Open Office/libreOffice
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
How are these programs in the realm of
accessibility with NVDA? I'm trying to decide if I should switch or uprade to
Ofice 365.
*** Jesus says, follow me and I'll help you through the rough spots. the world says, hey come with me. My way is broad and easy. So what if you get crap on your shoes. You can always wash it off, can't you! ****
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OO, Open Office, is a more accessible program than LO is, but it is also a far worse program with missing basic features, such as working with Docx files. LO is a far better program, but if you need something complex for a huge project, neither works well. LiBreOffice is the best open source alternative but is less accessible than OO.
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And the question, "Upgrading from what?/What existing version of Office are you using?," comes to mind.
I just recently upgraded from 2010, which is getting rickety but is still supported, to Office 2016. Office 2016 will still be supported for some years to come, and with the availability of recycled licenses out of the EU one can upgrade to the top version, Pro Plus, for very little money. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
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i am running 2007. I peeked at office 365 but I did
not like what hoops i had to jump through just to save a file.
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Jesus says, follow me and I'll help you through the rough spots. the world says, hey come with me. My way is broad and easy. So what if you get crap on your shoes. You can always wash it off, can't you! ****
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Gene
You probably could have saved the file as you do
now if you turned back stage view off. I don't use Word and I'll let those
who do discuss that but from discussions I've seen on lists, turning it off
removes such annoyances.
Gene
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice i am running 2007. I peeked at office 365 but I did
not like what hoops i had to jump through just to save a file.
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Jesus says, follow me and I'll help you through the rough spots. the world says, hey come with me. My way is broad and easy. So what if you get crap on your shoes. You can always wash it off, can't you! ****
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David Moore
Hi, nvda is very accessible with Microsoft office 365. if you want to use PowerPoint even, it is very accessible within vda. It is very snappy, and EnV access has been working hard to make Microsoft Excel accessible within vda as well. I strongly encourage you to look into getting office 365, because it is the most up-to-date in terms of accessibility. Have a great day, David Moore.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 6:20 AM Robert Doc Wright godfearer <godfearer@... wrote:
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I have not touched Office 365, but certain things are very, very, very unlikely to change, ever.
ALT+F, S still does a save as it always has for an existing file that's been saved. Alt+F,A still does a Save As, though if you want to go straight to the browse dialog add an O after that A, as that forces it to go directly to the browse dialog (and the same is true for the straight save the first time you're saving a file). -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Brad Snyder
What hoops??
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To save a file, all you need to do is press CTRL+S to Save, or ALT followed by F then A to do a Save As. This is no different than in any previous version of MS Word for Windows. HTH - Brad -
On Jan 23, 2019, at 11:22, Robert Doc Wright godfearer <godfearer@...> wrote: i am running 2007. I peeked at office 365 but I did not like what hoops i had to jump through just to save a file. *** Jesus says, follow me and I'll help you through the rough spots. the world says, hey come with me. My way is broad and easy. So what if you get crap on your shoes. You can always wash it off, can't you! ****
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Travis Siegel <tsiegel@...>
I know I'm in the minority here, but I'll *never* use office 365. I'd rather put up with some access issues than pay for a product that must be paid for each and every year, or you loose the ability to use the program, that's just silly, and companies really be shot for introducing such nonsense. I know you can still access your documents you already created if you don't pay, but creating new content is off the table at that point, and to me, that's just criminal. Charge me for updates, that's fine, because then I can choose not to upgrade, but charge for basic use of the program, and hold capabilities back if I don't pay? How's that any different than some of those hackers who hold your files for ransom? No thanks, no office 365 for me *ever*. On 1/23/2019 2:41 PM, Brian Vogel
wrote:
I have not touched Office 365, but certain things are very, very, very unlikely to change, ever.
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Gene
As far as I know, you can purchase Office 365 under
another name. So you aren't being deprived of something you can buy.
people rent homes and apartments, people rent cars,
people subscribe to services like Spotify. Try not making payments to any
of those you rent from or whom you have pay monthly for continued service
agreements. You may not like this new model, but there is nothing
underhanded or dishonest about it. But it does mean that some companies
make more money over time than if you purchased whatever it is. But
calling such conditions criminal is absurd. and in the case of Office 365,
you can save your files outside of the program. So you don't have to lose
anything.
Gene.
----- Original Message -----
From: Travis Siegel
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice I know I'm in the minority here, but I'll *never* use office 365. I'd rather put up with some access issues than pay for a product that must be paid for each and every year, or you loose the ability to use the program, that's just silly, and companies really be shot for introducing such nonsense. I know you can still access your documents you already created if you don't pay, but creating new content is off the table at that point, and to me, that's just criminal. Charge me for updates, that's fine, because then I can choose not to upgrade, but charge for basic use of the program, and hold capabilities back if I don't pay? How's that any different than some of those hackers who hold your files for ransom? No thanks, no office 365 for me *ever*. On 1/23/2019 2:41 PM, Brian Vogel wrote:
I have not touched Office 365, but certain things are very, very, very unlikely to change, ever.
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On Wed, January 23, 2019, 2:17 PM, Travis Siegel wrote:
I'd rather put up with some access issues than pay for a product that must be paid for each and every year, or you loose the ability to use the program, that's just silly, and companies really be shot for introducing such nonsense.There are so many products that use this service model, and have for many, many years now, that this comment is nonsense. You can use Office up through 2016 (and I think even 2019) as an installed program if you wish and there will be support for same for some years to come. You certainly must never have been a JAWS user, either, as their model is very much "as a service" if you wish to have a version of JAWS that's keeping up with "what's happening now." I strongly prefer installed programs that I am not paying for over time, but there's nothing wrong with selling service in that way. Buying a high-end version of Office outright is a multi-hundred dollar proposition. It will take quite a while to equal what you'd have paid for the installed version via "as a service" delivery model and you keep getting updates as well. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Antony Stone
Please note that Gene did not say what is attributed to him below, and in fact
argued coherently against it. The comment was made by Travis. On Wednesday 23 January 2019 at 22:51:51, Brian Vogel wrote: On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 03:40 PM, Gene wrote:Antony.I'd rather put up with some access issues than pay for a product that -- BASIC is to computer languages what Roman numerals are to arithmetic. Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me.
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 05:04 PM, Antony Stone wrote:
Please note that Gene did not say what is attributed to him below, and in factTrue, and I have no idea how this misattribution happened. I could have sworn that I replied directly to the post Travis offered, but clearly I used Gene's quote of Travis's material after his own offering. Gene and I are on the same page, and I had no intention of attributing the comment saying that "as a service delivery is nonsense" [paraphrased] to Gene. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Richard Wells
Gene: Would you tell us how to turn off back stage?
On 1/23/2019 12:09 PM, Gene wrote:
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JM Casey
I just hit f12 to get a slightly different version (I think) of the “save as” dialog box. Using Office 2016 though, not 365.
I did use 365 for a while at work though and didn’t really find significant differences.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: January 23, 2019 1:10 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice
You probably could have saved the file as you do now if you turned back stage view off. I don't use Word and I'll let those who do discuss that but from discussions I've seen on lists, turning it off removes such annoyances.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice
i am running 2007. I peeked at office 365 but I did not like what hoops i had to jump through just to save a file. ***
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Gene
I didn't write that. That is the message I
answered and I strongly disagreed with the opinion of the original poster.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice I'd rather put up with some access issues than pay for a product that must be paid for each and every year, or you loose the ability to use the program, that's just silly, and companies really be shot for introducing such nonsense.There are so many products that use this service model, and have for many, many years now, that this comment is nonsense. You can use Office up through 2016 (and I think even 2019) as an installed program if you wish and there will be support for same for some years to come. You certainly must never have been a JAWS user, either, as their model is very much "as a service" if you wish to have a version of JAWS that's keeping up with "what's happening now." I strongly prefer installed programs that I am not paying for over time, but there's nothing wrong with selling service in that way. Buying a high-end version of Office outright is a multi-hundred dollar proposition. It will take quite a while to equal what you'd have paid for the installed version via "as a service" delivery model and you keep getting updates as well. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 06:31 PM, Gene wrote:
I didn't write that.Which I have already acknowledged. The misattribution was unintentional. You, of all people, should know to read through the entirety of a topic before responding. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Gene
I don't use Office and I expect others will explain
how to do this. Until then, I believe that pressing escape will take you
out of it but I'm not sure of that. That is my not necessarily correct
recollection of discussions I've seen on a list perhaps a year ago.
Gene
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From: Richard Wells
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice Gene: Would you tell us how to turn off back stage? On 1/23/2019 12:09 PM, Gene wrote:
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Gene
I appreciate your retraction and I wouldn't have
replied further except for your "you should have known better comment. I
haven't thought about what I do much in this respect for quite sometime.
There are times I read a thread before answering and there are times I
don't. it often doesn't arise as an issue because I follow the list often
throughout the day. But getting caught up in a discussion and replying
without reading the thread, while it would be better to do otherwise, really
doesn't deserve a scolding comment of this type. I don't see why it
deserves one at all.
Gene
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From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice I didn't write that.Which I have already acknowledged. The misattribution was unintentional. You, of all people, should know to read through the entirety of a topic before responding. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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Gene
I should say that getting caught up in a discussion
and replying, when I'm not far behind in messages, on occasion, really doesn't
rise to the level deserving of a scolding comment.
From: Gene via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice I appreciate your retraction and I wouldn't have
replied further except for your "you should have known better comment. I
haven't thought about what I do much in this respect for quite sometime.
There are times I read a thread before answering and there are times I
don't. it often doesn't arise as an issue because I follow the list often
throughout the day. But getting caught up in a discussion and replying
without reading the thread, while it would be better to do otherwise, really
doesn't deserve a scolding comment of this type. I don't see why it
deserves one at all.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Open Office/libreOffice I didn't write that.Which I have already acknowledged. The misattribution was unintentional. You, of all people, should know to read through the entirety of a topic before responding. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. ~ Saul Bellow, To Jerusalem and Back
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