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January 12, 2019
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I've been using the 'Free' Document Foundation's alternative to Microsoft 365 (a.k.a. Microsoft Office) for just over a month now ... and So Far, So Good. 
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- LibreOffice ➡️ https://www.libreoffice.org/
Is anyone else here using LibreOffice ?
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper! "
1:04 pm
December 18, 2024
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Nope! I get a current, legal, full licensed copy of Microsoft office for $50. And non of that 365 day stuff.
1:21 pm
October 27, 2013
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I have used Libre Office for a number of years for some things, and the Open Office predecessor before that.
However, I also have MS365 primarily for the 1TB of One Drive cloud storage, but also certain individuals I interact with that uses the MS suite, and also with Google Docs. I am relatively indifferent to the 'suites'. However it comes my way, I am good with it.
2:31 pm
August 20, 2019
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Can someone tell me how to copy and paste from original text that is in dark mode to LibreOffice Writer so that the text is visible and thanks!
11:24 pm
September 28, 2023
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With the Windows 10 support deadline coming soon, and my aged yet completely usable PC ineligible to upgrade, I recently switched over to Linux Mint.
It is packaged with the LibreOffice suite, and my little bit of usage so far has been quite productive, and it seems to read and write the common Microsoft formats well. I am preferring it to the Google Docs/Sheets that I was using under Windows.
4:42 am
February 11, 2024
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AR said
Can someone tell me how to copy and paste from original text that is in dark mode to LibreOffice Writer so that the text is visible and thanks!
If I understand you correctly, your pasted text is white on white?
If that's the case, just select the text and change the text colour to black, or whatever colour you want.
7:19 am
November 16, 2019
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Use it all the time and it is quite impressive!
8:04 am
November 18, 2017
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I use LibreOffice too, on Ubuntu MATE Linux. But mostly for compatibility with files from elsewhere; I use several older but very effective tools for text editing, page layout, spreadsheets and graphics. There are some things I do what are best performed with ancient but reliable WordStar!
RetirEd
8:12 am
February 7, 2019
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I'm still using MS Office 2010. Works quite well for me. Built-in help no longer works because 2020 is no longer supported but Google searches have always provided the answers for things I forgot.
The last time I tried Libre Office was version 3.30. Perhaps it's time to look at the current 25.8 ... :):):)
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10:21 am
January 12, 2019
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AltaRed said
I have used Libre Office for a number of years for some things, and the Open Office predecessor before that.
However, I also have MS365 primarily for the 1TB of One Drive cloud storage, but also certain individuals I interact with that uses the MS suite, and also with Google Docs. I am relatively indifferent to the 'suites'. However it comes my way, I am good with it.
Thanks AltaRed ⬆️
For us newbie LibreOffice users ... How interchangeable are LibreOffice files with MS365/Office files, and vise versa?
- Example:
If I send a LibreOffice generated document to an MS365/Office user, can they make edits to that document, and then send it back to me ... and can I read that revised document, using LibreOffice?
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Thanks,
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper! "
10:37 am
October 27, 2013
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I have only done 'doc' conversions a few times, both ways, meaning Libre--->MS 365 and MS Office --> Libre without any noticeable effects. That said, they were relatively simple documents and I didn't see any formatting issues.
I have not tried converting other examples such as spreadsheets.
You might google for a more thorough explanation.
11:59 am
August 4, 2010
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My workplace was using Open/Libre (on Windows) some years ago for the bulk of employees, with certain others (like me) getting Office through a corporate license. It seemed to work well enough for those purposes - I think with the word processing the main difficulty was occasional slight formatting differences in a few edge cases or whatever.
For my personal self, I've never more than played around with it. I've got some ancient Excel sheets that use VBA macros (yes, ugh) or a couple of other things that compatibility programs have issues with, and for legacy reasons I still use Outlook as my primary email app. I used to buy the Mac version of the standalone Office package every few years, and lately I'm using the enterprise license from work. If I left that, I'd probably pick up the Microsoft365 subscription, it is cheap enough (I'd probably get a 30% Workplace Discount on a personal license before I left) that I wouln't bother trying to get everything moved over to something else.
RetirEd said
I use LibreOffice too, on Ubuntu MATE Linux. But mostly for compatibility with files from elsewhere; I use several older but very effective tools for text editing, page layout, spreadsheets and graphics. There are some things I do what are best performed with ancient but reliable WordStar!
I managed to avoid WordStar and the classic key combos. I had instead looked around for something to run on IBM that would do academic footnotes, and picked up version 2.2 of a very nice but somewhat obscure little program from a company called Satellite Software. It went on to get renamed WordPerfect!
But my true love was a programmer's editor called BRIEF. It could slice, dice, chop and puree, had a macro language, and I think some of the key combos with the old IBM 10 function-key-vertical-on-the-left keyboard are still baked into my fingers and activate during REM sleep.
11:56 am
January 12, 2019
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AltaRed said
I have only done 'doc' conversions a few times, both ways, meaning Libre--->MS 365 and MS Office --> Libre without any noticeable effects. That said, they were relatively simple documents and I didn't see any formatting issues.
I have not tried converting other examples such as spreadsheets.
You might google for a more thorough explanation.
My use of LibreOffice is fairly basic, so it should all work out for me.
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper! "
5:15 pm
November 8, 2021
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Dean said
For us newbie LibreOffice users ... How interchangeable are LibreOffice files with MS365/Office files, and vise versa?Example:
If I send a LibreOffice generated document to an MS365/Office user, can they make edits to that document, and then send it back to me ... and can I read that revised document, using LibreOffice?.
Thanks,Dean
Normally, if you are able to save your Libre doc as a MS version, i.e. Libre offers flexibility using '.doc' or '.docx' (text editor), or '.xls' or '.xlsx' (spreadsheet) file extensions, that should work for your other party. Google Docs however, should be compatible with MS.
5:32 pm
December 12, 2009
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RetirEd said
I use LibreOffice too, on Ubuntu MATE Linux. But mostly for compatibility with files from elsewhere; I use several older but very effective tools for text editing, page layout, spreadsheets and graphics. There are some things I do what are best performed with ancient but reliable WordStar!
Finally someone else that likes the MATE Linux desktop environment. That, Xfce, and Cinnamon are my favourites.
2:48 am
February 7, 2019
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Anyone still using Lotus 123? My intro to spreadsheets was 123 v1A on an IBM PC in mid 1983. In 1991, I switched to Excel ...
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11:53 am
November 18, 2017
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cgouimet: I don't use Lotus, but I still use Quattro (a work-alike that lacks certain advanced financial functions I don't need) for consistency with some spreadsheets I've been maintaining for over 30 years. I got Quattro free for writing a review of it when it was introduced.
RetirEd
12:32 pm
January 12, 2019
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Remember this old one❓ . . .
Back in the day, my Dad used it quite a lot.
Apparently ... it's Still around and available
- Dean
" Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper! "
12:51 pm
February 7, 2019
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RetirEd said
cgouimet: I don't use Lotus, but I still use Quattro (a work-alike that lacks certain advanced financial functions I don't need) for consistency with some spreadsheets I've been maintaining for over 30 years. I got Quattro free for writing a review of it when it was introduced.
Wow, that goes back too. I remember Quattro. I did try it but didn't switch...
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12:53 pm
February 7, 2019
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Dean said
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Remember this old one❓ . . .
Back in the day, my Dad used it quite a lot.
Apparently ... it's Still around and available
Dean
I do remember that too but stuck to the lane I was in...
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