Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint

Hi :)
It's often best to keep documents in ODF formats, in this case Odp, and just edit that version.  

Just use the MS formats when you need to share with other people or when you need to use them on a 
machine where you might not have access to LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google-docs, NeoOffice, 
KOffice, Caligra, IBM Lotus Symphony, GNome Office, MS Office 2013 or any of the other office 
programs that can read/write ODF formats.  

Note that you could carry LibreOffice (and many other programs) around with you on a Usb-stick so 
that you can use them on any Windows machine without having to actually install them there
http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/
there are other companies offering a similar service and a similar range of software.  1 is even 
faster at getting the newer versions of LibreOffice then the people listed on the official 
LibreOffice page.  

Regards from 
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Jeffrey Deutsch <jdeutsch.asplint@gmail.com>
> To: tim@timdeaton.org 
> Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> 
> Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 17:35
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
>
>
> Thank you very much for your help Tim!
>
> Jeff Deutsch
> Speaker & Life Coach
> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
> http://www.asplint.com
>
> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Tim Deaton <tim@timdeaton.org> wrote:
> > Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs.
> >
> > -- Tim
> > ===========================
> > I know the plans I have for you:
> > Plans to prosper you and not to harm you;
> > Plans to give you hope and a future.
> >                 --- God (Jeremiah 29:11)
> >
> > On 7/28/2013 9:50 AM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
> >
> > Hello Dave,
> >
> > You said: "It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use
> > Notes'."
> >
> > That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how
> > to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving
> > me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting
> > Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes
> > information about Notes.
> >
> > Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO
> > Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within
> > PowerPoint as .ppt?)
> >
> > Jeff Deutsch
> > Speaker & Life Coach
> > A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
> > http://www.asplint.com
> >
> > "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
> > Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
> > http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Dave Barton <db@tasit.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jeff,
> >
> > Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the
> > Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you.
> >
> > My suggestions are given in-line with your original message.
> >
> > -------- Original Message  --------
> > From: Jeffrey Deutsch <jdeutsch.asplint@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4
> > permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts:
> >
> > (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the
> > presentation part).
> >
> > It's not clear to me what you mean by "how to start or use Notes".
> > You will find it helpful to read the "Getting Started" and "User"
> > guides, available from:
> > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/
> > Specific information about Notes can be found in chapter 8 of the
> > Impress User Guide:
> > http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/impress-guide/published-lo-4.0/ig4-0-ch8-adding-and-formatting-slides-notes-and-handouts/view
> >
> > (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on
> > the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while
> > in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes
> > are all fouled up every which way.
> >
> > When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and
> > she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses
> > PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government
> > but is not certain).
> >
> > Unfortunately, MS XML file formats are something of a moving target.
> > Although there have been many improvements in LO/MS XML compatibility
> > there is still work to be done.
> >
> > As previously suggested to you by Clarence M Weaver, try using the older
> > ".ppt" format to move presentations between Powerpoint and Impress.
> > Clarence & I have both tested this and it appears to be a reliable
> > work-around.
> >
> > What does she need to do?
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > Jeff Deutsch
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Dave
>
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