Install Open Office 3.0.1 to Take Advantage of Executive Editing

Open Office is an open source software suite that can be installed on many Linux, Mac, or PC platforms. Open Office is free to install; there is no licensing fee, and developers may alter the source code to further customize the application. Open Office provides a word processing component that can be used by Papercheck clients to take advantage of the Executive Editing style. This is a great way to avoid having to deal with the cumbersome method of accepting changes in Traditional Editing.

Unlike Microsoft Works, which does not support Track Changes, Open Office does provide extensive support for Track Changes. Open Office refers to Track Changes as Record Changes.

The new version of Open Office, 3.0.1, can open documents in many popular formats including Microsoft Word® (.doc and .docx), .pdf, and the native file format Open Office (.odt). You can easily convert between the file formats. You must follow two simple steps to install Open Office, installing the program and installing the odf-converter-integrator. The second step provides enhanced control of Microsoft's new .docx format. Although Open Office supports the .docx version, you will have to install the integrator, which allows you to use advanced features of the Track Changes features of Microsoft Word.

When you submit your document for editing in .odt, our editing staff will return it to you in .odt format. Once you have accepted the changes in Open Office, you can convert the document to either .doc or .docx. The file can then be read by your target audience, whether it is a colleague or college professor.