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I try using Org-mode/Latex with pandoc,, but end up using only Office for docx and PowerPoint.

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[–] samn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I typically use libreoffice, but if I ever have the time to learn latex I’ll switch, I’ve heard nothing but good things aside from the learning curve

[–] kjr@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

@heimchen I keep easy. Just Libreoffice for everything.

[–] OddFed@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Usually a Harvie&Hudson. I just go for a more casual Sexton on Fridays.

[–] JRepin@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

LibreOffice and avoid MS trap&trash formats as much as I can

[–] haakon@lemmy.sdfeu.org 1 points 1 year ago

LibreOffice, since I'm a light user and it's usually available.

[–] ojmcelderry@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

It's Google Docs for me. Even when I don't need its live collaboration features.

[–] gamencode@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

OnlyOffice is the prettiest and most MS Office like, Libre seems the most widely compatible (RTL isn't really supported on onlyoffice for example)

[–] manned_meatball@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Markdown for myself, Google Docs when I'm collaborating with others, and OnlyOffice after puking a little in my mouth for having received a docx or pptx by email.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OnlyOffice. FOSS, great MS compatibility, more modern than LibreOffice, local apps and runs in web with Nextcloud with great document collaboration options.

[–] tuto193@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Latex on VSCode for personal things or otherwise Overleaf for collab. Otherwise default to google docs/Librr Office

[–] hi65435@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export... and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄

[–] Skooshjones@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

Libre Office user for over a decade, recently moved to OnlyOffice and liking it a lot so far. Seems to do better with MS formats than LibreOffice, snappy and responsive. UI is cleaner IMO.

Libre is still good though.

[–] tabby@lemmy.tabbynet.com 1 points 1 year ago

Usually OnlyOffice though I keep LibreOffice installed as a backup as sometimes I've had weird compatibility issues with the former (very few and far between but still)

[–] Schorsch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I'm quite happy with libreoffice.

It can be a piece of crap sometimes but less so than MS Office.

With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.

[–] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was using LibreOffice on everything but for some unknown reason it just flat out stopped working on my machine so I installed OnlyOffice and honestly I much prefer it.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

What makes you prefer OnlyOffice over LibreOffice? I like how OnlyOffice seems to decrease possible format errors, so I tend to open docs in it after putting them together in Libre.

[–] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I'd say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.

When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.

When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.

[–] Hyperi0n@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I use LibreOffice. I was using office 365 on my laptop and I just got sick of microsoft (especially after that incident where it took them six months to give me back access to my outlook account essentially rendering many services on my old PC useless) so I started looking up alternitives to Word.

My family had been using KingSoft which is a hot buggy mess so I chose LibreOffice instead. It was one of the first open source apps I chose after leaving Microsoft and I haven't looked back. If I had to pick a problem it's that 365 was way better at correcting mispelled words but other than I love LibreOffice!

[–] VulcanSphere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Mostly LibreOffice, although sometimes also Google Docs (for Collab)

[–] Milk@latte.isnot.coffee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m getting into Linux which ones would guys recommend?

[–] Knoll0114@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

LibreOffice and OpenOffice are the two most popular I believe. One will usually come preinstalled on your distro (for me in Fedora it's LibreOffice.)

[–] rmstyle@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

While I agree with LibreOffice as an option, no one should recommend OpenOffice anymore. Its just not well maintained.

[–] Revanee@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Most people don't know this, but OpenOffice is pretty much dead. It hasn't been getting any real updates for quite a while. LibreOffice is pretty active and is the one you'd want to go with.

Source: check their repositories and also https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/LibreOffice-vs-OpenOffice

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