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Open formats are not exclusive to design. Text documents are a crucial part of openIMIS work processes and are often required to be compatible with design tools. These formats often overlap, and we will go through the most important types of document formats, which can impact the design. While these formats are often overlapping, we will cover the primary types of documents that have an impact on how design processes.
LibreOffice Writer
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The key difference between LibreOffice and Microsoft is that LibreOffice is an Open Source and free suite of office products, while Microsoft Office is a commercial proprietary office suite product package that requires users to purchase a license. Both will run on multiple platforms, and both offer similar functionality – with the exception that Microsoft Office will not run natively on Linux.
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docx - odt compatibility( * ) .docx is a proprietary format created by Microsoft, and should is not be a recommended norm. However, LibreOffice Writer has great good .docx support and that means the file format is still a viable alternative. The process works, but its not seamless and . Editing docx files in LibreOffice works for many documents, but you should be aware of some of the limitations going when converting between .docx and .odt between the two softwaresfiles. Microsoft Support lists the .docx features that .odt does not support. It should be known that this This list is written from Microsoft’s point of view and might not reflect today’s realityperspective, and is not kept up to date. You can see the full comparison from the LibreOffice side as well. Both comparisons tend to not be completely objective so judge for yourself. As its nearly impossible to provide rules that are always true in this, we can provide some loose guidelines to help you choose the right file format and feature availability when it comes to Microsoft Words vs. LibreOffice Writerthe LibreOffice side as well. Neither presentation is objective and some independent is required. Guidelines for choosing document formats:
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LibreOffice Impress
Software Code | Open Source |
Platform | Linux, Windows, macOS |
Recommended Project Formats | .odp |
Recommended Export Formats | .odp, .pdf, .gif, |
LibreOffice Impress is a tool for creating effective multimedia presentations in and slide shows.
Impress provides all the common multimedia presentation toolsfeatures, such as special effects, animationanimations, and drawing tools.
It is integrated with the advanced graphics capabilities of LibreOffice Draw and Math components. Slideshows can be further enhanced using Fontwork special effects texts, as well as sound and video clips. Impress is compatible with the Microsoft PowerPoint file format and can also save your work in numerous graphics formats, including Macromedia Flash (SWF).
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Confluence is an online proprietary publishing platform, purpose-built for growing teams that need a secure and reliable base to collaborate on projectsdesigned for collaborative projects work. It is also compatible with multiple software or open platforms, from writing a document in markdown language to organizing team meetings in the same cloud. Confluence can be also used to convert office documents including but not limited to .docx and .odt file formats. This is ideal if you need to edit Microsoft Office or LibreOffice documents without any installed software while still avoiding Google services.
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Cryptpad is an online open source platform that helps you make create quick collaborative documents. It offers different options for how you can work your project on and expand it. Cryptpad offers a Cryptpad provides writing software that enables you to import and export your paper notes in .html format or .doc format. It offers a sheet pad and a presentation pad equivalent to LibreOffice Impress where you can export the file in an .md format.
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The League of Moveable Type is a community of font designers and creators who license their collection of fonts under the OFL Open Font License (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL) and host their source files on GitHub.
FontSpace is a font download site website where you can filter fonts that fit your need but only those needs which are available under an open license.
Font Squirrel is another general hosting site for fonts, all of which are free for commercial use, but the . The site enables you to specifically filter for open source licensed fonts if you choose. It also comes with a Font Identifier where you can upload your image and the generator matches the font for you.
Google Fonts has and an extensive catalog catalogue designed for use with their API service, where you can integrate open fonts into your own projects and it . Each font comes in 135 different languages. Please note that embedding Google Fonts in your website might have has privacy implications. You should consider not using the Google Fonts CDN but Content Delivery Network, and instead host the fonts which you want need yourself.
Broble is also another source font collection, where you can find open fonts to use for your projects, but also where you can . You can also submit your fonts and become part of the community.
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