On 06/14/2007 06:09 PM, Pueblo Native wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 06/13/2007 10:33 PM, Bernard Bigmore wrote: >> >>> Is there a similar program to Microsoft Outlook available with >>> OpenOffice? >>> >>> Bernard Bigmore> >>> >> >> No. >> >> Is there a problem with continuing to use your existing version of >> Microsoft Outlook? >> > > Careful with those type of comments. Suggesting that people don't > have to blindly drop all Microsoft products is considered heresy in > some quarters ;-)
Really? Actually when I used MS Outlook I found it quite useful and a very good (for it's time) product. Have you ever used it? Many new posts on this list ask: - Is there a similar program to Outlook? - Can I use OOo and Outlook? - Why doesn't OOo also provide an Outlook replacement? There is no reason why someone can't keep their paid for existing MS programs (Office, Outlook (it is not the same as Outlook Express), Publisher etc., on their system and continue to use them. OOo will exist happily alongside any of those programs. Why do respondents here insist that there is an OOo way and an MS way? Application software of any origin is of benefit in the eye of the user. o Sunbird *may* accomplish what some users of MS Outlook are seeking (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) and is a good suggestion yet I've not seen one for Sunbird on this list. I see folks constantly recommending Thunderbird (an email client) and Lightning (a calendar extention that works *only* with Thunderbird) as an alternative to Outlook. I seriously doubt that many that recommend Thunderbird and Lightning have even tried Sunbird or know what it is. IMHO Evolution does both and for the most part is considerably better in the PIM department. Personally I use SeaMonkey and Evolution for my calendaring events. I am all for suggesting alternatives (Scribus comes to mind, but do you really need a DTP or are you looking to do a simple brochure or newsletter in OOo?), but to blindly send new posters off with 'no you can't, there isn't one, etc) without telling them that they can continue to use their existing programs is, IMO, nonesense. Of course they can continue to use Outlook, of course they can continue to use MS Whatever, that is the beauty of OOo; *you can continue to use whatever the heck you want right alongside OOo*. If the OP has Office, Publisher, Outlook, etc., there is no reason why he/she can't continue to use it along with OOo. One would hope that in the end they choose to use OOo for the Office replacement, but to infer that they cannot use their existing software when using OOo is just plain MS'ish (is that a ism:-). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
