[ILUG] Table in Linux into .doc format

[Kae Verens]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I have to write a boringly long table with 4 items in each line
> (name, date of birth, etc).
> I then have to return the document in MS .doc format
> as far as I can see.
> (There is a model response which is in .doc format.)
> 
> I'd like to write this in Linux if possible.
> What is the simplest way of doing this?
> Could I produce a file in Linux which could be imported by Excel,
> and then output as a .doc file?
> 
> I'm not sure if OpenOffice works on my laptop.
> I just tried it, and I think it died.
> So if there is an alternative (gnumeric?) that might be better.
> I'm running FC3-test2, which might explain why OO didn't work.
> 

If OO.o is not working, there are alternatives.

Spreadsheets:
  gnumeric, kspread

Word Processors:
  koffice, abiword

Kae