Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

On 11/20/2012 01:33 PM, Walther Koehler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in my office as a medical pracitioner, I probably had the same situation but
> sized down as Freiburg is having while switching to OO/LO.
>
> Yes, I had a lot of work invested into forms, autotexts, dictionary and many
> makros ("Fachanwendungen") to be used with Word2000 and Access2.0+Works.
>
> Yes, it took some time to transcribe the macros into LO Basic slang. But when
> I exchanged Word  for OO/LO on my assistants desk, I doubt they even noticed
> it (beside some bugs in the makros in the first few weeks). However, I am
> admin and CEO and hotline in a single person. Today, I just quickly added a
> basic sub callable by a keystroke to ease their life.
>
> And no, we have no problems with formats. Old .doc files are easily readable
> (except embedded makros), medical reports are sent by Fax. I dont know what
> will happen, when we will be forced to put digital reports into the cloud.
>
> And no, I never want to switch back to MSO
>
> W.K.
I think you mentioned the real problems with transitioning either 
direction - macros, forms, templates, etc that need to be converted for 
the end users.

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Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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