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Subject: Re: 5 Stand-Out LibreOffice Features That Make It My Go-To Office
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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:32:12 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-16, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> From <https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/5-stand-out-libreoffice-features-that-make-it-my-go-to-office-suite/>:
>
> Customizable GUI:
>
>     For example, when writing a novel, I want the sidebar always
>     readily available because I need quick access to formatting
>     options. If I'm working on a more traditional document, I might go
>     with the tabbed UI. For spreadsheets, I want the simplest UI that
>     I can use, such as the contextual single UI.
>
>     LibreOffice makes this possible, with the ability to switch
>     between a standard toolbar, tabbed, single toolbar, sidebar,
>     tabbed compact, groupedbar compact, and contextual single. You can
>     even make changes to different tools, which allows you to have one
>     UI for Writer, one for Calc, and one for Presents.
>
> Customizable styles:
>
>     What I like about this feature is that it allows me to get very
>     granular with the styles, even to the point where I can define
>     what style comes next, how drop caps are handled, transparency,
>     borders, indents & spacing, text flow, font, position, highlights,
>     much more.
>
> No AI:
>
>     (what more needs to be said?)
>
> Microsoft Office compatibility:
>
>     For a while, I was writing everything in Google Docs; that is,
>     until one of my editors complained of incompatibility issues (even
>     when exporting to the .docx format with Docs). Once I switched
>     from Google Docs to LibreOffice (for my fiction writing), those
>     issues all went away.
>
> Document export:
>
>     LibreOffice document export allows you to export your Writer
>     documents to XHTML, PDF, EPUB, MediaWiki, Writer Indexing Export
>     XML, JPEG, Writer Layout XML, PNG, and WEBP. You can also save as
>     ODF, ODF Template, Flat XML, Unified Office Format, Word 2010-365,
>     Word 2007, Word 2007 Template, Word 2003 XML, Rich Text, Word
>     97-2003, and other types. If there's a format you need, more than
>     likely LibreOffice can export it.
>
>     ...
>
>     I can also ask what version of MS Office a collaborator is using
>     and make sure to export it to the most compatible version.
>
> Because, you know, even Microsoft Office cannot manage 100%
> compatibility with Microsoft Office ...

All very good reasons to use LibreOffice. I've actually started using it in 
preference to TextMaker lately. A couple nights ago I turned a free 
Microsoft formatted book into an ePub for my eReader. Between LibreOffice 
and Calibre they did a very nice job.  

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“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien