Office.com and OneNote
Office.com and OneNote
I just cleared and reinstalled windows 10. I chose Office.com instead of buying a physical copy.
To run these Microsoft apps, you need to upload your files to their OneDrive. I know it’s easy but is it safe?
Is there another method to keep everything on your own hard drive? What if the internet goes down?
Anyone have any suggestions or comments about this?
Thanks in advance.
Office.com is exclusively online, which means you must upload everything. Even if you can still save a backup on your local drive or desktop, opening it will still connect you to the online version, and any modifications will be automatically updated in the cloud...
The main benefit of this setup is the ability to access your files from any device with an internet connection.
If your documents include personal, financial, medical, or business details (especially for work purposes), then
YES,
it’s definitely risky. Just check online how many data breaches have happened recently and you might be surprised by how much sensitive information has been exposed across numerous people and companies due to weak security and carelessness from the service providers.
On the other hand, if you’re just creating regular documents without any of these details, it probably won’t cause much concern.
I decided years ago to purchase a local copy of Office Pro and turn off or disable OneDrive on all my devices. I keep everything—sensitive or not—on an external drive, knowing that only I have access to it. When I need something available at work or while traveling, I copy it to a flash drive and carry it with me, making sure to disable one drive on each machine I use...
As with most PC-related matters, the outcome depends on your situation.
An alternative to the paid online version is LibreOffice. It works well locally on your machine.
Mostly compatible with your system.
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Mostly the main focus is on that keyword, though. It really depends on the kind of documents the OP is making and how tricky the formatting is. Libre might work well or not so much... Also, sometimes certain elements get permanently messed up or mixed up when switching between Libre and office (or vice versa), which could require starting from nothing again... which can be a real hassle in some situations. 😄
Right...mostly.
The main issue revolves around the number of columns in Calc.
I’m not sure about the exact limit, but it’s less than what Excel allows.
I encountered this problem a few years back when importing a multi-year budget from Excel into Calc.
It struggled with the column count.
After trimming the first year, things worked fine.
A crucial point is whether the user must switch between Office and LibreOffice with the same file?
If not, then the potential issues are significantly reduced.