Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 Manual page 82

5 Make sure that all other settings are appropriate, then click Next.
6 Review the summary of the actions to perform, then start the conversion by
Sharing Files with Users of Other Office Suites
OpenOffice.org is available for a number of operating systems. This makes it an excellent
tool when a group of users frequently need to share files and do not use the same system
on their computers.
When sharing documents with others, you have several options.
If the recipient needs to be able to edit the file:
the other user needs. For example, to save as a Microsoft Word file, click File → Save
As, then select the Microsoft Word file type for the version of Word the other user
needs.
If the recipient only needs to read the document:
file with File → Export as PDF. PDF files can be read on any platform using a viewer
like Adobe Acrobat Reader. ,
If you want to share a document for editing:
formats. The default formats comply with the OASIS standard XML format, making
them compatible with a number of applications. TXT and RTF formats, although limited
in formatting, might be a good option for text documents. CSV is useful for spreadsheets.
OpenOffice.org might also offer your recipient's preferred format, especially Microsoft
formats.
If you want to e-mail a document as a PDF:
PDF Attachment.Your default e-mail program opens with the file attached.
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IMPORTANT
Documents from a Windows partition are usually in a subdirectory of
/windows.
clicking Convert.
The amount of time needed for the conversion depends on the number of files
and their complexity. For most documents, conversion does not take very long.
Save the document in the format
Export the document to a PDF
Use one of the standard document
Click File → Send → Document as