[softwarelist] Re: The failings of OvPro

  • From: M Harding <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:59:52 +0100

In article <A737537410F443EF855C1025A57CA366@Shuttle>,
   Bruce Goatly <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> M Harding wrote:

> > I have an oldish version of Word, which deals with the average
> > .doc. But it doesn't accept .docx, so I import these via
> > OpenOffice. My pleas to contributors to send them in the "Save
> > As" format of plain .doc are constantly forgotten, even when I
> > list detailed instructions on how to perform this task.

> Have you tried downloading and installing Microsoft's docx
> converter
> (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3)?

> That allows Word 2000, 2002 and 2003 to open docx documents. If
> you're still on Word 95 I guess you're out of luck, but that won't
> open later Word formats anyway, IIRC.

It's Word 2000 that I've got. I'll try this then, to avoid giving
Spybot a heart attack - thanks.

Michael Harding
Rev. Preb. M.D. Harding   riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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