On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 13:10 -0800, paulwhitehurst wrote:
> Doug:
>
> My ultimate goal is to migrate from Windows to Linux. Before I do that I
> need to assure myself that software running under Linux can do what I've
> been doing in the past with various Windows programs.
>
> I'm very comfortable with WordPerfect having used it for almost 25 years.
> Nevertheless, like much software I only use a small fraction of its
> capabilities. From what I can see LibreOffice is more than capable of
> matching everything WordPerfect does. I expect I won't use nearly all of
> its capabilities.
>
> The real challenge is making myself learn how to use it. I have a lot of
> forms in WordPerfect that were tedious to create, such as bankruptcy and
> child support pleadings. I'm not crazy about redoing those in LibreOffice.
> Yet, if I get them like I want them I'll have mastered enough of the program
> that I can make a smooth migration.
>
> Change is inevitable.
>
> Paul
>
> --
Do you have the Writer Guide for LibreOffice? You can find it here:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Chapters/
On this same web page is a chapter on macros: Getting Started with
macros (ch 13 in the Getting Started Guide. This might help some, but it
might not.
--Dan
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