:Make Sure Word, OpenOffice.org Writer Play Well Together
Make Sure Word, OpenOffice.org Writer Play Well Together Feb 6, 2008, 08 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5122 reads) (Other stories by Dennis O'Reilly)
"The first few times I worked on Word files in the OpenOffice.org Writer program, I was satisfied if the documents opened at all. That's a long way from being able to trust the open-source app with a Word file from your boss that you need to work on and return with all functions and formatting intact. These steps won't guarantee trouble-free file transfers between Word and OOo Writer, but they'll help you prevent some of the most common conversion glitches.
"Keep it simple: Word files with complex graphics, nested tables, fancy fonts and formatting, and OLE Objects belong in Word and Word only..."
