From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 1/14/26 7:01 PM, knuttle wrote:   
   > If you buy the standalone MS 365 student or home it is a lot cheaper and   
   > the payoff is less than a year vs the subscription.   
   >   
   > Some time ago I purchased a new computer for the church.  I received it   
   > on Thursday and had to have it operational by Monday.  I tried for over   
   > a day first to transfer the standalone MS office (purchase about 2 years   
   > ago) from the old computer and was getting no where and time was running   
   > out.   Then, I tried to use the church subscription to MS 365. That   
   > failed miserably.   
   >   
   > In desperation I downloaded LibreOffice which I had heard about but   
   > never use, thinking a working spreadsheet and word processor were better   
   > than none.   
   >   
   > That was back in April.  While I eventually got MS Office transferred to   
   > the new computer.  But I am still using LibreOffice for the work I have   
   > to do for the church.   
   >   
   > First it is free. It takes a couple of minute to update unlike MS Office   
   > which takes 5 minutes to see if it needs updating and then another 5 to   
   > 10 minus for the update to install.   
   >   
   > I find it can do any thing that I could do in MS Office. In my use, all   
   > files are completely compatible in the MS format.   
   >   
   > The user interface is significantly simpler, No more looking up a   
   > function and being give a button to the function but never telling where   
   > it is located in the labyrinth ribbon menu.   
   >   
   > For simple editing and formatting it is the same as MS Office. For   
   > complex formatting I still rely on WordPerfect with the its format codes.   
   >   
   > I have no plan of ever going back to MS Office 365   
      
   Wow!   I have yet to get a customer that uses M$ Office to   
   switch to LibreOffice.  In my technical opinion, LO is   
   easier to use than M$O.  But there is the "I CAN'T   
   LEARN ANYTHING NEW!!!" problem.   
      
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