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

I like that idea charles. I remember the Wordperfect sheet and even shor 
tcuts you stuck on the top of the keyboard. I have not used word past 
6.0 for dos, so for me it would be useful for me to explain to someone 
using word what I am doing in LO.
steve


On 2012-11-15 09:17, charles meyer wrote:
> There are still many Word 2003 users as 2007 did not offer many
> spectacular advances (especially for the price so many businesses,
> educational and nonprofit orgs, gov't, etc. did not "upgrade" to the
> ribbons.
>
> I found the ribbons at work not to be a problem as others did but
> there are plenty of 2003 Word users who still will not be upgrade into
> 2010, 2013, etc. because many have found it's diminishing returns. It
> costs a lot of time (training, classes, tutorials, trial and error)
> and money (training, money lost while being trained) to "re-learn"
> Word with each upgrade and the returns have been found by many to be
> minimal in comparison to the costs.
>
> Here's my bold proposal, s'il vous plaît?
>
> How about if we (end users) on this list all contribute our shortcuts
> we've learned transitioning from Word (2003, 2007) to Libre Office?
>
> We could create on our own a chart with column headings ...
>
> Ex.
>
> Function                        Libre Writer            Word 2003       Word 2007
> Set default font        ?????                   xxxxx           xxxxx
>
>
> .... much like WordPerfect did many years ago where you can look at
> the chart for a function (e.g. changing the default font for all
> documents created) and next to that have the method used in Libre
> Writer and next to that the method the method used in Word 2003 and
> next that Word 2007.
>
> Along the way we can all contribute to each of those columns what we
> have learned.
>
> Many Word and WordPerfect users I speak with won't use Libre Writer
> because of the learning curve. They already spent a lot of time (and
> often aggravation) leaning Word 2003, 2007 and/or the latest WP
> development their attitude is - "Oh, no! Not another one!"
>
> But, if they could get up to speed quickly with a "cheat sheet" with
> at least the most often used features/functions of a word processor
> like Libre Writer then they would be more apt to use it and more
> likely not feel they have to buy another Word version.
>
> There was a time when users were afraid of Open Source software. Early
> versions may have been too complicated, too many bugs or they would
> hear of the apocryphal (often unfounded) tales of the horrors of Open
> Source software.
>
> That's no longer true. Users learned over time the world would not end
> if they didn't use Internet Explorer to browse the web - that Firefox
> and Opera actually worked just fine and attracted less badware.
>
> They they tried Thunderbird, pdf995 and Audacity and lo and behold
> they not only worked well and easier their friends and family still
> loved them...as much as they ever did or could.
>
> So, as users became more educated about Open Source software they
> realized they could use it, it wouldn't make their heads explode and
> they enjoyed pocketing all their savings.
>
> They also learned there were some great forums on the net where you
> could reach out to other users and they would share their workable
> solutions.
>
> So, what do you say?!
>
> Shall we start on that chart and slowly but surely fill it in along
> the way and educate others about how Libre Writer can be their
> wordoprocessor of choice?
>
> Or we could just eat dark chocolate.
>
> It's all good.
>
> Charles.
>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart
> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:33:25 -0500
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>
> WE do need to have some document comparing MSO [2003, 2007, 2010, and
> 2013] with LibreOffice as part of a Marketing Tool.  We need to be
> able to show our users that what they are using MSO for, they can use
> LO to do the same.
>
> There are many advantages in using LO instead of MSO, besides the
> price of the software, and we need to have some "official"
> list/document from LO/TDF that describes these advantages.
>
> YES - I would like to see a chart comparing features with MSO. The
> last one I used was MSO2003, but we need to have LO compared to MSO
> 2010/13 as well.  2010 is the current version and we need to compare
> LO with MS's current package.  It would be nice to get a MSO2013 beta
> and see how LO compares with that package.
>
> I know that there are differences in the UI, but the functions are the
> important part.  Import/Export filters.  MSO does not have a Draw
> style package, as far as I remember.  Things like that.


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