[ubuntu-uk] Online Office Apps
Hi I have to maintain a Windows 7 partition solely to run MS Word. I work on all my documents in LibreOffice but my customers invariably require DOCX format. I need Word to double-check the formatting of the end-product as the LO implementation of DOCX is still not 100%. Does anybody know if the on-line MS office tools, such as those you access through Hotmail, SkyDrive etc, render DOCX format files exactly the same as the desktop applications? It would be good to save the cost of future Office upgrades, and I could get rid of my Windows partition. For information I don't use any very complex formatting - headers, footers, page numbering, fonts, bullets and tables. That's about it. Thanks Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Online Office Apps
On 21 February 2014 15:07, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Does anybody know if the on-line MS office tools, such as those you access through Hotmail, SkyDrive etc, render DOCX format files exactly the same as the desktop applications? It would be good to save the cost of future Office upgrades, and I could get rid of my Windows partition. Could you not migrate your Windows install to a VM. Keep it asleep and wake it up when you need to work on office. Sleep again after. That way you won't have the overhead of booting it up (or rebooting into Windows) and starting office. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Online Office Apps
On 21 February 2014 15:07, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: I have to maintain a Windows 7 partition solely to run MS Word. I work on all my documents in LibreOffice but my customers invariably require DOCX format. I need Word to double-check the formatting of the end-product as the LO implementation of DOCX is still not 100%. Does anybody know if the on-line MS office tools, such as those you access through Hotmail, SkyDrive etc, render DOCX format files exactly the same as the desktop applications? It would be good to save the cost of future Office upgrades, and I could get rid of my Windows partition. For information I don't use any very complex formatting - headers, footers, page numbering, fonts, bullets and tables. That's about it. Have you tried running the Microsoft Word Viewer under WINE? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090 -- Liam Proven * Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 * Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Online Office Apps
On 21 February 2014 15:11, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 February 2014 15:07, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: I have to maintain a Windows 7 partition solely to run MS Word. I work on all my documents in LibreOffice but my customers invariably require DOCX format. I need Word to double-check the formatting of the end-product as the LO implementation of DOCX is still not 100%. Does anybody know if the on-line MS office tools, such as those you access through Hotmail, SkyDrive etc, render DOCX format files exactly the same as the desktop applications? It would be good to save the cost of future Office upgrades, and I could get rid of my Windows partition. For information I don't use any very complex formatting - headers, footers, page numbering, fonts, bullets and tables. That's about it. Have you tried running the Microsoft Word Viewer under WINE? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090 -- Liam Proven * Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 * Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Kingsoft Office alpha works pretty well too. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
