Re: OT - Help! Bought something on ebay

Bruce S wrote:
"Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4893c2f5$0$18588$c3e8da3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bruce S wrote:
"Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4893a579$0$18529$c3e8da3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
One more question. I know I'm an idiot, but someone please indulge me a moment longer.

My friend was here today and he had seen the computer on ebay and asked me if I knew that it was Linux based and not windows. I said I knew that. I also know that it runs Firefox as a browser and uses Open Office as a word processor. I had thought that I'd just copy the Open office files onto my home computer when I got back to the US and edit, print, etc. He said that the Open Office in Linux won't be the same as the one I have in my Windows based computer.

I would think that Open Office would translate the files. Am I wrong? Will I not be able to retrieve those files and move them to my home PC? I was anticipating using the thumb drive to put my bookmarks into the Asus and copy the text files to the home PC. Will I have to download Linux to my home PC to read the files?

I need one of you computer-smart people to help me out here.

Janet,

In an effort to get an answer for you, I closed Windows, opened Ubuntu (Linux), opened open office, and typed this response to you. From there I closed Ubuntu, opened Windows, opened Word Perfect (your word processor of choice) and attempted to copy it into OE Express. If you are reading it, that means that you can work in Linux, and copy it to Windows. This took two tries because the first time I saved it in Open Office format and that wouldn't work with WP12 (didn't try Word). The second time I saved in .txt and it worked. Should also work as .rtf.
Thank you so much, Bruce!!!! I have used *.rtf many times. Open Office does have some issues with WP (I have 11). I downloaded Open Office as a translator into *.rtf or even *.doc files that WP can open.

My friend was jabbering that the Open Office on Linux was not the same as the one on Windows and that's what worried me.

I no longer have Open Office on my computer - as long as I have Word Perfect I don't need anything else. But as I said, it moved from Linux OO to WP12 by way of .txt with no problems. Should be even easier to move from OO Linux to OO Windows.


You are right about not needing anything else with WP. I've been using it since version 1.? way back in the early 90's when you could print the "help" folder on one *** of paper and use it as a cheat *** for key strokes. I've used all kinds of word processing programs like Word Star, Ami-Pro and a few other obscurities, but nothing compares to the power of Word Perfect. I can't comprehend how some professional writers can make do with Microsoft Word. It's so lacking in sophistication.


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