I've been using OO for years (the last two in support of a local bank) with very little difficulty reading word files. This one takes the cake. Have you tried to create a new newsletter in OO? George Toft, CISSP, MSIS AGD,LLC www.agdllc.com 623-203-1760 Victor Odhner wrote: > I am blocked from using OO seriously because it seems > unable to import existing MS Word documents. You have > probably already noticed that I am good at breaking > software. My goal is just to start using OO for my > word processing, but that will include hacking on > documents from the Dark Side. > > Can anybody advise me what I might be doing wrong, in > trying to bring .doc files into OO? See the links > below. The PDFs show how they look in MS Word. > This is a church newsletter, which is a simple > publishing exercise. I'm sure OO can handle stuff a > *lot* more complex than this. ... > > This first example has a title and image on the first > page, but OO starts right out with the text. Then OO > puts the title at the top of the second page with a > place for the image, but I'm unable to view the image. > When I export this to PDF, no graphic goes along. > I have tried various views, and the page preview. > > > > This one has calendar squares consisting of two table cells > with an invisible line in between. OO loses the top half > of each cell: > > > > (OO always draws so many *lines* all over the page. > Can I get rid of those?) > > Thanks, > > Vic > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss