[scribus] noob text format question

[a.l.e]

hi alison,

> > thank you!  and can i ask you another question?  even if i download
> > that, i'll still have the format changing on me though not so
> > drastically as going from word to plain text.  is there a way to
> > avoid that?  i am having files sent to me in word and then i need
> > to put them into scribus.  when i had the set up before where i
> > converted them to open office after downloading them, the
> > paragraphs would disappear and i'd have to reinsert them by hand.
> > thank you for your help!  really appreciate it!

hard to say without seeing the specific files.

generally speaking, what i can say, is that openoffice should be able
to reliably open a .doc file for each feature which can actually be
imported by scribus.

imho, your problems are related with something else in your workflow,
but it's hard for me to find out without knowing more about what you
are doing.

ciao
a.l.e