Office 2016 is here, with a new higher price

kennyc · 09-22-2015, 05:18 PM

and MS pushing everyone toward Office 365 rental software.

http://www.computerworld.com/article...es-5-to-7.html

Quote:

Five reasons Microsoft Office 2016 is better than Google Docs, and three reasons it isn't...

http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-office-2016/

kennyc · 10-08-2015, 08:41 AM

I just ran across (again) LibreOffice which is an offshoot of OpenOffice.

It appears to handle Docx files (and probably other things) much better than open office ...worth a look if you are exploring options.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

DaleDe · 10-08-2015, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I just ran across (again) LibreOffice which is an offshoot of OpenOffice.

It appears to handle Docx files (and probably other things) much better than open office ...worth a look if you are exploring options.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

Thanks, just grabbed it. I have been disappointed in Open office docx support.

kennyc · 10-08-2015, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

Thanks, just grabbed it. I have been disappointed in Open office docx support.

You're welcome!

eschwartz · 10-08-2015, 04:16 PM

LibreOffice apparently can't handle some of the advanced MS-specific ("DOCX") modifications from OOXML Strict (which strictly speaking doesn't actually exist) but it does a fairly good job with most of what people are likely to throw at it.
The developers put lots of work into reverse-engineering DOCX.

OpenOffice on the other hand, is just an old, old version of LibreOffice from before the famous schism: https://www.reddit.com/r/software/co...s_libreoffice/

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Siag Office - tiny office suite	brianinmaine	Kindle Developer's Corner	9	10-04-2013 04:29 AM
switching from MS Office Word-->MS Office & Student 2010 question.	Gregg Bell	Workshop	8	02-17-2013 03:42 PM
Touch Kobo Touch Office Depot price $109	TonyToews	Kobo Reader	4	07-10-2011 09:05 PM
My Email to Orbit Books about Ebooks price higher than Paperbacks	luqmaninbmore	General Discussions	0	04-09-2010 09:15 AM
Why are people selling the Kindle for higher than Amazon's price on ebay?	palex481	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	13	03-16-2009 10:41 PM

10-08-2015, 08:41 AM	#2
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I just ran across (again) LibreOffice which is an offshoot of OpenOffice. It appears to handle Docx files (and probably other things) much better than open office ...worth a look if you are exploring options. https://www.libreoffice.org/

10-08-2015, 04:16 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	LibreOffice apparently can't handle some of the advanced MS-specific ("DOCX") modifications from OOXML Strict (which strictly speaking doesn't actually exist) but it does a fairly good job with most of what people are likely to throw at it. The developers put lots of work into reverse-engineering DOCX. OpenOffice on the other hand, is just an old, old version of LibreOffice from before the famous schism: https://www.reddit.com/r/software/co...s_libreoffice/

Advert

Advert