printing docs typed using other operating system

[everton]

why is that when i try to print documents that were typed using windows the text print ok but some illustrations will not even show,let alone print....especially cliparts

[Moebius]

why is that when i try to print documents that were typed using windows the text print ok but some illustrations will not even show,let alone print....especially cliparts

Hi everton,
Which program in Windows?
And which program in U.E are you printing from?
There may be a compatibility issue here, especially with the graphics.

Cheers.

[everton]

i am using ultimate 2.3....document was typed in windows 2003/2007

[Moebius]

i am using ultimate 2.3....document was typed in windows 2003/2007

Sorry everton, I should have made myself clearer. Windows does not type. Microsoft Word or Microsoft Office 2003 / 2007 perhaps?
I would assume Openoffice Writer in Ultimate 2.3?

Cheers.

[everton]

yes you are right...microsoft 03/07....openoffice writer

[Moebius]

yes you are right...microsoft 03/07....openoffice writer

O.K.
What you need to know is that Microsoft does not like to share code, so, converting from one document type (Office 2003/2007) to another (Openoffice) is not a perfect conversion. Openoffice tries to do the best it can, but there are times when formatting is not quite right, or graphics don't come across well. Without getting too technical, I would suggest you retype the document in Openoffice then convert it to Microsoft Office instead of the other way around. See how that works for you.


Cheers.

[everton]

retype wont work...sometimes my friends type their docs in microsoft, save it on their flash drive and then ask me to print it and thats where some pics will not show up or print

[Moebius]

I suppose if you have access to Microsoft Office 2003/2007 you could install it through wine or alternatively you could try Lotus Symphony and see if you have better success with conversion.
Link: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/do ... &ibm-go=Go

Cheers.

[jai]

Hi,
I think another possible solution would be to save your docs in pdf format on MS and then print it in Ultimate. There is also a plugin available for direct pdf export from within Office 2007.

OR

U can use OpenOffice for Windows instead of MS office 2003/07.

Good luck friend...........

[DarkChild]

To make life easier i will suggest that you use some type Document conversion application to convert your Doc/Docx documents to PDF then print them.


Example of a Document converter that you can use:
Word PDF Converter 5.0:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/PDF/Word-PDF-Converter.shtml