Wow - that's good news. I'll have to give it another try then. It's been well over a year since I messed with it last - heck that cold save me a few $ !!!

>You need to try it again because it opens password protected files for me.
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>There is even a group that has coded OpenOffice to support 2007 word, VBA, and now provides lots of graphics and templates. I can't recall the name at the moment but I almost installed it until I realized that my clients don't care about the added features.
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>Johnf