
And, even worse, if you save the document in OpenOffice's format (.odt), Word can't open the file. doc format, the new file won't have any of these undesired font changes. docx file in Microsoft Word, and save it as. This problem is at least partly a flaw specific to OpenOffice, because if you open the same. doc-for instance, Palatino gets changed to Times New Roman, 10 point Helvetica remains Helvetica, but it gets changed to 10 point and who knows what else. docx files, but also even some simple formatting options, like the font, font size, etc. doc, but that format doesn't save some of the newer Microsoft Word formatting options you can choose for. docx format, since Microsoft has a copyright on the format-instead, OpenOffice can save files as. docx files, and you can edit them just fine, when it comes time to save your changes, you can't save the file in. Though OpenOffice's Microsoft Word emulator can open.IPad Pro launches in November starting at $799 in the United States.Here's a couple deal-breakers against using OpenOffice, at least its current version (4.1.11): One subscriber also gets 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage and 60 Skype minutes of calling per month to mobile phones and landlines. Office 365 Personal is also available for $69.99 per year, or $6.99 per month, and includes access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access on 1 PC or Mac, 1 tablet and 1 smartphone. Up to five subscribers also get 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage and 60 Skype minutes of calling per month to mobile phones and landlines. Office 365 Home costs $99.99 per year, or $9.99 per month, and includes access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access on 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets and 5 smartphones. Office on the iPad Pro will require an Office 365 subscription for any and all editing. Install those same apps on the iPad Pro once it arrives in November, however, and all those editing features will go away. A handful of features require Office 365 subscriptions, available as in-app purchases, but the core editing capabilities are all zero cost. The Office apps on the current iPads offer both viewing and editing documents for free. iPhones also have access to viewing and editing features at no cost. The reason is that the tablet's 12.9-inch screen size exceeds Microsoft's 10.1-inch threshold for free access to viewing and editing features.Ĭomparatively, the Office suite of apps on the iPad Air and iPad mini allow viewing and editing documents for free, since their screen sizes are 9.7" and 7.9" respectively. Microsoft will require an Office 365 subscription to use Office apps on an iPad Pro, reports Ars Technica.
