Re: Plugin to open PC Word 2007 file in Mac 2004?

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In article <C2D2B86D.602A%john@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
John McGhie <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The document I received was .doc and was displayed with the Word icon.
received it in an email. Didn't notice anything different about it,
except that I was asked by Word how i was to open it, text, rtf, etc...



Hi Kurt:

The issue is that the first version of the Mac XML converter was not quite
complete. The one that's on the website now is an update, but it is still
not complete.

Basically the converter is the "engine" of Mac Office 2008. They are
releasing new cuts of it as they develop them because everyone including
Microsoft knows that this is a critical issue for all users :-)

The later the converter version, the more of a PC Office 2007 file it will
be able to handle.

Also: There is an issue that can strike some users: you must NOT "Unzip" a
.docx file. Some email programs are mistakenly recognising a .docx as a
.zip file, and are expanding it on save.

Well, a .docx IS a .zip file, but in order for Word or the converter to be
able to read it, it must remain zipped and have .docx as the final extension
on the file name. Inside, the file is a mini website, and all the folders
must remain in the correct relationship and with the correct names, or
nothing will be able to read it.

You can, of course, pull a .docx apart and have a look inside: the content
is plain text. But if you do, the converter can't read it :-)

Cheers

On 29/7/07 1:07 PM, in article
labolide-493E35.20374628072007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kurt"
<labolide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1185647531.210560.323850@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
litttle.creature.inc@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Jul 28, 1:05 am, Michel Bintener <mbinte...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 28/07/2007 1:32, in article
labolide-16A9A1.16324127072...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kurt"

<labol...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Unrecognizable file"

back to square 1.
Not a problem since most everyone knows to save it back a version.

Alternatively, you might want to give NeoOffice a try; it is free, and it
opens and saves Word 2007 documents rather well.

<http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php>

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

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Kurt if you need to convert xxls file, I can convert them for you on
PC, with no problem and not any hidden meaning.

Even my client's other Word recipients with the last version of PC
Office were also complaining. Like I said, not a problem for me and Mac
Office 2004, I just have them save it back a version.

The Mac converter seems to be pretty much hit and miss.
This drag and drop external app was not a good solution, but it might
have been the only way available to MS. Too many additional steps
It was simple document too, no images or extensive formatting.

Neo Office has me thinking that it might be a worthwhile alternative to
next year's Mac Office upgrade.

As long as i can open PC Office docs and create simple ones they can
read, I'm good. I was happy with Word 5.

I do use Excel a lot, so will have to see how that plays out.

Never use Powerpoint anymore, since PDFs out of Indesign or Illustrator
are so much more elegant.

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