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Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

heiowge — Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:58 pm

Author: heiowge

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:58 pm

wyliecoyoteuk wrote:

You'll be saying that this is the year of the Linux desktop next.

WOOAAAHH!! Let's not go that far!!!

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

wyliecoyoteuk — Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:33 pm

Author: wyliecoyoteuk

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:33 pm

AndyBaxman wrote:

heiowge wrote:

Nuke wrote:

They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft.

You mean it isn't???

No, some of it is to do with Apple..........

Nah. That's just a rumour, and these tablet things will never catch on...You'll be saying that this is the year of the Linux desktop next.

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

AndyBaxman — Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:22 am

Author: AndyBaxman

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:22 am

heiowge wrote:

Nuke wrote:

They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft.

You mean it isn't???

No, some of it is to do with Apple..........

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

heiowge — Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:40 pm

Author: heiowge

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:40 pm

Nuke wrote:

They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft.

You mean it isn't???

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

Nuke — Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:10 pm

Author: Nuke

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:10 pm

They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft.

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

Rhakios — Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:51 pm

Author: Rhakios

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:51 pm

wyliecoyoteuk wrote:

Might be this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML

No because:

Rhakios wrote:

The OpenOffice package was adopted [...] some time ago and has over 12,000 users across the organisation.

and

the older XP terminals used to launch something from the 2.x series with the old blue and white Sun/OOo splash screen.

If I get the chance to get at a terminal some time, I will have a look at what version is actually there now, but some of us have to do some work so that others can stare open-mouthed and gormless at their screens.

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

wyliecoyoteuk — Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:46 am

Author: wyliecoyoteuk

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:46 am

Might be this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

guy — Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:33 pm

Author: guy

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:33 pm

Tell them that Microsoft have upgraded and relaunched it as LibreOffice and recommend you upgrade your system as soon as possible.

Re: Microsoft OpenOffice

Ram — Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:56 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:56 pm

It just a ploy to get users to use OOo, believing they are using a MS product or dumb I.T. staff.

Microsoft OpenOffice

Rhakios — Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:18 pm

Author: Rhakios

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:18 pm

I was somewhat intrigued to read the following in the magazine which is my employer's in-house publication (this must be the fifth issue I've seen in four years, a rare privilege for a yard-monkey like me):

Quote:

Group I.T. and Helpdesk have launched self help guides on iConnect for colleagues in branches that use Microsoft's OpenOffice, as well as general Helpdesk queries.
The OpenOffice package was adopted [...] some time ago and has over 12,000 users across the organisation. In the latest version, Microsoft has added more useful features as well as improvements to the user experience.

And so on.

We have recently had Windows 7 terminals installed and I can't say I've seen OpenOffice launched on one yet, but the older XP terminals used to launch something from the 2.x series with the old blue and white Sun/OOo splash screen.
Since when did Microsoft launch a version of OpenOffice? There's nothing to be seen about such a thing on the first few pages of a FWSE search.
All very odd.