Re: [libreoffice-users] converting .odt to .doc

      I've experienced similar problems.  The work arounds depend on 
your objectives.


            * Fifteen years ago, I had problems with fundamental 
incompatibilities between the PC and Mac versions of MS Word.  The work 
around then was I got a Mac, because my primary collaborators at that 
time all had Macs.


            * If you only have one or a small number of regular 
collaborators, can you convince them to install LibreOffice parallel to 
MS Office?  Then you can distribute files in LO office and let them 
worry about the incompatibilities.


            * Alternatively, might it be feasible to use Google Drive?  
For collaborative document development, that could be the best option.  
Unfortunately, it's not a full featured office suite, and some features 
may not be available or easy to learn how to use.  I've used it to great 
advantage in some cases.  I'm not sure, but there may be commercial 
products that may be better.


            * None of the above will work if you perceive a need to 
distribute something in *.doc format to people you don't know. In 
situations like that, I've distributed the same document in *.pdf and 
*.doc formats.  For the *.doc format, I've played around with the 
original adding some extra blank lines between page or column breaks so 
the visual formatting could be retained through one cycle of saving to 
*.doc and reopening in *.odt but might not be retained through a second 
cycle.


            * For the long term, I'd encourage you to submit bug 
reports.  For that, you need a replicable example -- and the simpler the 
better.  I'll try to create time to do that with one of my examples;  I 
should have done it a couple of years ago.  If multiple people submit 
bug reports with similar but different examples, the combined effect 
will increase the chances that one of the core developers will perceive 
a need to prioritize fixing the problem.  If you are a software 
developer and you have time, you could volunteer to help find the lines 
of code that generate the problem and suggest fixes.  I've contributed 
code to R (www.r-project.org), but I don't perceive a large enough need 
to volunteer my time for this.


      Hope this helps.
      Spencer


On 8/21/2013 2:48 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Ouch!!  If Doc doesn't work either then that makes it difficult :(
>
> Sorry i don't know how to help with this.
>
> Ubuntu 12.04 and LibreOffice 3.5.7 should be fine.  I take it that the 3.5.7 is the one that is 
> installed by default in Ubuntu 12.04?  Is it possible to try out the 4.0.4 without losing your 
> 3.5.7?   Perhaps by installing on a virtual machine or 2nd machine or something?
>
> Apols and regards from
>
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: tamas czovek <tamasczovek@yahoo.com>
> > To: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> > Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 10:22
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] converting .odt to .doc
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for this Tom.
> > Unfortunately, Doc doesn't work fine either. I have encountered this problem with virtually all MS 
> > formats, XP and earlier including. Converting to them corrupts formatting.
> > Regards,
> > Tamas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> > > To: tamas czovek <tamasczovek@yahoo.com>; "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>; 
> > > "users+help@global.libreoffice.org" <users+help@global.libreoffice.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:12
> > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] converting .odt to .doc
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi :)
> > > My guess is that Doc works fine and it's only DocX that gets messed up.
> > >
> > >
> > > Keep originals in Odt and edit the Odts.  As you already do.
> > >
> > >
> > > Only convert to the Doc, the older MS format (2003, Xp, and earlier) .  Avoid the recent DocX from 
> > > 2007, 2010, 2013 and so on.  Pdf is also useful so that people get to see the document exactly the 
> > > way it appears on your machine (assuming they have the right fonts)
> > >
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: tamas czovek <tamasczovek@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>; "users+help@global.libreoffice.org" 
> > > > <users+help@global.libreoffice.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 9:44
> > > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] converting .odt to .doc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > When I convert .odt documents to .doc or .docx the original formatting gets
> > > messed up with, in .doc, half the footnotes lost sometimes. How can I
> > > prevent this from
>   happening? I use Ubuntu 12.04 and LibreOffice 3.5.7.2.
> > > > Wishes,
> > > > Tamas
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