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I am using SuSE 7.3 and still learning basics at the beginning of a move of a small home/office network from M$ NT4 / 2K to Linux (or at least as far as I can go). I have used Star Office 5.1, 5.2, and 6 beta as well as Open Office on Windows NT, but have not as yet stated using applications in a Linux environment. That will come but I am still learning and playing around. One significant problem we have is that my wife receives a lot of word processing documents and occasional spreadsheet files, and the odd presentation file from members of an organisation in which she has an executive role. These files invariably originate from an M$ Office version from 95 to XP. In most cases she has success with reading them in SO5.2 and then edits, or creates documents and saves them in M$ Office 97 format to send out. Her recipients often have difficulty in reading these files. Has anyone suggestions on the best way of dealing with this problem? Which software would do the best job, presently under M$ NT4, but subsequently under Linux? My preference is not to have to run M$Office...! All advice appreciated. Also thanks to all the list contributors, I have already found a lot of valuable information on the list. John John Blue, PO Box 542 Mawson ACT 2607 Australia email: jblue@bestpond.com Fax: +61 2 6291 1119 Thought for the day: Daddy, what does FORMATTING DRIVE C mean?.