Comments on: Converting Files http://www.meryl.net/2007/09/converting-files/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andy Mason http://www.meryl.net/2007/09/converting-files/#comment-463470 Andy Mason Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:16:23 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/09/24/converting-files/#comment-463470 <p>I visited the PrimoPDF site, and the online service has a list of the file types it can convert at http://online.primopdf.com/FileTypes.aspx</p> <p>MS Publisher is not in that list, but OpenOffice .odt files are.</p> I visited the PrimoPDF site, and the online service has a list of the file types it can convert at http://online.primopdf.com/FileTypes.aspx

MS Publisher is not in that list, but OpenOffice .odt files are.

]]> By: Andy Mason http://www.meryl.net/2007/09/converting-files/#comment-463461 Andy Mason Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:10:47 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/09/24/converting-files/#comment-463461 <p>I use OpenOffice and love it. When I'm sharing files with other people I use the built-in Export to PDF function to save read only versions, and save it in Microsoft Word format to share an editable version.</p> <p>My only minor complaint with OO is that new releases (for MS Windows at least) require you to download the entire suite and reinstall, rather than provide a more compact upgrade option.</p> <p>Recently, I've been receiving .docx files from Office 2007 users, that OpenOffice cannot open. I tried using a free internet conversion service that emailed you a link to the converted file, but when I clicked on that link I got a page not found error, so that didn't work. Instead I have had to email the senders to request they re-send the files in .doc format.</p> I use OpenOffice and love it. When I’m sharing files with other people I use the built-in Export to PDF function to save read only versions, and save it in Microsoft Word format to share an editable version.

My only minor complaint with OO is that new releases (for MS Windows at least) require you to download the entire suite and reinstall, rather than provide a more compact upgrade option.

Recently, I’ve been receiving .docx files from Office 2007 users, that OpenOffice cannot open. I tried using a free internet conversion service that emailed you a link to the converted file, but when I clicked on that link I got a page not found error, so that didn’t work. Instead I have had to email the senders to request they re-send the files in .doc format.

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