Sharing Files With Microsoft Office Users; Helpful Links; Collaboration Groupware And Messaging; Section 1.3, "Collaboration Groupware And Messaging - Novell OPEN WORKGROUP SUITE SMALL BUSINESS EDITION 9.3 - 10-2007 Manual

OpenOffice saves files in the OpenDocument format by default unless you manually choose another
option. If you find that you consistently need to save in another format, such as MSWord (.doc),
you can change this default with the following procedure:
1 Click Tools > Options > Load/Save > General.
2 In the Default file format section, choose the Documentation type you will be working in, then
3 Click OK to save your changes.

1.2.3 Sharing Files with Microsoft Office Users

With OpenOffice, you can simply save your documents in the Microsoft Office format so that
Microsoft Office users can easily share documents.

1.2.4 Helpful Links

For further information on how to use the OpenOffice Suite, follow the link below:
http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0600MG-MigrationGuide.pdf

1.3 Collaboration Groupware and Messaging

Novell GroupWise is an enterprise collaboration system that provides secure e-mail, calendaring,
scheduling, and instant messaging. GroupWise also includes task management, contact
management, document management, and other productivity tools. GroupWise can be used on your
desktop on Linux, Windows*, or Macintosh*; in a Web browser anywhere you have an Internet
connection; and even on mobile devices.
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choose the document format you want to use from the Always save as drop-down menu.
Section 1.3.1, "Understanding Groupwise Item Types," on page 15
Section 1.3.2, "GroupWise Icon Types," on page 16
Section 1.3.3, "Sending Mail," on page 17