On Saturday 13 January 2007 9:54 am, John Meyer wrote:
> M Henri Day wrote:
> > «Oh, and what about loss of productivity if you switch to
> > OpenOffice.org? None: ...» It seems to me that the study does
> > recognise that there will be some initial loss of productivity,
> > but that this loss («training costs») is temporary : «The study
> > does mention the biggest costs are training costs, but these
> > generally last less than a year». To maintain credibility, OOo
> > supporters and developers would be advised to be very up-front
> > concerning whatever difficulties the changeover from the legacy
> > system involves - and, where possible to reduce them in future
> > versions, by simplifying use of the interface and making it more
> > «intuitive»....
> >
> > Henri
>
> Thinking about this, has anybody put together a list, side by side
> that compares things that are done differently in both OO vs.
> Microsoft Office. Things like, to create a table you go here in MS
> vs. here in OO.
Actually it is more than just a list: there is a Migration Guide
which includes several chapter on differences between MS Office and
OOo. You can download these chapters from
http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors/.
Dan
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