The problem is that most users have no clue about how to set default file type preferences. I tell my students that they can, and for the sake of compatibility should do that . . . and they say "What?" <br><br>&#63743; &#63743; &#63743; &#63743;

I don't remember what website I was referred to (not the one you link to, anyway) when I was messing with a .docx file but I never got an email from them with the converted data. So I tried MacLink and it gave it to me as several folders worth of stuff, none of which seemed to have the core data I wanted. So I tried the next best thing, had them save it as a .doc document and send it to me and I used that. Sure seems like a stupid move for Microsoft, but then obsoleting software to pad their bottom line with new sales is not a new concept. <br><br>GBR (OFI)

I've used Zamzar many times . . . it works.<br><br>&#63743; &#63743; &#63743; &#63743;

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Anyone here use Pages as a default word processsor?<p><hr></blockquote><p>I do.<br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Is there any reason why one might not?<p><hr></blockquote><p>I suppose if you are constantly collaborating with someone who uses different software it might be a pain. The really complicated layouts made by Pages don't always translate well to Word. Then again, when I make a complicated layout in Pages I don't want other people opening it up in Word, so I export as pdf anyway.<br><br>By the way, am I the only one that sees your post with these weird symbols in it? Did you write that post with MS Office or something?<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p><p><hr></blockquote><p>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>By the way, am I the only one that sees your post with these weird symbols in it? <p><hr></blockquote><p>Oh, good. So it's not just my computer!<br><br><br>My Wii: 5721 8516 7937 9434 (PM me if you Wii)

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>MicroSoft must have had a reason for switching, right?<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Under pressure to conform to the perfectly good and rapidly-becoming-world-favourite ODF (Open Document Format) protocol, as used in OpenOffice, NeoOffice, and a growing list of other apps worldwide, MS decided to try to get away with coining their own incompatible version of it, in order to look as if they were complying, but still maintain a monopoly on Office users. Beh.<br><br>- padmavyuha<br><br>[color:purple]A lopsided man runs best along the little side-hills of success<br>- Frank Moore Colby</font color=purple>

Now that's very strange! I see the symbols of which you speak in oyur quote of my post, but not in my origional post. And yes, I did compose the original post in Word '08! I don't typically do that, but I just happened to have it open at the time.<br><br>Why do you think that happened? FWIW-- my default font in Word is Palatino-- but the strange symbols that replaced the punctuation in my post do not correspond with the keystrokes that should result them in Word. That's too weird. Sorry about that, but thanks for the reply! <br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Under pressure to conform to the perfectly good and rapidly-becoming-world-favourite ODF (Open Document Format) protocol, as used in OpenOffice, NeoOffice, and a growing list of other apps worldwide, MS decided to try to get away with coining their own incompatible version of it, in order to look as if they were complying, but still maintain a monopoly on Office users. Beh.<p><hr></blockquote><p>That's totally messed up. I wish I could say that I was surprised though. This new "universal" format could be as much of a threat to Microsoft by hitting the Office suite as Linux and Mac are to Windows. I know a lot of people that eschew Windows in favor of other OSs, but I don't know anyone that doesn't use Office.<br><br>Microsoft's reign is definitely on the decline it seems, on a number of fronts. I almost feel sorry for them. <br><br>Almost.<br><br><br><br>

I don't know. I remember seeing things like that in some of MacGizmo's posts, and he had an explanation for it, but I don't remember what it was.<br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>I almost feel sorry for them. <br><br>Almost.<br><p><hr></blockquote><p>Not me. Not even almost. <br><br><br><br><br>My Wii: 5721 8516 7937 9434 (PM me if you Wii)