OpenOffice Impress - useable on Vista??

toasterman

superscaper wrote: »

Just now opened an Impress file in Powerpoint 2007. All you need is the free .odt add on from Microsoft to open, edit and save Open Office files in Office 2007.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter

But you can, from inside Impress, go file, save-as, powerpoint format.. can't you?
Then you don't need to install anything extra, on either pc.

superscaper

toasterman wrote: »

But you can, from inside Impress, go file, save-as, powerpoint format.. can't you?
Then you don't need to install anything extra, on either pc.

I was merely commenting on your statement that Powerpoint can't open Impress files. If anything I don't think Impress can save in current Powerpoint file format only the older one.

toasterman

superscaper wrote: »

I was merely commenting on your statement that Powerpoint can't open Impress files. If anything I don't think Impress can save in current Powerpoint file format only the older one.

Ah yes, but Powerpoint (2007) can open older Powerpoint files, so that's not an issue either.

Edit: I've just checked, and from the current version of Openoffice, you can save directly to Powerpoint 2007 format. However, I'd save in the older Powerpoint version anyway, unless you know the laptop you will be using for the presentation has the new version or the compatibility pack.

Welliesorter

Openoffice also has the ability to export to PDF. Most PCs will have Adobe Reader installed so it would be a good idea to save the presentation in PDF format as a fall back. Don't forget to keep the original though. Once you've exported something to PDF, you can't easily edit it afterwards.

Edit: at the risk of information overload, there's also a portable version of Openoffice that'll run from a USB drive. No need to install it on the computer you're using. See http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable

superscaper

Welliesorter wrote: »

Openoffice also has the ability to export to PDF.

As does MS Office.

Sput2001

Nickmidgley - her PC is completely dead so she can't use that version

But presumably she's got the CD of it somewhere?

garnettgirl

NickMidgley wrote: »

But presumably she's got the CD of it somewhere?

no, she didn't have - I wondered that.

Anyway, she's downloaded the 60 day free Office trial and as I understand it is feverishly working on the presentation now for tomorrow in the garden.:D