> > Mmm... I disagree. Offering a solution that's mainly point and click in
> > Ooo.org will illustrate how little one needs to be a geek to use
> > Ooo.org. It requires very little effort from the writer of the article.
> > And it prevents the author (who's probably not familiar with Ooo.org)
> > from finding an over-complicated solution that would make Ooo.org look
> > complicated.
> >
>
> I think that it prevents the author from taking a look at OOo. Instead
> of asking him a question, and possibly encouraging him to look into
> OOo, you are giving him an answer to a question that nobody asked.
> What will he do with that?
>

...or it may be the  author presumed the task was either complex or not
possible in OOo. Giving one answer that reveals a misconception may lead
them to question other preconceptions, seek their own answers and possibly
start writing about what they begin to discover in OOo.

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