Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Need simple find & replace macro

G'day Paul,


On 20/01/12 08:10, paulwhitehurst wrote:
> Doug:
>
> My ultimate goal is to migrate from Windows to Linux.  Before I do that I
> need to assure myself that software running under Linux can do what I've
> been doing in the past with various Windows programs.

That 's haw I started many years ago. It's worth the effort, but is 
probably getting easier. My big hold-back was InfoSelect, and I'm still 
trying.

A quick Google of wordperfect linux brought many interesting looking 
answers.   One link had this snippet:
The site to find WordPerfect, and how to get the various versions of it 
to run on today's Linuxes, is Rick Moen's_WordPerfect on Linux FAQ_ 
<http://linuxmafia.com/wpfaq>.

Have you joined a linux user group yet? Most are mail oriented like LO


In a worst case scenario there is virtualisation. Or, depending on how 
big your practice is, keep 1 windows box on you LAN, for that remainder 
program. People who need it log in remotely.

> I'm very comfortable with WordPerfect having used it for almost 25 years.
> Nevertheless, like much software I only use a small fraction of its
> capabilities.  From what I can see LibreOffice is more than capable of
> matching everything WordPerfect does.  I expect I won't use nearly all of
> its capabilities.

Like most of us.
> The real challenge is making myself learn how to use it.  I have a lot of
> forms in WordPerfect that were tedious to create, such as bankruptcy and
> child support pleadings.   I'm not crazy about redoing those in LibreOffice.
> Yet, if I get them like I want them I'll have mastered enough of the program
> that I can make a smooth migration.

Won't they copy/paste while you are still using windows
> Change is inevitable.
>
> Paul
>
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