[libreoffice-users] Re: MS Office -> LibreOffice (compatibility problem)

Le 2010-11-03 08:58, Arda Tunccekic a écrit :
> Yes, you are right Michel, we have a few 2007 licenses, I'm planning to
> keep them installed for compatibility issues.
> But then, there are some other non-techical problems like : "He has Ms
> Office installed, I want it too" :))
>
> We can use the .doc extension for this specific problem, but what if a
> document like this comes from external sources.
> Some of our users are already unhappy and unwilling to use LibreOffice
> and I they can complain about problems like this.
>
> I hope there will be a solution for opening this docx file properly
> within LibreOffice
>
>
>
> On 03.11.2010 14:52, Michel Gagnon wrote:
> > Le 2010-11-03 05:07, Arda Tunccekic a écrit :
> > > Actually we are doing this conversion one by one and after installing
> > > LibreOffice we are showing the user the most common tasks and they
> > > can use it. Now LibreOffice is installed on 20 computers and there is
> > > only this compatibility issue we are facing. And I don't know any
> > > proffesional local support for LibreOffice around.
> > >
> > > If the document is created with .doc extension, LibreOffice can open
> > > it up properly.
> > > If the document is created with .docx extension, you cannot see the
> > > graphic.
> > > Any ideas?
> >
> > With 200 computers, you could look for a mixed environment, where a
> > few computers would keep Microsoft Office for compatibility issues. As
> > for your specific problem, I would suggest you use MsOffice and first
> > export the document as as .doc; then import it in LibreOffice. I have
> > tried to do so with Ms Office 2003 and its 2007 import filters and it
> > works.
> >
> > As long term solutions, if you keep a few computers with MsOffice, I
> > would suggest you check the option requiring the ".doc" format for
> > default.

I can see your dilemma here. It isn't really a problem with LibO but 
more with the politics of change. Even if you (we) found a fix for this 
problem, at the next problem with any incompatibility, the staff who are 
fighting the change will again clamour for a return to MSO. It is 
difficult to migrate from a MSO office to a LibreOffice unless all of 
the stakeholders are onside.

Are the staff aware of the reasons for the change in office suites? You 
may have to back over this with them in order go gain more of the MSO 
diehards' confidence. This is normally easier done if you are doing it 
for clear financial reasons. If all staff members are clear on the 
reasons for the change, then having a few MSO stations not allocated to 
a particular person but only to a desk, would make sense to them.

I would also, to add more confidence in the process, have someone 
oversee the larger jobs that need to be sent back to a client, go 
through a quality assurance step where the file is run through a MSO 
station just to show that the pagination and document structure is the 
same as you would like it to be. Just to instil a sense of confidence in 
the LibreOffice suite and the migration.

I would also second Michel's suggestion that you standardize on the 
.docx format.

Marc


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