Randy, I think you miss understood my point. I agree one hundred percent with the fact that a one-step solution is better than two steps. What I meant was IF you are going to do it in two steps it would be better to export the Google Docs file as ODT instead of MS Word. Because when you open MS Word in OpenOffice it is actually doing a hidden third step, a conversion from MS Word to ODT.
Regards, John http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS http://johnsearth.blogspot.com ________________________________ From: Randy Fisher <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 12:36:50 PM Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Google Docs download feature to Open Office; possible for Mediawiki? Hi John, Thanks - I am aware of this. As I have been converting docs for the Community Media space, I have found that my old Pentium III computer cannot handle medium-size doc exports into Mediawiki from Open Office....my Core2Duo laptop handles it no problem. Trouble is, many folks (particularly in the developing world) may not have access to this type of computing power. So, a 'one-step' would be preferable to the 'two-step', in my view. - Randy On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:19 PM, john stampe <[email protected]> wrote: Done! > >One thought did appear to me as I wrote this. You can export Google Docs >directly as an OpenOffice document. That saves one source of error (doc to >odt). > > >John > > >http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS >http://johnsearth.blogspot.com > > > > > ________________________________ >From: Randy Fisher <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:03:56 PM >Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Google Docs download feature to Open Office; >possible for Mediawiki? > > >>Hi John, > >Great idea - OK, I've done so.....now, I need your support - and our >Community's support..... > >http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Docs/thread?tid=673817f9f1e15b7e&hl=en > >Can you post your support under this thread? > >- Randy > > >On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:01 AM, john stampe <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Does anyone have ideas about how to go about this - pitching to Google that >>it's in their interest to do enable this functionality? >> >>I would suggest you post a request on the Google Docs forum: >>http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Docs?hl=en >> >>Cheers, >>John >>http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS >>http://johnsearth.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Randy Fisher <[email protected]> >>To: WikiEducator <[email protected]> >>Cc: [email protected] >>Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:35:59 AM >>Subject: [WikiEducator] Google Docs download feature to Open Office; possible >>for Mediawiki? >> >> >>Hi Everyone, >> >>I've been using Google Docs to "download" MS Word documents straight into >>Open Office. (There's a conversion feature that downloads docs into pdf, >>html, text and word. >> >>If there was an option to do it directly from Google Docs into Mediawiki >>syntax, that would be great. >> >>Does anyone have ideas about how to go about this - pitching to Google that >>it's in their interest to do enable this >> functionality? >> >>It would save lots of time.... BTW: I've noticed you tend to need a fair bit >>of RAM to convert larger documents from Open Office directly into mediawiki >>syntax, and if Google could do it for us, so much the better. >> >>PS. I've documented the uploading process - >>http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media/Uploading_Content >> >>>> >>- Randy >>-- >>________________ >>Randy Fisher MA, OMD >> >>* Change Management, Learning & Performance >>* Stakeholder Engagement, Virtual Collaboration & Communities of Practice >>* Organization Design & Development >>>> >> >> >>* Coaching & Facilitation >>* E-Learning >> >> >>+ 1 604.684.2275 (Pacific Time) >> [email protected] >> >> >>http://www.wikieducator.org - Member, WikiEducator Community >> Council >>http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher >> >>Skype: wikirandy >> >>"Open Education is a Sustainable & Renewable Resource. >> >> >> >> > > >-- >________________ >Randy Fisher MA, OMD > >* Change Management, Learning & Performance >* Stakeholder Engagement, Virtual Collaboration & Communities of Practice >> > > >* Organization Design & Development >* Coaching & Facilitation >* E-Learning > > >+ 1 604.684.2275 (Pacific Time) > [email protected] > >http://www.wikieducator.org - Member, WikiEducator Community Council >http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher > >Skype: wikirandy > >"Open Education is a Sustainable & Renewable Resource. > > > > > > > -- ________________ Randy Fisher MA, OMD * Change Management, Learning & Performance * Stakeholder Engagement, Virtual Collaboration & Communities of Practice * Organization Design & Development * Coaching & Facilitation * E-Learning + 1 604.684.2275 (Pacific Time) [email protected] http://www.wikieducator.org - Member, WikiEducator Community Council http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher Skype: wikirandy "Open Education is a Sustainable & Renewable Resource. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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