Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file save format to MSOffice (doc, xls, ppt) etc..

On 02/10/2011, Jean-Baptiste Faure <jbf.faure@orange.fr> wrote:

> I think other formats than ODF should be considered only as export
> formats, like pdf is. Work in ODF, save in ODF and, if you have to send
> your file, choose an export format accordingly to the usage of the file.
> If receiver of the document does not need to modify the file, pdf is the
> right format. If he needs to modify the document and is not able to work
> with ODF (nobody is perfect), then you should export your document to
> doc (MS-Office 97/2000/XP). But your ODF version should always be your
> reference version.

By coincedence, was thinking about this whilst looking at the menu bar
'file'. There are 'save as' and 'export' options.

Wouldn't be better from a design perspective to use the 'save as'
option only for odf formats, and the option 'export' for non-odf (pdf,
png, html, etc.) formats?

> JBF
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