I was able to go through my master's program with LibreOffice. All of my papers had to be in American Psychological Association format. There was no problem whatsoever converting this over to a .doc file to turn into the professor. I liked it a heck of a lot better because, for me, it just is more logical. There were times when I tried to use Word, but the problem was that it didn't seem logical where certain functions were. I just didn't have the time to sit around and try to learn it. With Libre Office, it was Open Office back then, it was just so easy.
may I ask you about compatibility problems with word? What file format do you use, doc or docx? I saw the maybe doc performs better than doc with less problems than docx
Libre Office is free, which puts it a strong contender in the search for a decent word processor. I only use the document creator, so I can't comment on the entire suite. It's good, but it has some strange characteristics. Spell check is limited if you use more than the few thousand words it offers (I have a pretty broad vocabulary, so I keep a *real* dictionary handy to double-check any word Libre Office refuses to acknowledge). Changing a double dash (--) to an m-dash, which is correct for most documents: you can correct *most* of them, but some (most notably the --") cannot be corrected, a definite flaw in reliability. These are small flaws, more irritating than vital, so I highly recommend it, but you must be aware of its limited dictionary and occasional formatting issues. Always double-check your work for Libre Office "corrections", but you should be double-checking no matter which software you use!
@@skipinkoreaable What I should elaborate on this? I just visited them, because one of my friends works for The Documentation Foundation (LibreOffice).
@@TB-bb4yz OK. Thank you for responding. I don't know anything about their office or organization so I was just curious. I might look it up a bit more. I had never known about the organization or thought about who is behind LibreOffice.
@@skipinkoreaable I think there are some videos of The Document Foundation/LibreOffice on TH-cam, some of them in English and some others in German language.
When I switch to Linux was in shock how easy it was to find and download and use free and open source applications then I looked at my wallet and it had more money on it as I no longer needed to buy software as I was doing back in my day when using Windows no more FREE baby FREE and good and easy to use YES :)
I have a question. How can I change the border color of the selected item in calc? I mean the bold border that appears by default when it is selected, not the border setting that can be set in the cell format later.
Can Microsoft Office hijack Libre Office documentation as it can Apache Open Office documents?. One night when my computer updated, I woke up to find all my documents had been changed from Open Office to Microsoft office, which is a real pain in the neck.
11:25 The default layout with tabbed menus is hard to use, because there is too much text. The idea is nice, but it is hard to use unless you spend time fixing it.
I have Microsoft Office 2010 and, somehow, Win 11 disabled it so i switched to Libreoffice and never looked back. I really hate Microsoft and its shenanigans.
I did zap my LibreOffice installation on Linux Min 20.04(?) and downloaded the latest LibreOffice to get the upgrade(s). LO upgrades faster than the repository for the OS. You do need to know what you are doing in Linux to get this done, and for most, the stock LO will work fine.
I rarely use LibreOffice anymore, but am now required to know MS Office really well for work, so am wondering how close the two programs are. Would learning LibreOffice really well help me learn MS Office/365 or merely confuse me? I hate MS, so deleted both Windows and MS Office 2+ years ago, but am now trying (to learn) to use it online, but the free web version of MS Office is a bit different from the purchased version - some things are missing. How close are the two programs? Are the macros, shortcuts, ribbons almost the same or can they be set up/customized to be almost the same?
OnlyOffice is closer to the overall usage and theming layout to MS office, so you might check that out. Feature for feature, LibreOffice is actually way more feature-rich, particularly in the formatting front, but OnlyOffice is probably a better FOSS alternative to you. www.onlyoffice.com/
ROFL WPS is not even in LEAGUE with LibreOffice. 1.) Only has WPS!!!! LO has that, math, drawing, and databasing 2.) LO is FOSS, WPS is NOT There are even more...
Tried to use libre office word in the construction of a photo book, that was a disaster, program was unstable and tended to crash and corrupt the file. I then switched to libre office draw, seems more stable but still crashes and corrupts, a little disappointed but very much open to advice on how to make either of these programs function as intended.
Not sure what you mean by a photo book, but if you have constant crashes, I would try reinstalling it after a clean removal. Something is wrong with the install.
I’m not sure if I missed it in the video, but if I send a document that was in Libre format, can the recipient open normally in Word? If so, would there be any issues?
I prefer LO but one thing I can't stand is that LO does not have a feature to treat Calc as a Recordset in LO Basic the way MSO can treat Excel does in VBA.
Do you find the two programs similar enough that if I learned LibreOffice really well that I could use that knowledge at work where they use MS Office/365? Are the ribbons, shortcuts, macros, menus similar enough?
It's a pity libre office doesn't have a desktop publisher programme and an email calendar client and also a communications and project planner and something like a onenote app
Today's average computer user, can't imagine preparing a report on a computer in 1993. Yet lots of fancy reports were made back in those stone-age days. And if you were using a Mac prior to 1993, you were probably able to make fancy reports with less stress. I think quite a few people were still using type-writers in 1993. And very few got to try the fancy Smith-Corona Word-Processing Machines. For me Google Docs suits all my needs.
If you have good internet then sure. But for the rest of us who either want an offline suite, do not want to be even further down Google's ecosystem than we already are or have unreliable connection, LibreOffice and OnlyOffice (the latter for those who need cloud syncing and better microsoft compatibility), would be the better option.
I like libre office but its laggy for some reason compared to other programs but still much better than Microsoft office. but what could cause the lag and slow performance on such a simple program.
Could be some system issue. I have not had laggy issues anywhere I have used it. Are you using a Snap or FlatPak by change? That could be a reason as those are much slower.
You just compared Libre Office to Word regarding, writing and producing a book. That comparison is a bit misleading. i use both MS Office and Libre Office. I do write and produce books and other printed media for the organisation I work, And there is app that is in MS office the is used fro producing printed publications its Publisher, and ii works fairly well. There is more functionality in Libre Office than in MS Word is true, but Libre Office vs MS Office on a whole, NO Just No. There are features in Libre office that MS dont have, such as export to ebub. Libre has a better data base app than MS office, i dont think any one seriously uses Access more than for just teaching purposes--It sucks. one of the biggest features in MS office has that Libre dont is cloud intergration. especially if use multiple devices. i like when i can start a document on my decyop at home then resume it on my laptop at my office dont have to think about syncing it across my devices. This one feature has literally saved my job. There is an extension for both gdrive and one drive but they are not very reliable. or flexable.
Few thoughts here: 1.) There is a big difference between printed media for organizations and printing a book to be used with the printers available to the publishing world. There may be a plugin for word that can do that, but I would need to see it, because it is the docx format that does not support variable page layouts that the odt format does. A plugin may allow you to use word for books, but it probably would not save to the docx format for editing, where LO can do it in the odt file format. 2.) LO does have cloud integration. It is called Collabora, which you can install on your own NextCloud, or you can get a subscription for it like MS Office: www.collaboraoffice.com/ Otherwise, yes, I am not saying that MS office sucks, I am just saying that LO has more overall features.
OK, I get it. You're a published author with several books and you used Libre Office. Now why don't you you delve more into the basic of the software in the 20 minutes you have? Nothing to see here; moving on.
Because this is an overview of the software, not a tutorial. If you are looking for tutorials, check out my channel where I do go into the fine details: th-cam.com/video/y7Ofo_tNup4/w-d-xo.html&pp=iAQB
1. Almost the same capabilities as Microsoft Office.
2. Starts quickly without logins or registration or paywalls.
3. Completely FREE real estate.
I hooked almost all my customers on LibreOffice. It is a great software. Thanks for the video. I love all your channels!! Great content!
Used long time MSOffice. LO offers a less speedy work flow. E.g. automatically having date on a letter-I could not find this in LO.
I owe my bachelors degree to LibreOffice 💪😎
I was able to go through my master's program with LibreOffice. All of my papers had to be in American Psychological Association format. There was no problem whatsoever converting this over to a .doc file to turn into the professor. I liked it a heck of a lot better because, for me, it just is more logical. There were times when I tried to use Word, but the problem was that it didn't seem logical where certain functions were. I just didn't have the time to sit around and try to learn it. With Libre Office, it was Open Office back then, it was just so easy.
Libreoffice 7.4 is fantastic. Much better UI and more stable than older versions. Worth the update.
may I ask you about compatibility problems with word? What file format do you use, doc or docx? I saw the maybe doc performs better than doc with less problems than docx
"Libreoffice 7.4 is fantastic."
Maybe so but Libre Office version is now version 24.2 (in March 2024)
Libre Office is free, which puts it a strong contender in the search for a decent word processor. I only use the document creator, so I can't comment on the entire suite. It's good, but it has some strange characteristics. Spell check is limited if you use more than the few thousand words it offers (I have a pretty broad vocabulary, so I keep a *real* dictionary handy to double-check any word Libre Office refuses to acknowledge). Changing a double dash (--) to an m-dash, which is correct for most documents: you can correct *most* of them, but some (most notably the --") cannot be corrected, a definite flaw in reliability. These are small flaws, more irritating than vital, so I highly recommend it, but you must be aware of its limited dictionary and occasional formatting issues. Always double-check your work for Libre Office "corrections", but you should be double-checking no matter which software you use!
Two weeks ago, I visited the HQ of LibreOffice (Document Foundation) in Berlin, Germany....this was quite interesting.
That sounds interesting. Would you like to elaborate on that? I'm definitely a fan of LibreOffice.
@@skipinkoreaable What I should elaborate on this? I just visited them, because one of my friends works for The Documentation Foundation (LibreOffice).
@@TB-bb4yz OK. Thank you for responding. I don't know anything about their office or organization so I was just curious. I might look it up a bit more. I had never known about the organization or thought about who is behind LibreOffice.
@@skipinkoreaable I think there are some videos of The Document Foundation/LibreOffice on TH-cam, some of them in English and some others in German language.
@@TB-bb4yz Thank you. I have some background with German so I can use and appreciate both. I will look them up.
When I switch to Linux was in shock how easy it was to find and download and use free and open source applications then I looked at my wallet and it had more money on it as I no longer needed to buy software as I was doing back in my day when using Windows no more FREE baby FREE and good and easy to use YES :)
I have a question. How can I change the border color of the selected item in calc? I mean the bold border that appears by default when it is selected, not the border setting that can be set in the cell format later.
Can Microsoft Office hijack Libre Office documentation as it can Apache Open Office documents?. One night when my computer updated, I woke up to find all my documents had been changed from Open Office to Microsoft office, which is a real pain in the neck.
That is the OS changing the default mime-type opener for the files. M$ will do that a lot.
@@SwitchedtoLinux Can MS do it to Libre, which by the way, I've been trying to download all day...maybe my internet is bad today, idk. Thanks again.
11:25 The default layout with tabbed menus is hard to use, because there is too much text.
The idea is nice, but it is hard to use unless you spend time fixing it.
I have Microsoft Office 2010 and, somehow, Win 11 disabled it so i switched to Libreoffice and never looked back. I really hate Microsoft and its shenanigans.
I did zap my LibreOffice installation on Linux Min 20.04(?) and downloaded the latest LibreOffice to get the upgrade(s). LO upgrades faster than the repository for the OS.
You do need to know what you are doing in Linux to get this done, and for most, the stock LO will work fine.
This was PERFECT for what I was looking for - thank you!!
I rarely use LibreOffice anymore, but am now required to know MS Office really well for work, so am wondering how close the two programs are. Would learning LibreOffice really well help me learn MS Office/365 or merely confuse me? I hate MS, so deleted both Windows and MS Office 2+ years ago, but am now trying (to learn) to use it online, but the free web version of MS Office is a bit different from the purchased version - some things are missing.
How close are the two programs? Are the macros, shortcuts, ribbons almost the same or can they be set up/customized to be almost the same?
OnlyOffice is closer to the overall usage and theming layout to MS office, so you might check that out. Feature for feature, LibreOffice is actually way more feature-rich, particularly in the formatting front, but OnlyOffice is probably a better FOSS alternative to you.
www.onlyoffice.com/
@@SwitchedtoLinux thanks. hope CJ is doing well
Only reason to stay on office is Excel which cannot be substituted with Calc yet.
@switchedtolinux I would like to know what book formatting options you used for books. I may have used some, but surely don't know all.
Here is a playlist on my writing channel that goes into that in detail:
th-cam.com/video/NSyV_AHVKNA/w-d-xo.html
wps office can actually replace libreofice, and the advantage of wps is that it is free and compatible.
ROFL WPS is not even in LEAGUE with LibreOffice.
1.) Only has WPS!!!! LO has that, math, drawing, and databasing
2.) LO is FOSS, WPS is NOT
There are even more...
I like libre office. I use another document viewer/editor with it thou. Mainly just to switch file types. I always go full suite on libre office.
Love this software! Draw is incredibly useful.
Can Libre office be used in Windows OS?
Yes, on the download page there is an install option for Windows and also Mac
Can I comment on documents in Libre's document processor?
Tried to use libre office word in the construction of a photo book, that was a disaster, program was unstable and tended to crash and corrupt the file. I then switched to libre office draw, seems more stable but still crashes and corrupts, a little disappointed but very much open to advice on how to make either of these programs function as intended.
Not sure what you mean by a photo book, but if you have constant crashes, I would try reinstalling it after a clean removal. Something is wrong with the install.
@@SwitchedtoLinux Thanks, I will try that. Photo book = image intensive. THX for the advice...
how in the world i haven't heard of this before. looks amazing, time to try it out. thanks.
I’m not sure if I missed it in the video, but if I send a document that was in Libre format, can the recipient open normally in Word? If so, would there be any issues?
Yes, though depending on settings, it may give a "warning", but to my knowledge, that is not the default any more.
@SwitchedtoLinux is there a "RTFM" type of acronym for youtube like "WTFV"?
I prefer LO but one thing I can't stand is that LO does not have a feature to treat Calc as a Recordset in LO Basic the way MSO can treat Excel does in VBA.
Do you find the two programs similar enough that if I learned LibreOffice really well that I could use that knowledge at work where they use MS Office/365? Are the ribbons, shortcuts, macros, menus similar enough?
Hi Tom, Thanks for the video. Have you had any issues with Libre Office locking up after printing. Can't seem to find a working solution. Dr Rob
I have not.
Where do we find your writer channel thanks
Go to his channel, and to the channels tab, it'll be under "More Channels From Tom"
WritingDoneRight, and it is now on TH-cam, Rumble, and Odysee
@@SwitchedtoLinux Thank you, have subscribed
It's a pity libre office doesn't have a desktop publisher programme and an email calendar client and also a communications and project planner and something like a onenote app
Use NextCloud AIO and it solves all this. It is the office365 replacement
Thank you for this video, much appreciated!
I am interested.....
Going from MS excel macros to LO Calc macros was a bit of a hassle.
Did it finally work after bugs were worked out?
@@SwitchedtoLinux Yes.
I wrote six books in LibreOffice. It is superior to Word because of formatting options.
Yes it is. I use it to format my books.
I like the most the pdf editior by using libre draw
that's what I use most, too.
Adobe take charges to edit pdf
Today's average computer user, can't imagine preparing a report on a computer in 1993. Yet lots of fancy reports were made
back in those stone-age days. And if you were using a Mac prior to 1993, you were probably able to make fancy reports with less
stress. I think quite a few people were still using type-writers in 1993. And very few got to try the fancy Smith-Corona Word-Processing Machines. For me Google Docs suits all my needs.
If you have good internet then sure. But for the rest of us who either want an offline suite, do not want to be even further down Google's ecosystem than we already are or have unreliable connection, LibreOffice and OnlyOffice (the latter for those who need cloud syncing and better microsoft compatibility), would be the better option.
I like libre office but its laggy for some reason compared to other programs but still much better than Microsoft office. but what could cause the lag and slow performance on such a simple program.
Could be some system issue. I have not had laggy issues anywhere I have used it. Are you using a Snap or FlatPak by change? That could be a reason as those are much slower.
Thank you.
A very nice office suite.
Simply Amazing...
Libreoffice is best always
Why are you hearing a suncap indoors? LOL WTF LOL
My channel is run from a converted van. Based on the date of this video, I was on the road in California when I recorded this video.
@@SwitchedtoLinux oh okok
LO is good MSO is the best.
I can't format a book in MSO and I do not want them spying on what I am doing :)
@@SwitchedtoLinux Both are horses for courses. MSO is designed keeping business needs in mind. Whilst LO is general purpose software.
You just compared Libre Office to Word regarding, writing and producing a book. That comparison is a bit misleading. i use both MS Office and Libre Office. I do write and produce books and other printed media for the organisation I work, And there is app that is in MS office the is used fro producing printed publications its Publisher, and ii works fairly well. There is more functionality in Libre Office than in MS Word is true, but Libre Office vs MS Office on a whole, NO Just No. There are features in Libre office that MS dont have, such as export to ebub. Libre has a better data base app than MS office, i dont think any one seriously uses Access more than for just teaching purposes--It sucks. one of the biggest features in MS office has that Libre dont is cloud intergration. especially if use multiple devices. i like when i can start a document on my decyop at home then resume it on my laptop at my office dont have to think about syncing it across my devices. This one feature has literally saved my job. There is an extension for both gdrive and one drive but they are not very reliable. or flexable.
Few thoughts here:
1.) There is a big difference between printed media for organizations and printing a book to be used with the printers available to the publishing world. There may be a plugin for word that can do that, but I would need to see it, because it is the docx format that does not support variable page layouts that the odt format does. A plugin may allow you to use word for books, but it probably would not save to the docx format for editing, where LO can do it in the odt file format.
2.) LO does have cloud integration. It is called Collabora, which you can install on your own NextCloud, or you can get a subscription for it like MS Office: www.collaboraoffice.com/
Otherwise, yes, I am not saying that MS office sucks, I am just saying that LO has more overall features.
OK, I get it. You're a published author with several books and you used Libre Office. Now why don't you you delve more into the basic of the software in the 20 minutes you have?
Nothing to see here; moving on.
Because this is an overview of the software, not a tutorial. If you are looking for tutorials, check out my channel where I do go into the fine details:
th-cam.com/video/y7Ofo_tNup4/w-d-xo.html&pp=iAQB