Linux Open Office to Microsoft Word converter?
By TheNightFox
@TheNightFox (235)
New Zealand
January 29, 2009 7:32pm CST
Recently I bought a Linux laptop (Asus EEE PC). It's working great, but my desktop computer isn't Linux, it's Vista. One of the main things I use my laptop for is writing, but since Linux uses OpenOffice, and Vista Microsoft Word, I can't transfer writing onto Vista from Linux because of the file types. Is there a converter I can get so that I can transfer between the computers?
3 responses
@vetrivelans (99)
• India
30 Jan 09
hi
man don't worry there is an option in Open Office
after finishing your typing work
don't save instead of that select
File---save as
type your file name
choose File Type
in that menu choose
Microsoft 97/2000/XP(.doc) format
now all office documents prepared by you will be available in your vista OS too
enjoy
@TheNightFox (235)
• New Zealand
30 Jan 09
Thanks. I knew of that sort of thing on Windows, it never occurred to me for Linux. Oh, and I am still using Word on Vista even though it didn't come with it. I didn't like the Word Processor it came with so I got Microsoft Office 2003
@kriskhedkar (877)
• India
30 Jan 09
Open office does support converting or rather saving files in the MS-word format. So i dont think there is any need of using any converter. Just open the file in open office do save as and select the MS-WORD format i.e. .doc and one more good think is you can even select the version of MS_WOrd you want to use like MS-word 2003. Also you can open a .doc file which is created in Ms-Office and edit and save it back in the same format using Open-Office. I am also using open office. Secondly, i heard somewhere that Microsoft is going to support OOD format that is open office document format in its next release. SO plese try the above option. Hope this will help!!!
