> Install Open Office. It is supposed to be 100% compatible with M$ Office > and you are unlikely to lose your cursor. It is in the usual > repositories. Maybe Office 97. :P We used it in some limited form during the last few years (Boss wanted to save on costs) and while it's *okay* at handling documents up to Office 2003 (xls, doc, ppt) it chokes on anything made i Office 2007/2010. And as our parent company uses 2010... -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie "This started out as a hobby and spun horribly out of control." -Unknown MGen Dorlan Kwase UFPSFMC Deputy Judge Advocate General 9th MARDIV Commander, Ret. Federation 9th (Obsidian) Fleet Captain Anise Denevre UFPSF CO, USS Wolff NCC-80140 Federation 9th (Obsidian) Fleet