People Cannot Open Documents That I Have Sent to Them

If you have sent a document to someone but they are unable to open the document, it is likely that they are using Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office can not currently open documents created in the default GNOME Office format.

You can save your documents in a different format so that Microsoft Office users can open them:

  1. Open a document in a GNOME Office application

  2. Press FileSave As...

  3. Press Save file as type and select a Microsoft format from the list. For example, choose Microsoft Word (.doc) if you have a text document.

  4. Press Save and then send the file to people as normal.

[Note]

Both Gnumeric and AbiWord can open and save files in the latest Microsoft Office 2007 formats.