Opening .doc Files on Solaris: Preserving Formatting & Special Characters

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Opening .doc files on Solaris while preserving formatting and special characters is achievable using StarOffice and OpenOffice. Both tools are compatible with FreeBSD and Solaris, providing users with the necessary functionality to handle .doc files effectively. Users seeking alternatives to plain text formats will find these applications suitable for their needs.

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  • Familiarity with Solaris operating system
  • Basic understanding of document file formats, specifically .doc
  • Knowledge of StarOffice and OpenOffice applications
  • Experience with Unix-based systems
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Users of Solaris and FreeBSD, document editors, and anyone needing to manage .doc files while maintaining formatting and special characters.

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Is it possible to open .doc files preserving the format on Solaris? ...besides saving it as .txt, 'coz that does not preserve formatting and special characters. I know on Linux there's star office, but is there anything available for Unix?
Thanks in advance.
 
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