.odt or .sxw ?

[Chris Aitken]

James Knott wrote:

<snip>
> The default format for OpenOffice 2 is the ISO standard OpenDocument 
> Format.  If you want to always save in the older OpenOffice 1 formats, 
> you can make that the default.  However, is there any reason to 
> continue using the older format?  The only reason I can think of, is 
> that you want to give the files to someone who can only run the 1.x 
> versions of OpenOffice or equivalent StarOffice.  OpenOffice 2 can 
> read and write both file types.  If you wish, you can convert all your 
> existing files to the new format by using a wizard.  
Okay, I tried the Wizard. Unfortunately it does a Save As (so I'm left 
with two files) and then I have to delete the .sxw. There doesn't seem 
to be a switch to delete original...
> I'd say go with the new format, as it is the ISO standard.
Okay.

Chris

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