rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Nov 11, 2023 1:32:06 GMT
As the thread title suggests. Any free (and safe) programs to open a file sent to me.
Thanks all.
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Nov 11, 2023 1:45:46 GMT
I have Word, so I haven't tried others, but I expect Notepad might show the basic text? Probably not much in the way of formatting, though?
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rednaxela
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What I collect: Germany in all its facets since 1871 (especially German Reich used including postal statinoneries, used), USSR, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Denmark, France. I design all album pages for my collection myself and partly make them available to the general public for use.
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Post by rednaxela on Nov 11, 2023 1:56:43 GMT
I recommend libreoffice writer (part of a complete office suite). It can handle docx and works under windows and linux and costs - nothing.
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Nov 11, 2023 1:57:18 GMT
Notepad won't work for you - it just gives you this sort of garbage.  I use LibreOffice. It opens and edits Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files, and I think also handles Access databases and other stuff as well. If you hold your tongue right I think you can also edit .PDF files, but I haven't tried to cross that bridge yet. LibreOfficeRyan |
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Nov 11, 2023 2:06:03 GMT
Thanks all Libre Office it is then. Appreciated. link
Update : Works great ! Thanks again, I'll give a whirl with editing an *.pdf  So my document was super My family history, and the "gossip" handed down in rumours, my paternal grandmother DID have 15 children, that defies understanding ! 
Yes , Can edit *.pdf (HMS Maidstone, 1811-1865  |
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,722
What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Nov 11, 2023 3:01:00 GMT
my paternal grandmother DID have 15 children, that defies understanding ! My great-grandparents (the Norwegian ones) had 16 kids. My Mom has somewhere around 70 first cousins just from that side of the family - the Estonian side then adds more cousins to her mix. I know all my first cousins' names - I bet my Mom doesn't! Easier for me, though, I only have 8 of them ... Ryan |
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rod222
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Posts: 9,930
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Nov 11, 2023 3:27:23 GMT
Thank goodness for the emancipation of women.
I now delight and follow them in all sorts of careers,
incl Cricket, Football, Australian Rules, Rugby....
Not before time!
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madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Nov 11, 2023 4:09:08 GMT
Glad you found a solution, Rod. Just in case someone comes across this thread in the future, I'm pretty sure Google Docs will open Word files too. Saves downloading LibreOffice for only 1 or 2 files.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Nov 11, 2023 6:41:40 GMT
Glad you found a solution, Rod. Just in case someone comes across this thread in the future, I'm pretty sure Google Docs will open Word files too. Saves downloading LibreOffice for only 1 or 2 files. Hi Madbaker, I only use Google for one thing, my email addy. Now apparently, Google docs, is now Google Drive and I have no link to Google drive in my email platform. It is supposed to be in a black bar above the email page. |
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Nov 11, 2023 12:08:24 GMT
Microsoft Word's docx file format is actually a zip file. This applies to xlsx (Excel) and pptx (PowerPoint) files The text and images are separated. The images are in the media folder. I used 7zip to view contents. Example: FICC newsletter (Word)   |
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