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QuickLook/TextEdit for docx [was: A list of known issues with Microsoft Office 2008]
Authored by: bauldrywc on Jan 26, '08 09:52:17AM

A bit off topic and really just a bit of amusement, but...

Most administrators at our school have their (completely text based!) memos emailed to faculty/staff as Word attachments. These attachments are now showing up in docx format. For me, the recalcitrant MacNut, I won't get Word to see their memos and I've given up trying to convince the admins and assistants that sending text as docx is wasting bandwidth and offering a macro-virus vector to everyone.

So, how do I view these "important" documents - QuickLook does just fine with docx, and if a print is needed, then TextEdit handles it adequately.

Bill



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QuickLook/TextEdit for docx [was: A list of known issues with Microsoft Office 2008]
Authored by: wgscott on Jan 26, '08 07:26:13PM

Our administration does the same thing. But when the revolution comes, and the faculty take back the university and hang the last administrator with a Microsoft Itellimouse, we can then communicate via ascii text or at worst, pdfs.



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