Do you use OpenOffice and do you find it is not compatible withOffice Word?

I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Thanks,

RL

On 4/6/2010 3:59 PM, RayLopez99 wrote:
I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Can you define "complex"?

IMHO, if OO can't do it, you can probably do without it.

In my mind, 99% and free is as good as 100% and expensive.

Believe me, I'll make do.

BTW I just donated some money to OpenOffice.org. If the idea of getting
a quality product for free bothers you, then give them some money and
pay for it. They won't mind.

"RayLopez99" wrote in message
: Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
: true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
: Word?
:
Yes, it's true.
:
: RL

On Apr 6, 10:10*pm, ToolPackinMama wrote:
On 4/6/2010 3:59 PM, RayLopez99 wrote:

I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? *Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Can you define "complex"?

Easy. Complex is a feature that your opponent in a negotiation has in
their word processing document, that you cannot reproduce because you
are using OO rather than Word.

Got it? And that means you lose the negotiation, lose the sale, lose
the job, lose your job.

RL

In comp.os.linux.advocacy RayLopez99 wrote:
On Apr 6, 10:10*pm, ToolPackinMama wrote:
On 4/6/2010 3:59 PM, RayLopez99 wrote:

I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? *Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Can you define "complex"?

Easy. Complex is a feature that your opponent in a negotiation has in
their word processing document, that you cannot reproduce because you
are using OO rather than Word.

Got it? And that means you lose the negotiation, lose the sale, lose
the job, lose your job.


Could you outline a scenario where lack of a document feature would
cause loss of a negotiation, sale, or job?

Tom Willett pulled this Usenet boner:

"RayLopez99" wrote in message
: Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
: true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
: Word?
:
Yes, it's true.
:
: RL

Nonetheless, you can work quite well with OpenOffice alone -- it's a free
download, so no one will be unable to read or edit your OpenOffice
documents.

And the compatibility between OpenOffice and MS Office documents,
spreadsheets, and slideshows can be quite good. I generate MS formats with
OpenOffice all the time, and noboby notices. However, it is a little dicier
reading in a document once MS Office has edited it.

It also helps in cross-pollination if you have the Windows fonts available.

--
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is
in it - and stay there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot
stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again - and that
is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.
-- Mark Twain

On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:59:30 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote:

I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Thanks,

RL

Why would I give a rat's ass? Anyone in the world running Linux, MS or
MAC can simply and easily download and install OOo for free. BTW - MS
Office is not even compatible with MS Office. You're in pretty good shape
if you happen to have the same exact version - otherwise it's no more
compatible than OOo.

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RayLopez99 wrote:
I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Thanks,

RL

I use OpenOffice.org and find that it is excellent for writing
documents, and then exporting them as .pdf for distribution.

I am also confident that the archive of the original document will still
be usable in many years time. The same cannot be said for some old MS
Word documents that I have.

Ian
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On Tuesday 06 April 2010 21:13 Tom Willett wrote:


"RayLopez99" wrote in message
: Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Is it
: true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
: Word?
:
Yes, it's true.

:-) :-)
(but will be lost on him, I'm afraid)

owl wrote:

In comp.os.linux.advocacy RayLopez99 wrote:
On Apr 6, 10:10Â*pm, ToolPackinMama wrote:
On 4/6/2010 3:59 PM, RayLopez99 wrote:

I've heard that Open Office is at best "99%" the same as Office Word,
but I'm concerned with it being 100%, since many of my Word documents
are complex.

Anybody have experience in OpenOffice with complex documents? Â*Is it
true that somethings just won't translate properly to and from Office
Word?

Can you define "complex"?

Easy. Complex is a feature that your opponent in a negotiation has in
their word processing document, that you cannot reproduce because you
are using OO rather than Word.

Got it? And that means you lose the negotiation, lose the sale, lose
the job, lose your job.


Could you outline a scenario where lack of a document feature would
cause loss of a negotiation, sale, or job?

Not to mention the fact that only non-savvy idiots use an editable document
format to share information with outsiders, instead of PDF.

Richard Rasker
--
http://www.linetec.nl