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Install Openoffice on DVDs?Is it possible?
My son needs to do a movie review and needs a portable openoffice.
He saved a file on .odp and went to school.
The ...
- 07-09-2009 #1
Install Openoffice on DVDs?
Install Openoffice on DVDs?Is it possible?
My son needs to do a movie review and needs a portable openoffice.
He saved a file on .odp and went to school.
The school uses Microsoft Office Professional 2003 instead of Openoffice.
The school uses Windows instead of Ubuntu
I need a quick reply because my son is running out of time
I use Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
I downloaded the OOo_3.1.0_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US.exe file and have Wine and Crossover Trial installed.
- 07-09-2009 #2
I'm pretty sure there are Live CD distributions that include OpenOffice. Best thing is to take a look at a few Live CD notes to see which carry it.
If he wants to do this on a Windows machine, then all he really needs is a USB memory stick and a package called PortableApps, which provides versions of many applications that can be run from removeable media such as USB memory stick. One of the apps happens to be OpenOffice.Linux user #126863 - see http://linuxcounter.net/
- 07-09-2009 #3Linux Guru
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Have a look at
PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives
They used to do a portable version. A better solution would be to open the file again in OpenOffice and save it as an Office format. Open Office can handle many formats including the standard Microsoft formats.
- 07-09-2009 #4
There is a plugin to open OOo files in MS-Office [here]
Can't tell an OS by it's GUI
- 07-10-2009 #5Linux User
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You can always save your work from within OOo in Microsoft Office format.
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