OpenOffice

One of OpenOffice's problems is that when it imports Word documents, it screws up bullet points. The fix is to go under Tools / Options (or OpenOffice / Preferences on the Mac), and select Fonts. Enable "Apply replacement table", select "Symbol" in the lefthand FONT drop down, select "OpenSymbol" in the righthand "Replace with" dropdown. Press the checkmark to the right to add the substitution to the table. Make sure you check the Always box.