<div dir="ltr"><div>I've used Microsoft Office, Libreoffice (previously OpenOffice before some kerfuffle in the community), and OnlyOffice. All are quite capable, if you're flexible enough to tolerate anything different from The Microsoft Way. I have the most experience with LibreOffice from years ago when I used it to create an overly complex spreadsheet that I should have converted to a true database. In more recent years, I've been using OnlyOffice when working with documents created by others using MS Office or when creating documents intended for MS Office users. I think one advantage of using OnlyOffice is that it competes more directly with Microsoft. It looks and feels more like Microsoft Office and has slightly better compatibility with MS Office than Libreoffice/Openoffice. I've yet to put it on patron computers, but it will likely be the one I use when I eventually do. Many years ago, before OpenOffice forked to LibreOffice, I tried to encourage people to use OpenOffice as an alternative. But I tried to do it too early, when people simply <u>couldn't tolerate</u> anything that looked different from Microsoft Office. These days, with the sheer volume of choices and closed ecospheres...Google Docs, Microsoft, Apple products, all the flavors of Android, etc... I think people have become accustomed to using software that look/feel different but performs the same function. So I think we're finally in an era where we can successfully cut ties with Microsoft Office on patron computers and use free alternatives like Libreoffice or OnlyOffice. However, I figured when I eventually made the switch, I'd probably need to keep a <u>token</u> percentage of computers with true Microsoft Office installed to handle edge cases where someone needs to use the real thing. But for most uses, I suspect OnlyOffice will be an excellent, well-tolerated replacement for patrons.</div><div><br></div><div>______________________________</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in public libraries</i></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM Maria Wilburn via OPLINLIST <<a href="mailto:oplinlist@lists.oplin.org">oplinlist@lists.oplin.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-2168304419228788070">
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What are you using for "Word, Excel, etc." programs on your public access computers?</div>
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Currently we're using MS Office Office standard, but we're looking for a free, easy to use alternative. Microsoft Online and Google products online require at least a free account. We don't want to have an account that's tied to a cloud drive or email account.</div>
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Has anyone had experience with OnlyOffice Desktop products?</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:white"><b>Maria Wilburn-Technology Coordinator</b></span><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119)"><b><br>
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