New laptop, no word processor

mercurystar999

I'm in the process of looking for a new job and it keeps asking me to upload a c.v. I have a cv but not on here yet. It is saved on a cd but using microsoft word.

My question is if i download that free opon office software will it let me upload my c.v onto application forms etc, after i have tranfered it over to open office? I would of thought that most people have microsoft word, so would i be able to upload my version that would be on open office?

Sorry if its a bit long winded!

esuhl

Both Open Office and MS Office can read .doc files.

i.e. it's not so much "a Word document" as a "document file" that can be read by Word or the Open Office word processor... if that makes sense...

mercurystar999

Thats great, so if i upload my c.v via a open office format they will be able to read it via microsoft?

smcicr

Yes but i'd recommend using the 'save as' option in open office that allows you to save your document as a word file - just to be on the safe side. it'll probably be ok if you don't but as i just have open office i can't check and the last thing you want is someone having problems reading your cv.

smcaul

mercurystar999 wrote:

Thats great, so if i upload my c.v via a open office format they will be able to read it via microsoft?

Only if you save it as a .doc file. Open office saves files as its own extension by default, so you need to tell it to save it as a .doc file when you go to "Save As".

thewizard

Not trying to confuse anyone with this but Word that will be included in Microsoft Office 2007 will use a different format that will be based on XML so I would reccomend getting Open Office and if you believe that the upgrade to Office 2007 is required (which I must say I will be) then you have not wasted hundreds of pounds on software which you will replaced any way with hundreds of pounds of software.

mercurystar999

I downloaded it last night and am in the process of redoing my c.v so i'll make sure i use save as. Surely though not everyone id going to fork out all that money for the new offce, just to fill MR Gates pockets even further?!