Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart

When I wrote my comment I was not thinking about the change of a font, but getting something which 
helps to understand how Writer work and a support to "unlearn" Word. I am currently struggling with 
unlearning Word and Power Point.


On 2012-11-13 22:56, VA wrote:
> Yes, MS completely redesigned the user interface with Word 2007, so any
> chart made for Word 2003 could be very different for one made for Word 2007.
>
> I'm not sure how effective a chart would be, for LibO and Word, in many
> ways, just think differently. LibO uses not only paragraph styles but also
> page styles, which is a completely foreign concept to MS. So, it's not just
> about hitting a sequence of mouse clicks in the right order; it's about
> relearning how to create, edit, and format documents. There are typically
> several ways to accomplish a task, and the LibO method that is most like
> Word may not be the best way to get things done. To get the most out of
> LibO, you might find yourself having to deliberately unlearn Word. To be
> sure, you can find things in the Writer menu that are similar to the Word
> menu, but the power of an office suite comes in learning how the program
> thinks, which is working at a deeper level than simply selecting a font from
> a drop-down box, etc.
>
> Virgil
>
> ps. Can someone "fix" the annoying feature of this list that you must hit "reply all" to send a 
> reply to the list? I'm constantly sending out duplicates of my messages because my first one only 
> went to one person. No other list I belong to has that behavior. My apologies to Dr. Stapf for the 
> rerun.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Dr. R. O Stapf
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:22 AM
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart
>
> I know that the creation of such a tool would take very important dev resources, but it would be a
> good tool to promote LIbO Writer.
>
> But why to compare with Word 2003? As far as I know a big change has taken place with Word 2007 (or
> 2010?)/
>
>
> On 2012-11-13 02:27, charles meyer wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > MS Word has a comparison chart which shows you how to perform certain
> > tasks in Word compared to how you effect them in WordPerfect.
> >
> > It's an easy chart to check (and learn) Word if you've been a WordPerfect user.
> >
> > Ex. Ctrl/F8 will perform a certain task in WordPerfect but that same
> > task is done with different function key combinations in Word
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has come across a similar comparison chart
> > for Libre Writer and Word, especially Word 2003?
> >
> > The chart would show how a task is done in Word and then next to it
> > would reveal how that task is done in Libre Writer.
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> >
> > Charles.


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