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Converting MS Documents in Windows to MAC

  • 17-04-2005 12:09pm
    #1
    Gangsta
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    Is there any way to convert documents prepared using the Windows version of MS Office to become compatible for use on the MAC OS?


    Thanx
    Gangsta


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  • #2
    voxpop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    convert the ms doc to pdf - of course then they cant edit it.

    Openoffice.org can import ms documents fairly well and there is probably a version for the mac


  • #3
    greglo23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭greglo23


    save them as rtf (rich text format) and they can be opened with any program.


  • #4
    Gangsta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Gangsta


    yes RTF is well and good for word documents but how about for documents made in Access?


  • #5
    greglo23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭greglo23


    afaik openoffice will do the trick for you. http://www.openoffice.org/


  • #6
    Gangsta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Gangsta


    alrite i'll give it a go, thx lads


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  • #7
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Gangsta wrote:
    yes RTF is well and good for word documents but how about for documents made in Access?

    The only thing you can make in Access are Databases. Theres no database application in MS Office for the Mac. The latest version of Open Office 2.0 has a Java database engine called. HSQLDB So you'd have to convert your access DB from Access to this HSQLDB , or install and convert to MySQL or dBase. There are tools in OO to conect to database. Not sure if they are compatible with Access MDB files though. You have to ask your self are your database skills good enough to this.


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