On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:30 -0400 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fred A. Miller wrote: > > CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT MICROSOFT OFFICE? -- The latest incarnation has met > > with > > a mixed reaction and more people are opting for Macs and Linux. The time is > > right to see if you can survive without Microsoft Office. A new > > generation of > > alternatives is cropping up from two directions: cloud computing and open > > source software. Read on: > > > > http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3357163/250558731/126072/0/ > > > > I use OpenOffice at home and work. While my work computer came with > Microsoft Office, I installed OpenOffice and use it. No problems so far. I just had an interesting problem. I have a time sheet I fill out biweekly and fax to my agency. I added a couple of features to make it more automatic, specifically I have a date field (formatted as date 12/31/99) with the formula =DATE(F4;B4;D4). B4 is 7, D4 is 25, and F4 is 2008. On Excel, this field displays 7/25/08, but on OpenOffice 2.4.1 (winXP) is displays 7/25/00. (actually it is user defined). If I set the format to 12/31/1999 (or other 4 digit formats, it comes out as year 2000. I'll probably have to submit this as a bug, but I want to check this on the Linux version first). However, in the past, I totally switched my home to OpenOffice (in preference to MS Office 2000 via WINE) and everything is the way I want it. At my former workplace at HP, we did several white papers and manuals with OpenOffice even using HP's special templates. the only issues I currently have is in my time sheet and converting an Excel VBA macro to OO BASIC macro which is not a fault, just a difference. -- -- Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
