Comments on: first impressions from openoffice.org 3.x http://www.thedailyblahblah.com/2008/10/16/first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x Daily rants about all those things that make you say "hmmm..." Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ikd http://www.thedailyblahblah.com/2008/10/16/first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x/comment-page-1/#comment-189 ikd Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:26:46 +0000 http://thedailyblahblah.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x/#comment-189 You can save as 2003 XML file instead. This way you can import into MS 2007, without losing functionality. I. You can save as 2003 XML file instead. This way you can import into MS 2007, without losing functionality.

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]]> By: Mooncalf http://www.thedailyblahblah.com/2008/10/16/first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Mooncalf Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:30:41 +0000 http://thedailyblahblah.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/first-impressions-from-openofficeorg-3x/#comment-188 I think it's a great improvement, though I was pretty happy before too. Do you know if it is a matter of principle that it won't save as docx., xlsx etc, or is this something that just hasn't been done yet? Not normally a problem, except really big calc files cannot be saved in xls. format as that format doesn't support as many columns - so they can't be shared with anyone that won't/can't use open office Massively inconvenient.... I think it’s a great improvement, though I was pretty happy before too.

Do you know if it is a matter of principle that it won’t save as docx., xlsx etc, or is this something that just hasn’t been done yet?

Not normally a problem, except really big calc files cannot be saved in xls. format as that format doesn’t support as many columns – so they can’t be shared with anyone that won’t/can’t use open office

Massively inconvenient….

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