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Originally Posted by shyhermit
Thanks, Quoth. I will try LibreOffice (not a previous user). I presume LibreOffice can open .doc / .docx files and can save as .pdf files without using an Adobe Distiller or Postscript driver, correct?
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It's best to save /edit in odt format.
Do turn off most Autocorrect and check all the settings in Options. Your document position is remember if you put your name in Tools->Options and use odt format.
LO Writer will open more kinds of MS doc than current MS Word.
Only Save As an additional docx if needed (i.e. for Calibre or a Word user) and don't edit it, as every load/save of doc or docx is two conversions.
When you open a doc or docx, do check all the page styles, paragraph styles, headings and links are OK. You need to do this with MS Word too if moving between '95, 2000, XP/2002, 2003, 2007, 2021, 365 versions of doc or docx.
You export a PDF, rather than save as. No additional SW needed. I used to use 5.x on Windows XP as well as MS Word. I'm on 7.4 now on Linux, but have it on a Win10 I never use.
Sumatra seems best PDF reader now on Windows. Years ago it would have been FoxIt rather than Adobe Acrobat. Adobe is now only interested in renting out Corporate applications.
I edit all the documents in odt and export PDF or an extra Save As in doc or docx as required.
Some versions of MS Word export PDF and I had a not too bad plugin for Word 2002/XP (but MS has deleted that from their site and wants you to rent 365), but it was never as good as LO Writer. I also had a free "printer" on XP and win7 that could accept multiple print jobs and then you went to Properties and exported the PDF file. It wasn't a physical device.