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Re: [PLUG] multi-user staroffice
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On 14 Jun 2002 at 8:21, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> My apologies for hitting send before typing my response.
>
> On Thursday 13 June 2002 11:06 am, Bill Jonas wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 09:46:20AM -0400, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> > > Nor have I tried Open Office, which I intend to do.
> >
> > I'd suggest looking into it sooner rather than later. It still is
> > slow to load and eats RAM like there's no tomorrow, but it's better
> > about things than StarOffice 5 is. Also, OO recently released their
> > v1.0.
>
> How is it with Word doc compatibility. I need to be able to open a
> doc in either word processor and edit it without screwing it up for
> the other. Being able to open and read a doc is not enough. That
> seemed to be SO's strength.
I've used OpenOffice on Windows. It can open Word docs. However, when
you save the same file back in Word format (to share with others), it
completely screws up some of the formatting - specifically,
bulleted/numbered lists, and tab settings.
Dunno if the Linux version of OO does any better, but I know I can't
use OO on Windows, since I need to share Word-created documents with
other, Word-only users, and I can't have the formatting all screwed
up, every time I save a change.
> Yes I am. (Ffter writing the above, I found your prior post
> discussing it.) The web site seems to suggest that they only send
> evaluations to large companies who are considering buying a stack of
> licenses. I don't fit that category, but I'd sure like to see how
> well (comprehensively) Word (I have no need for the rest of MS office)
> is supported before I buy it.
You could sign up for their mailing list, and ask.
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