Re: VinceH : People still use this!?
> Like it or not .doc and .xls are the defacto standards
Defacto - perhaps. Standard, not so much. Having said that, LibreOffice can cope with them, and I expect OpenOffice can too.
So your point is? Are you really recommending throwing out a word processor you already have and replacing it with a Microsoft one which may be free under some circumstances?