stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: >> stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> writes: >> > >>> 2. Whether to target Microsoft's Word XML format or the Open Document >>> Format (similarly XML-based) >> >> I would strongly argue for the Microsoft Word XML, as each conversion >> creates problems and inconsistencies. This said, if the conversion from >> MS Word XML to ODF and back can be done without causing problems in the >> roundtrip (i.e. the round-trip would then be lyx - ODF XML - MS XML - >> ODF XML - lyx)I would argue for the more "open" format which can be used >> on more Operating systems. >> > > I have been told that, in its most recent versions, Microsoft Word can > read ODF version >= 1.2 directly. That is, it can open, > edit, and save files in OpenOffice's native format. I have no means of > checking this assertion, as I have no access to MS Word.
I remember trying this with an older version of word (I think it was 2010) by using the additional plugin by Microsoft to read odt, but quite a few formatings were lost and there was an issue with repairing the file. I just checked Office Mac 2011, and it can't open .odt format. But The windows version can, apparently: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/use-word-to-open-or-save-a-document-in-the-opendocument-text-odt-format-HA010355766.aspx As a side note: MS states on the above mentioned page according to collaboration: ,---- | When you collaborate on a document shared between Word and another word | processing application, such as Google Docs or OpenOffice.org Writer, | think of writing (the words) and formatting (the look) as different | tasks. Complete as much of the writing as possible without applying | formatting to the text and save the formatting until the end. This | allows you to focus on the writing while minimizing the loss of | formatting as you switch between the OpenDocument Text format and Word | format. `---- Cheers, Rainer > Could anyone with such access give it a try? > > S. -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug
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