Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hello Andrew and Tom, Thank you very much for your advice. (Unfortunately, it may not be applicable in this specific instance, since my wife cannot use any of the ODF programs you mentioned at work, and she does indeed need to share her files there. Also, she does not know whether her workplace's strict security requirements allow for her installing her own programs there or even using her own USB sticks.) I will definitely keep this information in mind for when it will do the most good. Thanks again! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za wrote: Hi Folks To follow on Tom's flash drive apps, I use a collection of apps that has a self installer and updater for flash drives, called PortableApps http://portableapps.com/. Depending on what you want out of the collection of apps, it will install automatically onto a flash drive for you, from anything the size of around 2GB up to 16GB (full apps is 9GB). And they cover LibreOffice, along with other suites. I carry my stick with me everywhere, as long as I have access to a PC, I cam do everything without leaving any trail or file behind on the PC I use. A 16GB stick gives enough space to carry personal or work related docs too. You can even surf the web with nothing left on the host PC. Hope this helps Regards Andrew Brown On 03/08/2013 09:49 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's often best to keep documents in ODF formats, in this case Odp, and just edit that version. Just use the MS formats when you need to share with other people or when you need to use them on a machine where you might not have access to LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google-docs, NeoOffice, KOffice, Caligra, IBM Lotus Symphony, GNome Office, MS Office 2013 or any of the other office programs that can read/write ODF formats. Note that you could carry LibreOffice (and many other programs) around with you on a Usb-stick so that you can use them on any Windows machine without having to actually install them there http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/ there are other companies offering a similar service and a similar range of software. 1 is even faster at getting the newer versions of LibreOffice then the people listed on the official LibreOffice page. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: t...@timdeaton.org Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 17:35 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Thank you very much for your help Tim! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Tim Deaton t...@timdeaton.org wrote: Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs. -- Tim === I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you hope and a future. --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) On 7/28/2013 9:50 AM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: Hello Dave, You said: It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use Notes'. That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes information about Notes. Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within PowerPoint as .ppt?) Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Dave Barton d...@tasit.net wrote: Hi Jeff, Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you. My suggestions are given in-line with your original message. Original Message From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400 Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). It's not clear to me what you mean by how to start or use Notes. You will find
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hi :) Any idea which version of MS Office they have at her work-place? If 2013 then stick to Odp. If an earlier version then it might be worth saving in Ppt format for work but then using the Odp outside of there. Using the Usb-stick method means she doesn't actually install anything at work. It's just being used as a data-storage device but with an added extra. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; t...@timdeaton.org; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 19:08 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Hello Andrew and Tom, Thank you very much for your advice. (Unfortunately, it may not be applicable in this specific instance, since my wife cannot use any of the ODF programs you mentioned at work, and she does indeed need to share her files there. Also, she does not know whether her workplace's strict security requirements allow for her installing her own programs there or even using her own USB sticks.) I will definitely keep this information in mind for when it will do the most good. Thanks again! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za wrote: Hi Folks To follow on Tom's flash drive apps, I use a collection of apps that has a self installer and updater for flash drives, called PortableApps http://portableapps.com/. Depending on what you want out of the collection of apps, it will install automatically onto a flash drive for you, from anything the size of around 2GB up to 16GB (full apps is 9GB). And they cover LibreOffice, along with other suites. I carry my stick with me everywhere, as long as I have access to a PC, I cam do everything without leaving any trail or file behind on the PC I use. A 16GB stick gives enough space to carry personal or work related docs too. You can even surf the web with nothing left on the host PC. Hope this helps Regards Andrew Brown On 03/08/2013 09:49 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's often best to keep documents in ODF formats, in this case Odp, and just edit that version. Just use the MS formats when you need to share with other people or when you need to use them on a machine where you might not have access to LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google-docs, NeoOffice, KOffice, Caligra, IBM Lotus Symphony, GNome Office, MS Office 2013 or any of the other office programs that can read/write ODF formats. Note that you could carry LibreOffice (and many other programs) around with you on a Usb-stick so that you can use them on any Windows machine without having to actually install them there http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/ there are other companies offering a similar service and a similar range of software. 1 is even faster at getting the newer versions of LibreOffice then the people listed on the official LibreOffice page. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: t...@timdeaton.org Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 17:35 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Thank you very much for your help Tim! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Tim Deaton t...@timdeaton.org wrote: Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs. -- Tim === I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you hope and a future. --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) On 7/28/2013 9:50 AM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: Hello Dave, You said: It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use Notes'. That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes information about Notes. Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within PowerPoint as .ppt?) Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Jul 28
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hello Tom, Her workplace uses Office 2010. So the save-to-.ppt advice would seem to be best. I mentioned security regulations. By definition, they're not based on good people's good intentions, but on stopping bad people from carrying out their bad intentions. That's why many places (at least here in the U.S.) don't allow people to bring in their own flash drives and the like...even if someone who wants to bring in a flash drive may mean well, the drive may be virus infected. (Not to mention that's how Stuxnet may have been able to attack the Iranian nuclear centrifuges.) Cheers, Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) Any idea which version of MS Office they have at her work-place? If 2013 then stick to Odp. If an earlier version then it might be worth saving in Ppt format for work but then using the Odp outside of there. Using the Usb-stick method means she doesn't actually install anything at work. It's just being used as a data-storage device but with an added extra. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; t...@timdeaton.org; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 19:08 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Hello Andrew and Tom, Thank you very much for your advice. (Unfortunately, it may not be applicable in this specific instance, since my wife cannot use any of the ODF programs you mentioned at work, and she does indeed need to share her files there. Also, she does not know whether her workplace's strict security requirements allow for her installing her own programs there or even using her own USB sticks.) I will definitely keep this information in mind for when it will do the most good. Thanks again! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za wrote: Hi Folks To follow on Tom's flash drive apps, I use a collection of apps that has a self installer and updater for flash drives, called PortableApps http://portableapps.com/. Depending on what you want out of the collection of apps, it will install automatically onto a flash drive for you, from anything the size of around 2GB up to 16GB (full apps is 9GB). And they cover LibreOffice, along with other suites. I carry my stick with me everywhere, as long as I have access to a PC, I cam do everything without leaving any trail or file behind on the PC I use. A 16GB stick gives enough space to carry personal or work related docs too. You can even surf the web with nothing left on the host PC. Hope this helps Regards Andrew Brown On 03/08/2013 09:49 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's often best to keep documents in ODF formats, in this case Odp, and just edit that version. Just use the MS formats when you need to share with other people or when you need to use them on a machine where you might not have access to LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google-docs, NeoOffice, KOffice, Caligra, IBM Lotus Symphony, GNome Office, MS Office 2013 or any of the other office programs that can read/write ODF formats. Note that you could carry LibreOffice (and many other programs) around with you on a Usb-stick so that you can use them on any Windows machine without having to actually install them there http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/ there are other companies offering a similar service and a similar range of software. 1 is even faster at getting the newer versions of LibreOffice then the people listed on the official LibreOffice page. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: t...@timdeaton.org Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 17:35 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Thank you very much for your help Tim! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Tim Deaton t...@timdeaton.org wrote: Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs. -- Tim === I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hi Folks To follow on Tom's flash drive apps, I use a collection of apps that has a self installer and updater for flash drives, called PortableApps http://portableapps.com/. Depending on what you want out of the collection of apps, it will install automatically onto a flash drive for you, from anything the size of around 2GB up to 16GB (full apps is 9GB). And they cover LibreOffice, along with other suites. I carry my stick with me everywhere, as long as I have access to a PC, I cam do everything without leaving any trail or file behind on the PC I use. A 16GB stick gives enough space to carry personal or work related docs too. You can even surf the web with nothing left on the host PC. Hope this helps Regards Andrew Brown On 03/08/2013 09:49 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's often best to keep documents in ODF formats, in this case Odp, and just edit that version. Just use the MS formats when you need to share with other people or when you need to use them on a machine where you might not have access to LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google-docs, NeoOffice, KOffice, Caligra, IBM Lotus Symphony, GNome Office, MS Office 2013 or any of the other office programs that can read/write ODF formats. Note that you could carry LibreOffice (and many other programs) around with you on a Usb-stick so that you can use them on any Windows machine without having to actually install them there http://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/ there are other companies offering a similar service and a similar range of software. 1 is even faster at getting the newer versions of LibreOffice then the people listed on the official LibreOffice page. Regards from Tom :) From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: t...@timdeaton.org Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 17:35 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint Thank you very much for your help Tim! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Tim Deaton t...@timdeaton.org wrote: Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs. -- Tim === I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you hope and a future. --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) On 7/28/2013 9:50 AM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: Hello Dave, You said: It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use Notes'. That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes information about Notes. Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within PowerPoint as .ppt?) Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Dave Barton d...@tasit.net wrote: Hi Jeff, Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you. My suggestions are given in-line with your original message. Original Message From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400 Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). It's not clear to me what you mean by how to start or use Notes. You will find it helpful to read the Getting Started and User guides, available from: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ Specific information about Notes can be found in chapter 8 of the Impress User Guide: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/impress-guide/published-lo-4.0/ig4-0-ch8-adding-and-formatting-slides-notes-and-handouts/view (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes are all fouled up every which way. When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government but is not certain). Unfortunately, MS XML file formats are something of a moving target
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Yes, you would save to the .ppt format in BOTH programs. -- Tim === I know the plans I have for you: Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you hope and a future. --- God (Jeremiah 29:11) On 7/28/2013 9:50 AM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: Hello Dave, You said: It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use Notes'. That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes information about Notes. Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within PowerPoint as .ppt?) Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Dave Barton d...@tasit.net wrote: Hi Jeff, Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you. My suggestions are given in-line with your original message. Original Message From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400 Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). It's not clear to me what you mean by how to start or use Notes. You will find it helpful to read the Getting Started and User guides, available from: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ Specific information about Notes can be found in chapter 8 of the Impress User Guide: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/impress-guide/published-lo-4.0/ig4-0-ch8-adding-and-formatting-slides-notes-and-handouts/view (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes are all fouled up every which way. When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government but is not certain). Unfortunately, MS XML file formats are something of a moving target. Although there have been many improvements in LO/MS XML compatibility there is still work to be done. As previously suggested to you by Clarence M Weaver, try using the older .ppt format to move presentations between Powerpoint and Impress. Clarence I have both tested this and it appears to be a reliable work-around. What does she need to do? Thank you very much! Jeff Deutsch Hope this helps. Dave -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hi Jeff, Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you. My suggestions are given in-line with your original message. Original Message From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400 Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). It's not clear to me what you mean by how to start or use Notes. You will find it helpful to read the Getting Started and User guides, available from: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ Specific information about Notes can be found in chapter 8 of the Impress User Guide: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/impress-guide/published-lo-4.0/ig4-0-ch8-adding-and-formatting-slides-notes-and-handouts/view (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes are all fouled up every which way. When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government but is not certain). Unfortunately, MS XML file formats are something of a moving target. Although there have been many improvements in LO/MS XML compatibility there is still work to be done. As previously suggested to you by Clarence M Weaver, try using the older .ppt format to move presentations between Powerpoint and Impress. Clarence I have both tested this and it appears to be a reliable work-around. What does she need to do? Thank you very much! Jeff Deutsch Hope this helps. Dave -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hello Dave, You said: It's not clear to me what you mean by 'how to start or use Notes'. That's really the long and the short of it. My wife does not know how to start or to use Notes, period. So I really appreciate your giving me the links to the Documentation page -- including the Getting Started and Impress guides -- and to Chapter 8 which includes information about Notes. Also thank you for seconding Clarence's advice about saving the LibO Impress file as .ppt. (Do you also recommend saving it within PowerPoint as .ppt?) Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Dave Barton d...@tasit.net wrote: Hi Jeff, Sorry you got a less than welcoming response to your question on the Apache list, but let's see what we can do to help you. My suggestions are given in-line with your original message. Original Message From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:49:03 -0400 Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). It's not clear to me what you mean by how to start or use Notes. You will find it helpful to read the Getting Started and User guides, available from: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ Specific information about Notes can be found in chapter 8 of the Impress User Guide: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/impress-guide/published-lo-4.0/ig4-0-ch8-adding-and-formatting-slides-notes-and-handouts/view (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes are all fouled up every which way. When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government but is not certain). Unfortunately, MS XML file formats are something of a moving target. Although there have been many improvements in LO/MS XML compatibility there is still work to be done. As previously suggested to you by Clarence M Weaver, try using the older .ppt format to move presentations between Powerpoint and Impress. Clarence I have both tested this and it appears to be a reliable work-around. What does she need to do? Thank you very much! Jeff Deutsch Hope this helps. Dave -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint
Hello, My wife is willing to consider converting to LibreOffice 4 permanently. Here's her major issue, in two parts: (1) She does not know how to start or use Notes in LibO Impress (the presentation part). (2) When she starts (and saves) Notes in PowerPoint, and then works on the presentation in LibO -- even if she does not touch the Notes while in LibO -- when she re-opens the presentation in PowerPoint the Notes are all fouled up every which way. When she uses LibO, it's version 4.0, on Windows 7 Home Premium, and she saves the file as PowerPoint 2007/2010 (.pptx). And she uses PowerPoint 2010, also on Windows (she thinks Windows 7 for Government but is not certain). What does she need to do? Thank you very much! Jeff Deutsch Speaker Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout. Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst -- http://www.MarionSpeaks.com -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
