Just installe openoffice but...
Just installe openoffice but...
First document I tried to open was a pdf file. ASCII filter options was the first thing that popped up. I made no changes. Clicked OK. The document came up scrambled. So I downloaded and adobe reader and that worked fine. Still comes up scambled in OO.
Re: Just installe openoffice but...
That's because OOo doesn't support PDF file formats for input. Yes, you can open DOC or ODF file and export it to PDF, but its a one-way function. One of the extensions project is nearing completion of a PDF importer, but its not released yet, and even then it will import them as a set of "slides" rather than a conventional text document.
Ubuntu 11.04-x64 + LibreOffice 3 and MS free except the boss's Notebook which runs XP + OOo 3.3.
Re: Just installe openoffice but...
Thanks Terrye, I just assumed
Clears that up. Saves me some reading too.


TerryE wrote:That's because OOo doesn't support PDF file formats for input. Yes, you can open DOC or ODF file and export it to PDF, but its a one-way function. One of the extensions project is nearing completion of a PDF importer, but its not released yet, and even then it will import them as a set of "slides" rather than a conventional text document.
Re: Just installe openoffice but...
The PDF reader I like is FoxIt Reader, available for Windows or Linux, or as a portable application (and no, it's not just the name I like!macroman wrote:Thanks Terrye, I just assumedClears that up. Saves me some reading too.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
Of course, Adobe Reader will do all or most of that too, but it's a much bulkier program and takes more resources than FoxIt, so I opted for the lighter weight application, and I run it as a portable version from my flash drive.
Cheers!
---Fox
OOo 3.2.0 Portable, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
---Fox
OOo 3.2.0 Portable, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit