"More Powerful" Office Software

maplichen · 15. Jun 2011, 12:52 AM

I have seen it written in a lot of places about how online suites like google docs are less powerful and lacking features when compared with native office suites. However I have not been able to locate any specifics on this. Does anyone here know of specific functionality that is lacking in online suites?

I am a moderate user of google docs, openoffice, and microsoft office, depending on what computer I am working on and I can't find any difference in capability with any of these word processors or presentations, and the only lacking feature I can find in gdocs spreadsheets is that trendline calculations are a little less automated. How about any of you?

wdhpr · 15. Jun 2011, 01:14 AM

A good question.

My sister who is secretary may be able to answer that question. In fact I wonder how many people actually use this type of software to its full potential?

Remah · 15. Jun 2011, 03:14 AM

Do you really care? I'd look at the differences but it's not worth the bother unless I needed a feature or couldn't do something I wanted to do.

Google Docs has only just got hidden gridlines in the spreadsheet. I'm pretty sure that Multiplan and Visicalc had it a quarter of a century ago. I know Lotus 123 did.

It didn't have A3 print size either?

Etc. Etc.

You've only got to look at the lastest enhancements to see what was recently missing:
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html

Ritho · 15. Jun 2011, 05:55 PM

For word processing functions, like outlining, adding tables and such, online processors usually have it covered. They usually lack functions like macro recording, mail merging, and other such things. I really like Adobe Buzzword. I think it looks and feels much better than google docs of zoho. Unfortunately it does not support international characters, but for your everyday English it works great. The strange thing is that it is hard to find where to sign in to use it. It is found at Acrobat.com https://acrobat.com/SignIn.html

maplichen · 15. Jun 2011, 07:36 PM

Thankyou for helping me out and you're right Remah, it's not something I should really care about unless I ran into an issue. I was mostly just curious but I'll definitely be giving Adobe buzzword a shot.

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maplichen Full Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 36	"More Powerful" Office Software I have seen it written in a lot of places about how online suites like google docs are less powerful and lacking features when compared with native office suites. However I have not been able to locate any specifics on this. Does anyone here know of specific functionality that is lacking in online suites? I am a moderate user of google docs, openoffice, and microsoft office, depending on what computer I am working on and I can't find any difference in capability with any of these word processors or presentations, and the only lacking feature I can find in gdocs spreadsheets is that trendline calculations are a little less automated. How about any of you? __________________ The big yellow one is the sun

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Remah Editor Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 505	Do you really care? I'd look at the differences but it's not worth the bother unless I needed a feature or couldn't do something I wanted to do. Google Docs has only just got hidden gridlines in the spreadsheet. I'm pretty sure that Multiplan and Visicalc had it a quarter of a century ago. I know Lotus 123 did. It didn't have A3 print size either? Etc. Etc. You've only got to look at the lastest enhancements to see what was recently missing: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html __________________ Better to light a candle ... than to curse the darkness.

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Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	For word processing functions, like outlining, adding tables and such, online processors usually have it covered. They usually lack functions like macro recording, mail merging, and other such things. I really like Adobe Buzzword. I think it looks and feels much better than google docs of zoho. Unfortunately it does not support international characters, but for your everyday English it works great. The strange thing is that it is hard to find where to sign in to use it. It is found at Acrobat.com https://acrobat.com/SignIn.html __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention. Last edited by Ritho; 15. Jun 2011 at 06:11 PM.

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maplichen Full Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 36	Thankyou for helping me out and you're right Remah, it's not something I should really care about unless I ran into an issue. I was mostly just curious but I'll definitely be giving Adobe buzzword a shot. __________________ The big yellow one is the sun

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15. Jun 2011, 01:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	A good question. My sister who is secretary may be able to answer that question. In fact I wonder how many people actually use this type of software to its full potential?