I am sorry for being a little late in uploading. I just didnot thought for it. here is the _link_ of the document. I have tried it as my first attempt so i will welcome all feedback. http://www.geocities.com/nikhil_bhargav/guide_to_writing_portable_cod... Thank you all for your time and concern. nikhil bhargava What format is that file in? I would have guessed from the extension that it was Microsoft Word, but StarOffice can't read it. StarOffice can read files in a lot of different formats, including any version of Microsoft Word format up till 2000. I haven't yet convinced our sysadmins to install OpenOffice, which would be able to handle newer formats. If you're really concerned about portability, you should use something more portable to distribute your guide. Plain text would be ideal. If you absolutely need sophisticated formatting abilities, PDF is somewhat more portable than MS Word.