I couldn’t effect the same workflow on LO as I was in PowerPoint but I pivoted to ONLYOFFICE and it is excellent. Let’s say 90% of the ease of use of PP (haven’t tried its other modules yet), for free (or did I pay a small fee? Either way, better than a lifelong renter status), and with no AI. My presentation is kinda micro-slide-y so there’s a high volume of non-dense slides; once I got into the 200s I noticed OO would bog down on me but restarting the software would clear that up instantly. The only real gripe (and it’s the same with LO) is that it doesn’t support ‘sections’ so I can’t group and collapse my slides for ease of navigation. No big deal.
Man! I think I even noticed that when I installed by my thought was, “this software is so modest and inconsequential, I bet the AI integration is inconsequential too and will stay out of my way.” So far that is the case. I think there’s a ‘ribbon’ tab at the top for AI? Haven’t clicked it. It’s probably just bullshit that will overwrite my authorial voice like the inside of a vacuum cleaner quick start guide.
I couldn’t effect the same workflow on LO as I was in PowerPoint but I pivoted to ONLYOFFICE and it is excellent. Let’s say 90% of the ease of use of PP (haven’t tried its other modules yet), for free (or did I pay a small fee? Either way, better than a lifelong renter status), and with no AI. My presentation is kinda micro-slide-y so there’s a high volume of non-dense slides; once I got into the 200s I noticed OO would bog down on me but restarting the software would clear that up instantly. The only real gripe (and it’s the same with LO) is that it doesn’t support ‘sections’ so I can’t group and collapse my slides for ease of navigation. No big deal.
Just looked up Onlyoffice and the first banner on their site now reads: Now driven by AI-Powered virtual assistants and smart agents… God damnit…
Man! I think I even noticed that when I installed by my thought was, “this software is so modest and inconsequential, I bet the AI integration is inconsequential too and will stay out of my way.” So far that is the case. I think there’s a ‘ribbon’ tab at the top for AI? Haven’t clicked it. It’s probably just bullshit that will overwrite my authorial voice like the inside of a vacuum cleaner quick start guide.