Reading files on different platforms

How can I read a file that is created in linux wordprocessor on a winxp platform and vice versa without losing the original format fo the document. Do I need an emulator of some sort to be able to do this? Secondly, Im trying to do a screen shot or a screen dump in linux wordprocessor but I cant seem to get it done. Any suggestions. Im running linux 9 and win xp

Thanx

well there is no linux 9, however your question dosnt really depend too much on which distro you are using. so, your best bet would be to use a linux word processor that can read and write in windows word perfect file formats. to get a screen shot you should use a program like gimp, or use a command line tool like import to grab a shot of your screen.

Sorry about that 9 distro..just got a little bit frustrated trying to get the screen shots. Thanks for your comments, i will have a look into that gimp.