On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:13:52 +0000, Alain Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 02:07:32PM -0000, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> So: yes - people do need training in OO to bring them from M$ Office.
>>
>> As a "middle-aged" computer user (and an Advanced Excel User) I would say
>> the training needed to use OO from MS Office is about the same as that
>> needed to go from MS Office 2000 to MS Office 2002 - ie not a lot.
>> My 20 year-old son didn't even notice that he was using Calc instead of
>> Excel........
>
>My kids have been using OO (& MS Office @ school & their mum's) since age 12,
>young people are NOT the issue - they are generally flexible and happy to play
>with technology.
>
>You are not the sort of person that I am talking about - by dint of being
>subscribed to this list to start with - Some people are upset by minor changes
>that you or I would hardly notice -- these are the problem people.
>
>However: you do make the valid point that retraining from MSO 2000 to MSO 2002
>is also needed for some people.
I think the best way to start training people is just to install OOo into
their machines and invite them a "have at it" Most will take right to it, and
training will be minimum. As problems with compatability (macros} crop up,
they can be addressed at leisure. Dropping a new version of MSO would be more
dramatic, because it will difficult to keep the 2 versions active at the same
time.
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