presentation question

June_Newman · November 13, 2013, 4:08am

I have libreoffice installed on a mac with os x 10.8. If I prepare a presentation and put it on a flash drive, will it play on a windows computer. I don't have the right adapter to connect to a digital projector, and need to use a windows laptop.

Thanks!

Joel_Madero · November 13, 2013, 4:12am

Yes - but make sure to save it in a format that a) you can verify formatting works and b) will work on whatever Windows machine you have to put it on. If the Windows machine only has powerpoint (ie. no LibreOffice), save the file as a ppt, and make sure to check it before using it on a Windows machine to ensure that formatting looks right. Try to check it on a machine that has the same version of Microsoft Office. If you save as the default odp (the open standard which LibreOffice uses by default) there is a good chance you'll get errors if the Windows machine only has Microsoft Office.

Best,
Joel

James_Knott · November 13, 2013, 1:23pm

A presentation created in LibreOffice will work on any other computer,
Mac, Windows or Linux, with LibreOffice. It might also work with recent
versions of MS Office. You can also get portable versions of
LibreOffice which can be installed on the flash drive for use with
Windows computers that don't have it installed.
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable

June_Newman · November 13, 2013, 1:53pm

On Nov 13, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Tom Davies <TomDavies04@Yahoo.Co.Uk> wrote:

Hi
Yes.

It is also good to keep an original in native LibreOffice format as
almost all other office suites and programs use the same format
natively. Even MS office can sometimes read it fairly well nowadays.

However, as Joel said it is good to use
File - "Save As ..."
to save in the older Microsoft format to view on other machines. I
think it's listed as "PowerPoint 98/2000/Xp", something like that.

This is also true if you were using Microsoft Office. Their native
format (.pptX) doesn't work as reliably on other versions of their own
program. The older format (.ppt) seems to be able to be read most
widely by the largest variety of machines and programs.

You can edit Microsoft formats with Libreoffice but they tend to add
funny bits of unnecessary coding so it's better to edit your original
.Odp file and then only use the "Save As" option when you really need
to use the file on another machine.

One of these days people will stop relying on the variable and
inconsistent MS formats that changes with each release of their
products and move to something more reliable that is developed and
agreed by a committee of software producers rather than by a single
profit-making organisation. Until then we just have to muddle along.

Regards from
Tom

On 13 November 2013 04:12, Joel Madero <jmadero.dev@gmail.com> wrote:

On 11/12/2013 08:08 PM, June Newman wrote:

I have libreoffice installed on a mac with os x 10.8. If I prepare a
presentation and put it on a flash drive, will it play on a windows
computer. I don't have the right adapter to connect to a digital projector,
and need to use a windows laptop.

Thanks!

Yes - but make sure to save it in a format that a) you can verify formatting
works and b) will work on whatever Windows machine you have to put it on. If
the Windows machine only has powerpoint (ie. no LibreOffice), save the file
as a ppt, and make sure to check it before using it on a Windows machine to
ensure that formatting looks right. Try to check it on a machine that has
the same version of Microsoft Office. If you save as the default odp (the
open standard which LibreOffice uses by default) there is a good chance
you'll get errors if the Windows machine only has Microsoft Office.

Best,
Joel

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e-letter · November 13, 2013, 2:40pm

Alternatively, create the original presentation in native odp format,
then export to pdf. You can then use a pdf viewer (e.g. acrobat,
sumatrapdf) in presentation mode on any computer with the pdf viewer
installed.

P.S. remember to keep the presentation simple; people are attending to
see you, not _yet another_ presentation of gratuitous dynamic
graphics, comic sans type child text and other rubbish!

Joseph_Hogan · November 13, 2013, 2:45pm

Hello,

This is exactly what I ended up doing. Not for the same reasons.

I made my presentatino on my Mac OS X 10.6 in LO. I have a Windows laptop.

Regardless what you do, there is always a little "shift" in text, images, etc...

I saved as PDF and gave the presentation that way:)

I tried different PDF viewers, but Adobe Reader worked perfect for me to give my slide show.

Joe

James_Knott · November 13, 2013, 2:57pm

June, it's not necessary to cc to anyone. If you send to the list, we
will see your message.

Tom_Davies · November 13, 2013, 4:35pm

Hi
If it is going to be on your own machine/laptop/whatever then the best
bet is to install LibreOffice and stick to native format. In this
case that is Odp (the usual default unless you have carefully changed
it)

It's good to have 'back-up' copies in other formats just in case the
venue does something weird and unlikely such as not allowing you to
use your ownm machine (i've never heard of this happening as they
would rather you risked damage to your machine rather than get their
own one out) or in case your machine doesn't work for some weird
reason. So if you take back-up copies best to have them on usb-stick
or Cd or something.

I know it is a bit paranoid to have such back-ups but i recently saw a
presentation given by someone whose laptop had died on the way to the
venue. Actually people commented that they preferred the way he
directly engaged with the audience as they had grown weary of the
usual PowerPoint type presentation. At another gig they just showed
their photos outside of any kind of presentation software and the
results were much more crisp and high-def.

One advantage that LibreOffice Impress has is that you can supposedly
use an Android phone/tablet as the 2nd screen and as the remote for
flicking to the next slide. I'm guessing that depends on the laptop
being able to receive wireless signals of some kind.

Regards from
Tom

Tom_Davies · November 13, 2013, 1:47pm

Hi
Yes.

It is also good to keep an original in native LibreOffice format as
almost all other office suites and programs use the same format
natively. Even MS office can sometimes read it fairly well nowadays.

However, as Joel said it is good to use
File - "Save As ..."
to save in the older Microsoft format to view on other machines. I
think it's listed as "PowerPoint 98/2000/Xp", something like that.

This is also true if you were using Microsoft Office. Their native
format (.pptX) doesn't work as reliably on other versions of their own
program. The older format (.ppt) seems to be able to be read most
widely by the largest variety of machines and programs.

You can edit Microsoft formats with Libreoffice but they tend to add
funny bits of unnecessary coding so it's better to edit your original
.Odp file and then only use the "Save As" option when you really need
to use the file on another machine.

One of these days people will stop relying on the variable and
inconsistent MS formats that changes with each release of their
products and move to something more reliable that is developed and
agreed by a committee of software producers rather than by a single
profit-making organisation. Until then we just have to muddle along.

Regards from
Tom