atw: Re: Office 2003 for sale?

Hedley,

There is a free word processor called Jarte that claims to open .docx Word 
files.  You could then save the files as .doc and work with them in Office.  
Download from www.jarte.com 

(Oddly, my old version of Office 97 will open .docx files after I installed the 
Microsoft compatibility patch, even though Microsoft say the patch will only 
work with later versions of Office.)

Steve

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hedley Finger 
  To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 10:36 AM
  Subject: atw: Office 2003 for sale?



  Is there anybody on the list who has a Microsoft Office 2003 installer 
  CD they no longer want, perhaps owing to an upgrade to Windows Vista or 
  switching to another operating system or word processor?  I am currently 
  using Office 2002 which uses the formats extant from 1997 to 2002, which 
  is fine unless trying to open an Office 2007 XML-based document (e.g. 
  *.docx) with the compatibility patch installed.

  This patch won't work for me and appears to only work successfully with 
  Office 2003 and later non-XML upgrades.  I am currently marking 
  assignments submitted by students using Office 2007 and, despite all 
  instructions to the contrary, insist on saving files in *.docx.  Also, I 
  probably need to face reality and upgrade to a non-XML version of Office 
  with a compatibility patch capable of saving in the new format.

  I will pay money (gasp!) and render undying gratitude (double gasp!).  
  Potential sellers must be prepared to transfer their licence, i.e. not 
  use it any more, and supply the original CDs.  I will notify Microsoft 
  of the change of ownership if you wish.

  Regards,
  Hedley

  --

  Hedley Finger

  28 Regent Street   Camberwell VIC 3124   Australia
  Tel. +61 3 9809 1229   Fax. (call phone first)
  Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558
  Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


  **************************************************
  To view the austechwriter archives, go to 
www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter

  To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes).

  To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) 
go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter

  To contact the list administrator, send a message to 
austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  **************************************************

Other related posts: