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Viewing and Printing Microsoft Office Documents

Microsoft Office documents can be viewed, edited, and printed using openoffice. Printing files from openoffice is a two step process which involves converting the file to PostScript (.ps format) and then printing the newly created ps file.

To convert a file to ps:

1. Open the file in either openoffice.
2. Click on File -> Print.
3. A Print dialog box will appear. Select the Print to File option and click OK.
4. A second Save As dialog box will appear. Enter a filename with a .ps extension and click Save

Information on printing your newly created ps file can be found in the next section. For more detailed instructions on the steps outlined above, consult the Help Desk web site at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/ helpdesk.