Re: [libreoffice-users] which docx format to recommend to MSO Word users?

I always recommend older pre-OOXML formats (2003 Office formats, .doc, 
.xls, etc....) because even Microsoft can't keep up with OOXML.


On 9/8/2016 8:53 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> Have been trying to determine what to suggest as preferred/ default file
> save format for users stuck in MSO Word, wrt feature support and LO
> cross compatibility:
>
> .docx actually has two save file type options for the one extension in
> MSO Word:
>   - Word Document
>   - Strict Open XML Document
>
> I have been searching, reading Wikipedia on the format,
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenXML
> and as yet have not been able to find definite answers:
>
> a) which is best for LO compatibility ?
>
> b) are there any more/less features in one format or the other:
>     - in LO ?
>     - in Word ?
>
>
> The strict format is an ISO standard and is younger, and may have some
> issues on that basis:
> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83571
>
> But perhaps it is better anyway?
>
> Thanks for any insight and links you can share,
> Zenaan


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