[odf-discuss] Word to ODF - feature preservation question

[Mirko Nasato]

Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> Mirko Nasato wrote:
>> Chris Puttick wrote:
>>> Does anyone know if OpenOffice or any other ODF compatible app can
>>> successfully open and convert multiple version Word files, retaining
>>> versions? This is files where the user has turned on versioning and
>>> therefore the file contains multiple versions of the document.
>>>
>> Yes the OpenDocument specification includes support for tracked changes
>> and OpenOffice.org should preserve them when importing Word
>> documents. Just try!
>
> Tracked changes is not the same thing as "versions". OOo does preserve
> Word's tracked changes on import, but I don't know if it supports
> Word's *versions*.
>

Doh! You're right.

> Chris, I will try to find time tomorrow to test this, if someone else
> doesn't get to it first.
>

No OpenOffice.org doesn't seem to preserve versions when importing from
Word.

And, although OOo does let you save versions, I couldn't find anything
about it in the OpenDocument specification, so maybe it's not even part
of the standard?

Best regards

Mirko