 |
 |
.docx Conversions
|
|
|
|
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2009
Status:
Offline
|
|
New poster / Longtime reader of MacNN forums has a question...
I've read a lot about MS Office 2008 issues. Many posts indicate that iWork 09 opens .docx just fine. Can anyone tell me (or direct me to a link that I haven't found) if other MS Office users (07/08) can open up my Pages documents without its format being altered?
I'm looking to upgrade to a new MBP, but DON'T want to buy any new MS products!! I'd rather go with iWork 09 but want to be certain that I can send/email Pages documents and have them opened by colleagues using MS Office 2007/Office 2008.
Any help is appreciated!!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
No, Office can't open Pages documents. You'll have to save them to something else.
|
|
Chuck
___
"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hilbert space
Status:
Offline
|
|
Go with Nisus Writer Pro, it uses RTF to save files. RTF is a native format of Microsoft Office.
|
|
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
Status:
Offline
|
|
Pages can save as docx (and pdf, and rtf).. You can use iwork.com to let the recipient choose which format (pages, docx, pdf).
Nisus Writer Pro is $79.. Same as iWork.. Heck, textedit can save as RTF..
Look into neooffice.org before you spend money on something other than iWork.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hilbert space
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by AKcrab 
Pages can save as docx (and pdf, and rtf).. You can use iwork.com to let the recipient choose which format (pages, docx, pdf).
Nisus Writer Pro is $79.. Same as iWork.. Heck, textedit can save as RTF..
Look into neooffice.org before you spend money on something other than iWork.
RTF is not used as an export format, but as the native document format. Any OS X app that allows printing (unless it's specifically disabled, hello, Adobe, I'm talking to you) can generate a pdf.
However, it's much easier to work with a native document format rather than having to export things (and losing bits and pieces in the process).
|
|
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top
