Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: pdf

It was necessary. I believe that people should use what they want. It
only became necessary because of MS itself. The "Its all MS or nothing
at all" philosophy just doesn't work in the real world. Not all of us
can afford to live in the world Bill Gates lives in. However, even if
I could, I wouldn't.

:)

Kate

On 12/30/10, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Lol, i do like that.  It was a brilliant strategy.  I needed something to
> get
> users of older MicroSquish Offices on-side.
>
> Thanks and regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Katheryne Draven <borgqueen4@gmail.com>
> To: users@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Wed, 29 December, 2010 20:43:45
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: pdf
>
> I've always sent people the odt and pdf as well as a link to download
> OOo (now LO). Those who didn't want to were left out in the cold.
> Those that did, never went back to MS office.
>
> However, MS Office is now able to open Oasis documents so sending a
> msdoc file is pointless now. Oasis files are safer and render better,
> even in MS Office that MS docs do. Even if they send it back as a
> msdoc, the worst one has to do, is correct the errors inherent of ms
> doc formats.
>
> For the record, I speak from experience.
>
> My 2 quid ( inflation :(  )
>
> Kate Draven
>
>
> On 12/29/10, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi :)
> >
> > I forgot to say that if i am collaborating with other people on a document
> > then
> > i would send them a pdf (or gif) of it so they can see the layout i see.
> > But i
> > would also send them a ".doc".  I tried using google-docs once but people
> > were
> > too scared and claimed that it was a risk for confidentiality.  Of course
> > it
> > was
> > only a team-meeting and had nothing super-secret in it but people are
> > scared
> > of
> > cloud apps at the moment.  Oddly they were unconcerrned about it being
> > Google,
> > just the fact of it being on the cloud. [sighs]
> >
> > Err Sophie's link got me to a page complaining about it being a scary
> > page.
> > Not
> > sure why
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> > To: users@libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Tue, 28 December, 2010 20:30:59
> > Subject: pdf
> >
> >
> > Hi :)
> >
> > Yes, pdf guarantees the document looks identical on any machine and so far
> > lives
> > up to that promise for me!  HOwever it is difficult to use if you have to
> > collaborate.  I tend to use pdf and then open it with Gimp to make a few
> > changes
> > and then save and forward it as a gif to keep the size down.  Occasionally
> > the
> > pdf is much smaller than the gif.  Pdf does tend to be a very light format
> > even
> > woth pictures and stuff in it.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian@joonet.de>
> > To: users@libreoffice.org
> > Cc: wctopp@gmail.com
> > Sent: Tue, 28 December, 2010 15:37:52
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] advice  (convert and exchange)
> >
> > bill topp <wctopp@gmail.com> wrote on 2010-12-28 10:08:
> >
> > > i don't use openoffice.  with the exception of some screwball canadians
> > > who
> > > appear to be using wordperfect every individual to whom i send a business
> > > document uses microsoft word.  i am a wordsmith, i have little use for
> > > graphics.  however my document headings are formatted to give a decent
> > > title
> > > page.  i found that when i created a simple title page in openoffice and
> > > saved it in .doc format and then opened it with my  microsoft word even
> > > the
> > > simple text box and drawn black lines came back scrambled.  when i opened
> > > a
> > > word document in openoffice it looked perfect, but then when i simply
> > > saved
> > > it and re-opened it in word it was scrambled again.
> >
> > I often convert with OOo and now with LO to .doc. But I never had this
> > problems. Please can you show us an example (jpg)?
> >
> > > i would love to use libreoffice to replace my office 2007.  however i
> > > need
> > > near to absolute assurance that the document i create is going to be the
> > > document my clients/associates/customers receive and to the best of my
> >
> > Please never use .doc, .odt or other formatted files for exchange of
> > documents. The best standard for this purpose is PDF. Convert your
> > documents at the end of work with LO to PDF (export to PDF) and send these
> > files to your clients/ associates/customers.
> >
> >
> > Have a nice day,
> >
> > Joachim  (Germany)
> >
> >
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