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How do you convert files?

Asked by adrienneadams

A few months ago, I was using ubuntu open office, saved a file, and emailed it to myself. Apparently, I didn't save it the right way. I didn't know that I would run into a problem later on.

 Now, I'm using microsoft word and when I try to download the document from my email, it gives me different languages/text options to choose from, but it all comes up as gibberish. What can I do? Have I lost this file forever? Do I have to download ubuntu again to gain access to this document?

Thanks.

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Hanusz leszek (leszek-skynet) said : 		#1

Hello,

By default open office save the files in the "Open Document" format:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Document

To open your file, you can install open office on windows:
http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html

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Mario César Señoranis (mariocesar) said : 		#2

Or running Openoffice on Ubuntu you can save your file on .doc Format. File->Save As...

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Thomas Templin (coastgnu) said : 		#3

On Mon, 18. June 2007 08:41:36 Mario César Señoranis wrote:
> Question #8371 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/8371
>
> Mario César Señoranis proposed the following answer:
> Or running Openoffice on Ubuntu you can save your file on .doc Format.
> File->Save As...

Not to forget you can use OpenOffice.org in windows and Mac OS/X.

regards,
thomas

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Mario César Señoranis (mariocesar) said : 		#4

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