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I gave up on MS when Windows 98 became obsolete, and upgrading would mean a new computer. Since then I have exclusively used Linux, currently Linux int 22.1. For word processing I use Libre Office*. It produces (if you want it) a Word compatible (sort of) output that for me has not raised any eyebrows from my correspondents, including editors.
*Libre Office is available for Windows and MacOS as well as Linux.
I found that LibreCalc doesn't handle imported Excel files very well. It completely corrupts graphs to the point that they are useless. I've had to stay with Excel for that file. I've used LibreCalc elsewhere OK.
I use both. For all my personal stuff, and things I've written I use LibreOffice. For stuff where I have to interoperate with others I still use Office2010. I keep an old Windows 8.1 VM with Office on it for such occasions.
Formatting, charts and of course the horrible VBScript either don't work well, or just don't work between the two.
Frankly I never really needed to upgrade from Windows XP and Office 95, but the VM was progressively getting flakier each time I upgraded the host hardware so I bit the bullet and went 8.1 and Office 2010 in about 2012-13. I'm still using the same VM.
I've been Linux on the desktop since about 1998 and I actually paid for my first version of Star Office (which became OpenOffice which became LibreOffice). I still need Windows for AutoCAD, Revit and Office so keep the VM around. Best part of a VM is I can snapshot it, install whatever the latest crapware I need to perform a single task then roll back to before it was installed. Makes things like proprietary firmware updates on hardware that only comes with a windows updater doable without permanently polluting the windows install.
I hardly use LibreCalc, so I can't comment - my comments applied really just to Writer, which I use a lot. However, I have found Calc OK for where I do use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover