<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> That includes my district, too. We're still on MS Office 2003, with no plans (yet) to go to MS Office 2007, specifically because of this issue. A couple of ideas. Give the kids a copy of OpenOffice.org and have them install that at home. You might talk with the parents at the PTA meeting to get their buy-in. When they understand that MS Office 2007 is what's making it difficult for their kids to interoperate with the school, then you likely will have more success. Bring CD-ROM's with OpenOffice.org on them to this meeting to pass out. --TP <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rmcdaniel@indata.us">rmcdaniel@indata.us</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid20070918063306.d7061e97b78b017ac15395d64f2ce134.3128995d28.wbe@email.secureserver.net" type="cite">I would agree with this since most of the world has yet to upgrade. While you may be compatible within the school system, good luck with the rest of us... Ron Ronald R. McDaniel Technology Coordinator Conecuh County Schools (251) 578-1752 x30 <a href="mailto:rmcdaniel@indata.us" mce_href="mailto:rmcdaniel@indata.us">rmcdaniel@indata.us</a> “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” Goethe <div> <blockquote webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px;">-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Office 2007 and OpenOffice From: george kocke <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:webmaster@vol.org"><webmaster@vol.org></a> Date: Tue, September 18, 2007 8:23 am To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:k12osn@redhat.com"><k12osn@redhat.com></a> Rita Gibson wrote: > there is an ODF converter for Office 2007, but it would be impossible to > have parents install a converter. In the past, it was much easier to > have OpenOffice be able to open Microsoft and save as Microsoft, less > knowledge on the part of the user necessary.... I suggest producing a document that explains how to force Office 2007 to default save in Office 97-2003 formats. This message has been scanned by the Internet Service Departments Virus/Spam filter. _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a onclick="return true;Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=K12OSN%40redhat.com'); return false;" href="http://email.secureserver.net/pcompose.php#Compose" mce_href="http://email.secureserver.net/pcompose.php#Compose">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank" mce_href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote> </div> <pre wrap=""> <hr size="4" width="90%"> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.k12os.org"><http://www.k12os.org></a></pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>