odf Publisher should allow placement of Open Document Format files.

[Archangel]

I would love Affinity Publisher to import open document format files as well as the Docx format. I know Microsoft has taken over the world with their brand of office software but the main open-source suites should possibly be supported as well. Rich Text Format might also be useful.

Yes, we can save from Libre Office as Docx but risk losing information in the transfer.

Thanks again for the great software.

[walt.farrell]

RTF is already supported, but not as well as DOCX.

Yes, it would be nice to have support for ODT, but the DOCX support in LibreOffice is pretty good (even if they do give you a big warning when you try it).

[Archangel]

3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

RTF is already supported, but not as well as DOCX.

Yes, it would be nice to have support for ODT, but the DOCX support in LibreOffice is pretty good (even if they do give you a big warning when you try it).

Thanks, @walt.farrellI didn't know that. I was wondering if there might be any possibility of supporting Word-perfect files. I know it's not as widespread use as Word but many legal professionals still use it. Although Corel has its brand of DTP software so maybe adding support in Affinity Publisher would not be a lucrative prospect.

[Chris_06]

+1 for adding support for ODF files.

[grunnvms]

I agree. Just like pdf, Open Document Format is an official ISO standard, while DocX is a propiarty standard. In fact, you can set MS Word to produce .odt files as standard. Governments may require Open Office documents as standard form.

[Bit Disappointed]

On 12/28/2022 at 5:41 PM, Archangel said:

I would love Affinity Publisher to import open document format files as well as the Docx format. I know Microsoft has taken over the world with their brand of office software but the main open-source suites should possibly be supported as well. Rich Text Format might also be useful.

Yes, we can save from Libre Office as Docx but risk losing information in the transfer.

Thanks again for the great software.

Given that Affinity is a low-budget product, it should directly support formats used by people and organisations that typically use similar free or low-cost products, so I agree.

[Chris_06]

Export to ODF, etc. should also be supported.

Given that cut and paste from AP to ODF retains nearly all styling, an export feature should not be too hard.

At least export to RTF would be a step forward.