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

  • tabby@lemmy.tabbynet.comEnglish
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    3 years 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)

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    3 years ago

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

  • bbbhltz@beehaw.org
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    3 years 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.

  • VulcanSphere@kbin.social
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    3 years ago

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

    Because LibreOffice is available as the default office suite on most Linux distributions.

  • looopTools@kbin.social
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    3 years ago

    At home a combination of Emacs with org-mode and iWorks, I use the icloud version on Linux. I have an annyoing issue with LibreOffice and that is why I have stopped using it. The issue is that sometimes (often) the last five lines of the document is not saved.

  • Writerly Gal@lemm.ee
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    3 years ago

    I work mostly with texts, but if I need something office-y, I go old school: gnumeric for spreadsheets and abiword for documents

  • noordsestern@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 years ago

    I hardly ever use any Office. Docs and PowerPoint are legacy from typewriter age. I use wikis or git markdown in git repos. But if i need to use an office suite, it is google.

  • samn@lemmy.ml
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    3 years 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

    • Lorgres@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      The learning curve is actually pretty manageable. Took me an afternoon to be good enough to create lab reports for Uni. Creating your first template takes a bit but isn’t super hard. Afterwards you can reuse that and only need to tweak.

      This is the Tutorial I used. For an editor I’d suggest VSCode with LaTeX Workshop. (There’s also LTeX which is a great grammar and spelling checker)

    • TheCakeWasNoLie@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      I just wrote a book in Latex and it’s really easy. You just learn as you go. The only problem was when a publisher required a docx-document. It was possible using pandex, but my end notes were all screwed up.

  • KindaABigDyl@programming.dev
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    3 years ago

    I use Markdown (very rarely LaTeX too) in Neovim, and LibreOffice for anything I can’t do in Markdown.

    Sometimes I’ll start up the MarkdownPreview plugin I have, but typically I don’t.

    If I need to share it, I’ll typically convert to PDF with pandoc or a random tool online if I can’t get pandoc to work the way I want it.

  • Knoll0114@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Libreoffice usually, but I was a dedicated Google docs user for years and I do miss the auto-syncing since it meant I could never really lose my work but I’ve been trying to reduce my Google usage. I’m travelling at the moment (months long trip) so haven’t been able to set up some sort of alternative system without access to all my devices.

    • Knoll0114@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      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.)

      Edit: I have confused OpenOffice with OnlyOffice.

      • rmstyle@feddit.de
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        3 years ago

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

    • loiakdsf@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 years ago

      as the answers reflect: markdown for simple stuff (sou can convert with pandoc) and libreoffice for the more complex stuff and sheets especially (its preinstalled with most linux distros nowadays). documents of formal nature that exceed ~10 pages might work best in latex.

    • MarionWheeler@beehaw.org
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      3 years ago

      You could try OnlyOffice, I believe it has better compatibility with .docx files in comparison to LibreOffice.

      • Wiredfire@kbin.social
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        3 years ago

        I’ve been using OnlyOffice and, as an M365 subscriber, would definitely recommend. The UI is also very similar to MS Office which can help new Linux users.

        Anecdotally I’ve also found it snappier than Libre. But then I’m not a heavy office suite user so I’m sure others mileage may vary but it’s a perfect fit for my needs.

  • lemmy_in@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    The main problem for me is writing in RTL languages (right to left) I have a windows vm only for that use case