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Hi, I was sent a doc. in SDW format ( Star Office)
What can I use to open this, Thank you, Harry
Harry, it is my understanding that Star Office is compatible with Microsoft.
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StarOffice software is an affordable alternative in office productivity suites that runs on multiple operating systems, including Solaris Operating Environment, Microsoft Windows, and Linux. The office suite has a simple, easy-to-use interface and contains full-featured applications including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, and database capabilities. StarOffice can read, edit, and save MS Office files and is interoperable with many third party file formats like PDF and XML.
http://www.staroffice.com
You might ask the sender to see if they can save the file in a Word format from the File menu, Save As, File of type
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Nancy C. Janyszeski
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Sr Instructional Designer for International IT Certification for ActivTest, a division of Activ part of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Vocational School Instructor for the Microsoft Office Suite 2007 -2010
Computer Instructor, Computer Learning Institute
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Certified as a MOUS Authorized Instructor and MOUS Master Certified
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