Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO white paper

2013-11-15 Thread dbclinton
a little update to David's white paper. Love to hear what you guys think. Thanks! http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/white_papers/update-to-ms-office-to-libreoffice-white-paper-nov-13-2013/view On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM, dbclinton dbc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've done

[libreoffice-documentation] LO white paper

2013-11-05 Thread dbclinton
Hi everyone, I've done a bit of updating of my white paper (making the case to transition from MS Office to LO), and it can be found here: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/white_papers/update-to-ms-office-to-libreoffice-white-paper-nov-4-2013/view Or, if you don't have access to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] White Paper

2013-10-30 Thread dbclinton
Blame LibreOffice endnotes. Time for a few choice words with the developers? :) Thanks for pointing it out...I'll fix it. David On 13-10-30 07:14 PM, jonathon wrote: On 10/29/2013 08:03 PM, dbclinton wrote: I'm interested in any and all comments, corrections Please use the same page size

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] White Paper

2013-10-29 Thread dbclinton
chair and I could see the impact of upgrading MSO then this would be a significant point. Cheers On 30/10/13 07:03, dbclinton wrote: Hi, I've completed a draft of my white paper making the business case for LO over MS Office. For now, for want of a better solution, I've branded it as part

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] white paper

2013-10-23 Thread dbclinton
On 13-10-23 05:58 AM, Italo Vignoli wrote: On 10/22/13 9:21 PM, dbclinton wrote: Are there any resources lying around that could be useful...like something that documents the time/labor costs of closed platform systems or handling malware? Unfortunately not. Microsoft has managed to avoid

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] white paper

2013-10-22 Thread dbclinton
to that paper. Are there any resources lying around that could be useful...like something that documents the time/labor costs of closed platform systems or handling malware? Regards, David On 13-10-22 02:46 PM, Robinson Tryon wrote: [I'm cc'ing Marketing] On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 3:05 PM, dbclinton dbc

[libreoffice-documentation] white paper

2013-10-21 Thread dbclinton
Hi, I'm thinking of creating a formal white paper presenting the case for LibreOffice in a small business environment (1-50 employees). I have a vague memory of something similar being discussed here before. Does such a thing already exist or is it in production? Does the gang think it's a

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] white paper

2013-10-21 Thread dbclinton
You have a marketing team? :) On 13-10-21 02:56 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's a brilliant idea! Have the marketing team produced anything like that? Regards from Tom :) On Monday, 21 October 2013, 18:57, dbclinton dbc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm thinking of creating a formal

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Reviewed draft how-to on creating ad posters using Draw

2013-10-06 Thread dbclinton
I've uploaded updates for all three of my how-tos based on your edits to Posters. I get the point of your comment: Some colloquialisms are IMO a bit too colloquial. But it did remind me of my wife's complaints that she doesn't like fish when it tastes too fishy. :) Regards, David On

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-10-03 Thread dbclinton
On 13-10-03 02:14 AM, Jean Weber wrote: That's certainly possible and indeed has been one of the ideas I've been considering. It's always a toss up between too long a page and too many clicks to get to a page. Thanks. I'll try to give it some more thought... I've also been considering

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-10-02 Thread dbclinton
a lot of the available material is poorly organised and difficult for people to find. Suggestions welcome. As longer-term members of the team know, we keep attempting to improve the organisation of the wiki; it's definitely an ongoing process. --Jean On 1 Oct 2013, at 10:01, dbclinton dbc

[libreoffice-documentation] New user guide - printing labels

2013-10-01 Thread dbclinton
Hi, I've added another user guide. I'd especially like feedback on this one because, unlike my first two guides, I experimented this time with a briefer, more proceedural style that I feel lends itself to the skill set needed to print labels. Best regards, David Clinton -- To unsubscribe

[libreoffice-documentation] Ideas for How-To's

2013-09-30 Thread dbclinton
In case anyone is so inclined, here are a few ideas that might prove useful as LO how-to's: Create charts in Calc for export to Impress Print address labels from the data in a Calc file Create formal reports in Write: 1. Insert images while maintaining an attractive balance and without

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-09-30 Thread dbclinton
on the contents until next week, though. --Jean On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:46 AM, dbclinton dbc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've uploaded a first draft of a how-to doc: How to Create Ad Posters Using LibreOffice Draw As there is currently no /libreoffice/english/howto/ folder (and I didn't feel

[libreoffice-documentation] Budget how to

2013-09-29 Thread dbclinton
Hi all, I've uploaded a first draft of a how to for creating a financial budget using Calc (and sample files for the budget how-to and for my poster how-to). Any criticism or edits are welcome. David Clinton -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-09-24 Thread dbclinton
Hi, I've uploaded a first draft of a how-to doc: How to Create Ad Posters Using LibreOffice Draw As there is currently no /libreoffice/english/howto/ folder (and I didn't feel I'd been around long enough to create one), I just dumped the doc in /libreoffice/english - anyone who wants to

[libreoffice-documentation] LO Documentation

2013-09-21 Thread dbclinton
Hi, I've been using open source software (including LibreOffice) for just about ten years now, and exclusively Linux for about six. Since I am a writer and editor with some enterprise software documentation experience (especially using Atlassian Confluence), I figured it's about time I tried