Open Office Software Versus Microsoft for Presentations

[RADIOMAN015]

If I modify a Microsoft power point presentation e.g. "CAP 101" with the Open Office presentation software, will it still work on computers that only have microsoft power power point
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[MIKE]

Haven't tried with PowerPoint but LibreOffice Writer seems to mess with the formatting of Word docs when you open and/or edit them in either program.

You can save your presentations in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for documents. This XML-based format means that your files can be opened by recipients who are not LibreOffice users: your presentations will be accessible with any OpenDocument-compliant software.

You can also open Microsoft PowerPoint files, and save your work in PowerPoint format for people still locked into Microsoft products. Alternatively, you can use the built-in exporter to create Flash (.swf) versions of your presentations.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I have always been able to open ppt with open office without needing to change anything, and it still works on ppt. I only use open office on my computer but I have to have Microsoft stuff for school. It should just open up straight as is

[EMT-83]

Why would you waste your time with OpenOffice? Microsoft Office is available to non-profits for almost nothing at Tech Soup.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Why would you waste your time with OpenOffice? Microsoft Office is available to non-profits for almost nothing at Tech Soup.

Yes, Microsoft Office may be cheaper for NPOs, Open Office is FREE, not to mention still very easy to use.

[Eclipse]

Why would you waste your time with OpenOffice? Microsoft Office is available to non-profits for almost nothing at Tech Soup.

Yes, it is, however members are not "non-profits", so if you buy a copy for your squadron laptop, fine, for yourself, no.

Also, since Office 2007, Open Office has actually been a superior product with a lot smaller footprint.  Unless you have a specific given feature not in OO,
I can't see why anyone would spend the money for MS Office.

I do most of my spreadsheets and other docs these days in Google, anyway.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I would never use google for anything but a search engine. It just doesn't sound safe enough.

[Eclipse]

I would never use google for anything but a search engine. It just doesn't sound safe enough.

Split

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=15007.msg270220#msg270220

[Extremepredjudice]

If anyone needs office, PM me. I have a comcercial license.

[Eclipse]

If anyone needs office, PM me. I have a comcercial license.

Share-able legally?

[Pylon]

OpenOffice presentations will open in PowerPoint if you save it in .ppt format.  But as a backup, you can also export your slideshow as a PDF and use Adobe Acrobat Reader in full-screen/presentation mode to accomplish the same thing.

[Extremepredjudice]

If anyone needs office, PM me. I have a comcercial license.

Share-able legally?

Yes. It is legal.

[Eclipse]

If anyone needs office, PM me. I have a comcercial license.

Share-able legally?

Yes. It is legal.

I have no doubt it's legal, but how are you sharing it?  Or are you just going to give it to the first taker?

[Extremepredjudice]

If anyone needs office, PM me. I have a comcercial license.

Share-able legally?

Yes. It is legal.

I have no doubt it's legal, but how are you sharing it?  Or are you just going to give it to the first taker?

I can give more than one key out.

I am going to give you the key, and then you download the trial from MS and input my key. (I can't upload the installer cause it'd be against ToS)

[NIN]

I'm sorry, we're talking about software here. This just made me laugh pretty hard.

[Extremepredjudice]

I'm sorry, we're talking about software here. This just made me laugh pretty hard.

-.- just -.-

Fine, I'll change it to FreeBooter.

[Eclipse]

OK, anyone can download the trial and use it legally.  If you're sharing a single-user "key", that's illegal.

[Extremepredjudice]

OK, anyone can download the trial and use it legally.  If you're sharing a single-user "key", that's illegal.

It is an OEM multi-user business license. The key has 50 users, and I have several keys.

[a2capt]

If you actually read the EULA for that .. those still are not meant to be distributed willy-nilly.

..and the "OEM" ones are usually even more "restricted".

Face it. Those licenses are not designed to be friendly. 

[Eclipse]

If they are truly "OEM" licenses, they can't be distributed at all unless they are installed on a machine, and then they are tied to that machine
for the life of the hardware, and non-transferable.

Legit OEM licenses are only supposed to be purchased and distributed by...OEMS.