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Good Reason to install the best Open Office package on your system - worth own thread

[Deleted User] · 2021-02-24 11:44:11

So, my reason for installing Libre Office is the fact that I need the Document Converter App to convert Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets to .ods format The reason for this is the same spreadsheet files can then be imported to my XAMPP setup as MySql database tables (no provision is made in phpmyadmin to import Excel…

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So, my reason for installing Libre Office is the fact that I need the Document Converter App to convert Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets to .ods format
The reason for this is the same spreadsheet files can then be imported to my XAMPP setup as MySql database tables (no provision is made in phpmyadmin to import Excel spreadsheets)

I have no other use whatsoever for Open Office but for this.

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#2 14-08-2021 5:39pm

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I'm a big fan of Libre Office, have it & MS office installed on my PC & prefer Libre Office.

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#3 14-08-2021 5:43pm

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Also a fan. Does most of what MS office does but without the bloat. And the hefty rental price.

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#4 14-08-2021 5:49pm

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Noted. Thanks OP.

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#5 29-08-2021 11:21am

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I'll be posting more stuff on other forums from now on folks. You'll find me if you've any braincells.

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#6 29-02-2024 11:05am

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^^^ famous last words
I'm going to install Libre Office 24 on my putler, i'm interested if any decent improvements have been made to Base, the database app.

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