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Old 03-04-2011, 06:05 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by ddjohn View Post
dwanthny, I just went to Calibre to view and convert a .DOC file. You are quite correct. It opened the external viewer app and is not available for convert. Newbie assumptions based on a successful import of the format.
Sometimes doc files are really rtf files with a doc extension. I have heard rumor that those files will convert in calibre.

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Open Office is very similar in look and handling to the older version of MS Word, making this a very easy transition for those who don't want to expend $$$ on MS Word. Almost no learning curve involved in getting started. Calibre will import the .odt file, is using the external app for viewing, but successfully converts the file to epub.
True.
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