ljgenie

I'm using OpenOffice, saving my files as a Word file, and noticed that little boxes are appearing where the start quotation mark and first letter of the word should be. The ending quotation mark gets erased as well. So, why is this happening, and how do I stop it? Should I save the files as the default ODT? Use a different word proccessor? My ( ... )

Dearest ljgenie,
I am in the process of picking out the technical specs of a computer my brother is going to buy. I'm a teensy bit over his budget, and I was thinking of not getting Microsoft Office with the computer. I have enjoyed the loveliness of Open Office, but I'm still a little hesitant to recommend it to him because he needs to bring projects ( ... )