Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But to satisfy my original request, it doesn't have to be human > readable. I'm looking to get my Windows users to stop using .DOC format, > but I've got to give them something to use as a replacement. It needs to > be *easily* readable on Win, Mac, and *nix (e.g. easily opened via > MS-Word (cough gag)). [snip] > Basically, there seems to be no solution. Perhaps the best solution is > to stick with the .DOC format, and for me to use Star/Open Office to > filter out any possible viruses on my end, and leave the rest of the > users to their risky behaviour.
The real problem is that you're insisting on using MS-Word. MS tries really hard to make the latest doc format the most widely used, in order to lock in their users and force them to continuously upgrade. Consequently, MS-Word has very poor support for any non-doc format, and it will remain this way until someone puts significant financial pressure on them to support other formats. But, as long as MS has a monopoly, this can't happen. If you really do not want windows users to use the doc format, you *have* to move them away from MS Office. Try Star Office, or gobeProductive, or whatever instead. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
