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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Use of libreoffice to do high school work

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Use of libreoffice to do high school work
  • From: Charles MacDonald <cmacd [ at ] zeusprune [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:31:12 -0400
On 12-06-20 12:56 PM, swfiua [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com wrote:

His teachers insist on assignments being handed in in .doc format.
  Further, at least one of them will not even listen to his explanations of
why formatting is messed up and won't look at the hard copy he has for them
which has everything just fine.   The end result is that he is getting
marks deducted for using libreoffice.

I am curious as to what subject would have an assignment where the formatting was that critical? IS this a "keyboarding" course?

Can he not submit a .PDF with the .doc.


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