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Quick open office question...

by TimothyW
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I do have open office, and I don't have MS word.

Now, I know I can use open office to open a doc that is formatted in Word, then I can edit it in Open office -- then I can save it in .doc format (if it was already a .doc before).

The question is, if I email it as an open office formatted document, will someone who ONLY has ms word be able to open + read it???

I'm sending a resume via email.

What are my options if I assume the recipient DOES have ms word, and does NOT have open office (and I ONLY have open office).

What's the best way to crate the resume in a way that they are certain to be able to receive it and read it?

Thanks.

-- TW
#office #open #question #quick
  • Profile picture of the author TonyG2160
    No. You need to "save as" .doc (safest), or .docx (Office 2007 only)
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  • Profile picture of the author zoobie
    yes tony is right you need to save it as ".doc" or ".pdf" before you email out.
    most people don't have open office.
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  • Profile picture of the author Derek Pankaew
    Save it as a .doc in Open Office. Both sides can open it.
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    • Profile picture of the author granola
      Just to confirm...

      I used my pc which only has OpenOffice, created and sent a .doc to my laptop with ms, and it worked fine.

      Although I might consider sending a pdf version as well.

      PDF's make a nice looking resume, and it shows off your computer proficiency
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  • Profile picture of the author TimothyW
    Thanks to all.

    I knew open office could 'look at' ms Word docs -- but I wasn't sure if ms Word could 'look at' open office (formatted) docs.

    -- TW
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    • Profile picture of the author globalpro
      Hi,

      I think granola's suggestion to be best. A PDF would be readable all the way across the board.

      Thanks,

      John
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