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

Hello Andrew and Tom,

Thank you very much for your advice. (Unfortunately, it may not be
applicable in this specific instance, since my wife cannot use any of
the ODF programs you mentioned at work, and she does indeed need to
share her files there. Also, she does not know whether her workplace's
strict security requirements allow for her installing her own programs
there or even using her own USB sticks.)

I will definitely keep this information in mind for when it will do
the most good. Thanks again!

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 Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Andrew Brown <andrewbr@icon.co.za> wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> To follow on Tom's flash drive apps, I use a collection of apps that has a
> self installer and updater for flash drives, called PortableApps
> http://portableapps.com/. Depending on what you want out of the collection
> of apps, it will install automatically onto a flash drive for you, from
> anything the size of around 2GB up to 16GB (full apps is 9GB). And they
> cover LibreOffice, along with other suites.
>
> I carry my stick with me everywhere, as long as I have access to a PC, I cam
> do everything without leaving any trail or file behind on the PC I use. A
> 16GB stick gives enough space to carry personal or work related docs too.
> You can even surf the web with nothing left on the host PC.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Brown
>
> On 03/08/2013 09:49 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > 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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