Re: LibreOffice v. OpenOffice?

[Nathan Nutter <nnutter@me.com>]

This is really an issue even with Word. If you want your document to look the same no matter who opens it your best bet is to use PDF. OpenOffice/LibreOffice have an export to PDF option. If you use a Mac or Linux you can print to PDF and if you use Windows you can install a "PDF printer".

Keep this in mind should you need to send someone a resume. Also, keep in mind they may specifically require a certain format but if PDF is an option use it.

Of course, nothing is ever perfect and you may still get bit but PDF is far more consistent for viewing than DOC or even ODT.

On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:55 PM, Kevin Thomas wrote:

> I used OpenOffice quite a bit while I was in college....until it bit me in the behind.  It seems that not all word processors are created equal after all.  I always checked my papers a couple of times before I submitted them (I took online classes). For some reason, when my professors opened them, the font was so huge that the text didn't even fit on the page and the alignment was off, resulting in some serious point deductions on my grade.  When I opened the files to check them, they displayed fine for me.  After that happening a couple times, I went back to Microsoft Word because it was affecting my grades.  This was back in 2006-2007 time frame, so it's probably gotten better since then, but I don't know how much I'd trust it now after that experience.


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