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<p>Rich-true. In my case, I needed real Office compatibility, which was difficult enough with various versions of Office and NORMAL.DOT files and nearly impossible with any of the Office clones. For professional collaborative work, I have given up on anything except MS Office. I would assume that the financial people at the non-profit would feel the same about Excel vs Sheets. </p>
<p>I have put some personal stuff in Google docs since the availability and ease of editing outweighed any compatibility issues. For writing fiction where all I needed was basic editing and formatting, it was fine. For anything else, I found Google Docs annoying. Certainly it may be a personal thing. <br /><br />BTW, for writing fiction and non-fiction, I have been using Scrivener. It is a great program for drafting, moving sections around, keeping research linked to specific parts of the document, and general composing. It allows you to export to Word and I expect to do that once the document is drafted.</p>
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<p>On 2019-09-12 3:39 pm, Mark D. Hamill via Hidden-discuss wrote:</p>
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<div dir="ltr">I follow this guy. If seriously interested in LibreOffice, here's his video on how to make it as Word-like as possible.
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<div>He also likes NextCloud as an alternative to Google and Microsoft's suites.</div>
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<div><a href="https://nextcloud.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextcloud.com</a></div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM Rich@tnr via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">I've worked with (and still) use all -- and I'd take a serious look at <br /> Libreoffice -- I get the comments, however as someone running commercial <br /> and non-profit the real question for me is the need for comparability vs <br /> cost -- add in how many functions do you need/use.<br /> For example, there is no Access equivalent in google doc.<br /><br /> As for re-formatting, all that relates to the comparability -- who you <br /> work with and what tools they use you need to interact with,<br /><br /> A side note, you don't need gmail to use google doc - the only issue is <br /> the 1st time login, and asking someone to response to a invite is really <br /> not much of a bit deal.<br /><br /> Rich<br /><br /> On 9/10/2019 9:47 AM, Sara MacKay via Hidden-discuss wrote:<br /> > Hi Folks<br /> ><br /> > I need to switch our non-profit to either Google for non- profits or <br /> > Office 365. Both provide the functions we need. Google suite has the <br /> > advantage that 1/2 the staff have gmail and are familiar w the <br /> > platform. Also google forms are really helpful for our 2 program <br /> > coordinators. Office 365 has the office Suite of programs that we have <br /> > always used and Word & Excel seem more robust and easier to do mail <br /> > merges & formatting.<br /> > So I have 3 questions that I'm looking for opinions on from anyone <br /> > who has switched people over to one format or the other.<br /> > 1. Has digital transfer of accounts to either been especially hard or <br /> > especially easy?<br /> ><br /> > 2. Was using google drive or 1 drive difficult or confusing for low <br /> > tech-savvy users? We have 22 staff. Maybe 5 are very comfortable with <br /> > tech.<br /> ><br /> > 3. Any thoughts on the administration of either?<br /> ><br /> > Only 5 staff reported a preference. 2 for Office 365, 2 for Google, & <br /> > one who says either except sharing a google doc is cumbersome if the <br /> > receiver doesn't have gmail.<br /> ><br /> > Looking mostly for red flags or praise to help w the final choice.<br /> ><br /> > Any input appreciated, thanks.<br /> > Sara<br /> ><br /> ><br /> > _______________________________________________<br /> > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br /> > <a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a><br /> ><br /> > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion <br /> > list.<br /> > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br /> > page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br /> > <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a><br /> ><br /> ><br /> -- <br /> Rich Roth<br /> CEO TnR Global<br /><br /> Bio and personal blog: <a href="http://rizbang.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://rizbang.com</a><br /> Building the really big sites: <a href="http://www.tnrglobal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.tnrglobal.com</a><br /> Small/Soho business in the PV: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br /> Places to meet for business: <a href="http://www.meetmewhere.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.meetmewhere.com</a><br /> And for relaxation: <a href="http://www.welovemuseums.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.welovemuseums.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.artonmytv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.artonmytv.com/</a><br /> Helping move the world: <a href="http://www.earththrives.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.earththrives.com</a><br /><br /> _______________________________________________<br /> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br /><a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a><br /><br /> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.<br /> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br /> page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br /><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a></blockquote>
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