hi,
> Am a newbie to Libre Office so apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.
>
> When I load .docx files into Office 3 for view/edit the formatting is shot to
> pieces and the Table of Contents is not picked up when included in the 
> original.
> It appears that .doc files are loading ok.
> I thought that .docx files were supported by LO. Apologies if this assumption 
> is
> incorrect.
>
> Is there anything that I can do to address these formatting issues, or must I
> convert these .docx files to .doc format before reading them in LO?
> Thanks
>
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