Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I have to write a boringly long table with 4 items in each line
> (name, date of birth, etc).
> I then have to return the document in MS .doc format
> as far as I can see.
> (There is a model response which is in .doc format.)
>> I'd like to write this in Linux if possible.
> What is the simplest way of doing this?
> Could I produce a file in Linux which could be imported by Excel,
> and then output as a .doc file?
>> I'm not sure if OpenOffice works on my laptop.
> I just tried it, and I think it died.
> So if there is an alternative (gnumeric?) that might be better.
> I'm running FC3-test2, which might explain why OO didn't work.
>
If OO.o is not working, there are alternatives.
Spreadsheets:
gnumeric, kspread
Word Processors:
koffice, abiword
Kae
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