Re: [libreoffice-users] How good is Impress compared to PowerPoint?

       IMPRESS does more, has more options; and has been my favorite for
years;
           it also allows for saving to PP, etc. - for those who refuse to
leave MSFT  ;-)



On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Gilles <codecomplete@free.fr> wrote:

Hello
> Before possibly recommending LibreOffice to a friend who needs an office
> suite for her personal use, I need to know how  good its Impress component
> is compared to PowerPoint.
>
> She won't need to create very sophisticated slides, and won't need to
> import
> PowerPoint files. It's just to create some presentations for her class. She
> has regular office skills, she's not a geek.
>
> If you have extensive experience with both PowerPoint and Impress, would
> you
> say Impress is good enough or still lacking?
>
> Here's a review:
> "Admittedly, PowerPoint still outperforms Impress, yet not by such an
> extent
> that the difference couldn't be overcome in a release or two. In fact, the
> lack of improvements in Impress over the last few years -- particularly in
> its audio capabilities -- suggests that for most users the deficiencies are
> unimportant."
>
>
> www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-ms-office-spreadsheets-and-slide-shows-1.html
>
> Thank you.

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