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MS-Word (.doc, .docx and .docm) is not a very good file format to send | MS-Word (.doc, .docx and .docm) is not a very good file format to send | ||
to other people. The MS-Word format is one that is constantly | to other people. The MS-Word format is one that is constantly | ||
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they are not "choosing winners" by making their files accessible only | they are not "choosing winners" by making their files accessible only | ||
to people that buy Microsoft's products. | to people that buy Microsoft's products. | ||
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If you're sending an e-mail message, plain text is best. Save the | If you're sending an e-mail message, plain text is best. Save the | ||
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* change the file name to end with ".txt" | * change the file name to end with ".txt" | ||
* click on Okay | * click on Okay | ||
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* Open up your e-mail message | * Open up your e-mail message | ||
* Attach the ".txt" file. | * Attach the ".txt" file. | ||
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If you want someone else to load the file into a word processor, use | If you want someone else to load the file into a word processor, use | ||
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for office documents. Make sure your word processor supports it. | for office documents. Make sure your word processor supports it. | ||
There are links below which help you add this feature to MS-Word. | There are links below which help you add this feature to MS-Word. | ||
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RTF on the other hand is the format readable by more different kinds | RTF on the other hand is the format readable by more different kinds | ||
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* Attach the ".rtf" file. | * Attach the ".rtf" file. | ||
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If you have a highly formatted document that you want others to see | If you have a highly formatted document that you want others to see | ||
exactly as it has been prepared, but you don't need them to be able to | exactly as it has been prepared, but you don't need them to be able to | ||
- | edit the file, PDF is the best format. | + | edit the file, PDF is the best format. LibreOffice (see below) can |
convert MS-Word format documents to PDF. | convert MS-Word format documents to PDF. | ||
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You can read related information at: | You can read related information at: | ||
- | * | + | * https://www.libreoffice.org/ -- free standards-based wordprocessor |
- | * | + | * http://www.openoffice.org/ |
* http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument | ||
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* http://www.flora.ca/no-outlook.shtml | * http://www.flora.ca/no-outlook.shtml | ||
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- | * | + | Add OpenDocument to MS-Word: |
- | + | * http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/ | |
- | + | * http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Apr09/04-28Office2007SP2QA.mspx |