John, Oh yes, of course.
- Randy On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:07 PM, john stampe <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > -- ________________ 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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