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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:14:28 +0000 Paul Sutton wrote: > > > > > As a footnote, early tests for the latest release of the Office > > product shows that when using the compatibility download, there is > > forward and backward compatibility for files created in either > > Office 2002, 2003, or 2007. The council has seamlessly and > > automatically deployed this compatibility pack to all of its > > computers." > > > > I propose to write back next week. > > > I can't tell from that paragraph if they are using MS office, or > using a compatible product, I sounds like they are using openoffice > > paul They're using Microsoft Office with the "free download" from Microsoft's website that allows Microsoft Office 2003 to read/write Microsoft Office 2007 file formats. Microsoft Office 2007 reads/writes Microsoft Office 2003 anyway. The only council that runs "something else" is Penwith - they're with StarOffice. I tend keep on my pendrive a copy of Sun Microsystem's "free download" tool that give Microsoft Office 2003 the ability to read/write ODF files. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html