[ale] New M$oft Word file format

[ale at sixit.com (Robert Reese)]

Hello Sean,

Monday, August 24, 2009, 11:20:17 PM, you wrote:

> Has anyone else hit .docx files.  
...

> Apparently the docx format is the default.  

> I am not amused.
 

Tell the sender exactly that, and to send you files either in PDF or as RTF.  If they don't know how, tell them to Google (without quotes) "Office 2007 Save As RTF" and they'll find any number of sites that offer instructions which pretty much boil down to press F12 at the top of the keyboard, and in the bottom drop-down choose Rich Text Format - .RTF.

Then remind them that it is unwise (and rude) to assume other people have Microsoft Office, especially Office 2007 (older versions won't open them, either), and also to not send the file in a format explicitly designed for editing unless they expect the recipient to edit the file.

And yes, OOo v 3.1 works just fine opening them.

(AND after you edit it, save the file as an ODT and send it back to them along with a link to OpenOffice.org)

Cheers,
R~