LaTeX is your friend
Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’ve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
poleslav@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yup. I used Libra in college but getting the formatting right took longer than writing my papers. If I had to pay for a subscription to office I wouldn’t, and I don’t, I just prefARR’ my office apps.
wrongness1017@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
I get that… dealing with hanging indentation was annoying.
turnip@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
You’re keeping it entrenched.
iegod@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Lack of quality replacement is keeping it entrenched. LibreOffice needs to step it up.
Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Have you tried OnlyOffice?
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
and word is better at formatting?
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 week ago
I’ve used LibreOffice for years, and formatting is a constant struggle. I end up looking online to figure out how to make a small, simple change, and it turns out the only way to do it is by messing with styles, which is way more than I want. The focus on styles is LO’s biggest drawback, IMO.
MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Sometimes proprietary software is still better than free or open-source software in several ways.
Other times, it’s the other way around, and in some cases, they’re similar, but everyone chooses based on their convenience and needs.
orcrist@lemm.ee 1 week ago
The formatting… The formatting that you can easily modify. Sigh. It takes two minutes, my friend.
Anyway, you do you.
Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I mean, you’re likely right and I lilely didn’t give it a good enough shot. I just haven’t had the smoothest experience with it. It took me twice as long to make an ugly Resume on libre than the time it took for me to make a decent one on “free” word