Re: [libreoffice-users] RTF support

Hi :)
Things have moved on a lot in the last few years.  MS Office can read the older 
ODFs and LibreOffice / OpenOffice can read the older ".doc" and ".xls" etc.  The 
newer ".docX" and ".xlsX" etc do often work but sometimes create problems with 
images and text-boxes and stuff.  You can change the defaults in LibreOffice.  


Word-processor formats will often display slightly differently on different 
machines and in different versions of word-processors but it's easy to edit.  
This still happens with Rtfs too.  The pdf (= Portable Document Format) displays 
the same on every machine but it's not so easy to edit.  LibreOffice can export 
to Pdf so you can keep 2 versions; one to edit the other so people can see how 
it should look.  If you need to collaborate with other people that all need to 
make edits to a document then Google-Docs might be a good option, or else just 
give them all links to download LibreOffice or ask your IT department to 
roll-out onto all machines.  


MS Office is less sophisticated about placing pictures and text-boxes and stuff 
like that so sometimes pictures and things get moved around a bit.  This does 
also happen between any 2 versions of MS Office.  However, documents created in 
1 version of LibreOffice look the same in other versions.  


Trying to convince MS Office users to use formats that everyone can read is "an 
uphill struggle".  They seem unable to use "Save As ..." and they are suspicious 
of any other format.  Oddly it is only their default formats that have carried 
malware.  


To change the default formats in LibreOffice / OpenOffice go to 
Tools - Options - Load/Save - General 
to change the default ODF to the older 1.0/1.1.  Alternatively at the bottom of 
the same screen perhaps change the 2 drop-downs to save "Text Documents" to 
"Word 97/2000/Xp" by rolling back up the list 1 place.  For Spreadsheets and 
Presentations roll back up the list 2 places to avoid saving as templates.  


Regards from
Tom :)




----- Original Message ----
> From: Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Mon, 27 June, 2011 23:37:22
> Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] RTF support
>
> It says "Are You Sure" for HTML too.  It is not that it has checked the  
> features you are using.  I believe it is a knee-jerk warning. (Something  that 
> Microsoft Office apparently set the precedent for.)
>
>  -  Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: planas [mailto:jslozier@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, June  27, 2011 15:13
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject:  Re: [libreoffice-users] RTF support
>
> Tracey,
>
> On Mon, 2011-06-27 at  11:15 -0700, tracey002 wrote:
>
> > I had discovered that Open Office  Writer does NOT really support functional
> > RTF features (the ones that I  tried anyway).
> > When I posted issues to an OpenOffice Users Group, I was  re-directed to
> > Libre Office.
> > Can I help in some way?
> >  Please advise.
> > Thanks, Tracey
> > As an End User, my experience has  been to export (Documents and/or Data) in
> > simple HTML or RTF text format  for other End Users to use in their word
> > Processor or  Spreadsheet.
> >
> > --
> > View this message in context: 
> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/RTF-support-tp3114703p3114703.html
> >  Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> Try  FILE>>SAVE AS and select RTF as the file type. You will get a  dialog
> box asking if you are sure. I do not know the which version of RTF  LO
> fully supports currently. The last version released is 1.9.1. 
>
> My  understanding is this will be the last release of the RTF standard by
> MS.  Depending on what you other users have, their software may not
> support the  current version. 
>
> -- 
> Jay Lozier
> jslozier@gmail.com
>
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