Has anyone used the #Nextcloud Office app?
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Has anyone used the #Nextcloud Office app? Is it good for end users? I'm not big on any office applications, so I am a terrible judge.
My mom's church (and my mom) have ancient computers that need replacing. I may just try to get them to run something not Microsoft. But I won't push them into Google's open, razor wire clad arms either.
I am also evaluating #Libreoffice
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Has anyone used the #Nextcloud Office app? Is it good for end users? I'm not big on any office applications, so I am a terrible judge.
My mom's church (and my mom) have ancient computers that need replacing. I may just try to get them to run something not Microsoft. But I won't push them into Google's open, razor wire clad arms either.
I am also evaluating #Libreoffice
Yes
First - it works well together with LibreOffice. So you can use both - People that prefer to edit localy can do so with Libre Office, and Nextcloud just does the sync.
Everyone can edit these files online when shared and they synch back.
After Initial Setup. I think its a very reliable system.
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Yes
First - it works well together with LibreOffice. So you can use both - People that prefer to edit localy can do so with Libre Office, and Nextcloud just does the sync.
Everyone can edit these files online when shared and they synch back.
After Initial Setup. I think its a very reliable system.
@nuintari
And Nextcloud has multiple Options for the Web Office App Part.One is OnlyOffice: https://www.onlyoffice.com/
The other is LibreOffice for Web: https://www.collaboraonline.com/
Both work very well together with LibreOffice
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@nuintari
And Nextcloud has multiple Options for the Web Office App Part.One is OnlyOffice: https://www.onlyoffice.com/
The other is LibreOffice for Web: https://www.collaboraonline.com/
Both work very well together with LibreOffice
@nuintari
Plus - Calendars work very well in Nextcloud. You can have multiple, share them an/or use them to coordinate meetings/invite each other (aka outlook)Example: You can have one Public Church Calendar where some can edit and everyone can subscripe via outlook/Thunderbird etc...
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@nuintari
And Nextcloud has multiple Options for the Web Office App Part.One is OnlyOffice: https://www.onlyoffice.com/
The other is LibreOffice for Web: https://www.collaboraonline.com/
Both work very well together with LibreOffice
@monkee Thank you for this! I've got some testing to do.
Considering the church's computer is running Windows 7 with a version of office that predates "The ribbon" in Office, I think anything would be better for them than upgrading to o365, which they can't afford anyways.
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@nuintari
Plus - Calendars work very well in Nextcloud. You can have multiple, share them an/or use them to coordinate meetings/invite each other (aka outlook)Example: You can have one Public Church Calendar where some can edit and everyone can subscripe via outlook/Thunderbird etc...
@monkee yeah, I use the calendar app in Nextcloud myself and like it a lot.
I just live further down the stack for most things, I open word at work once a quarter or so.
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@monkee Thank you for this! I've got some testing to do.
Considering the church's computer is running Windows 7 with a version of office that predates "The ribbon" in Office, I think anything would be better for them than upgrading to o365, which they can't afford anyways.
@nuintari
True. You can customize the UI of Libreoffice if needed - so that it looks most to what they are already used to.Feel free to ask. Happy to help if i can.
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@monkee yeah, I use the calendar app in Nextcloud myself and like it a lot.
I just live further down the stack for most things, I open word at work once a quarter or so.
@nuintari just did a quick check. Ribbon or not is just a Setting in Libreoffice
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@nuintari just did a quick check. Ribbon or not is just a Setting in Libreoffice
@monkee Yeah, the ribbon will confuse my mother and the other staff, they are used to a pre-ribbon version of MS Office, and are all senior citizens.
Looks like OpenOffice is in my future, as I want to keep this all FreeBSD if I can on the server side.
I also get to explore desktop Linux distros..... yippee skippee.
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@monkee Yeah, the ribbon will confuse my mother and the other staff, they are used to a pre-ribbon version of MS Office, and are all senior citizens.
Looks like OpenOffice is in my future, as I want to keep this all FreeBSD if I can on the server side.
I also get to explore desktop Linux distros..... yippee skippee.
@nuintari Have Fun!
The KDE Plasma 6 Desktop is a good match for Windows-Switchers i think.Behaves like Windows and the Settings GUI is complete.
It does need more resources than most of the other ones - so not very good for very old computers.
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@nuintari Have Fun!
The KDE Plasma 6 Desktop is a good match for Windows-Switchers i think.Behaves like Windows and the Settings GUI is complete.
It does need more resources than most of the other ones - so not very good for very old computers.
@monkee I think KDE is a definite choice.
I need to find a distro that doesn't drive me bonkers as an admin.
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@monkee I think KDE is a definite choice.
I need to find a distro that doesn't drive me bonkers as an admin.
@nuintari Mint? Its based on Ubuntu LTS. And looks to have a very long term and stable release-cycle.
Me personally am very happy with Debian.
