Re: [libreoffice-users] How good is Impress compared to PowerPoint?

       remote controls ...  ;-)
           well, to me remote controls are as silly as remote auto. windows
... ... ...  ;-)

       yes, I like walking ... I like horses ... I like front-porch
communication ...
           and yes, I guess I'll always refer to these machines as
'glorified typewriters'; was I born a hundred years too late  ;-)



On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

Hi :)
> There was something about being able to use Android phones as a remote
> control device for running Impress slideshows.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> *To:* Tom <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* users@global.libreoffice.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, 31 January 2013, 17:41
>
> *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] How good is Impress compared to
> PowerPoint?
>
>        Huh ???
>
>        I've been impressed with IMPRESS over MsFt's since I found it has
> more options, including the ability to save to whatever;
>             although saving to MsFt's loses some of those options - as
> audio additions, and many of IMPRESS' transitional effects are also not
> recognized by MsFt ...
>
>        I don't understand the comment re. Android - I've heard the name,
> along with these fruit-names, yet have not acquired any of these yet  ;-)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> Have you checked your glasses for roses?  That is about the first time i
> have heard anyone saying they thought Impress is actually better in terms
> of functionality.  Especially going back a few years.
>
> I thought a lot of progress had been made over the last year and this new
> remote-control feature if it's on Gnu&Linux and you are using an Android
> all sounds intriguing.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
>
> *To:* Gilles <codecomplete@free.fr>
> *Cc:* users@global.libreoffice.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 23:48
> *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] How good is Impress compared to
> PowerPoint?
>
>       IMPRESS does more, has more options; and has been my favorite for
> years;
>           it also allows for saving to PP, etc. - for those who refuse to
> leave MSFT  ;-)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Gilles <codecomplete@free.fr> wrote:
>
> Hello
> > Before possibly recommending LibreOffice to a friend who needs an office
> > suite for her personal use, I need to know how  good its Impress
> component
> > is compared to PowerPoint.
> >
> > She won't need to create very sophisticated slides, and won't need to
> > import
> > PowerPoint files. It's just to create some presentations for her class.
> She
> > has regular office skills, she's not a geek.
> >
> > If you have extensive experience with both PowerPoint and Impress, would
> > you
> > say Impress is good enough or still lacking?
> >
> > Here's a review:
> > "Admittedly, PowerPoint still outperforms Impress, yet not by such an
> > extent
> > that the difference couldn't be overcome in a release or two. In fact,
> the
> > lack of improvements in Impress over the last few years -- particularly
> in
> > its audio capabilities -- suggests that for most users the deficiencies
> are
> > unimportant."
> www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-ms-office-spreadsheets-and-slide-shows-1.html
> > Thank you.

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