Character views and what not to do
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* .ods files should work in OpenOffice Calc
* .xls files should work in Microsoft Excel and can also be used by OpenOffice Calc
Click on a file to download and select 'Save As...' in the pop-up dialog."
"ether on Windows, Mac, or Linux, the Writer’s Tools extension adds a useful new menu to the popular, open source office suite OpenOffice.org that bakes convenient tools like Google Translate, an online dictionary lookup tool, email backup, remote backup to an FTP server and more directly into the OpenOffice.org free software suite."