Re: [PLUG] Rountripping redlining from M$Word through Start/OpenOffice

[Leonard Rosenthol <leonardr@lazerware.com>]

At 04:12 PM 12/2/2001 -0800, Sam Hunting wrote:
> My publisher requires me to revise my manuscript using MS redlining,
> and I have removed M$ office from my machine.

        Then you are SOL - because you WILL NEED Office/Word!


> StarOffice will import MS redlining fine, and record changes, but when
> it comes time to export from StarOffice to MS, either:
>
> a) when exporting from StarOffice as RTF, the redlining information is
> lost

        Because RTF doesn't support that information.


> b) when trying to export as Word 97 from StarOffice, the program hangs,
> and then has to be re-installed (!!).

        Because StarOffice sucks?!?   Have you tried OpenOffice instead?


> So -- how do I roundtrip redlining from M$ Word through Star Office?

        AFAIK, you don't!  But you could try the latest builds of OpenOffice.


LDR


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