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That's something I'd be interested in, anyone out there using OpenOffice instead of Office? -t On Jan 15, 2009, at 2:34 PM, David McFarlane wrote: > At 1/15/2009 11:00 AM Thursday, Oscar Castaneda wrote: >> It sounds to me like one more of those cases where you HAVE TO >> upgrade, even when you know that there is no direct benefit, but >> not to be left behind, because they decided to change a few basic >> things. > > How about upgrading instead to something like OpenOffice, if it will > handle the new Office 2007 file format? > > -- dkm > > >> Jon Galbreath wrote: >>> The file format changes for one. The free converter kits from >>> Microsoft can patch Office 2003 so they open documents, but some >>> templates don't work with the converters. Also there is the issue >>> of possible features that are lost in the conversion process. I >>> don't have any examples of what may or may not convert correctly, >>> but I do know that even with the converters installed across the >>> board here, they're not a guaranteed solution to avoid the upgrade. >>> >>> Jon Galbreath >>> MCSE/Security+ >>> Systems Administrator >>> International Studies and Programs >>> Ph: 517-884-2144 >>> [log in to unmask] -- Troy Murray Systems/Database Administrator Michigan State University Clinical And Translational Sciences Biomedical Research Informatics Core (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] AOL IM: troymurray72