[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file formats

On 2011/02/18 4:10 PM  Tom Davies wrote:
> ________________________________
> From: T. R. Valentine<trvalentine@gmail.com>
> To:users@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 21:30:39
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats
>
> On 18 February 2011 10:25,<ashleyt@arcet.com>  wrote:
> > >  The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when
> > >  sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer of
> > >  ours could open an .odt file, for example, so we have to use formats our
> > >  customers and vendors can open.
> Yes, I can see having LO/OO.o saving in MS formats by default for
> accessibility for others. That is (unfortunately!) the reality.
The quote attribution makes this seem that this is written by Tom Davies but it isn't.

> > >  Our IT department prefers OO/LO not only due to licensing costs,
> > >  but also because the OO/LO interface is more familiar to most people.
> > >    MS Office 2007 and 2010, with the ribbon interface, does not look
> > >  much like MS Office 2003.
> AMEN!!!
>
> I've started a new position and am **trying** -- I really am -- to get
> used to that damn ribbon. But it is*really*  slowing me down. I'm
> really close to installing LO just so I can get some work done. It
> took me nearly 10 minutes the other day just to get the paragraph
> markers (something like ❡) to display! Grrr.
The quote attribution makes this seem that this is written by Tom Davies but it isn't.

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Because you left in this signature delimiter your comments were not included in this reply 
until I copy and pasted them back in

> T. R. Valentine
The following  is written by Tom Davies,

> Hi :) 2010 can read/write odt. Maybe not well but it can do it. It would be really nice to 
> reach out to users of older MS Office and give them links to download LibreOffice or 
> OpenOffice. People and organisations often do something for pdf. If your company has a 
> website that customers go to for help then it has an opportunity. Right now is a great time 
> to help people move away from MS Office. I find the ribbon bar much easier to use than the 
> old menus and they look prettier. People mostly just don't like them because they are 
> unfamiliar and we all like to stay in our comfort zones. LibreOffice is better despite having 
> "old-style" menus, not because of it imo. Many disagree about that and that gives another 
> reason why we have opportunity now. Regards from Tom :)
Please fix your quoting style so people know who said what. Do not include signature delimiters 
before your comments.

Larry
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Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese




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