Re: [Sheflug] Office FAQ

["Foz" <nospam [at] mmu.ac.uk>]

On 22 May 00, at 18:11, José Luis Gómez Dans wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> 	As the tile says, this *MUST* be a FAQ, but I can't for my life
> remember the answer. Basically, I plan to install a Linux box for
> someone who is forced to use Word documents (haven't got a clue about
> the version. Presumably 97 that runs on NT?). I have limited HD space,
> so I'd rather avoid installing StarOffice (which I think to be quite
> useless, but that's a personal remark :D). I also have a CD with a copy
> of Corel's WP 8 (which I like better, but that's because I only used
> Wordperfect 5.1 in the Amiga :D), which is smaller and I think slightly
> faster. Moreover, I have a number of dictionaries that came with it,
> which would be useful in my scenario.
> 
> 	My only problem here is that I installed WP 8 a loooong time
> ago, and I couldn't export files to word format (I seem to recall that
> some library was missing or something like that). I know SO copes with
> Word files fine, but what about the standard-cover disk version of WP
> 8.0? Does anyone have any ideas?


Right there *is* an option its on the SuSE 6.4 set - Abiword. Office 97 
compatible, XML compatible :-). Oh and the total installation size once 
uncompressed is 12Mb. It is my personal favorite. It also has the benefit 
of *looking* like office 97 and acting ing the same way. VERY good for 
newbies.

I hope it helps. (alternatively look at www.abisource.com)


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