LibreOffice: Alternative to Microsoft Office?
Dec 18, 2018 08:31:36 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
rpavich wrote:
Why wouldn't you use the built-in Mac office suite?
Good question. I didn’t know it came with one. Do they open Word files?
Steve
Dec 18, 2018 08:33:04 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
bobmcculloch wrote:
I've been using OpenOffice since before I retired (the office had MS Office) , has all of MS Office and free, in fact it opened some spreadsheets that MS couldn't when they had been corrupted while saving, saved us a lot of time and effort. Try it, you'll like it!
Thanks!
Dec 18, 2018 08:34:58 #
StevenG wrote:
Good question. I didn’t know it came with one. Do they open Word files?
Steve
Steve
Yes. It will handle anything MS office can throw at it.
Dec 18, 2018 08:36:05 #
StevenG wrote:
Thanks Hammer. I’m not sure what a .csv file is.
Steve
Steve
It's a spreadsheet file written in a text format.
Comma Separated Values
Dec 18, 2018 08:36:51 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
DirtFarmer wrote:
It's a spreadsheet file written in a text format.
Comma Separated Values
Comma Separated Values
Thanks!
Dec 18, 2018 08:38:17 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
rpavich wrote:
Yes. It will handle anything MS office can throw at it.
Great. What is it called, and where do I find it on my iMac?
Steve
Dec 18, 2018 08:40:29 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
sodapop wrote:
I hated Open Office. Not compatible with the other 99% of people who use Microsoft office. Switched back to Microsoft office subscription and all is well.
That’s quite a different experience than Bob, (the previous poster). Getting complicated.
Dec 18, 2018 08:48:14 #
StevenG wrote:
Great. What is it called, and where do I find it on my iMac?
Steve
Steve
In your apps.
MS Word = Pages
MS Powerpoint = Keynote
MS Excel = Numbers
Lots of youtube videos about how to use them but not necessary, very easy to just wing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZprfkGaOMo0
Dec 18, 2018 08:59:38 #
sodapop wrote:
I hated Open Office. Not compatible with the other 99% of people who use Microsoft office. Switched back to Microsoft office subscription and all is well.
Never had a problem with open office, several versions out there, have to make sure you get the authorized / original, did have that problem with a download, wanted $$ to work.
Dec 18, 2018 09:01:45 #
StevenG wrote:
Thanks Hammer. I’m not sure what a .csv file is.
Steve
Steve
stands for comma separated value, as far as I know a basic Database file I know we used it to transfer from spreadsheet to data base and back.
Dec 18, 2018 09:32:44 #
[quote=StevenG]After upgrading my computer to a 2017 iMac (27in), I discovered my 2011 version of Microsoft Office will not run. I am looking to upgrade, and discovered that Microsoft Office has become very complicated. The latest versions appear to be 2016 and 2019 (soon to be released) and Office 365 which is subscription based. Both the 2016 and 2019 versions will not be supported after 2025. This is getting complicated.
It’s the same as open office. Download either. You won’t be sorry. I’ve been using open office for about 7-8 years.
It’s the same as open office. Download either. You won’t be sorry. I’ve been using open office for about 7-8 years.
Dec 18, 2018 10:02:22 #
JerryOSF
Loc: Bristol, VA
Open office is now Apache OpenOffice. Libreoffice is another version of OO which is being actively maintained and updated on a regular basis. I recommend using LO. I use it on Linux but it also works on Windoze and Macs. Download it for free. If you save docs in LO native format MSOffice will not read them. But you can save them in a wide variety of other formats including those compatible with various versions of MSOffice. It will also open all these other formats. Macros are not always compatible.
Dec 18, 2018 10:24:40 #
StevenG wrote:
After upgrading my computer to a 2017 iMac (27in),... (show quote)
As noted Libre Office is one possibility. I personally like Neo Office, forked code from Open Office as is Libre Office. Neo Office runs much faster on Mojave than on prior versions of OS X.
Or you can use the free Apple Apps on your Mac: Pages .
Dec 18, 2018 10:33:30 #
df61743
Loc: Corpus Christi, TX
Apache OpenOffice is a great alternative to Microsoft, with a couple glaring exceptions. Microsoft Office includes Publisher, and most important, Outlook, for handling email. OpenOffice does not have either one.
Also, Excel has advanced functions that are not supported in Calc. Calc wants to store your spreadsheets in ODF format but will also save them in XLS (Excel '97) format. The latest versions of Excel default to XLSX format, not supported in Calc.
Do a search on Ebay for Microsoft Office. I recently bought a lifetime copy of Office 365 ProPlus 2016 for $5.00 and it's working just fine.
Also, Excel has advanced functions that are not supported in Calc. Calc wants to store your spreadsheets in ODF format but will also save them in XLS (Excel '97) format. The latest versions of Excel default to XLSX format, not supported in Calc.
Do a search on Ebay for Microsoft Office. I recently bought a lifetime copy of Office 365 ProPlus 2016 for $5.00 and it's working just fine.
Dec 18, 2018 10:55:36 #
Received an e-mail from AShampoo today, their Office equivalent is on sale for $20 if your interested, for some reason I can't post graphic or link, Bob.
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