How to free yourself from Microsoft Office dependency in three easy steps

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 31, 2009 12:56 PM EDT
An Antic Disposition ; By Rob Weir
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When you save a document in your word processor, your work is encoded in a particular file format. You often have a choice of formats that you can use, with names like DOC, DOCX, RTF, WPD or ODT. Your choice of format will influence whether others can easily read your document today, whether you yourself will be able to read your document ten years from now, and whether you will be able to migrate painlessly to another word processor or operating system if and when you choose to do so.

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