Chad Smith wrote:
retraining a entirely new way of handling Mail Merge,
> bullets, lists, outlines, macros (which can't be
transfered - they have to be rewriten), etc. when you
> switch from MSO to OOo is a different story. > The cost will be more for OOo, because there is far
more to learn. Just because Bold, Italics, and
> Underline work the same way, doesn't > mean the whole program is the same.
You have to remember, though, that people who use macros to do things (apart from those you make by recording mouse/keyboard activities, ie. those without programming) are pretty advanced computer users, and thus their learning curve is much steeper than with not-so-experienced users.
Well, mail merge is pretty different - but not any more difficult than that of MS Office's - which is pretty complicated to get hang of. Bullets, lists, and outlines aren't so hard to handle. Basically I think that once you've got the hang of office applications in general, you can learn those things by yourself.
Why it seems that most people doing word processing and/or spreadsheet calculations every day still haven't a faintest idea of the basic principles in EVERY application meant for those things is beyond me. I blame the people training these things. Maybe they don't want to get out of work?
Using office applications effectively isn't about learning the order of menus and menu selections or keystrokes. It is about understanding the basic principles of, say, Windows programs in general and the basics of spreadsheeting and word processing - which apply to every single application of that kind.
Maybe I should start training people in these issues... -- Maailmassa eniten tuhoa aikaan saanut kemikaali on testosteroni. The most destructive chemical in the world has been testosterone. - Mixu Lauronen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
