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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans
- You can Select > Select All Text With Similar Formatting, then correct the bulk of their busted formatting -> Styles very quickly.
- I wish LibreOffice had that. It makes it so much easier to fix documents. (Especially files from Google Docs.)
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LO sort of has format based searches. If I really needed Word, I can use Word 2007 on Wine (or Word XP or Word 2003 on VMs). Word 2003 is best for WINE.
But I've not had to use MS Word since about 2014 or 2015.
I've tried various plug-ins/Export tools for epub on Word & Writer and all all inferior to SaveAs docx and import to Calibre.
I've not looked at Word2003 or Word2007 HTML export, but Word XP (even with styles) is horrid HTML compared to LO Writer 5.x - 6.x, however since I switched from Mobi Creator to Calibre I never use HTML export.
The PDF export on some versions of Word is an option MS plug-in which seems to have vanished. But the PDF export on Writer 5.x and 6.x seems perfect. MS Word PDF export sometimes on plug in on Word XP didn't do correct page breaks.
If you have to deal with other people's Word docs a lot, then MS Word may be best. If you don't have to do that, then LO Writer styles, windows, headings, page styles and templates are certainly better than Word 2.0a, Word from Office 4.3, Office 95, Word XP, Word 2003 & Word 2007. I usually have style & outline windows to left of main doc window, a controller above and the Search & Replace below.
I have KATE (tabs like Notepad++, which I used on Windows, then Wine) open to right of main doc, with text files of current annotations, events, timelines, characters etc. A session per project.
I use spreadsheets to track changes/status and make timelines.
Always increment version number before deletion or any new edit. No files called final-Really-final etc.
Separate directories each project. Subdirectories in them for images and research.