Ashneil Ameet Singh <a.singh@fsm.ac.fj> wrote:
I would like to share this report that I have prepared by collecting information from the Koha website, FAQ and mailing lists.=20
You sent the attachment in Microsoft Word format, a secret proprietary format, so it is hard for me to read. If you send me plain text, HTML, or PDF, then I will read it. Distributing documents in Word format is bad for you and for others. You can't be sure what they will look like if someone views them with a different version of Word; they may not work at all. Receiving Word attachments is bad for you because they can carry viruses (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_virus). Sending Word attachments is bad for you, because a Word document normally includes hidden information about the author, enabling those in the know to pry into the author's activities (maybe yours). Text that you think you deleted may still be embarrassingly present. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3154479.stm for more info. But above all, sending people Word documents puts pressure on them to use Microsoft software and helps to deny them any other choice. In effect, you become a buttress of the Microsoft monopoly. This pressure is a major obstacle to the broader adoption of free software. Would you please reconsider the use of Word format for communication with other people? To convert the file to HTML using Word is simple. Open the document, click on File, then Save As, and in the Save As Type strip box at the bottom of the box, choose HTML Document or Web Page. Then choose Save. Note that Word changes interface in inconsistent ways--if you see slightly different menu item names, please try them. To convert to plain text is almost the same--instead of HTML Document, choose Text Only or Text Document as the Save As Type. Your computer may also have a program to convert to pdf format. Select File => Print. Scroll through available printers and select the pdf converter. Click on the Print button and enter a name for the pdf file when requested. OpenOffice.org has PDF export built-in. Can you post it to a website in an open format, please? Thanks, -- MJ Ray (slef), K. Lynn, England, email see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ http://gnu.hands.com/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha