sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch
on 08 Sep 2023 20:33
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How is it’s compatibility with Word and Excel now a days? Is it as good as OnlyOffice? I use OnlyOffice because of it’s compatibility and it has worked flawlessly. I am totally down to try LibreOffice again.
cassetti@kbin.social
on 08 Sep 2023 21:08
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I haven't done much with Excel and Word these days, but I have not had a single issue opening standard documents. The PDF import capabilities for LibreDraw work reasonably well. Many MANY years ago I fiddled with OpenOffice and then LibreOffice before moving to Office365 for a while.
Now I'm back to LibreOffice for the past 5+ years and haven't had any complaints
sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch
on 08 Sep 2023 22:10
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I’ll probably give it a shot then. Thanks
mosthated@feddit.nl
on 08 Sep 2023 22:47
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It will still mess up word docs with inline figures as well as powerpoint presentations.
sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch
on 09 Sep 2023 00:34
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That’s really good to know
smollittlefrog@lemdro.id
on 08 Sep 2023 22:59
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I recently (two months ago) had to work with an Excel sheet which worked on OnlyOffice but not LibreOffice. So compatibility seems to still not be on par.
sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch
on 09 Sep 2023 00:35
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Aw that’s unfortunate. Good to know, thanks
LeFantome@programming.dev
on 08 Sep 2023 23:09
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Perhaps I am not interacting with the most complicated documents but I both consume a fair number of docs I get from work and create docs that I share with others. I have never had a complaint about the docs I create and do not perceive there to be problems with the docs I consume.
What I produce myself is mostly presentations. Other than having to be careful with fonts, they have not been an issue.
The spreadsheets I generate are really simplistic ( in terms of feature use - the math itself may be sophisticated ). I receive some that are a bit more complicated. As I said, I do not perceive issues with them but they could have formatting errors that I do not notice.
Same with Word docs. I used to create more of these and there were occasional formatting glitches but it has been a couple of years since I have authored anything complicated. My intuition is that text documents with a lot of formatting and embedded content are likely to be the most problematic, especially if tracking changes.
Make sure you install the fonts that others are going to use and only use fonts that they are going to have. That is probably the biggest gotcha.
Put it this way, I have Office 365 which I could use on Linux but I use LibreOffice instead. I use O365 mostly for Outlook and Teams ( with a bit of One Drive ).
sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch
on 09 Sep 2023 00:37
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Good stuff to know. Thank you. Is there some type of Microsoft compatibility font pack? I don’t know the names to pay attention to.
TwinHaelix@reddthat.com
on 09 Sep 2023 15:37
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Depends on your distro but yes, there are Microsoft TTF fonts you can install.
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How is it’s compatibility with Word and Excel now a days? Is it as good as OnlyOffice? I use OnlyOffice because of it’s compatibility and it has worked flawlessly. I am totally down to try LibreOffice again.
I haven't done much with Excel and Word these days, but I have not had a single issue opening standard documents. The PDF import capabilities for LibreDraw work reasonably well. Many MANY years ago I fiddled with OpenOffice and then LibreOffice before moving to Office365 for a while.
Now I'm back to LibreOffice for the past 5+ years and haven't had any complaints
I’ll probably give it a shot then. Thanks
It will still mess up word docs with inline figures as well as powerpoint presentations.
That’s really good to know
I recently (two months ago) had to work with an Excel sheet which worked on OnlyOffice but not LibreOffice. So compatibility seems to still not be on par.
Aw that’s unfortunate. Good to know, thanks
Perhaps I am not interacting with the most complicated documents but I both consume a fair number of docs I get from work and create docs that I share with others. I have never had a complaint about the docs I create and do not perceive there to be problems with the docs I consume.
What I produce myself is mostly presentations. Other than having to be careful with fonts, they have not been an issue.
The spreadsheets I generate are really simplistic ( in terms of feature use - the math itself may be sophisticated ). I receive some that are a bit more complicated. As I said, I do not perceive issues with them but they could have formatting errors that I do not notice.
Same with Word docs. I used to create more of these and there were occasional formatting glitches but it has been a couple of years since I have authored anything complicated. My intuition is that text documents with a lot of formatting and embedded content are likely to be the most problematic, especially if tracking changes.
Make sure you install the fonts that others are going to use and only use fonts that they are going to have. That is probably the biggest gotcha.
Put it this way, I have Office 365 which I could use on Linux but I use LibreOffice instead. I use O365 mostly for Outlook and Teams ( with a bit of One Drive ).
Good stuff to know. Thank you. Is there some type of Microsoft compatibility font pack? I don’t know the names to pay attention to.
Depends on your distro but yes, there are Microsoft TTF fonts you can install.
zdnet.com/…/how-to-install-microsoft-fonts-on-lin…
Thank you very much! This will be incredibly helpful
Truly, I just create a PDF from Libre to ensure formating to send off and no one has ever said a word about it.