Students using the free OpenOffice.org or OxygenOffice instead of Microsoft Office on their own computers should remember to save files in the Microsoft formats, not the default OpenDocument formats.
For example, instead of saving a report in the .odt format or a presentation in the .odp format:
change the Save as type: line to a Microsoft format such as .doc for reports and .ppt for PowerPoint:
This insures that your instructor can read the file and computers on campus can use it, and you can still work on it here or on OpenOffice.org or OxygenOffice on your own computer.
If you forget, however, the Boreham Library has a few staff computers with OpenOffice so staff can convert your files to Microsoft format for you, in a pinch.
To set OpenOffice.org or OxygenOffice to save in Microsoft formats automatically in the future, click here.
