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Bob
05-31-2008, 02:30 PM
i'm preparing a writing sample for internships, and i'm using something i wrote at my last internship, only i wrote it with wordperfect (that's all they had on their computers). i e-mailed the document to myself before i left, however i do not have wordperfect, so i can't seem to open it or work with it at all. i tried microsoft word, but it asked me to install a converter from the windows XP disk, which i've lost i think. i tried wordpad and notepad, but they just popped up a bunch of weird ass symbols, so that's no good either.

how do i get the words off of that there document?
roosta
05-31-2008, 03:28 PM
I'd say OpenOffice would open it, it opens lots of things.

And its free!
na§tee
05-31-2008, 03:29 PM
yes i had the same problem before i bought a thousand pound laptop with NO OFFICE PACKAGE ON IT. so i stole someone else's office suite.

download the office file converter pack (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cf196df0-70e5-4595-8a98-370278f40c57&DisplayLang=en).

install. open word. file > open > in 'files of type' select wordperfect > select your document > OKAY!
roosta
05-31-2008, 03:33 PM
yes i had the same problem before i bought a thousand pound laptop with NO OFFICE PACKAGE ON IT. so i stole someone else's office suite.

!

OpenOffice does everything MS Office does and more! No more need to steal anything!
TurdBerglar
05-31-2008, 03:36 PM
but it's fun to steal!
na§tee
05-31-2008, 03:38 PM
i didn't actually steal anything, my dear roosta. i just used the university i work for's.. licence.. thing. because i of course do loads of work at home. loads. bring the office with me. all the time. hooh boy. i am such an earnest hard working professional.
Bob
05-31-2008, 03:43 PM
i ended up downloading a trial version of wordperfect but when that runs out i'll take a look at open office

thanks!
roosta
05-31-2008, 04:48 PM
i didn't actually steal anything, my dear roosta. i just used the university i work for's.. licence.. thing. because i of course do loads of work at home. loads. bring the office with me. all the time. hooh boy. i am such an earnest hard working professional.

Well...you still should be using OpenOffice, as microsoft are the devil incarnate.