Thanks Randy This is very useful information. Warm regards Gita
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 12:10 -0700, Randy Fisher wrote: > > Hi Gita, > > Thanks - I know about this...it works sort of OK for text, but when > there's tables and more complex heading structure, it doesn't work. > > What does work, is a straight export to Mediawiki, and then a copy and > paste.... > > - Randy > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Gita Mathur <gita.mat...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Randy > I download Google Docs files to my Ubuntu desktop as .odt, > then open the > file on my computer, select the contents, select-copy them & > the > directly paste in Edit mode on my userpage in WikiEducator. It > simply > works! > warm wishes > Gita > - > Dr. Gita Mathur <gita.mat...@gmail.com> > Associate Professor of Botany > Gargi College (University of Delhi) > Siri Fort Road, New Delhi 110049 > skype:gitamathur > > Web: > http://wikieducator.org/User:Gita_Mathur > http://wikieducator.org/India > http://www.slideshare.net/Gita_Mathur > http://wikieducator.org/EL4C26 > http://wikieducator.org/EL4C27 > > > > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:35 -0700, Randy Fisher wrote: > > 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) > > wikira...@gmail.com > > > > 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) > wikira...@gmail.com > > 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. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
