Hi :)
Just found this link again too.  Any good for inspiration for the wiki?
Regards from
Tom :)  





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> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmas...@krackedpress.com>
>To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
>Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 15:56
>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison Chart
> 
>
>I think LO is easier to use than MSO2003.  That was before the "Ribbon" 
>UI was created.  What I hated about MSO-2003-Word, was how long it took 
>to be to the point where I could do anything. Then there were all these 
>side-bar options that I could not get to stop showing up and slowing 
>down my use of Word.  LO, even at its slowest opening versions was 
>faster to get to the point of typing/editing my document.
>
>Yes, the UI is different than MSO and we need to see about some 
>graphic/chart showing new users where the options are in the menu-bar.  
>I know some packages show that type of thing in a printed sheet for new 
>users.  I had one for MSO.
>
>A company called BarCharts, Inc. does a very good job creating quick 
>study guides.  I have some of their Math and Science laminated "QUICK 
>STUDY Academic" sheets.  I find that they were great for helping me with 
>the formulas needs when I was substituting as a Math teacher.  I have 
>not bought any since the late 90's, but the company seems to have 5 or 
>10 times the number of titles since I bought the sheets from them.
>
>Word 2010 sheet - http://www.barcharts.com/Inventory/Navision/9781423214526
>
>This company has MSO guides, but no LibreOffice ones.  It would be 
>interesting if we could get such a quick reference guide sheet created 
>for LibreOffice.  The basics should not change over the various 
>versions.  The basic UI and menu option placements should not change 
>[much] between lines either.
>
>
>
>On 11/14/2012 10:18 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
>> Hi :)
>> +1
>> They often seem to think it's going to take them just as long to learn LO as 
>> it took them to learn MSO.  Of course it takes a lot less time because most 
>> of the ideas are the same or similar.
>>
>> I'm currently struggling with a lady that seems determined to use the 
>> space-bar instead of; tabs, indents, centre, right-aligned, columns, 
>> tables.  Most people have taken years to learn those sorts of things and 
>> seem to think they are going to have to re-learn all of that.
>>
>> Today she protested that LO wasn't as easy as i had made out but my boss (an 
>> MS fanboy) stepped in and somehow told her nicely a better way = to do the 
>> typing first and then apply formatting afterwards!  Fantastic!! :)
>>
>> Regards from
>> Tom :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Dr. R. O Stapf <reinh...@stapf-online.com>
>>> To: Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk>
>>> Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 14:05
>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison 
>>> Chart
>>>
>>>
>>> Paying special attention to the Styles Chapters is definitely important; 
>>> maybe the most important chapters to look at.
>>>
>>> A guidance for LibO beginners could help to move people from MSO to
>>      LibO. I observe that many people are sticking with MSO because with
>>      huge efforts they learned to use MSO (most often just very basics)
>>      and don't want to take an effort to learn something new without a
>>      good guidance.
>>>
>>> On 2012-11-14 20:38, Tom Davies wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi:)
>>>> I think just working through the "Getting Started" guide helps
>>          hugely.  Pay special attention to the Styles chapter.
>>>> wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications
>>>>
>>>> I had to help someone tidy up a Word document yday and it was a
>>          total Pita.  Fortunately they are very unfamiliar with
>>          MS-anything so;
>>>> 1.  They didn't do so many of the weirdnesses that people learn
>>          to use to really stuff-up their documents and make them
>>          unreadable to everyone that isn't using their system
>>>> 2.  There is some hope of pushing them straight into using LO
>>>> Regards from
>>>> Tom :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: Dr. R. O Stapf <reinh...@stapf-online.com>
>>>>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 8:00
>>>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre Writer - Comparison 
>>>>> Chart
>>>>>
>>>>> When I wrote my comment I was not thinking about the
>>                  change of a font, but getting something which
>>>>> helps to understand how Writer work and a support to
>>                  "unlearn" Word. I am currently struggling with
>>>>> unlearning Word and Power Point.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2012-11-13 22:56, VA wrote:
>>>>>> Yes, MS completely redesigned the user interface
>>                  with Word 2007, so any
>>>>>> chart made for Word 2003 could be very different
>>                  for one made for Word 2007.
>>>>>> I'm not sure how effective a chart would be, for
>>                  LibO and Word, in many
>>>>>> ways, just think differently. LibO uses not only
>>                  paragraph styles but also
>>>>>> page styles, which is a completely foreign concept
>>                  to MS. So, it's not just
>>>>>> about hitting a sequence of mouse clicks in the
>>                  right order; it's about
>>>>>> relearning how to create, edit, and format
>>                  documents. There are typically
>>>>>> several ways to accomplish a task, and the LibO
>>                  method that is most like
>>>>>> Word may not be the best way to get things done. To
>>                  get the most out of
>>>>>> LibO, you might find yourself having to
>>                  deliberately unlearn Word. To be
>>>>>> sure, you can find things in the Writer menu that
>>                  are similar to the Word
>>>>>> menu, but the power of an office suite comes in
>>                  learning how the program
>>>>>> thinks, which is working at a deeper level than
>>                  simply selecting a font from
>>>>>> a drop-down box, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Virgil
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ps. Can someone "fix" the annoying feature of this
>>                  list that you must hit "reply all" to send a
>>>>>> reply to the list? I'm constantly sending out
>>                  duplicates of my messages because my first one only
>>>>>> went to one person. No other list I belong to has
>>                  that behavior. My apologies to Dr. Stapf for the
>>>>>> rerun.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Dr. R. O Stapf
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:22 AM
>>>>>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Word 2003 to Libre
>>                  Writer - Comparison Chart
>>>>>> I know that the creation of such a tool would take
>>                  very important dev resources, but it would be a
>>>>>> good tool to promote LIbO Writer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But why to compare with Word 2003? As far as I know
>>                  a big change has taken place with Word 2007 (or
>>>>>> 2010?)/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2012-11-13 02:27, charles meyer wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> MS Word has a comparison chart which shows you
>>                  how to perform certain
>>>>>>> tasks in Word compared to how you effect them
>>                  in WordPerfect.
>>>>>>> It's an easy chart to check (and learn) Word if
>>                  you've been a WordPerfect user.
>>>>>>> Ex. Ctrl/F8 will perform a certain task in
>>                  WordPerfect but that same
>>>>>>> task is done with different function key
>>                  combinations in Word
>>>>>>> I was wondering if anyone has come across a
>>                  similar comparison chart
>>>>>>> for Libre Writer and Word, especially Word
>>                  2003?
>>>>>>> The chart would show how a task is done in Word
>>                  and then next to it
>>>>>>> would reveal how that task is done in Libre
>>                  Writer.
>>>>>>> Thanks so much,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Charles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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